The Art of Wabi Sabi: Drawing and Painting for Printmakers

Elizabeth Sims

Class #67: Saturdays, July 28, August 4, 10am-4pm
Tuition $232

The Art of Wabi Sabi prompts students to explore the Japanese aesthetic of organic ephemerality by embracing chance and entropy in their work. Students will work with the spontaneous qualities of Sumi-e Ink, watercolor, and monoprint in order to make richly textured and layered works on paper. Students will learn Sumi-e Ink painting and drawing, various watercolor and gouache techniques, how to mix and work with rich grey (neutral) hues, and monoprint. The class will build skills in texture, layering, abstraction, semi-abstraction and composition.

Elizabeth Sims is the Visual Arts Instructor at Holy Names High School in Oakland. Previously, she taught Visual Art and Art History at the Orange County High School for the Arts. Elizabeth received her MFA in Painting from Claremont Graduate University in 2005. She is an artist working in visual and social media, and has exhibited in galleries including The Royal Nonesuch Gallery and MacArthur B Arthur in Oakland. She is also an art writer and has written for art publications including X-tra Contemporary Art Quarterly in Los Angeles. www.elizabethsimsprojects.com