Abstracted Landscape

Join me at Essex Studio's on November 22nd, 29th and December 6th for this three-part class.

Receive supply list and building entry code upon registration.

What does it mean to create a painting that is informed by the natural world around us, but is not exactly representational? The difference between representational painting and abstract painting is that in abstract work, the subject is not as evident. Working with acrylic paints, students will be encouraged to let go of object orientation and see the landscape simply as shapes, colors and values. This workshop explores abstraction, composition, color and mark making, through the lens of landscape.  Students will learn how to coax hints of reality from an abstract background and perhaps how to integrate some textural and/or collage materials.  

We will work with reference imagery and transform it into rich, energetic paintings. Starting with some warm up exercises – we’ll create a series of several quickly done small abstracts on paper. We’ll then move onto a larger substrate and start fresh with the same reference imagery. The goal is to create abstract paintings reminiscent of the world around us.    

Class is open to all levels.