CLARTSA037 - Organic Abstraction: Creating Abstract Art Inspired by Nature
Create art rooted in nature yet freed from the bounds of reality in this Organic Abstraction workshop. Abstract art can be visually and emotionally charged, inviting experimentation with line, form, texture, composition, color and more. Whether you are drawn to lyrical or geometric shapes, vast landscapes or intimate, microscopic details, forge your personal interpretations of the natural world. We take inspiration from such artists as Ruth Asawa, Helen Frankenthaler, Agnes Martin, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Albers, Frantisek Kupka, Morris Louis, Sol LeWitt, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and more. This multimedia workshop is open to artists at all levels working in acrylic, watercolor, drawing, collage, fabric and other media. Includes a field trip to the Menil Drawing Institute for the exhibit “Ruth Asawa Through Line.”
Course Details
Ellen Orseck, M.A., M.A.T., is a Houston-based artist whose artwork has been exhibited across Texas as well as in New York City and Lima, Peru. She has been awarded several commissions from state art councils, corporate collections and private patrons, and was a finalist for the Hunting Prize. Ms. Orseck shows her work at Carolyn Garcia Gallery, Winter Street Studios, Sabine Studios and Mother Dog Studios in Houston. One of her paintings is in the permanent collection of the Myrtle Beach Art Museum, and another is in the permanent collection of The Jung Center, Houston. Her education includes four years at the Glassell School of Art. Ms. Orseck holds a master’s degree in painting from New York University and a master’s degree in museum education from George Washington University. She has taken a course in old master painting from the New York Academy of Art and was among a small cohort selected to participate in an intensive workshop with artist Eric Fischl.
On Campus
This course will be delivered on campus / in person. Parking and room information will be sent prior to the class start date.
Fee does not include cost of supplies, approximately $75 or higher depending on media. Supply lists for studio art are shared two weeks before the course start date. Contact cpcoord@rice.edu with questions. Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation for the course field trip.