Studio.

 

Studio

 

studio

Working

Working

Wednesday is open studio day from 2-4:30 for any student who is enrolled in a class. I think that making a painting or drawing takes time and concentration, so to be limited to 2 1/2 hours for a complicated piece would not be fair to the student. If I am going to set up the challenge, they need the space and time required to meet it. Wednesday afternoon is always a productive time. I usually paint with them.

I can hardly believe that Wednesday will be the last day of the first session at Flicker Street
Studio. The students have done an amazing job. I am starting another session in March. Figure drawing , basic color mixing and watercolor and gouache.

Marlene Dumas inspired this painting.

wet in wet

The class is exploring different ways to apply waterbased media by looking at and studying different artists. Not only is this a good opportunity for me to introduce new artists, it is also a portal into deeper discussion about concepts and issues.

Marlene Dumas =wet on wet.

A new space takes some getting used to and I am starting to feel more comfortable at Flicker Street. The familiar chaos that has always been part of my studio work at home is showing up so I know that the students and I are working in a natural flow. For the second round of investigation, I set up four vignettes that relate to four different artists. This broadens their historical knowledge as well as allowing them to try out different methods of constructing a painting.

Student Work

The students are very committed. They show up and are focused on their work. I set up a stilllife with folded colored paper for the first round of classes. This was a very difficult exercise and challenged the students on many levels: color, abstration, and light. I threw my students into the deep end and they swam to shore with some beautiful work!

Painting Class on Flicker Street

I am so excited about opening the new Flicker Street Studio in Memphis, Tn. Painting classes began in January. Flicker Street is a place for teaching, learning, and creating. Discussion and contemplation along with specific instruction on how to use different materials is my guiding focus as a teacher.