• EL TALLER (THE STUDIO) WORKSHOPS – JUNE 2017

    Date posted: May 4, 2017 Author: jolanta

     The Studio and the Garden, San Francisco, CA

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    Workshop #1 – Explorations in Drawing

    Dates: Thursday – Saturday, June 8-10, 2017
    Times: 9am – 4pm (Lunch from 12 noon – 1pm)

    Skill Level: Open to all adult of any skill level (6 student limit)
    Instructor: Eugene Rodriguez

    Cost: $500 – this includes all supplies and a lunch inspired by the season
    prepared by local talent, James Franicevich

    Workshop Description
    In this workshop I demonstrate the importance of free-hand drawing skills using a variety of techniques such as volume, perspective, and value to create naturalistic images. I also help each student develop dynamic compositions applying the basic elements and principles of composition with graphite and charcoal. I also begin a discussion about individualizing a studio practice that reflects a distinctive approach to your creative process.

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    Workshop #2 – Explorations in Painting

    Dates: Thursday – Saturday, June 22-24, 2017
    Times: 9am – 4pm (Lunch from 12 noon – 1pm)

    Skill Level: Open to all adults of any skill level (6 student limit)
    Instructor: Eugene Rodriguez

    Cost: $500 – this includes all supplies and a lunch inspired by the season
    prepared by local talent, James Franicevich

    Workshop Description
    This workshop builds upon the Exploration in Drawing workshop. I demonstrate a range of color principles and brush techniques to create visually dynamic paintings, both realistic and abstract. After that I work with each student to develop a personal approach to the creative process including ways to evaluate strengths and areas for improvement through individual and group critiques.

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    Workshop #3: Creativity into Painting Part 1

    Dates: Thursday – Saturday, June 29-July 1, 2017
    Times: 9am – 4pm (Lunch from 12 noon – 1pm)

    Skill Level: Open to all adults of any skill level (6 student limit)
    (Workshops #1 and #2 are recommended)
    Instructor: Eugene Rodriguez

    Cost: $500 – this includes all supplies and a lunch inspired by the season
    prepared by local talent, James Franicevich

    Workshop Description
    This workshop expands upon the Explorations in Painting workshop. I begin with a demonstration of how to use more advanced color principles with both realistic and non-objective themes. I then introduce the practice of using mediums to create technical variations, such as glazes and impastos, on a variety painting surfaces such as paper, masonite, and plastic. The group critiques now include looking at the work of contemporary painters from a global perspective.

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    ABOUT ARTIST

    EUGENE

    Eugene Rodriguez is a San Francisco based visual artist whose work includes painting, printmaking, film and installation. He first studied fashion design in Los Angeles earning his degree from FIDM. While working as a fashion designer he traveled to Europe and Asia where he visited major art museums and gained exposure to many facets of global culture. On his first visit to The Louvre museum in Paris he saw Vincent Van Gogh’s, Self Portrait (1889), and fell in love with painting. “When I begin a painting, color is always first in my mind.”

    He went on to earn his BA in painting and drawing from San Francisco State University and his MFA in cross-disciplinary work from Mills College. He continues to teach in arts programs in the Bay Area where he exhibits and works on commissions.

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    Visit Artist’s Official Website: www.eugenerodriguez.com

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