INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Jordan Wolfson is available for individual critiques and personal studio sessions to help artists further their own vision and strengthen their work. Areas that may be addressed: portfolio development, creative blocks, readiness to move to the next level, how to bring the work to full completion. Sessions may be held in Wolfson's studio in North Boulder or at an individual's own studio.
Further details and information are available upon inquiry.
Wolfson received his M.F.A. from Yale University School of Art. He has taught painting and drawing for over 20 years. Wolfson has exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad. His work is represented in various public collections, including the Albright Knox Art Gallery, and has won numerous awards, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Wolfson is represented by the DFN Gallery in New York City, Michele Mosko Fine Art in Denver, Rothschild Fine Arts in Tel Aviv, and Artspace in Jerusalem. He currently teaches at the Art Students League of Denver, as well as private classes and workshops.
ONGOING COURSES: WINTER/SPRING SESSION 2012
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FOUNDATIONS IN DRAWING AND PAINTING
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00pm, ongoing
Tuition is $140 per month (4 sessions).
Jordan Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
For Beginners and Advanced - Class size limited to eight participants.
This class is designed to give people the fundamental tools and skills to draw and oil paint from life. Working from still life and the figure, 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 composition. Then working step-by-step we'll develop a thorough understanding of oil paint and how to use it. Through a series of limited groupings of color we will gain a strong working knowledge of how color becomes light. As our mastery develops, spontaneous play becomes part of our repertoire -- One-on-one attention is given in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
FIGURE/FIGURATION!
Tuesdays, 1:00-4:00pm
Second section added: Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00pm
Tuition is $280 (8 sessions), plus a flexible model fee TBD.
Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
For Beginners to Advanced - Class size limited to eight participants.
8 Session Course, Part One: January 3 - February 21
8 Session Course, Part Two: February 28 - April 24
Working in both drawing and oils we will explore the figure and questions of figuration - how does the body feel? Starting with the development of straightforward color and proportion to create a believable sense of form, we will continue by experimenting with alternative means of exploration. Directness and spontaneity will be encouraged! -- One-on-one attention is given in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
ABSTRACTION AS DISCOVERY
Tuesdays, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuition is $280 (8 session).
Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
8 Session Course, January 3 - February 21, 2012:
WORKING ON PAPER: Using a non-achievement oriented practice, we will investigate the possibility of dialogue between our inner lives and the life of the image. We will be working in a mostly limited palette of black and white in various media on paper; charcoal, ink, ink wash, white and black conte, acrylic, gouache or casein. Previous experience in abstraction not necessary. Directness, spontaneity, risk and play will be encouraged. Space is limited to eight participants - early registration is encouraged. Open to intermediate and advanced.
8 Session Course, February 28 - April 24:
PRACTICE PAINTING IN OILS this course is designed to provide an opportunity for sustained intuitive exploration. Participants will be working on one canvas (36"x42") for the entire course as a means of developing a working understanding of a variety of formal elements (line, shape, edge, color, etc.). Composition as an ongoing discipline will be emphasized. Paint handling will be stressed. Spontaneity and risk will be encouraged!!! An opportunity will be provided to become acquainted with painting as a form of dialogue and inner discovery. Space is limited to eight participants - early registration is encouraged. Open to intermediate and advanced.
EXPLORING THAT THING
Wednesdays, 1:30-4:30pm
Tuition is $280 (8 session), plus a flexible model fee TBD.
Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
Eight Session Course, Part One: January 4 - February 22
Eight Session Course, Part Two: February 29 - April 25
Explore different ways of working with oils! Using still life and the figure we will experiment with different ways of pushing the paint around and pushing the edge of what a painting does. We will explore different ways of literally getting the paint onto the canvas and how to relate to what we see in unexpected and surprising ways. Thick? Thin? Goopy? How do we get our intuition into the driver seat and still deal with the stuff in front of us? How do we use accident as a creative doorway? Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with different ways of working and with their own intuitive sensibility. Risk and play will be encouraged! Space is limited to eight participants - early registration is encouraged. Open to all levels.
SUMMER SESSION 2012
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FOUNDATIONS IN DRAWING AND PAINTING
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00pm, ongoing
Tuition is $140 per month (4 sessions).
Jordan Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
For Beginners and Advanced - Class size limited to seven participants.
This class is designed to give people the fundamental tools and skills to draw and oil paint from life. Working from still life and the figure, 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 composition. Then working step-by-step we'll develop a thorough understanding of oil paint and how to use it. Through a series of limited groupings of color we will gain a strong working knowledge of how color becomes light. As our mastery develops, spontaneous play becomes part of our repertoire -- One-on-one attention is given in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
LANDSCAPE AS SOURCE
Tuesdays, 9:00am -4:30pm
Eight Session Course, May 8 - July 3, 2012
(no class the week of June 12)
Morning sessions plein air landscapes from 9am - 12noon
Afternoon sessions: an ongoing abstraction using morning sessions as source material 1:30-4:30pm
Tuition: $540 for both sessions, $280 for morning session only.
Various sites in the Boulder area, and Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
Meeting at various sites in the beautiful surroundings of Boulder, CO, we will work in the mornings in the tradition of plein air oil painting, developing a sense of color relationships in response to the motif, in search of a convincing sense of space and light.
In the afternoons a second session will take place in Jordan Wolfson's studio in north Boulder, using the morning landscape as a point of departure for an ongoing abstract painting. We will work on the same abstract painting for the eight weeks, while continuing to incorporate the new landscapes produced each week. Shape, color, paint handling and mark making, will all be explored within the ongoing play of composition. Nature as source and inspiration.
While the course is designed for a full day, both outside and inside the studio, participants may choose to enroll in either the morning or afternoon sessions. Priority will first be given to participants enrolling in the full day course. Directness and spontaneity will be encouraged! One-on-one attention is given in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
FIGURE AS SOURCE
Wednesdays, 9:00am -4:30pm
Eight Session Course, May 9 - July 5, 2012
(no class the week of June 13, and July 4 class moved to July 5)
Morning sessions painting and drawing from the figure 9am - 12noon
Afternoon sessions: an ongoing abstraction using morning sessions
as source material 1:30-4:30pm
Tuition: $540 for both sessions, $280 for morning session only,
with model fee TBD.
Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
This eight week course will explore the process of figuration and abstraction. We will work half-days from observation with the figure, working with proportion and anatomy, value as a development of physical structure, cross-contour as an investigation of mass, color and tonal relationships, experimental paint-handling and mark-making, and exploring the relationship of the figure to the surrounding interior. In the afternoons we will work on one canvas for the duration of the eight weeks, using our morning paintings as source material for an ongoing and improvisational discovery of abstract painting. Risk and play will be encouraged! Individual attention will be given in a supportive and creative atmosphere. For intermediate and advanced painters.
TWO WEEK INTENSIVE WITH THE FIGURE
JULY 17, 18, 24, & 25, 2012
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Eight Sustained Sessions with the Figure, one long pose.
Participants are invited to work either realistically or subjectively, or both,
on one canvas or on multiple canvases and studies.
Tuition: $280, plus model fee TBD.
Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
THREE WEEK INTENSIVE: ABSTRACTION AS DISCOVERY
AUGUST 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, & 29, 2012
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Twelve Sustained Sessions working on one canvas
to explore non-representational abstraction in oils.
Tuition: $420.
Wolfson's Studio, 4919 North Broadway, Unit #16, Boulder, CO
WORKSHOPS
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ABSTRACTION IN OILS: FIGURE AS SOURCE
DECEMBER 12-16, 2011
WOLFSON'S STUDIO, BOULDER, CO
This five day workshop will explore the process of abstraction. We will work half-days from observation with the figure, experimenting with different ways of relating to what we see, as well as different ways of handling and applying paint. In the afternoons we will work on one canvas for the duration of the five days, using our morning paintings as source material for an ongoing and improvisational discovery of abstract painting. Risk and play will be encouraged! Individual attention will be given in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
For Intermediate and Advanced Painters.
Workshop size limited to seven participants.
$490 for the five-day workshop, plus model fee TBD
LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP
MARCH 12-16, 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Painting in oils in the plein air tradition, we will work directly from nature in the beautiful surroundings of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Beginning with a naturalistic approach, we will explore color in order to create a believable sense of light and space. As we continue, we will experiment with composition and paint handling and alternative approaches. Directness and spontaneity will be encouraged!
For Intermediate and Advanced - Class size limited to twelve participants.
$485 for the five-day workshop.
INTERIORS: PAINTING SPACE
MAY 18-20, 2012
THE ART SCHOOL IN SANDY SPRINGS, ATLANTA, GA
Please join me in this three day workshop learning how to create a believable interior space in oils. We will explore the motif of the interior and the relationship of space to solid form: how do you make a room look like a room? Beginning with the development of straightforward color and tonality to create naturalistic light and space we will continue by investigating alternative means of exploration. Directness and spontaneity will be encouraged! Students will receive individual instruction within a creative and supportive atmosphere.
All levels are welcome.
Workshop size limited to fifteen participants.
$390 for the three-day workshop.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP
JUNE 11-15, 2012
WESTPORT, MA
Painting in oils in the plein air tradition, we will work directly from nature in the beautiful surroundings of Westport, Mass. Beginning with a naturalistic approach, we will explore color in order to create a believable sense of light and space. As we continue, we will experiment with composition and paint handling and alternative approaches. Directness and spontaneity will be encouraged!
For Intermediate and Advanced - Class size limited to twelve participants.
$490 for the five-day workshop.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP
JULY 6-10, 2012
CRESTED BUTTE, CO
Painting in oils in the plein air tradition, we will work directly from nature in the beautiful surroundings of Crested Butte, Colorado. Beginning with a naturalistic approach, we will explore color in order to create a believable sense of light and space. As we continue, we will experiment with composition and paint handling and alternative approaches. Directness and spontaneity will be encouraged!
For Intermediate and Advanced - Class size limited to twelve participants.
Five days total, THREE DAYS OF INSTRUCTION.
We'll be staying downtown enjoying the hospitality of the Old Town Inn, (click here for more information) , including their homemade Continental Breakfasts, coffee bar, baked afternoon treats, comfortable rooms, WIFI and hot tub. During the three workshop days, we will paint in the mornings and afternoons, with critiques in late afternoon. All breakfasts and lunches are included.
Double-occupancy price for artists: $820 -- only $760 if you pay in full before the end of 2011; non-painting companions: $530 -- only $470 if you pay in full before the end of 2011; single occupancy artists: $1,088 -- only $1,028 if you pay before the end of 2011.
For registration or for more information please contact Dedra Smith, 303.447.1381 or by email. Click here.
Or Molly Hargarten,303.494.5314 or by email. Click here.
ABSTRACTION IN OILS: LANDSCAPE AS SOURCE
JULY 30 - AUGUST 3, 2012
OLYMPIA, WA
This five day workshop will explore both plein air painting and the process of abstraction. We will work in the mornings in a traditional plein air approach - outdoors developing tonal relationships in response to the landscape, in search of a convincing sense of space and light, as well as different ways of handling and applying paint. In the afternoons we will work on one canvas for the duration of the five days, using our morning paintings as source material for an ongoing and improvisational discovery of abstract painting. Risk and play will be encouraged! Individual attention will be given in a supportive and creative atmosphere. Included will be a slide lecture from guest artist, Helen O'Toole.
For Intermediate and Advanced - Afternoon sessions limited to ten participants.
$400 for the five-day workshop. $240 for morning plein air sessions only.
For details, registration and information concerning accommodations please contact Kathy Gore-Fuss. Click here.
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REGARDING UPCOMING LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPS IN SUMMER 2011:
"When we think of plein-air painting we usually think of direct tonal investigation of the light and space and forms before us, establishing basic tonal relationships, finding the right color. Corot's exquisite small studies while in Italy always come to my mind. And of course, there are the Impressionists and Monet's great lifelong project exploring light and atmosphere. Monet took that foundation of tonal relationships and went somewhere with it - a destination that was impacted by specific questions that didn't only have to do with what he saw but also with what he felt and thought about what he saw. The questions he asked as he journeyed through his life, outdoors and in the studio, affected what he was looking for and how he painted. Monet's questions came out of an interaction between the objective world before him - nature, and his subjective experience, his own temperament and sensibility. Looking back through the twentieth century, what the Impressionists left us seems self evident, but of course it wasn't always so. A new way of handling paint was created, in response to exploring sensations inner and outer.
"As painters interested in direct plein-air painting from nature - what are some of the different ways we might explore light, space and form? What are our own questions? What unknown possibilities might come out of our own unique relationship with nature as we build upon traditional foundations?
"These are questions and pursuits that interest me, both as a landscape painter and as teacher. I look forward to exploring them."
For accounts and photos of past workshops please visit
the Jordan Wolfson Workshops Facebook page.
