An Introduction to Painting: Observation, Perception, and (a bit of) Abstraction
Instructed by Scholar in Residence, Megan Wolfkill
Wednesdays, 6-9pm
October 2 - November 20, 2024
Registration Deadline: September 29, 2024
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Description:
Through exercises prioritizing looking, seeing, and feeling, this course will introduce students to painting’s unique advantages as a medium capable of creating dynamic and thoughtful images. Exploration of composition, mark-making, color, dimension, and the physical properties of oil paint—along with conversations about the historical and contemporary importance of image-making—will form the basis of study in this course. Additionally, students will engage with introductory abstraction techniques, investigating alternate thought processes surrounding texture, mark, color, composition, and atmosphere, to test the potentials of paint.
In this course, students will become familiar with:
- Oil painting basics - including set up, surface preparation, paint application, clean up, and safe painting practices
- Exploration of expressive mark through the use of various tools and paint application techniques
- Basic color theory, including identification of local color and expressive use of color
- Observational painting techniques and strategies
- Abstraction tactics from an observational basis
Tuition: $350
Class Size:
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 12
Materials List:
(( DOWNLOAD and print materials list PDF here ))
Level of Study: This class is designed for beginners and those who have minimal painting experience. However, those wishing to refresh their oil painting skills or explore abstraction techniques are also encouraged to register.
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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About the instructor:
Megan Wolfkill is a Cincinnati-based painter and dancer who spends her days contending with identity, intimacy, and otherness in her work. She holds a BFA in Studio Art and Dance from Tulane University and an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. For the past several years, Megan has been teaching youth and university courses in three-dimensional foundations, painting, and drawing at UT-Knoxville and the Knoxville Museum of Art.
Megan recently relocated to Cincinnati to be the 2024-2025 Scholar-in-Residence at Manifest following the completion of her graduate degree. She was a finalist in the 2024 Miami University Yeck Young Painters Competition and presented research on interdisciplinary art practices at SECAC in Richmond, VA in 2023. Additionally, Megan has attended artist residencies at Penland School of Craft and the Hambidge Center.
Her work has been included in juried exhibitions across the country and has been featured in publications such as Ouch! Collective, CanvasRebel, and I Like Your Work Podcast catalogs.
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