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Limn (lim) v.t.1 to paint
or draw, limner (n) itinerant (I-tin-er-ant)
traveling from place to place or on a circuit (adj.)
In the beginning and early days
of America before the advent of photography there was a
continuous identifiable trend among both professional and
self trained folk artists to record the faces, activities,
wild life and habitat of the new world.
The itinerant artist (limners)
traveled from house to house, town to town to record
portraits and scenes in watercolor and or oils often working
for room and board and perhaps a few cents.
A rich heritage of both fine and
naïve renderings survive to attest to the early history and
people of this country.
Students will: interpret the work
of several well-known limners in watercolor, and gouache on
watercolor paper. The work of Maentel, Davis, Pinney,
Babcock, Young, etc. will be among the choices for
interpretation.
Supplies and lab fee – relax and
enjoy
The lab fee of $40 will provide
two patterns, with color copy and tracing, and all supplies
needed for the workshop. Students who have their own
watercolors, gouache, and brushes will contact the
instructor to discuss their use and adjustment of lab fee to
$25. Additional patterns and some unfinished frames will be
available for purchase. Instructor will contact students
upon registration confirmation.
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