ARTIST: Larry Moore
4-Day Studio Workshop
All Levels
We have several openings remaining for Local students who do not require on-site lodging. The Blue Heron Lodge is filled. Please contact Dorothy for recommendations of nearby lodging options if you would like to join us as a Local student.
This class will push you into new territory where growth lives. With a focus on the principles of design and abstraction, you will be shown a system for developing your voice as an artist. The emphasis is on creative process, exploring new ways to develop a painting, create inventive compositions, and build authentic intent in your work. Many of the exercises in this class are found in Larry’s book on creativity, “Fishing for elephants. Insights and exercises to inspire authentic creativity”. It’s not a requirement, but a cursory read of the workbook will give you a leg up on this class… and life. Available through Amazon.com
Larry’s intent is to help artists find a way that works for them, whether they wish to interpret more, push their process or go fully abstract. He’s worked extensively in almost every medium, so all are welcome. The class is as much a challenge for the advanced artist as it is for the beginner, no specific skill set is required since exploration is the goal. However, some understanding of color and paint handling will be helpful. We start small and end big.
This is an open medium class, but gouache, oil and acrylic are best suited. Larry will be working in gouache on watercolor paper for the majority of the class and considers gouache the most versatile medium of all. Students will be creating a lot of small studies and explorations during the week and have the option of working on a larger piece on the last day in the medium of their choice. But, to keep it simple and focused, Larry recommends using one medium all 4 days.
Artist statement:
“I teach creative thinking, critical thinking, design, and composition, abstraction, methods, and materials but I focus on how to think for yourself and find your own voice as an artist. I bring my diverse creative background of graphic design, illustration, and fine artist to the table, I’ve worked extensively in oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, and mixed media as a fine artist and an illustrator, which was one of the greatest training grounds for creative thinking out there. When I teach, I give 110%, and if you use metric, 220%. The results this class brings are profound.”
A great hint from Larry: If you’re not up to speed, do get some drawing and painting experience under your belt in the months before you come; it will really help you! Since you have time between now and the class, practice drawing a lot but play with color separately. You’ll learn both faster and be on your game when you get here! (Betty Edward’s Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain…original edition if you can find it…is a confidence and skill boosting primer on being able to draw what you see…hugely helpful!)