Unleash your Creativity Through the World of Abstract Art

Introduction: Make your expressions take form with the use of mixed media, colours and patterns that tell your story.

Day 1. 

Introduction- Expressive abstract drawing by using pen, pencil, pastels, and charcoal stick. (Bring a sketchbook and drawing media to class) 

Day 2. 

Lecture- Colour theory, colour wheel, colour schemes 

Demonstration- The palette, putting colour theory to practise by mixing with other media Exercise- Begin several compositions by applying colour theory and making patterns (Bring painting material to the second class) 

Day 3-4

Lecture- Understand depth in painting, method of articulating space, on the 2D surface and shape relationship 

Demonstration- Abstract composition, developing a composition by working in layers, value pattern, shape relationship, balance and colour application

Exercise- Continue several paintings by focusing on shape, colour, principles and aesthetic adaptation (Bring painting material to the second class) 

Day 5. 

Lecture- Modern art, slide-assisted presentation. 

Discussion- Spotlight on contemporary art 

Exercise- Continue at least one painting by applying a concept or imagery art 

Day 6-9

Discussion- Abstracting from life, focus on figurative, the dual function of paint to represent and abstract from life 

Demonstration- Abstract figurative paintings, developing drawings based on references (photos, prints, etc.) as a source, transferring drawing to surface sheet, beginning and working through painting using a combination of abstract sensibilities 

Exercise- Continue at least one painting by adding forms using a photographic reference (Bring several photographic references) 

Day 10 

Demonstration- Subtraction, reducing complexity in composition using acrylics, focus on subtraction, simplification, positive and negative shapes, texture, pushing and pulling, and edge control

Exercise- Develop a painting in progress by applying the method of subtraction (Bring several paintings in progress - overworked paintings) 

Day 11-12

Mixed media, combining acrylic paint with other dry media masking, stencil, collage Exercise- Develop a painting in progress by incorporating mixed media into the composition (Bring mixed media such as stencils, collage, textured paper, etc.) 

Day 13

Discussion- Concept development, what is your painting saying, developing an art-making process based on a personal concept

Exercise- Continue work with paintings/work in progress 

Day 14

Open paintings, continue work in progress 

Day 15

Group/Closing discussion