Presents Presents
Still Life Immersion: Chardin, Cezanne and Bonnard
A three day workshop with Vermont artist Susan Abbott
Monday – Wednesday, April 14 – 16, 2008
Here is your chance to learn from the great still life painters: Chardin, Cezanne and Bonnard. This unique painting and art history workshop analyzes the very different styles, compositions, and techniques of three great still life
masters.
We'll study Chardin's dramatic use of light, Cezanne's brilliant design, and Bonnard’s expressive brushwork and complex color compositions.
By in-depth analyzing of master paintings and creating our own still life paintings using this new understanding, we'll immediately integrate the lessons we learn from Chardin, Cezanne and Bonnard into our own work.
All Media. Some prior painting experience required.
Susan Abbott has been working as a professional artist since studying at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, and receiving an MFA from the Institute’s Hoffberger School of Painting, with Grace Hartigan as her advisor. Her work has been featured at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Museum of Technology, Hood College, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. She has had numerous one person shows of her large-scale watercolor and oil still life paintings and plein air landscape. She has been a recipient of a Maryland Art Council “Individual Artist Award” and a Vermont Arts Council “Creation Grant.”
About Susan Abbott’s work, the Washington Post noted “There simply aren’t many watercolorists in America who can match her level of expertise. What makes her painting so interesting, however, is the peculiar tension between the dazzling display of skill and the underlying idea.” Sarah Ban Breathnach, in her best-selling book “Simple Abundance” wrote, “Susan Abbott is an extraordinary artist who creates panoramic watercolors that are breathtaking in their exquisite detail. Like a brilliant photographer, her still arrangements seize a moment in time to dazzling effect.”
In addition to her career as an exhibiting painter, Ms. Abbott conducts art workshops nationally and in Europe. She travels frequently to find source material for her still life, and has painted and taught in India, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Costa Rica. She lives in northern Vermont .
Presents
Chardin, Cezanne and Bonnard
A three day workshop with Vermont still life artist Susan Abbott.
April 14 - 16, 2008
A list of suggested materials will be provided upon receipt of your registration, as well as a list of recommended local accommodations. All classes will take place at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville, Vermont.
A more specific schedule will also be sent in response to your registration. Participants are responsible for their own art materials and their own meals and accommodations. A light meal will be provided on the evening of July 10.
Fee: $375 for three days. Full payment expected with registration. Attendance is limited, so please register early. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
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Please send this form and payment to Bryan Memorial Gallery, PO Box 340, Jeffersonville, VT 05464. You will receive a registration confirmation in the mail.
Cancellation policy: In the event you need to cancel your registration, please do so before April 1, 2008. Your registration fee will be refunded, minus $25 for handling expenses. Refunds will not be made after April 1, 2008.