Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 60
Teresa Booth Brown, Occipito Frontalis
Teresa Booth Brown, Untitled (detail)
Brenda Mallory, Interrupted Forms
August 10 - 14
August 17 - 21
August 17 - 21
Teresa Booth Brown
Teresa Booth Brown
responding to materials & ideas
Drawing Boot Camp
Concrete Abstraction
Starting in Pieces:
Brenda Mallory
Students who sign up for both of Teresa’s workshops
will receive 20% off their second class tuition.
Students who sign up for both of Teresa’s workshops
will receive 20% off their second class tuition.
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
CONCEPT: Sharpen your drawing skills or learn
them for the first time. This workshop is an intensive
investigation into traditional drawing techniques. We
begin by studying the human form by working with a
live nude model to study contour, proportion, volume
and gesture. We move on to study concepts of space
through perspective drawing, still life, and landscape.
Discussion and observation of representation vs.
abstraction are woven throughout the class. Quick
studies as well as longer drawings are explored through
working both inside and outside of the studio with a
variety of media and subjects.
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Student use charcoal, pencil,
conté crayon, litho crayon, graphite and ink drawing
techniques.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students practice abstract
painting (both oil and acrylic), drawing, collage techniques
and media.
ACTIVITIES:
We
learn
through
technical
demonstrations, drawing exercises, slide lectures and
group and individual discussion.
ACTIVITIES: We learn through technical demonstration,
exercises, group discussion, slide lectures, individual
exploration, and one-on-one discussions with the
instructor.
FACULTY: Teresa Booth Brown studied classical drawing
techniques at the Museum Art School and Reed College
both in Portland, OR as well as at Bennington College
in Vermont. Her extensive studio practice focuses on
abstract painting, collage, drawing and installation
but embraces traditional drawing techniques as an
important foundation.
www.teresaboothbrown.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D1117 Enrollment Limit 10
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CONCEPT: How is abstract work created? This workshop
uses concrete exercises, techniques, and discussion
to develop personal abstract language and expression.
Each class starts with a technical demonstration and
discussion. We then focus on warm-up exercises to get
everyone working quickly and without hesitation. Next
we focus on problems specifically designed to both create
and expand upon abstract vocabulary. In the afternoon
we increase the breadth and depth of our understanding
of abstract art with a slide lecture and discussion. The
remainder of the day consists of individual exploration
and discussion with the instructor.
FACULTY: Teresa Booth Brown is an abstract painter who
works in oil, collage, drawing and installation. In addition
to teaching and showing, Teresa has been a fellow at the
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, a resident
at the Ucross Foundation, and a visiting artist at the
American Academy in Rome.
www.teresaboothbrown.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D1220 Enrollment Limit 10
[email protected]
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
CONCEPT: Interruptions, stoppages and resumptions
are themes we explore as we create assemblage pieces
in both two and three dimensions. We make collages
and constructions from the elements we create, find or
repurpose. The techniques we use to dis-connect (ripping,
slicing, shredding, burning) and re-connect (sewing,
nailing, knotting) are as important as the elements
themselves, as we question how our choices create
a visual language and turn disparate materials into a
whole. The point is to explore materials and processes,
and to respond to those explorations. We study the work
of artists such as Leonardo Drew, Chakia Booker, Tara
Donovan, El Anatsui and Derrick Velasquez.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students are encouraged
to bring materials or plan to procure materials through
scavenging or thrift shopping. This class is about
creative problem solving and generating ideas, learning
to improvise and responding both conceptually and
materially.
ACTIVITIES: We learn through slide presentations,
lectures and warm-up exercises. We spend most of the
day working on projects and with one-on-one instruction
and conversation. We have a few readings with
subsequent discussions. There are short class critiques
after each assignment.
FACULTY: Brenda Mallory received her B.F.A. from Pacific
Northwest College of Art. She has received grants from
the Oregon Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture
Council, and the Foundation for Contemporary Art in New
York. She is an M.F.A. Mentor in the Applied Craft and
Design Program at PNCA + OCAC. Brenda lives and works
in Portland, OR.
www.brendamallory.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D1219 Enrollment Limit 10