March 25
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
2-4PM

Instructor: John Anderson-Bricker
Ages: 14+
Level: Need previous painting instruction in the medium.
$180

Explore some significant transitions that moved Western Art away from naturalism or realism and toward abstract interpretations of the observable world. Anderson-Bricker will introduce the rationale and methods employed by some of the artists that developed Analytic Cubism (Picasso, Braque), Surrealism (Magritte) and American Abstraction (O’Keefe). Through encountering the thought processes and technical approaches explored by these artists and their work, students will gain an understanding of the purposes and advantages of why an artist would choose to use abstraction to convey a particular message or meaning through art.

You must have experience painting in the medium you choose. Choose to paint in one of the following: acrylic, oil or gouache. You will use the same medium throughout the course. You will not receive instruction in your medium, but in abstraction.