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Margie Lopez Read: Patterns from Nature
Saturday, September 16, 2023; 9:00 AM to noon – COST: $60 / Maximum of 15 / All ability levels and ages
With this workshop we will explore the value of ‘knowing’ your subject matter as a means to improve the quality of your art. This includes involving more than visual observation of the subject, and needs to include all your senses – touch, smell, and an understanding of how the subject came to look as it does.
We will spend some time reviewing Nature’s Shapes and then will explore our surroundings to find examples of what we have discussed. Look for similar types of patterns, even if they are very different things. Example: Bilateral symmetry in animals and also plants. Sketch or paint your discoveries. Then we will regroup and compare what people have found.
The goal of this workshop is not to send you home with a nice painting. Rather, the intent is to provide you with an opportunity to Slow Down and observe so that you can gain a greater understanding of understanding what surrounds you. In this way you will create art with a greater understanding.
Please bring a sketch pad or drawing paper, graphite pencils or color pencils.
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Margie Cooper Lopez Read is a retired scientist and a self-built artist specializing in oil and pastel media, both studio and plein air. She uses art to generate funds for non-profit organizations through a project she calls ‘Donation Art’. She is a firm believer that everybody can make art and promotes the value of individuals finding their own measures of artistic success.
Margie has been giving art lessons since high school – preferentially to the most open-minded (aka Kids). In 2014 she was selected for an Artist Residency (the first!) at Cape Perpetua National Scenic Area in Oregon. This video link shows some of her happiest moments teaching visitors about plein air on the trails at the Cape. She recently has begun to conduct some free art workshops on “Patterns In Nature” which explores the beautiful designs that nature creates following basic laws of physics and species survival. For more info about Read and her work, please see the following sites: www.margies-art.com and Facebook: Donation Art.