Drawing, the oldest art medium, is being re-invented and featured in exhibitions around the world. This two-part workshop is inspired by the current excitement surrounding drawing. We will experiment with wet and dry mediums, and contemporary as well as traditional surfaces to create dynamic compositions.

All skill levels are welcome. You do not need to be skilled at accurate representation in drawing. There will be simple guidance about composition and mark-making, as well as demonstrations of different techniques, but the emphasis is on cutting loose and finding new ways to create pictures, abstract or representational.

Day 1: Saturday, May 27, 11am-4pm

Powerpoint presentation showing the work of a few contemporary artists renowned for their drawings, followed by wet-medium drawings on paper, mylar, and yupo paper using found objects to be developed further on the following day.

Day 2: Sunday, May 28, 11am-4pm

Participants will create drawings inspired by current drawing practices.

Instructor: Janet Bogardus is a painter and mixed-media artist who has exhibited her work since 1989 at various venues in California and New York. Since completing an MFA in 1990, she has taught college courses in modern art history, painting, drawing, and mixed media at numerous Bay Area locations. Her paintings, artists' books and commissioned works are included in many private collections in the Bay Area, Mexico, and the East Coast. Her work can be viewed by appointment at her studio in Novato, or at: www.janetbogardus.net.

When:  Saturday and Sunday, May 27 & 28;  11am–4pm                   

Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 781 Hamilton Parkway, Novato (building behind Beso Café)

Fee:      Members $190; Non-members $220; Plus $10 materials fee paid to instructor