LIVE COURSE
abstracting the landscape
with Karen Weihs, Master Artist & Mentor
Explore your creativity.
Make marks with new tools and techniques.
Audience: Fine Art Painters
Medium: Oil
Stage: Emerging, Accomplished, Professional
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Saturday, October 12, 2024
9:00 am – 5:00 pm MDT (includes 1-hour lunch break)
$225.00
Note: Price in $USD
23 in stock
All recordings are available for 1-month after the course finishes.
High School, University, and College students get 20% off!
See FAQs at the bottom of this page for details.
Course Description
This 1-day workshop is for artists that want to learn the abstraction techniques Karen Weihs uses to create her unique abstract landscapes.
Follow along with Karen as she shows you a live demonstration of a waterscape using a split complementary limited palette with 8 tubes of water- mixable oil paint (Cobra brand).
Along the way, Karen will provide you with tips and insightful techniques to awaken what you’re truly trying to express in your abstract landscapes.
You Will Learn:
- The 7 foundational TRUTHS of painting
- The 8 visual STYLES of painting
- Organizational SHORTCUTS to making a painting work
- How to MANIPULATE the paint for your advantage
- How to use TOOLS for your advantage
- Karen’s unique style and experiences as an artist
Supply List
Paint Colours:
- Titanium white
- Cobalt blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cadmium Red Light and Transparent oxide red ( warm reds)
- Carmine Red (or another cool red)
- Cadmium Yellow Medium
- Cadmium Lemon Yellow
- Chromatic Black
Instructor Bio
Using mostly palette knives and particular brushes, Weihs applies pigment in lush impasto layers interspersed with thin glazes that enrich colors and result in canvases that glow with mysterious light and form. The vague forms and evocative spaces in her paintings become magnets that draw audiences into the mystery of creation by way of human imagination.
Her works radiate an otherworldly ambience of shimmering colors and swirling shapes. Weihs galvanizes her audience’s natural curiosity with compositions that border between abstraction and landscape. She alludes to the familiar without telling the story. Her abstracted representational subject matter is deliberately simplified to capture the “idea” or essence of a place, not the reality of it. Her abstracts show her skill at mark making and texture.
LIVE COURSE FAQ
How many registrations are required for a course to start?
A minimum of 8 registrations are required. If 8 registrations are not received by the time the course is 24 hours from starting, the course will be cancelled and all registrants will receive complete refunds.
What is the maximum number of people in a course?
This varies for each course. The maximum number of registrations is decided by the instructor.
Can I get a refund?
Up until 72 hours before a course’s first session you can receive a complete refund. You can cancel your registration via the My Account portal, or by contacting [email protected].
After this time no refunds will be given (if you have extenuating circumstances you believe justify a refund, contact us at [email protected]).
Can I register for a course already in progress?
No. Once a course has started, no new registrations are accepted.
Where will my course be held?
All courses meet online over Zoom. You will need a device equipped with a camera and a microphone to fully participate.
If you have not used Zoom before, learn about how to use it here.
If you don’t regularly use Zoom, we recommend you join your first session 10-15 minutes early in case your computer needs to install or update Zoom.
How do I join my course?
You will receive a welcome email from [email protected] when you register. This email includes the Zoom link to join your course session. You will also receive 24 hour and 2 hour reminder emails before each session, and each of these emails includes the Zoom link. You can also access the Zoom link to join your course in your MastriusChat group.
Are the sessions recorded?
Yes, every session is recorded and are typically available 24 hours after a session ends. All session recordings will remain available for the duration of the course, and for one month following the last session. The recordings are viewable within the MastriusChat platform, and cannot be downloaded.
What if I miss a session?
You’ll be able to watch the session’s recording. If you have questions the recording doesn’t address, you can ask them in the chat feed of your course’s private MastriusChat group.
What is MastriusChat?
MastriusChat is an online discussion platform. You and your fellow course registrants will be assigned to a private MastriusChat group where you can connect and support eachother via the chat “feed”. Your group is also where you’ll access the session recordings. Other resources in your MastriusChat group include a link to join your course sessions, and a library your instructor can use to share resources.
What is a Navigator?
A Navigator is an artist who joins your course to ensure both instructor and registrants have an enjoyable experience. They support (as required) with technology, timekeeping, moderating questions, and between-session discussions on MastriusChat. The Navigator has also joined the course as participant, and just like you, they’re wanting to grow their skills and learn the material.
I’m not ready to register because I still have questions. Who do I contact?
We’d be happy to help!
Reach out to us at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to support you.
Get the STUDENT DISCOUNT
High School, University, and College students get 20% off ANY course (non-member price).
To claim this discount email [email protected] to enroll in the Student Program.
