"A New Approach to Painting" with Homare Ikeda
Saturday, January 31, 2026 -- 9am - 3pm
Saturday, January 31, 2026 -- 9am - 3pm
An act of painting is deeply about humans. It involves truly being who you are as a human to perform that act. This workshop is not about “how to”, but it is more about exploring and expanding your understanding of skills, tools, and materials you have been working with.
The participants will experiment with various techniques and methods to create marks by adjusting speeds or switching tools. I encourage students to be open to unexpected results and to accept any judgment that follows. Towards the end of the workshop, you will create a piece of artwork that differs from your usual and familiar styles.
The participants will experiment with various techniques and methods to create marks by adjusting speeds or switching tools. I encourage students to be open to unexpected results and to accept any judgment that follows. Towards the end of the workshop, you will create a piece of artwork that differs from your usual and familiar styles.
|
|
Materials:
- Any materials you have in your studio that can create marks, except oil paint, such as acrylic paint, watercolor, ink, pen, charcoal, pastel, pencil, and so on.
- Any size paint brushes. We will experiment using unconventional tools, such as a twig, so bring anything you would like to try.
- A roll of paper towels, a plastic container for water, and a spray bottle.
- 10 sheets of mixed media or watercolor paper, 24” x 18” preferred.
- A pad of newsprint, 18” x 12”
Homare Artist’s Statement:
“Painting has become a vehicle to travel in and out of the world of the unknown. A blob of paint is daubed, scratched, scraped, and painted one layer upon another. The thickly painted surface is reminiscent of my journey into the heart of the sea where all my reflections of life are imbued. The sea is the genesis of the original form of life. I begin my painting with a simple vision. The first stages are usually kept fluid and open. As the painting progresses, I keep adding or scraping the layers of paint. I see them as a metaphor for life. The painting takes over my control at a certain point in this process. The image is transformed into a state of the unknown. There, I put down my paintbrush. My journey into the dream of the sea begins again.”
Website: www.homareikeda.com
“Painting has become a vehicle to travel in and out of the world of the unknown. A blob of paint is daubed, scratched, scraped, and painted one layer upon another. The thickly painted surface is reminiscent of my journey into the heart of the sea where all my reflections of life are imbued. The sea is the genesis of the original form of life. I begin my painting with a simple vision. The first stages are usually kept fluid and open. As the painting progresses, I keep adding or scraping the layers of paint. I see them as a metaphor for life. The painting takes over my control at a certain point in this process. The image is transformed into a state of the unknown. There, I put down my paintbrush. My journey into the dream of the sea begins again.”
Website: www.homareikeda.com
