Course Offerings
Formal
Calligraphy: (Weekend workshop format)
For a beginning or beginning/intermediate student, the structure and
mechanics of a formal western calligraphic hand can be studied.
A weekend workshop can be designed for your group around any of the following
formal Calligraphic hands:
Italic, Textura or Blackletter, Uncial, Lively Roman caps, lower case
Roman hand, Bastarda, Foundational, Versals, and drawn letters.
Calligraphic abstractions and variations on any of the above hands can also
be taught.
Materials such as mixing gouache and watercolor will be addressed and usage
of pen nibs for those who need instruction in this area.
Levels: beginning or beginning/intermediate.
Familiarity with basic calligraphic tools and materials is recommended.
Journal Techniques: Text and Texture
(Weekend workshop format)
A
fabulous journal to work on, we will use as our ground the
11” X 16”Nujabi Taj Mahal watercolor book
The goal of this class is to
experiment in journal format with a variety of media (including sumi, walnut and
acrylic inks, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, and permanent markers) to achieve
coloration and textural effects. Mostly abstractions, we will move from page to
page to create a cohesive and progressive composition. We will discuss the
reasons behind the design decisions, color choices, and textural effects and how
they relate to the text(s) or subject matter.
For watercolorists, this
journal has large enough pages to paint watercolor vignettes of the beautiful
surrounding areas of Santa Fe to create a travel-style journal.
The goal of this class
will be to begin a journal book that can be the foundation of work in the
future…
Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced; familiarity with at least 2 calligraphic hands is
recommended.
For a
materials list:
click here.
Canvas Techniques: Text and Texture (Weekend workshop format)
Discover the versatility of working on
primed canvas! This ground gives the artist the ability to layer lettering,
achieve staining effects, experiment with color layering and texture to achieve
a depth within the artwork that is difficult to achieve on paper.
This workshop will begin with preparing
unprimed canvas and testing different textures from rough to smooth.
We will
experiment with a variety of media (including gel mediums, acrylic paint,
acrylic ink, and colored pencil) to achieve coloration and textural effects, as
well as the “framework” of composition.
We will discuss
the reasons behind the design decisions, color choices, and textural effects and
how they relate to the text(s) or subject. We will also explore a variety of
illustration techniques for those who desire to do so.
Levels:
Intermediate, Advanced; familiarity with at least 2 calligraphic hands is
recommended.
For a
materials list:
click here.
Working with Layers; working with the space on the page (Weekend workshop format)
Using either (or both) formal and
abstract calligraphy and calligraphic marks, the usage of light and shadow, and
density vs. space will be addressed. Students will begin with a blank sheet of
paper and develop letters or marks, building in layers of color and texture as
they go. Materials will be addressed and introduced, including acrylics, colored
pencil, and other water based media.
Levels:
all
Lecture:
"The
Why of the Work - Meaning, Symbolism and Hidden Composition in a Work of Art"
(This is one of the Keynote addresses
that was given at the 2009 Calligraphy Connection in St. Johns College,
Collegeville MN.)
Randall Hasson, calligrapher and fine
artist, will encompass his take on the diversity of approaches that go into
making a work of art. Differences between those that want to incorporate meaning
vs. those who make “Art for Art’s Sake” or who wish to allow the viewer to
experience the artwork vs. having it explained to them. Randy will take us
visually through the process of a painting in progression” and share with us the
“why” of his commissioned C.S. Lewis painting.
running time approximately 65 minutes
Please note: if you
have a particular desire for a subject I will be happy to discuss a course for
your group. A longer course can also be designed ...call with ideas!
