Intuitive Abstract Painting

Intuitive Abstract Painting

local workshop | This program has been canceled

All Levels

11/13/2020-11/14/2020

10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Fri Sat

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$210.00

The purpose of intuitive painting is to free yourself of all judgments about yourself as an artist and to trust your innate creativity and intuition. In a relaxed and rule-free atmosphere, students will make a number of nonobjective (abstract) paintings. Students will use acrylic paint and a variety of tools usually not associated with painting, e.g. cut cardboard, pieces of cloth, sponges, combs, twigs, even the palms of their hands if they wish. The second part of the workshop will be focused on choosing the best parts of their large paintings with the use of viewfinders and turning them into independent art pieces ready to be framed, reproduced, or made into greeting cards. The workshop is all about allowing yourself to be the artist you truly are. www.dlootherside.wixsite.com/dotsart

Lagida-Ostling, Dorota

Dorota was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, where she studied Painting, Illustration, Product Design and Ceramics at National Academy of Fine Arts and where she graduated with a degree of Master in Fine Arts. Though she majored in ceramics, soon after graduation she turned her interest to illustrating children’s books. While living in Poland, and after moving out of the country over two decades ago, she’s continued to make illustrations for children's magazines and books in the USA and Canada. She worked for a large number of clients all the while raising her three sons and studying creative writing. Please visit her illustration website: http://lagidaostling.weebly.com/ When she moved to Australia in 2012, she added painting to her list of passions and now she’s combining the three. Her paintings have distinct illustrative qualities. Please visit her painting website: http://dlootherside.wixsite.com/dotsart Through all these years she also taught art at different venues: University of Toronto, Canada, Mid-Michigan community college, USA, Art Reach Center of Mid-Michigan, USA, Ipswich Art Society in Australia, Redcliffe City Art Gallery in Australia, as well as giving private lessons and instructions. In 2015 she participated in an important project sponsored by Artslink, Australia, aimed at reviving the historic center of Ipswich. Part of this project was a large mural which she painted with two other artists. Please view the video of the mural project at: http://artslinkqld.com.au/regional-arts/animatingspaces/animating-spaces-ipswich-river-life/ Now she’s back in the USA, she lives in Tempe, Arizona, paints pictures and works on a series of books which she’s writing and plans to illustrate.