The Interiority of Observation and the Cultivation of a Visual Imagination with Stuart Shils
Paint and draw unencumbered by conditioning and default modes, while getting inside the moment of observation. Students will explore visual opportunity in this acrylic painting studio class with a model. Stuart will also place a strong emphasis on drawing as the most essential abstract response to observation. By trading the notions of “expertise” or “finish" and replacing with a focus on paying attention with a “beginner’s mind,” students will cultivate their visual imaginations and help infuse their art practice with visual confidence.
STUART SHILS is a contemporary American landscape painter who has exhibited and taught internationally. His works toe the line between formal abstraction and fidelity to the scene he is observing. Mainly known as a plein-air painter, he has recently incorporated working from his own photographs of urban scenes. Shils studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Seymour Remenick and Arthur De Costa. He was the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and an Academy Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York. Currently Shils is represented by Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects in New York. https://stuartshils.com
The Interiority of Observation and th...
Date and Time
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020 Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Tuesday - Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm, August 25 - 27
Location
AAN Visual Arts Center
24 Amelia Drive
Nantucket, MA 02554
Fees/Admission
Tuition: $975
Contact Information
maggiemurray@nantucketarts.org
(508) 228-0722x17
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