In this 10-week class, we will focus on color as the primary element in abstract expression. Using examples of prominent color field painters from the mid 20th Century to the present, we will examine the use of color in terms of its emotional and spiritual content.
In this 10-week class, we will focus on color as the primary element in abstract expression. Using examples of prominent color field painters from the mid 20th Century to the present, we will examine the use of color in terms of its emotional and spiritual content.
We will also look at the relationship between color and music, and how both resonate with us on a personal level. Each class will focus on a different color theory principle starting with a color exercise and finishing with a painting.
All demos will be done with watercolor, but students can participate with any watermedia. Classes are supplemented with slide presentations, demo recordings, handouts, and group critiques of work done in and out of class.
Each year Gage enrolls more than 3,000 adults and youth in ateliers, studio intensives, and youth programming and welcomes another 8,000 community members to our campuses, partner locations, and online for free lectures, free youth programs, community art programs, and family-friendly events.
Develop your natural artistic skills as you learn basic watercolor theory and techniques. This class covers color mixing, color application, and composition through fun and exciting exercises.
This class will let students explore basic color techniques in abstract painting as it relates to direct observation along with visual ideas that derive from intuitive inspiration.
Drawing is the most valuable skill in all the visual arts. This weekday drawing course is perfect for students looking to develop a strong, solid foundation.
Participants refine and expand their drawing skills through studio practice in traditional media. Sessions focus on classic subject areas such as landscape, portrait, and figure.
Painting & Drawing class is offered by Color Me Empowered for all skill level. Color Me Empowered was organized in 2008 by Kristen E. Rice, an art teacher at Polk Elementary in Dallas ISD. We work with school-aged children in out-of-school-time and in-school programs in the Dallas area.
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