Renee Foosaner Education Center Offers
Abstract Acrylic Painting Workshop
MELBOURNE, FLA. – Florida Institute of
Technology’s Renee Foosaner Education Center will present an Abstract Acrylic Painting Workshop with Reed
Dixon in conjunction with I Am Nature:
Paintings by Leslie Wayne, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16th and 17th,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Students
will learn how to make acrylic paintings by applying layers of tape, layering
acrylic paint on top of the tape, and rearranging of the tape to create an
abstract painting. Students will visit
the exhibit and Dixon will demonstrate his unique printing process on Saturday.
Saturday afternoon and on Sunday students will make linear abstractions using
the above techniques.
Reed
is a full time artist at Studio Luna, in Lititz, PA. He has an extensive
background in fine art and graphic design and is well known for his
non-traditional style, use of color, unusual subject matter choice and sense of
humor.
In
1977 he started Dixon Graphics, and advertising design and fine arts studio.
Dixon also co-founded the nationally known Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Show in 1975
and served as its chairman while it developed into a major summer event.
Currently, Dixon's paintings are on display at Lancaster Arts Hotel and
Lancaster General Hospital, to name a few.
The
workshop is limited to 10 students. Participants may register online at foosanerartmuseum.org or
over the phone with a credit card by calling (321) 674-8915.
The
cost for the two day hands-on workshop is $200 for non-members, and $175 for
members.
The
Foosaner Education Center is located at 1520 Highland Ave. in the Eau Gallie
Arts District of Melbourne.
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