In this weeklong workshop, students will be challenged to paint what they see; instruction will include approaches to both traditional and contemporary subjects, with an emphasis on the study of light and shadow. Informal studies at the class’s start will be followed by paintings of longer duration as the week progresses. Students will also have the opportunity to bring in objects and set up their own individual still life. This course is open to all, although some experience in painting will be helpful.
	Kate Ryan is represented by the William Scott Gallery in Provincetown; her work has been exhibited in many venues including the Tristan Gallery, the Fine Arts Work Center, and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, (all in Provincetown, MA); The Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA; the Artist’s Guild, Falmouth, MA; and in Ann Arbor, MI the Yourist Gallery; Washtenaw Community College; and the Ann Arbor Art Association. Ryan taught art in the Ann Arbor Public School system for ten years. She holds a B.A. in Art from Bridgwater State College, Bridgewater, MA, and has studied art at Mass College of Art, Boston, MA, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and the Museum School at PAAM, Provincetown, MA.
Materials List for Kate Ryan's Workshop Oil Paints (1.25 oz. tubes) Suggested colors: (or bring what you have) titanium white, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, prussian blue, indigo, ultamarine violet, permanet green, olive green, terre verte, burnt sienna, burnt umber, lamp or ivory black. Palette Rags or paper towels Jar with lid of thinner- turpenoid or gamsol only Jar with lid of oil painting medium: galkyd or linseed oil Brushes: ranging from small to large( filberts and rounds are suggested but bring whatever you like to use, including palette knives) sketch pad and pencil prepared surfaces for painting: (your choice) gessoed: masonite, strecthed canvas, wood, canvas board or watercolor paper. (if using paper you may need a board and masking tape.