Nancy Franke Workshop
Many of my Chastain Arts Center friends raved about Nancy Franke and her workshops. They all said I would love her energy, her passion, her enthusiasm and, naturally, her talent. They were right!
Nancy led a workshop at Quinlan Arts Center in early November. She focused on loose brush strokes, simplifying shapes and putting your heart and soul into your art. What I loved about this workshop is that she got right to it. In the last workshop I took at Quinlan, we had a mixing paints 101 session, which was way too basic.
True sign of an artist ... a roll of paper towels tucked under your arm :)
She uses her fingers and paper towels to move the paint around, erase and redraw. She's so much fun to watch. I'll try to upload a video if I can figure out how to do that!
Here are my works from Day 1:
Day 2 began with another demo, this time a pear still life:
Afterwards we worked with a model:
And one last painting before wrapping up the workshop:
Nancy raffled off her two demos, and I was lucky enough to have my name drawn for the pears!
I think Nancy's workshops are ideal for artists in the intermediate level category. She's not going to cover the basics but rather will help you see painting from a different perspective. She's great at managing edges, moving the paint around and thinking outside the box. She also brings in a few bottles of rose during lunch, which was a big hit with out class. Highly recommend!!
Nancy led a workshop at Quinlan Arts Center in early November. She focused on loose brush strokes, simplifying shapes and putting your heart and soul into your art. What I loved about this workshop is that she got right to it. In the last workshop I took at Quinlan, we had a mixing paints 101 session, which was way too basic.
True sign of an artist ... a roll of paper towels tucked under your arm :)
She uses her fingers and paper towels to move the paint around, erase and redraw. She's so much fun to watch. I'll try to upload a video if I can figure out how to do that!
Here are my works from Day 1:
Day 2 began with another demo, this time a pear still life:
Afterwards we worked with a model:
And one last painting before wrapping up the workshop:
Nancy raffled off her two demos, and I was lucky enough to have my name drawn for the pears!
I think Nancy's workshops are ideal for artists in the intermediate level category. She's not going to cover the basics but rather will help you see painting from a different perspective. She's great at managing edges, moving the paint around and thinking outside the box. She also brings in a few bottles of rose during lunch, which was a big hit with out class. Highly recommend!!
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