Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Pacific / 5:00 pm-6:30 pm Eastern / 10:00 pm-11:30 pm UK time
Medium: Open to all mediums
We’ve all been there: A painting or drawing is not going the way we’d hoped so we keep working…mindlessly adding elements, hoping for the best. More lines, more shapes, more values more colors… and everything somehow seems to be getting worse! In this class, Mark will share his practical checklist for organizing information to decide what to leave in and, most importantly, what to leave out!
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$40 for one year access
Learn to expand and enhance your artistic vocabulary by adding bold, expressive abstract elements to your work! Join Mark for this exciting series of in-depth demonstrations specially tailored for artists interested in incorporating abstraction into your existing work.
This series is designed with both representational and non-representational artists in mind: Each session will explore one isolated technique that can be used to add interest to representational painting approaches – or to make non-representational work more concise and impactful.
Note: Each individual class functions as a stand-alone lesson. Participation in previous sessions is encouraged but not required
Mark Daniel Nelson approaches both painting and teaching in much the same way: He strives to simplify and organize information until it reaches its most potent, elemental form. A student of both representational and non-objective painting, Nelson regularly fuses seemingly incongruous approaches to create new and unexpected results. “I strive for two things,” the artist states in his characteristically blunt manner, “impact and beauty. Eliminate the unnecessary parts and you’re left with much more powerful, beautiful modes of expression.” Mark Daniel Nelson is represented by Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, Gallery 1261 in Denver, CO and Jack Meier Gallery in Houston, TX. He has taught extensively in Ar
About The Tools of Abstraction Technique Takeaway Series:
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