Course Schedule
Monday, August 17, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 1 of 5: Introductions, review schedule and syllabus.
Presentation on life and career of Joan Mitchell.
Work on Project 1: Joan Mitchell Project.
Tuesday, August 18, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 2 of 5: Presentation on life and career of Joan Snyder.
View Snyder artworks in Danforth Art's permanent collection.
Work on Project 2: Joan Snyder Project.
Wednesday, August 19, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 3 of 5: Presentation on life and career of Mary Frank.
Model in class today.
Work on Project 3: Mary Frank Project.
Thursday, August 20, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 4 of 5: Presentation on life and career of Elizabeth Murray.
Work on Project 4: Elizabeth Murray Project.
Friday, August 21, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 5 of 5: Portfolios due, Group Critique.
Class 1 of 5: Introductions, review schedule and syllabus.
Presentation on life and career of Joan Mitchell.
Work on Project 1: Joan Mitchell Project.
Tuesday, August 18, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 2 of 5: Presentation on life and career of Joan Snyder.
View Snyder artworks in Danforth Art's permanent collection.
Work on Project 2: Joan Snyder Project.
Wednesday, August 19, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 3 of 5: Presentation on life and career of Mary Frank.
Model in class today.
Work on Project 3: Mary Frank Project.
Thursday, August 20, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 4 of 5: Presentation on life and career of Elizabeth Murray.
Work on Project 4: Elizabeth Murray Project.
Friday, August 21, 9 AM to 5 PM
Class 5 of 5: Portfolios due, Group Critique.
Course Information
The course meets for a total of 37.5 contact hours: 5 meetings, each lasting 8 hours, with half an hour scheduled for lunch.
A group critique will be held on each of the first four days of class at approximately 2 PM. Participants may choose to present works to the group, view and respond to other students' work, or not join in at all but continue to work on their own.
At our final meeting on August 21, participants will turn in a portfolio of all projects, completed. The instructor will photograph each work for reference in calculating final grades and return portfolios to the participants before the final class is dismissed.
Attendance is mandatory. In the event of an unplanned absence, it is the responsibility of the student to complete all missed work, dependent upon the discretion of the instructor.
Participants are required to turn in all projects completed on the final day of class.
The school is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM; on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:30 AM to 5 PM; and closed on weekends. The school office can be reached at 508.620.0937 or school@danforthart.org. For complete information about the school, visit danforthart.org/studentinfo.
The instructor, Catherine Carter, can be reached at carterpaintings@aol.com. Her artist website is CatherineCarterPainting.com and her teaching website is CarterTeaching.blogspot.com.
DESCRIPTION:
This course will focus on the careers and artworks of four women artists: Joan Mitchell, Joan Snyder, Mary Frank and Elizabeth Murray. The instructor will give a biographical presentation on each artist, then the class will have practice sessions working with each artist's particular stylistic considerations and art materials (Mitchell: landscape-inspired abstraction using a palette knife; Snyder: journalistic collage incorporating natural textures; Frank: gestural drawing in response to the figure; Murray: brightly colored, shape-oriented abstraction inspired by everyday objects). After this preparation, participants will design and create a project inspired by each artist's work. This course will provide ideas and information for classroom projects in studio art and art history, as well as inspired students in developing their own personal art practice. This is the second class in the "Inspired by Women Artists" series. As different artists and techniques are explored from the first class, there is no prerequisite for this course.
OBJECTIVES:
Participants will become familiar with the lives and careers of four influential female artists.
Participants will get ideas for classroom art projects based on the artwork of these four artists.
Participants will create artworks of personal expression inspired by the styles and materials of these four artists.
Participants will gain practice in working with a variety of art materials and styles.
Participants will analyze a diverse range of artworks.
Participants will articulate their individual aesthetic preferences and intentions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
On Joan Mitchell:
"Joan Mitchell: Lady Painter" by Patricia Albers
"Joan Mitchell" by Judith E. Bernstock
"Joan Mitchell" by Klaus Kertess
"Joan Mitchell" by Nils Ohlsen
"Originals: American Women Artists" by Eleanor Munro
"The Paintings of Joan Mitchell" by Jane Livingston
On Joan Snyder:
"Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints 1963-2010" by Marilyn Symmes
"Joan Snyder: Painter" by Joan Snyder (Rose Art Museum exhibition catalog)
"Joan Snyder" by Hayden Herrera
On Mary Frank:
"Mary Frank: Encounters" by Judy Collischan
"Natural Histories: Mary Frnak's Sculpture, Prints and Drawings' by Hayden Herrera
"Originals: American Women Artists" by Eleanor Munro
On Elizabeth Murray:
"Elizabeth Murray" by Robert Storr
"Elizabeth Murray: Paintings and Drawings" by Sue Graze and Kathy Halbreich
MATERIALS:
Monday, August 17, Joan Mitchell Project:
Acrylic paints
Gel medium and/or modeling paste
Palette knives and painting knives in various sizes
White drawing paper (as a surface for practicing paint applications)
Appropriate supports (stretched canvas or board)
Landscape photo(s) if desired
Tuesday, August 18, Joan Snyder Project:
Acrylic paints
Gel medium
Collage materials
Wednesday, August 19, Mary Frank Project
White or toned drawing paper, 18" x 24" or larger
Any drawing tools, such as dry pastels, oil pastel, crayons, Conte crayons
Acrylic paints
Gel medium or other adhesive
Scissors or Exacto knife
Foldable surface (large paper, cardboard, foam core, etc.)
Thursday, August 20, Elizabeth Murray Project:
Acrylic paint
Oil pastel
Dry pastel
Appropriate supports (stretched canvas or board)
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A group critique will be held on each of the first four days of class at approximately 2 PM. Participants may choose to present works to the group, view and respond to other students' work, or not join in at all but continue to work on their own.
At our final meeting on August 21, participants will turn in a portfolio of all projects, completed. The instructor will photograph each work for reference in calculating final grades and return portfolios to the participants before the final class is dismissed.
Attendance is mandatory. In the event of an unplanned absence, it is the responsibility of the student to complete all missed work, dependent upon the discretion of the instructor.
Participants are required to turn in all projects completed on the final day of class.
The school is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM; on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:30 AM to 5 PM; and closed on weekends. The school office can be reached at 508.620.0937 or school@danforthart.org. For complete information about the school, visit danforthart.org/studentinfo.
The instructor, Catherine Carter, can be reached at carterpaintings@aol.com. Her artist website is CatherineCarterPainting.com and her teaching website is CarterTeaching.blogspot.com.
DESCRIPTION:
This course will focus on the careers and artworks of four women artists: Joan Mitchell, Joan Snyder, Mary Frank and Elizabeth Murray. The instructor will give a biographical presentation on each artist, then the class will have practice sessions working with each artist's particular stylistic considerations and art materials (Mitchell: landscape-inspired abstraction using a palette knife; Snyder: journalistic collage incorporating natural textures; Frank: gestural drawing in response to the figure; Murray: brightly colored, shape-oriented abstraction inspired by everyday objects). After this preparation, participants will design and create a project inspired by each artist's work. This course will provide ideas and information for classroom projects in studio art and art history, as well as inspired students in developing their own personal art practice. This is the second class in the "Inspired by Women Artists" series. As different artists and techniques are explored from the first class, there is no prerequisite for this course.
OBJECTIVES:
Participants will become familiar with the lives and careers of four influential female artists.
Participants will get ideas for classroom art projects based on the artwork of these four artists.
Participants will create artworks of personal expression inspired by the styles and materials of these four artists.
Participants will gain practice in working with a variety of art materials and styles.
Participants will analyze a diverse range of artworks.
Participants will articulate their individual aesthetic preferences and intentions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
On Joan Mitchell:
"Joan Mitchell: Lady Painter" by Patricia Albers
"Joan Mitchell" by Judith E. Bernstock
"Joan Mitchell" by Klaus Kertess
"Joan Mitchell" by Nils Ohlsen
"Originals: American Women Artists" by Eleanor Munro
"The Paintings of Joan Mitchell" by Jane Livingston
On Joan Snyder:
"Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints 1963-2010" by Marilyn Symmes
"Joan Snyder: Painter" by Joan Snyder (Rose Art Museum exhibition catalog)
"Joan Snyder" by Hayden Herrera
On Mary Frank:
"Mary Frank: Encounters" by Judy Collischan
"Natural Histories: Mary Frnak's Sculpture, Prints and Drawings' by Hayden Herrera
"Originals: American Women Artists" by Eleanor Munro
On Elizabeth Murray:
"Elizabeth Murray" by Robert Storr
"Elizabeth Murray: Paintings and Drawings" by Sue Graze and Kathy Halbreich
MATERIALS:
Monday, August 17, Joan Mitchell Project:
Acrylic paints
Gel medium and/or modeling paste
Palette knives and painting knives in various sizes
White drawing paper (as a surface for practicing paint applications)
Appropriate supports (stretched canvas or board)
Landscape photo(s) if desired
Tuesday, August 18, Joan Snyder Project:
Acrylic paints
Gel medium
Collage materials
Wednesday, August 19, Mary Frank Project
White or toned drawing paper, 18" x 24" or larger
Any drawing tools, such as dry pastels, oil pastel, crayons, Conte crayons
Acrylic paints
Gel medium or other adhesive
Scissors or Exacto knife
Foldable surface (large paper, cardboard, foam core, etc.)
Thursday, August 20, Elizabeth Murray Project:
Acrylic paint
Oil pastel
Dry pastel
Appropriate supports (stretched canvas or board)
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Joan Mitchell: Life and Career
Joan Mitchell: Born 1925, died 1992
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| "Chord VII," 1987, oil on canvas, 94" H x 78-3/4" W |
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| Influence of Claude Monet |
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| Influence of Vincent van Gogh |
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| "Untitled," 1950, oil on canvas, 65" H x 69" W |
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| Joan Mitchell in studio, 1951 |
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| "Hemlock," 1953, oil on canvas, 91" H x 80" W |
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| "Blue Territory," 1972, oil on canvas, 102" H x 70" W |
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| Joan Mitchell in studio, 1984 |
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| "Grande Valley IX," 1983-4, oil on canvas, 102" square |
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| "Tilleul," 1978, oil on canvas, 102" H x 70" W |
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| "Untitled," 1980, oil on canvas, 38" H (?) x 129" W |
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| "Two Pianos," 1981, oil on canvas, 110" H x 142" W | RETURN TO TOP |
Joan Mitchell: Project Examples
Assignment: Create a painting of gestural marks in acrylic paint with a landscape reference.
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Joan Snyder: Life and Career
Joan Snyder: Born 1940
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| Joan Snyder as a child (far left) |
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| "Altar III," 1965-66, 48" H x 36" W, acrylic on canvas with fringe |
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| Joan Snyder in 1967 |
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| "Stroke Landscape," 1968, 8" H x 10" W, acrylic on canvas |
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| "Flesh Flock Painting With Strokes and Stripes," 1969, 50" H x 51" W, acrylic and flock on canvas |
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| Joan Snyder with Larry Fink |
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| "Lines and Strokes," 1969, 40" H x 52" W, oil, acrylic, spray enamel on raw canvas |
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| "Summer," 1970, 22" H x 36" W, oil on canvas |
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| Joan Snyder with her daughter Molly, who was born in 1979 |
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| "Oh Marie," 1984, 17-7/8" H x 18" W, oil, acrylic, pencil, papier-mache, nails on wood |
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| "Women in Camps," 1988, 22" H x 48" W, oil, acrylic, wire wooden dowels, photograph on linen on board |
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| "... And Acquainted With Grief," 1997, 48" H x 108" W, oil acrylic, velvet, linen, silk, papier mache, charcoal on canvas |
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| "Antiquarium Lacrimae," 2004, 78" H x 102" W, acrylic and dried flowers on linen |
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| Joan Snyder in front of her studio, 1999 |
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Joan Snyder: Project Examples
Assignment: Create a collage illustrating a significant personal experience: use acrylic paint; incorporate textures such as fabric and natural materials; and include words/text as part of the imagery.
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Mary Frank: Life and Career
Mary Frank: Born 1933
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| Mary Frank |
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| Children being evacuated from London during World War II |
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| Martha Graham |
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| Martha Graham Company in performance |
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| Photograph by Robert Frank |
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| "Beach Drawing," 1955, ink on paper, 20" H x 26" W |
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| "Head With Ferns," 1975, ceramic |
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| Mary Frank in studio, 1979 |
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| "Persephone," 1985, charcoal on paper, 35" H x 60" W |
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| "Persephone," 1985, 27" x 73" x 40", ceramic, collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| "Fugue" |
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| "At the Point of Waking" |
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| "Destinies," open |
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| "Destinies," closed |
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| "Ballad," open |
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| "Ballad," closed |
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| Mary Frank in studio, 1989 |
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