COMPOSITION AND PAINT
WITH AMY MAHNICK
November 9-12, 2018
The arrangement of flat shapes of color, whether they remain abstract, or coalesce into figuration, is the most important factor in the expressive quality of a painting, and where the heart of meaning can be found.
In this workshop we will investigate our own intuitive sense of design by looking at the coincidence of forms in space with the vertical, diagonal and horizontal divisions of our canvases. Taking that information, we will create variations of placement and tone to reflect different emphasis and moods. Working from observation of the still life, and aided by simple picture plane devices, we will work swiftly, but accurately. Discovery and planning will be equally emphasized.
On the last day we will do an exercise that flips convention on its head, but also reinforces the idea that, at its foundation, all painting is abstract.
November 9-12, 2018
The arrangement of flat shapes of color, whether they remain abstract, or coalesce into figuration, is the most important factor in the expressive quality of a painting, and where the heart of meaning can be found.
In this workshop we will investigate our own intuitive sense of design by looking at the coincidence of forms in space with the vertical, diagonal and horizontal divisions of our canvases. Taking that information, we will create variations of placement and tone to reflect different emphasis and moods. Working from observation of the still life, and aided by simple picture plane devices, we will work swiftly, but accurately. Discovery and planning will be equally emphasized.
On the last day we will do an exercise that flips convention on its head, but also reinforces the idea that, at its foundation, all painting is abstract.