Intro to Abstracting: Using an Object for Reference

VMFA Instructor, Leigh Anne ChambersThis course is an introduction to creating an abstract painting from loose sketches in paint on watercolor paper, then mounting the paper on panel. Students will create a variety of sketches in paint derived or influenced by at least one object from nature. The sketches will be in acrylic on watercolor paper incorporating different techniques that range from pouring paint to making prints to including their own personal style. There will be an informal critique where the student will consider which sketch to finish and then mount with gel medium on a 12-x-12-inch wood panel to create a finished painting.This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.  All materials are provided and class is open to all skill levels.