Anne Strutz PSA, IAPS/MC will hold a one-day “MARKS IN MOTION” workshop to follow up on her Presentation and Demo scheduled at our April 13 membership meeting.
Anne Strutz is an artist in motion, pushing boundaries by infusing movement and energy into her paintings. For Anne painting begins with what you cannot see. She poses questions to herself before starting a painting. What is drawing me to this subject? What is the story I want to tell? What am I trying to express in each painting? No single mark is precious. No fear is allowed to enter the process behind the easel. All elements of the composition must work in unity. This process is critical for infusing energy into my work and allows me to respond directly to the piece as it evolves.
Anne’s journey as an artist has been a fulfilling adventure, leading her from fashion designer in NYC, to teacher and developing art curricula for children in Philadelphia and Chicago. In 2013 Anne turned her focus to fine art and began painting exclusively with pastels. Her work has been featured in the Pastel Journal, Pratique Des Arts and Strokes of Genius and the 2022 IAPS Souvenir Book. She has written multiple articles for the Pastel Journal and Artist Magazine. Anne is the past president and workshop chair of the Piedmont Pastel Society. Anne currently serves on the on the IAPS Education Committee. In 2019 she participated in the Dueling Demonstration event at the IAPS convention. In 2022 Anne received her Master Circle status and was part of the IAPS Convention paint around event as well as demonstrated at the convention. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and currently lives in Charlotte NC.
Check out what Anne will present in her workshop.
ANNE STRUTZ FINE ART
https://annestrutzfineart.faso.com/
annestrutzfineart@gmail.com
732.569.1577
MARKS IN MOTION ONE DAY WORKSHOP
Line, shape, pattern, light, values, form, color, technique. These are all elements of art we as artists study to improve our understanding of how to paint. How do we use these elements to capture the intention we want to convey and the interest of the viewer? Creating energy and motion in a painting, for me, requires the ability to respond to what is happening throughout the creative process, concept (sketch) to final work. Implementing the fundamental elements of art along with a healthy sense of adventure behind the easel is essential. Determining the underpainting technique is critical to my creative process. This sets the tone of the work, and approach to mark making for the piece. Fear has no place in my studio. When fear starts to stagnate my process, it is time to scratch the entire surface of the painting with various tools. No single mark is precious; all elements of the composition must work in unity. This process is critical for infusing energy into my work and allows me to respond directly to the piece as it evolves.
This fast pace one-day workshop will be a series of exercises exploring techniques to infuse paintings with energy and motion, be it fast or slow, loud or quiet. Come ready to get dusty and have some fun! Images to work from will be provided by the instructor.
DAILY SCHEDULE:
• Morning session: 9-12
• Lunch: 12-1
• Afternoon session: 1-4