Ways Into Abstraction, Building Your Visual Language (Online Workshop) Summer 2024 w/ Inga Dalrymple

June 7 to June 21 (Fridays), 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

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DEMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_LMBG3nWic

Workshop Description

This workshop is for anyone who wishes to explore ways to build on their visual language to create dynamic abstract works on paper. We will explore the elements of abstraction by referring to selected works by well known modern and contemporary artists. You will learn techniques that help you to start and sustain a satisfying composition using the key elements of abstraction.

Workshop Outline

Week 1 -

Introductions, looking at a selection of abstract artists and insights into process, elements of abstraction (slide show), sharing favourite works with each other - demo of a simple abstraction techniques with a focus on intuition and experimentation. Homework -create a piece using the ideas discussed

Week 2 -

Share works, recap elements of abstraction, demo of technique, homework - create a piece using the ideas discussed

Week 3 -

As above, feedback around what students will use in their practice, overcoming challenges and creative blocks, moving forward with a set of tips to enhance your creative practice

Workshop Materials List

This is a workshop that builds on each artist’s intuition and willingness to experiment, therefore students

should come with materials they feel most comfortable with.

Suggested materials are:

Charcoal - preferably soft rather than compressed

Pastels (chalk and oil) - black is essential but other colours will also be very handy

Coloured pencils, lead pencils etc

Texta colours

Acrylic paint / or oil paint

Suggested supports:

Canvas paper of various sizes (if you plan to use oil based materials)

Heavy weight paper that will take paint without too much buckling, eg Strathmore mixed media

Sketchbooks of various sizes

Lots of spare paper of various quality - can be off cuts from older work or from other material like

magazines or old books

Tools:

eraser

Paintbrushes of various sizes

Knife and/or scissors for collaging

Simple cardboard frames for selecting compositions

small mirror (optional)