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PAAM'S 2010
Summer Course
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From Impression to Abstraction: A painting workshop with Joerg Dressler
July 2, 9, 16 or 23, 10-3pm, $100 per day
Register for four or more one-day workshops and receive 5% off
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“Every man is an artist.” - Joseph Beuys, 1921-1986
Abstraction lies on a continuum: it reaches from the representational to non-recognizable. This workshop encourages participants to find their own comfort zone on that continuum. Early explorations will take place during a brief walk through the streets and by the shoreline of Provincetown’s East End: we will capture impressions, quickly documented through rough sketches, digital snapshots, or simply memorizing what’s essential to one’s perception. Upon returning to the studio, the actual painting process will begin. Through group discussions and individual conversations, participants will be encouraged to broaden their painting experiences, focusing on composition, form and color. Participants are asked to bring materials of their own choosing: oil paint, acrylics or watercolor and canvas, board or paper as well as brushes and/or palette knives.
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Joerg Dressler was born in Hanau, Germany. Being inspired by the vast history of European art, he began painting at the age of 13. Joerg received a Masters of Arts Degree in Visual Communication from Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Offenbach, Germany in 1994. Additionally he studied typography at Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Decoratif in Paris, France.
Joerg moved to the United States in 1996. He splits his time between Boston and Provincetown, where his studio is located. Joerg’s medium is oil on canvas—painting both landscapes and abstracts. The works are influenced by the French Impressionists as well as German Expressionists. |
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