Abstracting the Figure with Mixed Media & Soft Pastels
In-Person Visual Arts Workshop with Mira M. White
July 20 - 22, 2024
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 10 AM - 5 PM (1 hour lunch)
Structure of Class: (3) 6-hour In-Person Sessions at Stevenson
C274 • Continuing, Intermediate, Advanced
Registration deadline: July 12, 2024
Current Mendocino Art Center members receive a 30% discount off each class registration! See below for details.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
I invite continuing and advanced artists who are passionate about working with the figure in a way that expresses intuitive and personal vision. We do dream in galaxies! And I want this time together to be an opportunity to really explore, perhaps, a new channel for expressing your artistic voice.
For this workshop, participants will have the option to bring their figure drawings/ studies to use as reference for this experimental approach to contemporary figure work. We will not be working with a live model. Possibilities for expression will include collage as well as multiple mixed media.
The structure of the workshop will begin, initially with warm up exercises that delve into moods , atmosphere ,and symbols. It is my hope that each person will leave the workshop with at least one finished work on paper, canvas or panel.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR — Mira M. White
For the last 50 years I have been developing and refining my artistic practice. My visual toolbox has, over the years, come to include encaustic, oil, watercolor, acrylics, and all graphic media, sometimes all in the same piece. My way of expressing my thoughts and feelings was, for many years, representational and I often used these images to tell a story, whether the narrative was literal or symbolic.
I have always thought of my art practice as my Yoga and have been a spiritual student for most of my adult life. There came a point in my practice when I was no longer satisfied with representing specific images. My work became more process oriented, developing visual structure and atmosphere in layers, with a special love for excavation, spontaneous mark making and abstraction.
I need to take a journey when I work. I am often asked about my images- my content. If I can pin anything down about my process, it is that I begin by making marks, pouring color, anything that permits me to make an entrance into an evolving journey. While I work, I often form narratives in my mind that may eventually tell the story of the piece. It is an integral part of my process. And titles are poetry for me. In fact, they also become a summation of the journey I take in the evolution of the piece. In essence, I tell a story through my images, with or without incorporating text.
TUITION & FEES
Current MAC Members: $550.90
Non-members: $787.00
Current Mendocino Art Center members receive a 30% discount off each class registration! This applies to the member only and can only be used once per class. This discount is reflected in the prices above. Not a member yet? View our membership benefits and sign up today.
REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be made in writing, either by mail or email. If you notify us at least 14 days prior to the first class meeting, you will receive a refund of tuition less a $45 cancellation fee. No refunds will be made after that date for any reason due to our contractual obligations and material acquisitions. If the Art Center is compelled to cancel a class you will receive a full tuition refund. Memberships are non-refundable as they are considered a donation to the Art Center.