Simple and expressive narratives - acrylic painting with Jay Finger

Termin:
Fr., 27.06.2025 bis So., 29.06.2025

Dauer:
3 Days

Zeiten:
Fr & Sa 9:30 bis 17 Uhr, So 11 bis 18 Uhr; inkl. 1,5 hours lunch break

Ort:
Nature park Pöllauer Tal
Meeting point 9:30 Uhr in front of the tourist office Pöllau

Zielgruppe:
Beginners, advanced, adults, teenagers from 13 years

Workshop description:

In this workshop we want to tell a story through painting, with plenty of room for interpretation so that the viewers can find their own interpretations.

We start with the atmosphere: Where should the story begin? Who or what is it about? Do we make this journey together, do we already have a destination in mind? Photos and newspaper cuttings, things we have brought ourselves or materials from the artist's collection serve as a starting point. These are spontaneously processed with acrylic paints into generous, expressive compositions to suggest a story. A willingness to take risks in abstraction is required, and the aim is to discover one's own visual language and allow it to flow, rather than creating a photorealistic image.

‘As a course leader, I will guide you by giving general advice on composition, colour choice and technique.’

Please bring your own:

The following list of materials is intended as a suggestion. You are welcome to bring and add your own drawing and painting materials.

Drawing pad: A3 or larger
Graphite or pencils: 3B-6B
Charcoal Gum paste, Eraser,Pastel fixative

Painting support: ready-primed canvases for serial work in variable, individual sizes

Paints:
(Amsterdam)Acrylic,
titanium white (225-500ml),
mixed white (more like 500ml),
carmine red,
magenta,
vermilion,
dark cadmium yellow,
lemon yellow,
ultramarine blue,
cobalt blue,
cyan blue,
light ochre,
burnt umber,
natural umber,
ivory blackAcrylic binder (transparent filler)
Brushes and palette knives: Flat and round bristle brushes, flat and round synthetic hair brushes, flat priming brushes
Larger and smaller artist's palette knives

Additionally Working clothes: overalls or painter's smock
Lots of paint rags/cloths: no kitchen rolls! Own flash-free photo material (optional)Sketches (can be used as reference)

Price:

€ 380,-

Workshop leader

Jay Finger Born in Los Angeles, 1976 - 1986 studied sculpture in Northridge, graphic design in Santa Monica and architecture (BA) at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. 1980 - 1989 senior designer at The Nadel Partnership, Los Angeles. 1989 - 1996 architect at Karl Schmucker+Partner, Mannheim. Shift of professional focus to painting. 2008 Move to Vienna. Member of the Künstlerbund Klosterneuburg since 2015.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS ‘Jay Finger’, Galerie Gans, Vienna - ‘Tiere und das Getier... und alles, was da kreucht und fleucht’, ARTS Galerie im Konzerthaus, Ziersdorf - ‘Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung’, Galerie Artmondial, Vienna - ‘Aug in Aug’, Bergerhaus, Gumpoldskirchen - ‘KünstlerInnen aus Klosterneuburg’, art 3 Galerie, Vienna - ‘Kunst gegen Gewalt’, curated by Kleine Galerie, Vienna - ‘Warum isst die Welt, wie sie isst? ’, Künstlerbund Klosterneuburg, Orangerie Schloss Hof - ‘Art auction of the association "Auf Augenhöhe”’, Musensaal Albertina, Vienna - ‘Charity art auction, "A Chance for Happiness”’, Dorotheum, UNESCO Club Vienna

TEACHINGSince 2020 Free adult education and studio courses. Since 2021 Summer Academy, Zakynthos, Greece.

www.jayfinger.com