PAINTING & DRAWING

Painting with Oil Pastel

DATES: FOUR DAYS

Tuesday–Friday, June 20–23, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

FACULTY: David R. Baker

TUITION COST: $200

On the dunes and glacial moraines that surround our meadow stand a wonderful array of trees. These quiet sentinels have stood watch over Ox-Bow’s campus for many decades. Together we will record some of their unique character and variety using oil pastel. This unique medium combines some of the best features of both drawing and painting. We will explore color blending, diluted underpainting, impasto, scraffito, scumbling, and rich calligraphic line in our paintings.

Ox-Bow in Black & White

DATES: FOUR DAYS

Tuesday–Friday, June 20–23, 2–5 p.m.

FACULTY: David R. Baker

TUITION COST: $200

This year, Baker looks forward to introducing students to some of his favorite subject material: the landscape of Ox-Bow, of course. Those taking Ox-Bow in Black and White can anticipate field studies of dunes and lagoons, while those in Painting with Oil Pastel can look forward to studying the arboreal ghosts and muses of Ox-Bow in the form of felled and still standing trees across campus. And all can count on spending time with an instructor who not only knows all the prime views, but will also teach you to capture them on canvas. —

Shanley Poole

DAVID BAKER (he/him) is a visual artist who specializes in poetic landscape painting, much of it done en plein air. Baker is a lifelong artist and teacher who has taught at Ox-Bow since 2000. He is represented by Rising Phoenix Gallery in Michigan City.

The infamous campus vending machine once dispensed beer for less than a dollar! It lived outside the mustard-yellow studio (lovingly dubbed the Hot Dog Stand) and quenched the thirst of many artists during its years of service.

Line and tone, black and white, pen and brush. Record OxBow’s unique environment with these classic combinations. We’ll sketch from observation around the campus, then return to the meadow. There we will use a variety of line and pen techniques. Finally, adding ink wash will give our drawings a more finished look. Opting to draw with a sepia ink could even suggest Ox-Bow’s long history.

The Color Wheel

DATES: FOUR DAYS

Tuesday–Friday, July 11-14, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

FACULTY: Dawn Stafford

TUITION COST: $200

This workshop is suitable for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of color through the lens of an oil painter. In other words: take a trip to the rainbow. Working with pure oil pigment, students will focus on the relationship between value and color, the seven different color contrasts, and a progression of palettes (color combinations). Be prepared to engage in intense handson color mixing, resulting in a broad series of small, playful abstractions of Ox-Bow’s natural and built landscape.

Drawing As Meditation

DATES: Saturday–Sunday, July 22–23, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.**

FACULTY: Janet Trierweiler

TUITION COST: $200

This workshop provides students with a chance to practice drawing techniques that slow down the art-making process, resulting in a peaceful and healing experience. Use intuition and inspiration from Ox-Bow’s landscape to connect to natural, creative forces. Through meditative practices, we will engage all of our senses to enjoy calming, observational, and imaginative drawing. Learn to use tone and color to create serene and joyful moods with water soluble materials on watercolor paper.

Landscape Painting

DATES: Saturday, July 22, August 5, & August 12, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.**

FACULTY: James Brandess

TUITION COST: $75/session

In these multi-level oil painting workshops, students will paint outdoors in the historic OxBow landscape. Instruction will focus on recognizing and then painting what we actually see. Through this process of learning to see, we will create paintings that have veracity and strength. The workshop will include discussion of the tools and materials needed to set-up and paint in any landscape you choose. Sign up for one, two, or all sessions of these three-hour morning painting workshops on the meadow alongside the lagoon. Please note that you must sign up for each session separately.

** Workshop includes lunch at 1 p.m. each day.