Seeing the World in Big Shapes…and Learning to Paint that Way

Class | This program is completed

Absolute Beginner-Beginner

9/7/2017-9/28/2017

9:00 AM-12:00 PM on Th

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$200.00

Many beginning and intermediate painters use small brushes and attempt to paint photographically. This class will help the student to see and understand objects as “shapes of value” rather than the things that they are. Thus, the student will practice seeing the shape of a flower, the shape of an eggplant, the shape of a clove of garlic instead of the object itself. The student will begin this journey using large brushes, a limited palette and large canvas boards. Judith will share with the student the joy of painting value rather than the frustration of anticipating a finished product. After a few sessions, Judith will have the student add a color or two to the palette while still stressing the “value of value”. Students will have the opportunity to finish with a critique, thus learning from Judith as well as from each other. www.judithspitz.com

Spitz, Judith

Several years after college, I began my study and career in art at The Parsons School of Art an Design in New York City. Some years later, life took me to Phoenix, Arizona, a place where peaceful landscapes nourished my soul. I have continued to hone my painting skills in Arizona, studying with such notable teachers as Gregory Pearce, David Leffel, Daniel Gerhartz and John Burton. Teaching art has been a way of communicating my skills and knowledge and provides an opportunity for me to learn as well. My Oil and Pastel paintings have been acquired for private and public collections throughout the United States, and I have won several awards and recognition for my work. I continue to work in my Scottsdale Studio, creating works which are increasingly more reflective of the world's social and economic issues.