When: Jan 29-30, 2025, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM each day
Where: Art Room at Crooked Creek Park
1098 Old Lexington Hwy, Chapin, SC 29036
Lunch will be provided.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION (from the instructor)
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This is a 2-day, oil or acrylic, palette Knife workshop led by Ohio-based guest instructor, Trish Weeks. This workshop is designed to enhance your painting skills by focusing on palette knife techniques, enabling you to create impressionistic art with vivid colors. You’ll learn to integrate these techniques with composition and color theory to elevate your painting. Through daily demonstration on various subjects and surfaces, you’ll discover the joy of clean color and vibrant energy in your work. Whether you paint in a studio or en plein air, these skills will add excitement and versatility to your art. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your artistic toolbox and transform your source material into dynamic horizontal, square, and vertical compositions. Register now and take your painting to the next level!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
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Trish Weeks is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning with a BS in Design. Her 50 plus year career has spanned fashion design, interior design, and for the last 25 years fine art painting.
Trish has received awards in numerous juried shows on a regional and national level and has been represented b galleries in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Michigan and New Mexico. Her work is included in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Art Comes Alive (ACA) International Invitational awarded her Landscape Painter of the year in 2013; and Trish has been a finalist in American Artist Magazine Competition. Trish has been featured at the Taft Museum, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Carnegie Art Center, The Lloyd Library & Museum, Pazzuti Modern Art Museum, and the Columbus Art Museum. Most recently her work has appeared in the January 2022 issues of Architectural Digest, Southern Living, and Sophisticated Living Magazines.
Trish draws inspiration from the organic landscapes in the Midwest and the Carolinas. She also adds a global perspective by including memories from travels to paint in Europe, India, China, Japan and Nepal where she paints plein air in the environments she is experiencing. Trish’s signature works portray expressionist views of nature that seem to breathe and vibrate with amazing energy. These are created by combining simple compositions with complex layers of color using a palette knife to intensify the clarity and impact of the colors. Her technique with the palette knife show both delicate detail and also creates bold swaths that intensify the experience. Despite her strong technique, here composition and palette maintain a serenity; and the subject maintains a delicacy.
Trish’s art achieves a unique balance in its constituent elements, which may account for the sense of well-being it brings to viewers. Those who experience her work routinely comment on how good it makes them feel, and describe it as a tactile experience or “a dance with color."
SUPPLY LIST
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See the online registration page for the full supply list for this workshop.
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REGISTRATION
Registration is open to all artists. CCAL members pay $230 ($50 minimum deposit required). Non-members pay $280 ($50 minimum deposit required).
Note: This event will be held indoors. By registering for this event, you agree that you understand the risks of COVID and agree to the CCAL COVID Waiver Policy.
You can register online at www.crookedcreekart.org/ccal-workshops.
To register offline or for more information, contact
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