We had our last Modern Painting class at North River Arts this week
and I’m happy to say that this experiemental format worked out well.
Including artists of all levels, working in different mediums;
it became less about “how to paint” and more about
presenting a series of non-representational approaches
(with historical references, contemporary samples)
and letting everyone enterpret their own way.
This week we set up a holiday still life and the idea was to do a
“Pattern Painting” then do a collage from that.
This gal added paper to her painting and created this gem.
Many chose to work from their own images and at their own pace
so the level of creativity and surprise was elevated.
Here are my quick painting/ collage examples done from a black and white image.
The work done in this class was personal and experiemental,
which is the beauty of the class.
We all learn from each other!
Have a wonderful holiday season and
happy painting in 2020!