Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 55
ANDERSON
RANCH EDITIONS
K Rhynus Cesark, Untitled
Eva Bovenzi, From Blue Number Two
August 18 - 22
Demystifying Encaustic:
painting, collage, sculpture
August 25 - 29
Drawing: nature-inspired
abstraction
K Rhynus Cesark
Eva Bovenzi
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
SKILL LEVEL: I - II
CONCEPT: This open-format class offers guidance and instruction to demystify the use of
encaustic in a wide range of 2- and 3-D applications. Students can choose to work in 2-D
painting and collage, relief work or sculpture
through the creation of multiples. Those wanting to explore 3-D encaustic techniques learn
wax casting and building, using plaster, clay,
latex and found and fabricated object transformation. We explore and discover new avenues
through this seductive, translucent medium.
CONCEPT: This course explores the natural world
as a source for abstraction, using the land, sky
and plant forms around Anderson Ranch as
inspiration. Working in basic drawing media,
we approach abstraction from many angles.
We make sculptures from natural forms to use
as a basis for drawing. We may mimic natural
processes such as dripping or erosion to create work, incorporate natural materials into
our drawings, or create color “translations” of
various sites. We share image presentations,
demonstrations, on-site sketching and studio
work with emphasis on process, ideas and
individual growth.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Encaustic painting techniques. Choosing a substrate, mixing medium,
mixing encaustic paint from oil paint, xerox and
color transfers, collage techniques; a variety
of surface techniques including stencils and
masks, incising, oil pastels, pigment sticks,
metal leafing, indirect and direct transfers,
graphite/carbon paper and encaustic tools.
Students are encouraged to bring reference
materials, collage materials; photographs, text,
2- and 3-D porous and nonporous surfaces.
ACTIVITIES: Experimental and traditional demonstrations of 2- and 3-D encaustic painting and
sculpture techniques. Individual and group critiques, keynote lectures and individual work time.
FACULTY: K Rhynus Cesark received her M.F.A.
from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
K is the former executive co-director of the
Carbondale Clay Center and currently teaches
at Colorado Mountain College. She is a fellowship recipient from the Colorado Council on the
Arts and exhibits her work nationally.
www.krhynuscesark.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D1222 Enrollment Limit 10
For more than 30 years, Anderson Ranch
has operated Anderson Ranch Editions, a
contemporary print publishing concern,
in the Patton Print Shop. This invitationonly print shop has produced editions and
multiples by many leading artists of our
time. Artists are offered the opportunity to
explore the range of print media including
woodblock, intaglio, lithography, screen
printing and digital processes. Recent
participating artists include Kenny Scharf,
Karen Kunc, Enrique Martínez Celaya,
Harmony Hammond, Avantika Bawa,
Stephen Westfall and Eva Speer, plus many
others ranging from established to midcareer and emerging artists.
For further information or to view an
electronic version of the edition, please
contact Josh Meier at 970.923.3181 x241,
[email protected].
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Basic drawing media in
black and white, such as charcoal and ink, and
in color, pastels, colored inks, markers, etc.
Techniques and instructions for use of various
media and tools.
ACTIVITIES: Morning meetings with image presentations and introduction of the day’s project. Gathering of materials or on-site sketching
outdoors, individual work time, and individual
and group critiques.
FACULTY: Eva Bovenzi has taught at many Bay
Area institutions, including UC Berkeley, San
Francisco Art Institute and California College of
the Arts. Her work has been exhibited nationally
and internationally and is in numerous public collections. She has been awarded residencies at
the Djerassi and Ucross Foundation and at Casa
Manilva and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain.
www.evabovenzi.com
Avantika Bawa, Absolute Curvy
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: