Gage Academy of Art | Painting Metaphors: Georgia O’Keeffe and Susan Rothenberg

Painting Metaphors: Georgia O’Keeffe and Susan Rothenberg

360 Online Class | This program is completed

Level

Intermediate

Date

4/15/2021-6/17/2021

Time

4:00 PM-7:00 PM PDT on Th

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Tuition

$490.00

Member Tuition

$441.00

Registration Fee

$10.00

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Program Description

A visual metaphor is an image that the viewer is meant to understand as a symbol for something else. While their painting technique is widely different, Georgia O’Keeffe and Susan Rothenberg both transformed ordinary images into personal metaphors in their paintings. You will study the paint application, color, and composition of each artist, while you develop your own visual metaphors. Both O’Keeffe and Rothenberg bridged the gap between representation and abstraction. For example, O’Keeffe does this by altering the scale of objects and flowers, and Rothenberg’s gestural brushwork merges with a flat image, blurring the line with a vigorous physical and kinetic energy. In this ten-week course, you will make two main paintings and several short studies in the manner of O’Keeffe and Rothenberg. This class steps you from representational painting into expressive abstraction. Intermediate to Advanced painting experience required. Oil or Acrylic paints.

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Painting Metaphors: Georgia O’Keeffe and Susan Rothenberg
A visual metaphor is an image that the viewer is meant to understand as a symbol for something else. While their painting technique is widely different, Georgia O’Keeffe and Susan Rothenberg both transformed ordinary images into personal metaphors in their paintings. You will study the paint application, color, and composition of each artist, while you develop your own visual metaphors.
Both O’Keeffe and Rothenberg bridged the gap between representation and abstraction. For example, O’Keeffe does this by altering the scale of objects and flowers, and Rothenberg’s gestural brushwork merges with a flat image, blurring the line with a vigorous physical and kinetic energy.
In this ten-week course, you will make two main paintings and several short studies in the manner of O’Keeffe and Rothenberg. This class steps you from representational painting into expressive abstraction. Intermediate to Advanced painting experience required. Oil or Acrylic paints.
MATERIALS LIST:
OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTS: Please have the following requested colors (color names vary according to brand)
· OIL PAINT NAMES:
o Titanium White
o Zinc White
o Optional: Ivory Black
o Optional: Yellow Ochre
o Optional: Burnt Sienna
o Raw Umber
o Hansa Yellow Light (or a Lemon Yellow)
o Hansa Yellow Medium or Deep (this is a yellow-orange)
o Optional: Permanent Orange (or another orange)
o Permanent Red (or) Organic Vermillion (or) Napthol Red
o Alizarin Crimson
o Optional: Chromium Green Oxide
o Sap Green
o Phthalo Green
o Ultramarine Blue
o Phthalo Blue
o Optional: Cobalt and/or Cerulean Blue
o Dioxazine Violet (or) Violet (or) Carbazole Violet
· ACRYLIC COLOR NAMES:
o Titanium White
o Zinc White (very important)
o Ivory Black (optional)
o Yellow Ochre (optional)
o Raw Umber
o primary yellow (series 2) / or Hansa Yellow Opaque (series 4) /or a Lemon Yellow
o Hansa yellow medium (a yellow-orange color)
o Optional: Pyrrole Orange
o Napthol Red Light (or) Cad Red Light (or) Pyroll Red Light (or) a bright red
o Alizarin crimson
o Optional: Chromium Oxide Green
o Sap Green Hue or Jenkins Green
o Pthalo Green
o Ultramarine blue
o Pthalo Blue
o Optional: Cobalt and/or Cerulean Blue
o Optional: Ultramarine Violet
o Dioxazine purple (or) purple
· OTHER OPTIONAL COLORS for oil and acrylic paints:
o Perinone Orange
o Cadmium Orange
o Quinacridone Coral or Quinacridone Red
o Cobalt Teal Blue
o Perelyene Maroon
o Indian Yellow
o Manganese Violet
o Permanent Green Light
BRUSHES
o HOG HAIR BRISTLE (please have a variety of sizes-at least one small and one large of both ROUNDS and FILBERTS… brights or flats are good too) –HOG Bristle are Stiff brushes (not soft synthetic)
o A small Selection of synthetic brushes, softer bristle, ROUNDS are best. For soft/flat paint application.
o Optional: A liner (also known as Rigger) Brush for thin lines
o NOTE: I recommend at least TWO SIZES of each shape of brush (FILBERTS / ROUNDS / FLATS –large, such as a #8 or #10—&—small, such as a #4 or #2.
o For the second five weeks of the class on Susan Rothenberg’s work, you’ll want to have 1.5” and 2” chip brushes (inexpensive flat stiff bristle brushes).
CANVASES and BOARDS
o First Five Weeks: One stretched canvas, minimum 18x24”. A size I recommend is 20x24 or 22x28” inches. Rectangles are best (not a square).
§ You are welcome to work larger or any another size ratio of a rectangle. Again, 20x24” or 22x28” is a good ratio.
§ Wood panels are an option instead of stretched canvas.
o Second Five Weeks: One stretched canvas, a SQUARE works well, or a RECTANGLE. Your choice. Larger than the first five weeks canvas is best. Minimum size is 24x36, or 30x30”. I recommend around 30x40” if you can accommodate that scale in your studio space. We will discuss sizes for this second half of the quarter during class.
PAINTING TOOLS:
1 PAINTING PALETTE KNIFE: I recommend the medium sized rounded diamond shape (for example Blick RGM style 6 knife), or a long rectangular shape with off-set handle (bent).
1 SCRAPER for cleaning your palette.
1 PAINTING PALETTE: glass, Plexiglas or paper–a good-sized one please (14?X20? or larger is good). Acrylic painters—you may want to use the “Stay Wet” palette to keep paints moist
PAPER TOWELS (I recommend “Bounty” or “Viva”)
CUT COTTON RAGS, from an old T-Shirt is best
A sketchbook to have on hand during class. At times I may have you sketch design ideas, note-taking, etc.
PAINTING MEDIUMS:
ACRYLIC PAINTERS: There are many mediums now for acrylic paints. This class requires at the least, a Matte or Gloss Medium. I recommend a RETARDER or GLAZING medium which extends the drying time of your paint. Also have a SPRAY BOTTLE to keep paints wet.
OIL PAINTERS: I highly recommend WALNUT ALKYD MEDIUM made by M. Graham for a fast dryer. This is a fast dryer medium which will allow for multiple layers more quickly in oil. Otherwise, mix a 50/50 linseed oil and Gamsol in a small squeeze bottle to add to color mixes as you work.
OIL PAINTERS solvent: I recommend GAMSOL for your solvent.

Instructor(s)

Barbara Fugate