The Language of Abstraction
with Karen Roehl 

August 15, 9am-3pm 
Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO

Learn to create compelling, personal abstract paintings 

Member $55.00, BAG Partner $65.00, Non-member $75.00
Location: Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO
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LAA and BAG Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. Workshop registration is limited and fills fast! Register now to reserve your seat. Contact Steve Markman with questions: smarkman@me.com

In this workshop, Karen will share her inspiration and thinking about the process of painting abstracts. She will talk about the importance of elements and principles of art and how those elements can work with the intuitive process. She will also ask participants to discuss what they’d like out of their work, what their “intention” might be. The class will also discuss various materials that can be used for abstract mark-making, both traditional and nontraditional.

Karen will have finished pieces on display as well as unfinished work to show her abstract work in progress. She will share her inspiration and her thinking about her process, talk briefly about the importance of elements and principles of art and how that can work with the intuitive process. She will ask participants what they’d like out of their work and what their “intention” might be.

She will also discuss various materials that can be used for abstract mark-making, both traditional and nontraditional. She’ll bring all of the above together with a short demo and then have everyone begin their own painting.

In the afternoon, Participants will begin painting their own abstract piece. Karen will help on an individual basis, answering questions or brainstorming on possible directions to go, using formal elements/principles of art as a guide. During the last 45-60 minutes of the workshop,

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