515 Deepening Your Relationship with Painting

Our creativity is at the core of our nature. Although its workings are hidden from us, we can learn to align ourselves with it. This alignment can be transformative for both our art and our life. On an individual basis, using both drawing and painting, instruction will be focused on identifying the state of mind – the energy, freedom and irreverence – that allows for discovery, examining the seeing, mindfulness and discernment that distills and clarifies our creative exploration. This workshop is dedicated to expanding creative possibilities and deepening personal connections to drawing and painting while also exploring how we see and experience the world. While exploring the nature of creativity and the history of image making, students will be engaged in meaningful personal inquiry and their relationship to the history of art. Participants will be encouraged will be encouraged to take risks and explore new materials. This is learning by immersion. It’s intensive and can often be transformative.