Jean Pederson has been painting for over twenty years, balancing her strong teaching abilities and writing with her continuing aspiration to convey her ideas in visual form. She has exhibited her work in China, England, Sweden, New York, San Francisco, Mexico and across Canada, and is the author of “Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People;” North Light Books has approved her to write a second book. Jean has been honored with numerous national and international awards. In 2005, she was the first recipient of the Federation of Canadian Artists Early Achievement Award, granted for her many honors, awards, international writing to promote art education, and consistently exceptional painting.

Jean’s traditional practice includes referential imagery of people, still life, landscape and abstraction. In addition to watercolor, Jean uses the layering of a variety of media to create an assortment of possibilities within her work, e.g., quality of edge, line and texture all play a role within her imagery. Although a master of watercolors, mixed
media has become an important venue for her creative expression.

Jean's workshop will open the door into the exploration of various combinations of mixed media with an emphasis on water soluble paints and mediums as they relate to the human face and figure. She will encourage you to work beyond your traditional practice in pursuit of your own personal language. Students will be exploring how everything from watercolor to gouache, gesso, acrylics, inks, mark making tools, collage and much more can be applied to figure painting. Emphasis will be placed on design and personal style; students will have the opportunity to paint live models.

For more information on Jean, visit her website at www.jeanpederson.com.

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Non Members Fee: $530.00 Members Fee: $475.00