Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 42

PAINTING & DRAWING
The Painting & Drawing program offers the opportunity to work with an exciting
range of highly accomplished artists and extensive media. We maintain a wide
diversity of subject matter and approach, while tailoring each class to a particular level of
experience. Our classes combine an intense, hands-on art making experience with critical
feedback that will propel your studio practice throughout the year.
The Ranch’s spacious and bright painting facilities are housed in the Wyly Painting
Building. Each painting student has access to studio and travel easels, palettes, work
tables, odorless solvents, rags and an extensive collection of hand and power tools.
Classrooms are further equipped with a computer, Wi-Fi access, printing, scanning and
projection capabilities.

Katherine Alexander, Sunset

PAINTING & DRAWING SKILL LEVELS:

Painting Light & Space: 

Open to all – Students of any skill and knowledge level.

June 3 - 7

between representation and
abstraction

Level I – Students have very limited experience or none at all. Classes usually start with
a full day of basic instruction.

Katherine Alexander

Level II – Students have basic knowledge of 2-D art making including form, shading,
negative space, value, line and contrast.

SKILL LEVEL: I

Level III – Students have formal training in critical issues of 2-D art making, experience
with public critiques and a solid portfolio of their artwork.
Level IV – Students have advanced skill and knowledge of painting and drawing. Students
are highly motivated and self-directed, have a minimum of five years experience in
their field and have multiple portfolios of their artwork. Portfolio review is required for
admittance to some Level IV classes.
Contact Artistic Director Jenene Nagy with questions at 970/923-3181 x236 or Studio
Coordinator Johanna Mueller at 970/923-3181 x241.

CONCEPT:  Variable light and weather patterns
in the Colorado Rockies create a perfect setting for exploring the expressive qualities of
light, space and atmospheric effects. This
studio workshop surveys the lines between
representing and abstracting elements of the
natural world. Employing color, composition
and symbolic context, we create images with
pictorial depth, texture and evocative moods
for use in finished paintings.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES:  Using the translucent
medium of Golden Heavy Body acrylic paints,
we experiment with color mixing and building
up color on paper or canvas to create forms,
atmospheric qualities, volume and depth.
ACTIVITIES:  Demonstrations, slides, lectures,
music and readings are followed by hands-on
experimentation. Each day includes group discussions, exercises, one-on-one help and critiques. The class works on studies from direct
observation, images, or photographs to source
and develop our personal projects.
FACULTY: Katherine Alexander is a painter who
lives in New York City and West Texas. She has
had solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, Houston,
El Paso, Texas, and New York, with group exhibitions throughout the U.S., Germany, Belgium
and the Netherlands. Her work is represented
in numerous collections.

www.harrisgalleryhouston.com

Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D0102 Enrollment Limit 10

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