"Techniques of Expression"
10 weeks: Tuesdays, 10:00AM to 1PM
February 7th to April 11th, 2017
Instructor: Lon Clark
Levels: Intermediate to Advanced
Media: Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Collage
Location: Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 210
Tuition (non-refundable): $625 due January 31st
Technique is the personally developed mixture of skills that define the visual signature of the artist. Whether exacting, spontaneous or experimental, a combination of techniques creates the quality of form and color influencing the visual energy in painting. Texture, transparency, the layering of colors, density of paint, and the dynamics of brushwork are individual decisions made by the artist.
This course helps each student identify the painting techniques most relevant to his or her work, link them to his or her intent, increase the proficiency of application and expand their use as personally expressive tools.
“Painting Critique Seminar”
10 weeks: Tuesdays, 1:30 to 3:30PM
February 7th to April 11th, 2017
Instructors: Lon Clark and Laura Harden
Levels: Intermediate to Advanced
Media: Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Collage
Location: Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 210
Tuition (non-refundable): $625 due January 31st.
Painting Critique Seminar examines the development of individual approaches to painting as an authentic representation of a practicing artist. Throughout the semester we will define and support each participant’s interests in painting and provide an overview related to the growth and refinement of his/her work. As a part of this process we will explore the concept of the emerging artist and the development of a mature body of work. Additionally, this semester we will curate a hypothetical exhibition of participants' work as a way of furthering the creative implications that identity has for artists today.
Painting Critique Seminar is suitable for intermediate to advanced students who have an ongoing body of work in development.
“Visual Studies”
6-weeks: Tuesdays, 10AM to 1PM
March 7th - April 11th
Instructor: Laura Harden
Levels: Beginning to Intermediate
Media: Drawing, Painting, Collage, Photography
Location: Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 235
Tuition (non-refundable): $375 due February 21st.
This inspiring six-week course is designed to acquaint students with core principles of the visual arts. Through a hands-on structure, students will experience a variety of media such as drawing, painting and collage. Weekly subjects include informative explorations into concepts of narrative and form, the dynamics of pictorial space, color relationships and abstract and representational modes of art. Work will be oriented toward the student’s individual sensibility and personal vision.
Materials lists and class specific information will be provided by each instructor upon registration. If you have questions or need assistance in determining which class may be best suited for your needs, please email: info@sfstudioschool.org