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Dates: Wednesdays, April 9-23, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM-1:30 PM Pacific Time/2:00-4:30 PM Eastern Time
Level: All
Medium: Printmaking
In this class, we will explore color mixing, color palettes, and color combinations using Akua printmaking inks. Akua is non-toxic and water-soluble, offering a wide range of sumptuous colors. Topics will include the color harmonies, Itten’s color contrasts, mixing complementaries to desaturate colors and develop grays, and limited palettes to produce a suite of harmonious colors. The primary printmaking method will be monotype using a gel plate (no press is needed); however, you are welcome to apply these approaches to other print media. We will draw inspiration from modern and contemporary artists’ use of color, as well as the colors found in nature. Class time will include presentations, demonstrations, and color exercises. Students are encouraged to share their work and discoveries in a collegial environment. Note that alternative ink brands or Golden Open acrylics can be substituted; however, Akua has some unique properties that may not be possible to duplicate if alternatives are chosen. This class will provide a solid foundation for using color that can be applied to whatever media you work in.
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$225.00
As an artist, educator, and writer for over four decades, Ann Rosenthal has explored the intersections of nature and culture through a range of environmental issues. Much of this work has taken the form of collaborative art installations addressing such topics as nuclear war and waste, the carbon footprint of our food, and biodiversity. Over the last few years, Ann has returned to her creative roots in painting and printmaking, celebrating her love of color, gesture, and form in nature and art. She is particularly drawn to places where water and land meet—fragile ecosystems that we endanger through ignorance, desire, and greed. Ann’s recent creative and professional accomplishments include: Artist in Residence, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon (2018); Co-Curator for “Crafting Conversations: A Call and Response to Our Changing Climate,” Contemporary Craft BNY Mellon Gallery (2019); “Woman of Environmental Art” award from PennFuture (2020); and one of four editors for Ecoart in Action: Activities, Case Studies, and Provocations for Classrooms and Communities (New Village Press, 2022). Most recently, she was selected to design and execute two asphalt art murals with collaborator JoAnn Moran for Friendship Park in Pittsburgh (2022-23) that reflect the natural features of the park. Ann received her MFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999.
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