Create by the Creek 2024
June 22, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the extreme heat forecast for Saturday, June 22, we are moving Create by the Creek to Peirce Barn.
Workshop Schedule
Mixed Media Cyanotype
Teaching Artist: Marie B Gauthiez
Time: 10:00 to 11:00am
Join Marie B Gauthiez to learn the basics of cyanotype printing, a non-toxic photographic process using the sun’s light to capture the shadows of natural and found objects. Then we’ll build on the cyanotypes through collage, ink, and acrylic to create another layer of shapes.
Responding to the Landscape with Ink
Teaching Artist: Carol Rubin
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm
Using an array of water media, we will react to the feel of plants, trees, sky, and water in the park. Loose fluid materals encourage our perceptual expression of the environment through bold gestures and lines. We will experiment with India ink, colored acrylic ink, and ink washes, among other materials.
The Interplay of Light
Teaching Artist: Trevor Young
Time: 1:00 to 2:00pm
Taking inspiration from historical artists, particularly Dutch and French painters, DC artist Trevor Young will demonstrate how light transitions across various shapes in our natural environment. Participants will then use oil paint to emphasize the excitement and interplay of light.
Under Pressure: Painting in 60 Minutes
Teaching Artist: Paul Pietsch
Time: 2:30 to 3:30pm
The time to paint can be an elusive luxury. But temporal limitations can be an asset to your creative practice. In this 60-minute watercolor workshop, we’ll shed hopes for perfection and embrace the benefits of painting with little time.
Create by the Creek is organized by the Friends of Peirce Mill in partnership with the National Park Service and the Washington Studio School.
This project is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
