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Laura Spector | Painting and Drawing with Liquid Charcoal

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Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020
Demo | 10 a.m. to Noon
The demo/lecture is open to all
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Workshop | 1 to 3 p.m.
Member fee $50 Non-member fee $65
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Link and password will be emailed after payment is received

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Demo and Workshop Description:


Explore a step-by-step process of building up a charcoal portrait from a photograph. This workshop will focus on separating light and shadow, building the architecture of form, and developing a likeness while making choices with how to layer, soften and sharpen edges. This class will focus on a new material, Liquid Charcoal by Nitram, using methods of painting to expedite the foundation of the portrait for a more complex and textured drawing. Students will learn about each material, approaches to application, selecting a good photo for reproduction, basic techniques, layering of dry charcoal over liquid charcoal, and finishing a drawing to completion.

Workshop Supply List:
1.  Canson Mix Media XL pad (14” x 17” - blue cover)
2.  Nitram Liquid Charcoal (1 tube)*
3.  Variety of charcoals & sandpaper. I use all of these:
     a. *Charcoal Sharpening paddle (Nitram brand is recommended)
     b.  *Nitram Charcoal: HB and B (1 box of each)
     c.  *Vine or Willow charcoal in soft, medium, and hard Compressed charcoal:
4.  General’s Compressed Charcoal (2 sticks Soft)
5.  Ceramic or glass plate or bowl (for liquid charcoal)
6.  1 kneaded eraser
7.  White gouache (Windsor & Newton 14ml)
8.  Charcoal Spray Fixative, Kryolan Matte (outdoor use only)
9.  Soft bristle brushes (Synthetic Mongoose or Synthetic Sable suggested)
     a. Flat bristle 1” width
     b. Long flat bristle 1/4” width
     c. Round bristle “00” (for gouache details) and 1/4” diameter
10. Chamois
11. Tortillions/Blending stumps (optional)
12. Artist Tape
13. Drawing board
14. Rag or paper towel
15. Drawing easel (recommended)
 
* NOTE: Nitram Charcoal is dust-free on your fingers while you work. Texas Art Supply carries this new product. If you do not like the feel of charcoal sticks or compressed charcoal, you may opt to use a range of General’s charcoal pencils (2B - 6B), which requires a retractable blade (NOT an X-acto) for sharpening.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Laura Spector is a Fellow of the New York Foundation for the Arts, a recipient of an Individual Grant award from the Houston Arts Alliance and Artist-in-Residence recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation. She exhibited at Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art 2020, Grand Rapids Art Museum in 2016, FotoFest 2014 and in Lawndale Art Center’s “Big Show” in 2013 and 2017. In 2022, her curated show, (w)Hole, will be exhibited at Georgetown Art Works in Georgetown, TX.  Her work has been featured in R2: The Rice Review, The Harvard Review, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and “The Real Real Thing: The Model in the Mirror of Art.” She has studied fine art at both the Flemish Classical Atelier in Belgium and Virginia Commonwealth University and was a resident artist at Atelierhaus Hilmsen in 2016. Her artwork can be seen in exhibitions and collections around the world.

Website: spectorstudio.weebly.com/

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  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Resources >
      • Directory of Demo | Workshop Artists
      • Forms >
        • Membership Registration Form
    • Newsletter
  • Events
    • 2022-2023 Events >
      • IAA 2023 Spring Show
      • Erika Korozsi-Glass Painting
      • Robin Rettew | Decorative Clay Coil Bowls
      • IAA 2022 Fall Show
      • Jules | Pyrography-Wood Burning
      • Fahmi Khan | Urban Sketching
    • 2021-22 Events >
      • Robin Rettew | Hand-Build Clay
      • Amy Cassidy-Paint on Silk
      • IAA 2022 Spring Show
      • Janet Green-Wire Sculpture
      • Sylvia Morgan
      • Soon Y Warren-Blue Crystal & Columbine
      • IAA 2021 Fall Show
    • 2020-2021 Events >
      • Nov 21, 2020-Laura Spector
      • End of Year Luncheon 2021- Los Gallitos Luncheon
      • May 15, 2021-Sheryl Lambert
      • IAA 2021 Spring Show
      • April 17, 2021-William Kalwick,Jr
      • March 20,2021-Jay Larsson
      • Feb. 27, 2021-Soon Young Warren
      • Jan 16, 2021-Holly Hunter Berry
    • 2019-2020 Events >
      • Robin Williamson|Oil Painting-Feb 22
      • Lisa Morales|Paper Collage-Jan.18
      • Holiday Party & Art Exchange December 14
      • Viviana Valente|Mosaics_Nov 16
      • Maureen Seeba | Printmaking
      • IAA 2019 LSAG Fall Show
      • oct-12-kimberley-cleland-social-media
      • Cisco Tucker|Ceramics-Oct 19
      • ArtOfWining&Dining_SugarLand
      • Sept. 19, 2020-Ron Gordon
    • 2018-2019 Events >
      • Show Registration Fees
      • Dana Brown-Gamblin & Los Gallitos Luncheon
      • LSAG 2019 Show Results
      • David Hardaker
      • IAA 2019 Spring Show
      • Paula Angeleri
      • Wendy Layne
      • Susan Giannantonio | Watercolor Geraniums
      • Lisa Morales | Paper Collage
      • Salli Babbitt-Encaustics
      • IAA 2018 LSAG Fall Show
      • Linda Strickland | SmashGlass
      • Maureen Seeba | Golden Mixed Media paints Pouring workshop
    • 2017-2018 Events >
      • IAA 2018 LSAG Spring Show
      • Golda Rader | Zentangle
      • Kimberley Cleland Social Media
      • Suzie Baker Workshop
      • IAA 2017 LSAG Fall Show
    • 2016-2017 Events >
      • IAA 2016 Winter Art Show
  • Member Gallery
  • Purchase
    • Purchase Membership
    • Event Registration Fees