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COMPOSITION as an AWARENESS PRACTICE

The Painting Project Studio Online, Mountain Time CO

In this LIVE, online, 8-week course we will emphasize the formal aspects of composition. How does the act of strengthening and resolving a painting relate to the fundamental ground of Awareness? What is the role of the rectangle? What does “wholeness” of the image mean, and how is it achieved? How does one make compositional […]

$600.00
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FOUNDATIONS, Morning

Jordan Wolfson's Studio 4919 North Broadway, Unit 16, Boulder, United States

This in-studio, ongoing, 8-week course is designed to give people the fundamental tools and skills to draw and oil paint from life. Working from still life, we will learn how to translate what we see into convincing and successful renditions. We’ll start with basic drawing skills, developing proportion, shading and color. Working step-by-step we’ll develop […]

$400.00
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FLOWERS!, In-Studio

The Painting Project Studio Online, Mountain Time CO

How does one paint a bunch of flowers and make them ALIVE? Working in oils within the tradition of floral still life, I'll be demonstrating step-by-step, how to set up a convincing rendition of fresh flowers. This 8-week course will provide an opportunity to learn how to paint flowers.  The first four weeks will focus […]

$430.00

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GROUP CRIT – Spring/Summer 2023

The Painting Project Studio Online, Mountain Time CO

Meeting LIVE Online for 4 sessions, every other Tuesday. May 9, May 23, June 6, June 20 Jordan will be facilitating a group critique for painters who are interested in exploring together deeper aspects of painting, what it means for each of us to paint, and how to strengthen our work, both formally and internally. […]

$260.00
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Painting as a Path of Awareness: A 5-Week Intensive

The Painting Project Studio Online, Mountain Time CO

The act and practice of painting is a transformative experience.  A painting is not simply a picture. A painting is a weaving of energy. If you've been feeling the urge to paint -- or perhaps you’ve been painting for some years but haven’t yet found your own personal, authentic way -- this course is structured […]

$290.00
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FIGURE DRAWING

Jordan Wolfson's Studio 4919 North Broadway, Unit 16, Boulder, United States

This course will focus on developing skills to master the proportions and structure of the figure.  You know what they say, "If you can draw the figure..."  We will work with quick poses, exploring the "feel" and rhythm of the body, as well as long poses, emphasizing accuracy, specificity and physical structure.  Both line quality […]

$550.00
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INTERIORS: Making Space, Part One

The Painting Project Studio Online, Mountain Time CO

One essential and magical aspect of painting is conjuring the experience of space on a flat canvas. In this two-part, eight-week course, we will work on creating an interior space through drawing and painting. In Part One, participants will learn how to develop a convincing interior while working from observation, focusing on the establishment of […]

$300.00

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FLOWERS!, Part One

The Painting Project Studio Online, Mountain Time CO

How does one paint a bunch of flowers and make them ALIVE? Working in oils within the tradition of floral still life, Jordan will demonstrate LIVE, step-by-step, how to set up a convincing rendition of fresh flowers. The first week Jordan will begin with drawing, working with line. Week Two will focus on values, working […]

$300.00
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FOUNDATIONS, Morning

Jordan Wolfson's Studio 4919 North Broadway, Unit 16, Boulder, United States

This in-studio, ongoing, 8-week course is designed to give people the fundamental tools and skills to draw and oil paint from life. Working from still life, we will learn how to translate what we see into convincing and successful renditions. We’ll start with basic drawing skills, developing proportion, shading and color. Working step-by-step we’ll develop […]

$400.00

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FOUNDATIONS, Morning

Jordan Wolfson's Studio 4919 North Broadway, Unit 16, Boulder, United States

This in-studio, ongoing, 7-week course is designed to give people the fundamental tools and skills to draw and oil paint from life. Working from still life, we will learn how to translate what we see into convincing and successful renditions. We’ll start with basic drawing skills, developing proportion, shading and color. Working step-by-step we’ll develop […]

$420.00

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I thought I’d start by just by putting together a list of books and articles that I have found particularly relevant. When possible I’ll try to set up a link for them as well. Most of the links point to the books on the Amazon site which will give you additional information about  each one. Please click on the titles.

Forge, Andrew, Painting and the Struggle for the Whole Self

Gombrich, Ernst, The Story of Art

Hughes, Robert, The Shock of the New

Danto, Arthur, After the End of Art

Weintraub, Linda, To Life! Eco Art in Pursuit of a Sustainable Planet

Belting, Hans, Art History after Modernism

Gablik, Suzi, Has Modernism Failed

Gablik, Suzi, The Reenchantment of Art

Elkins, James, What Painting Is

Brenson, Mi chael, Acts of Engagement

Jacobs, Mary Jane, and Bass, Jacqueline, Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art

Becker, Howard S., Art Worlds

Shiner, Larry, The Invention of Art

Hyde, Lewis, The Gift

Dorfman, Geoffrey, Out of the Picture: Milton Resnick and the New York School

Shiff, Richard, Between Sense and de Kooning

Shiff, Richard, Cezanne and the End of Impressionism

Shapiro, Meyer, Modern Art 19th and 20th Centuries

Sylvester, David, About Modern Art

Sylvester, David, Interviews with Francis Bacon

Berger, John, About Looking

Berger, John, The Shape of a Pocket

Berger, John, Keeping a Rendezvous

Berger, John and Berger Andreadakis, Katya, Titian, Nymph and Shepherd

Forge, Andrew, Soutine

Galenson, David

Galenson, David, Conceptual Revolutions in Twentieth Century Art

Beuys, Joseph, What is Art?

Lipsey, Roger, An Art of Our Own, The Spiritual in Twentieth Century Art

Perry, Gil and Wood, Paul, Themes in Contemporary Art

Spurling, Hilary, The Unknown Matisse

Spurling, Hilary, Matisse the Master