Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 56

Patsy Krebs, Untitled

Roberto Juarez, Whale (detail)

Holly Roberts, Barefoot Rider

August 25 - 29

September 8 - 19

September 8 - 26

in acrylic

Roberto Juarez & Jonathan Singer

paint and photography

The Abstract Icon: panel painting Digital Artmaking for Painters 

Patsy Krebs

SKILL LEVEL: III - IV, basic Macintosh skills and
advanced painting or drawing skills required.

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
CONCEPT:  What was the meaning of “icon”
before it was appropriated by computer language? This class is an introduction to painting
on wood panels with acrylic paints by looking
at the rich traditions of European altar paintings, Eastern Orthodox icons and Native American totemic objects. We aim for the luminous
and evocative in our contemporary translation
of this ancient imagery. Working from a developed set of sketches we produce a group
of abstract paintings inspired by personal or
mythic symbolism.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: We begin by developing
a series of sketches, tentatively positioning the
forms to be amplified on the panels. We build
images with a variety of techniques, including
impasto texture underpainting, opaque acrylic,
glazing and washes and masking. Materials
include matte or glossy acrylic paint, screens,
translucent wash, iridescent mediums and
gold or metal leaf.
ACTIVITIES: Slide presentations and discussion.
One-on-one work with students plus group
demonstrations. We end the day with time for
sharing our work, observations, illuminations
and questions gleaned from the day’s labors.

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MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Drawing, painting, collage and natural objects are combined with
digitally-found images, scanned images and
things created on the computer.We learn the
best methods for scanning 2- and 3-D objects
and artwork and investigate collage practices
with and without the use of a computer.
ACTIVITIES: Critique and discussion about work
in progress, demonstrations of digital imaging
and collage techniques, and plenty of time to
practice these techniques under the guidance
of the instructors and studio assistant.

Holly Roberts
SKILL LEVEL: III
CONCEPT: Paint and collage are vehicles to creative trajectories. By working in layers, with
paint as a large component, we incorporate
found objects, photographs (both original and
appropriated), drawings, text, personal writings and organic matter: anything that can be
adhered to the surface of a panel or paper. We
master numerous transfer techniques and the
process of good adhesion. During this intensive, we are expected to alternate between
expressive creativity and strict editing of what
we are making.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Water-based acrylic
paints applied in a variety of ways. Layering
various surfaces to build our images using
materials most suited to individual projects. A
range of painting media and grounds.
ACTIVITIES:  Painting, disassembling and reassembling materials; learning and using different
transfer processes; some use of the computer
and printer. Demonstrations and lectures. Several field trips to find source material: hardware
and thrift stores and the county dump.

FACULTY: Roberto Juarez is a New York painter,
printmaker and public artist known for large
mixed-media work. His work is included in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn
Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum and
the LA County Museum of Art.

www.robertojuarezstudio.com

Jonathan Singer, a pioneer in the field of fineart digital printmaking, is founder of Singer Editions, one of the world’s preeminent fine-art
digital printmaking ateliers.

www.singereditions.com

FACULTY:  Holly Roberts has received many
awards including a Ferguson Grant from
Friends of Photography and two NEA Fellowships. Most recently she was awarded
an artist-in-residence at Hollins University in
Roanoke, Va. Her work is included in three
monographs: “Holly Roberts,” “Holly Roberts:
Works 1989-1999” and “Holly Roberts: Works
2000-2009.”

www.hollyrobertsstudio.com

Tuition: $1600 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $2000
Studio Fee: $150  Code: P1535  Enrollment Limit 12

FACULTY: Patsy Krebs has taught at Dominican
University of California. Her work is in numerous collections, including the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art and the Denver Art
Museum. She has received awards from the
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, the
NEA and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

www.patsykrebs.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75  Code: D1324  Enrollment Limit 10

CONCEPT: Artists are drawn to using digital imagery and technology as a way to advance their
paintings and collages. This course teaches painters how to make personal and intimate images
by combining digital and handmade techniques.
Using these techniques, including the Juarez
method—which applies layers of transparency
using rice paper and images—we create a visual
and contextual conversation in our work.

Following the Arc: combining


Tuition: $1750 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $2350
Studio Fee: $75  Code: D1525  Enrollment Limit 10

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