Artisan Academy: "New Rules" - Intuitive Acrylic Painting with Joan Fullerton

Instructor: Joan Fullerton

Description: Embrace the energy of curiosity to foster greater self-expression.   
 
Paint freely, find your voice, and be happy in the process! After demonstrations and lectures exploring new concepts, we will practice guided spontaneity, play, and a lighthearted approach, and a visionary acceptance of “what shows up”.
 
This class is your opportunity and your challenge for greater innovation. You will leave your comfort zone and discover that making our own rules (or limitations) can serve as a vehicle for more original solutions.
 
Let’s explore the deeper meanings of shape, line, and color, and learn to coax hints of reality from an abstract background. We will explore how to control values and colors for emotional emphasis, as well as the how and why of mixing interesting neutral hues. Work intuitively, responding to what shows up with curiosity rather than judgment, you’ll build confidence while discovering new possibilities.
 
Beginning students will find encouragement and confidence, while more advanced students will benefit from Joan's insightful solutions to their artistic challenges. Be prepared for a light-hearted, imaginative experience.
 
ARTIST BIO: 
Joan Fullerton holds a BFA and an MFA in painting from the University of Wyoming. She was a college art instructor at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, WY, from 1990 to 2003. She has made her mark and established her reputation as a well-known and respected artist and teacher. Joan's work has been in galleries, juried shows, and museums since the early ’70s, and she has shown internationally in Italy, Japan, and Nepal. She was published in the 2010 edition of Open Studios Press and the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media book, Visual Journeys, Art of the 21st Century. She was featured in the Spring 2017 issue of Acrylic Artist Magazine and contributed to the bestselling book Radical Self-Love.