People at Work: Painting the Figure in Water-Soluble Oils
when
Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM – Sat, Oct 3, 4:00 PM
where
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
One Museum Drive, Montgomery
price
free
Overview All Ages | Free, but registration is required Artists have long found meaning in capturing people while they are working. Inspired by the exhibitions America250: The American Worker and Workers Over Time, this workshop invites participants to look more closely at people at work and discover how an everyday moment can become the subject of a painting. We will begin in the galleries, exploring how artists have depicted workers across time and considering what gesture, posture, clothing, tools, and surroundings can reveal about a person and their story. Back in the studio, participants will work from a photograph they bring of someone engaged in a task. Your subject might be a mechanic repairing an engine, a grandmother cooking, an artist in the studio, a farmer in the field, a healthcare worker caring for someone, a musician practicing, or simply someone whose work or daily routine has meaning to you. Using water-soluble oils, students will learn how to simplify the figure, deve
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