Date: Thursdays, April 13-May 4, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM-12:30 PM Pacific Time (1:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time/6:00-8:30 PM London Time)
Level: All – some painting experience recommended
Medium: Oil or acrylic
During this class, students will work on short exercises and painting challenges to become more confident and proficient painters both in-studio and/or outdoors, en plein air. We will focus on simplifying and organizing visual information into strong compositions of shapes. During each session, I will discuss concepts, we will look at artwork, I will demonstrate, and we will do short painting and drawing exercises that hone in on a particular technique or way of seeing. Outside of class, students should continue to practice these concepts and integrate them into their personal practice. Feedback on student work will be provided. This class is open to acrylic and oil painters. Some painting experience is recommended. All classes will be recorded.
Week 1: Massing, Simplification, and Composition
Week 2: Value, Color and Differentiation
Week 3: Layering and Mark-making
Week 4: Gestalt and Artist Centered Critiques
Ben Hamburger is a painter, socially engaged artist, and educator based in New Orleans, LA. His work is driven by art’s potential to connect and enrich our understanding of the world. Hamburger holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts from Eckerd College and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Community Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Hamburger has led workshops and taught courses in schools, universities, art centers, museums, correctional facilities, and nonprofit organizations around the United States, as well as Bolivia, Thailand, and India. Hamburger has been the recipient of numerous grants, awards, and fellowships including the Orange County Arts Council Artist Grant, The Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Eckerd College, and First Place Prize in Orange County’s annual Plein Air Painting Event. Hamburger has attended artist residencies at The Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA, Sustainable Bolivia in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and Joshua Tree Highlands Residency in Joshua Tree, CA. His work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at locations including the Maryhill Museum of Art, Montpelier Arts Center, Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh, and the Western Carolina University Art Museum. Hamburger’s work has been covered by Indy Week, The News and Observer, Voice of America, Tampa Bay Times, The Baltimore Sun,WYPR, and Baltimore Style Magazine. Hamburger is currently an Adjunct Instructor in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina University and teaches painting at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art. benhamburgerart.com
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