CHRISTINA WEAVER: IN THE GARDEN: PAINTING PLANTS FROM LIFE October 2022

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CHRISTINA WEAVER
IN THE GARDEN: PAINTING PLANTS FROM LIFE
3 Day Workshop
October 14–16, 2022
10:00 – 5:00p

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This three day workshop, taught on site at a local garden, will be an introduction to painting flowers and foliage, from observation, in an outdoor setting. We will indulge in the color, texture, geometry, and movement of plants as we build an oil painting from the ground up. Focus will be on accurate drawing, value structure, and color relationships as we organize complex form and space into shapes on canvas. Paint application and edge quality will also be emphasized in the creation of a rich, layered surface. We will address the joys and challenges of working “en plein air” – fleeting light, unpredictable weather, and shifting surroundings. As we grapple with and embrace the ever-changing nature of our living subjects, the painting will emerge as a document of that experience.

Each day will open with demonstration and lecture, and students will paint in the afternoon, guided by one-on-one instruction. Students will provide their own supplies, including a portable easel and packed lunches. In the event of stormy weather, we will paint plants indoors at Alia Fine Art Studios.

BIOGRAPHY
Christina Weaver (born 1987) grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She studied painting and drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Indiana University Bloomington. She has received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for artists who work representationally and was awarded the Scheidt Memorial Travel Scholarship in 2011. In 2015 she was a resident artist at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio, and she has taught drawing and painting in a variety of settings. Her paintings are exhibited nationwide and have been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Christina lives near Waynesville, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

www.christinaweaverartist.com

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