Thursdays, August 7 - 21, 9:15 am - 12:15 pm - 3 Sessions

Learn Abstraction Like A Master!

In this class, we are going to be studying the Masters like Miro and Picasso! In this class we aren't going to do the traditional study where we are trying to replicate whole paintings, we are going to study the color palettes the masters used and see how we can incorporate their color palettes in our own work.

You can use any of the old abstract masters you find inspiring to do your studies. Once we identify a few paintings we love, we'll then break out what colors are used in the art and create some of our own art using these colors. Its a wonderful way to work with some interesting, proven color palettes. I always learn new things when i start projects and push outside my comfort zone.

If color is your problem area, the thing you dread the most when you start creating.....then this will be especially helpful exercise for you!

LEVEL

All levels

SUPPLIES TO BRING

Acrylic paints,, markers, pencils and brushes

Any type of paper (copy, watercolor, sketchbook, etc.)

Canvas- small medium

Modpodge or gel medium

Scissors

Tape

Water container: PLEASE NOTE: Students are required to bring a container for acrylic paint waste and will need to take it home to dispose of it properly. It cannot be poured down the drains at the new location. Students are also encouraged to wipe brushes clean.

Questions

About the Instructor

Jennifer Bobola joined Park Hill Art Club in January 2013. She has had a wide range of teaching experience from undergraduate to adult education. Jennifer studied art in the Netherlands, attending the Utrecht School of the Arts, and with Kevin Weckbach and Mark Nelson of Colorado. She also studied music performance at Metropolitan State University for saxophone. Jennifer uses a thoughtful approach, allowing experimentation and improvisation to make her work more balanced and alive, while manipulating dimensions of color and shape.

* NOTE: Doors open at 9:00 and close at 12:30 to give the instructor and students time to set up before class begins and to clean up at the end of each class.