Painting with Paper with Sandy Oppenheimer — Jul 12 - 13
In this lively and supportive workshop, you will create a still life through the forgiving medium of paper collage. Sandy will present what she has learned through her artistic journey and enthusiastically guide you through yours. She will also share her extensive collection of decorative papers. The day will begin with a warm-up exercise and end with a helpful critique. Be prepared to work vigorously and to have a good time!
In this lively and supportive workshop, you will create a still life through the forgiving medium of paper collage. Sandy will present what she has learned through her artistic journey and enthusiastically guide you through yours. She will also share her extensive collection of decorative papers. The day will begin with a warm-up exercise and end with a helpful critique. Be prepared to work vigorously and to have a good time!
In this lively and supportive workshop, you will create a still life through the forgiving medium of paper collage. Sandy will present what she has learned through her artistic journey and enthusiastically guide you through yours. She will also share her extensive collection of decorative papers. The day will begin with a warm-up exercise and end with a helpful critique. Be prepared to work vigorously and to have a good time!
Dates: July 12, 2025 → July 13, 2025
Times: Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 10am-4pm
Level:
Workshop Description:
After a brief introduction of the basic principles of 2-d art, there will be a warm up using only newspaper.Participants will explore collage and begin to understand values, which is crucial to painting. Following, each participant will begin a collage of an animal , person or still life. Day two , they will continue on their piece. I will continually rotate, making suggestions and assisting them with problem solving. They will leave with a finished, or close to finished piece, and hopefully inspired. I can guarantee they will be tired!
About the Instructor:
SANDY OPPENHEIMER is a self-taught artist who “paints with paper” in an intuitive and playful manner. She takes her inspiration from the great artists of the past, beautiful handmade papers from around the world, and from the fortunate life she leads. After 20 years in Italy, she returned to northern California where she continues to develop her visual vocabulary. She has received the A.D. Abramson Award locally, a grant from the George Sugarman and the Ruth Chevon Foundations, nationally, and was chosen internationally as an artist in residence at the MinoCityArtPaperProject in Mino, Japan.
Required Materials: ($15 Materials Fee included in price)
- scissors
- pencil
- good eraser
- glue ( not glue stick ). Elmers is fine (med size container), or nori paste, Yes paste, modge podge
- cheap glue brush
- rag
- small lid or container
- pies of 600 gm ( 300 lb) watercolor paper, or wood panel with cradle (11"x 14" or 12" x 12") depending on your subject matter (rectangular or square)
- Reference photo (xerox) of chosen subject, preferably black and white or objects for a simple still life
(For the $15 materials fee I bring a car load of decorative papers for your use)
Optional Materials:
- Decorative papers to use or share