DRAWING
/ PAINTING WORKSHOPS |
Course Description:
THE ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY, PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION
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act of building a painting is in itself transformational, inscription
& mark making activate the surface, scraping into the work
excavates the history of the painting. Using the concept of
palimpsest, we will employ scripts and symbols, to create abstract
paintings of place or recollection. |
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Integrating formal elements of painting we will use limestone clay
on board with a variety of paints as stain and cold wax to seal the
final layer. We will add box inserts this year in one or more of the
student’s panels for natural bundled objects (ie: seedpods and/or
samples from a particular location), challenging students to integrate
three-dimensional objects with surface design.
Prerequisite: Basic design sense and a willingness
to “let go” and experiment. This work is physical and
messy.
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here to see a slideshow
of images from Patricia’s workshops. |
PATRICIA WHEELER, INSTRUCTOR
BIO
Patricia Wheeler is a painter who also works with mixed media, nontraditional
books and video projection. Her work is content based and usually
contains some form of text.
Using an abstract vocabulary she looks for
intersections between unrelated elements within a painting. She has
exhibited in New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Santa Fe, Oregon,
Florida and Maine. She has taught in Maine at the Haystack Mountain
School of Crafts & the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, in Oregon
at the Oregon College of Art & Craft & the Sitka Center for
Art & Ecology, in Wisconsin at the Peninsula Art School, Door
County, etc.
She lives and works in Deer Isle, Maine,
with her husband, J. Fred Woell, metalsmith & sculptor. She has
had numerous artist residencies both in Maine and on the West Coast.
Pat graduated from Rutgers University, with
high honors in studio art. In the spring of 2010 she has been invited
again as a resident in the drawing / painting department at OCAC to
learn silk screen printing with Thomas Sprenkle, a printmaker in Portland,
Oregon.
“When I recently visited Patricia Wheeler’s ‘Painting Archeology” class, I was struck by a passionate energy among the students in our studio. The students (many in their 50s and 60s) were joyful, playful, and celebrating life. They laughed, they told stories, they created amazing artwork that spoke to social issues they care about. Sitka is creating opportunities for people to discover optimism, beauty, and freshness. Just what our world needs!”
–Eric Vines exec. director of Sitka Center for Art & Ecology
COMMENTS FROM PAT’S STUDENTS...
Class: The Architecture of Memory
“I’d
love to take this class again and I think we need more sessions.”
A request for: “a summer long workshop with Pat. Thanks Pat
– you rock!”
“We love Pat and appreciate her style of making everyone feel
successful.”
“Pat’s the best teacher of art I’ve ever had. She
is warm, deep and knowledgeable.”
“Pat developed a beautiful spirit of sharing among the class
members.”
“Learning new ways to manipulate ones current style is always
exciting, but this experience was outstanding.”
“Although I taught painting at the college level for over 30
years, Patricia’s techniques and artistic vision complemented
my own.”
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here for a schedule of upcoming Workshops:
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