I get super motivated by taking classes. I dive in and try to learn as much as I can. I must confess, I even pre-learn, research and test out techniques before class even starts.
This year I took a ModernMarbling class, with CynthiaMcGuirl.
Then I enjoyed a Japanese woodblock printing class this with artist and teacher Lisa Houck.
A dropped in on a couple of figure drawing sessions at Essex Art Center.
And most recently, I participated in the online class Translating Landscapes, with Antia Lehmann.
Sometimes that the prints that I make in these classes just get filed away or tossed durning my next purging session. But the process is what I keep.
The process of:
- developing dynamic images
- learning to think differently
- fix problems/mistakes in new ways
- identifying my strengths and interests
I hope to bring those ideas and more back to my own practice.
So as the most recently landscape class ends I played with new tools and the gelatin plate to make some abstract landscapes. I am pretty pleased.
If you are like me and need an art class, then check out the current online classes being offered.