April 2010 Gallery Exhibition: Pretty. Ugly.  In April, Atelier 6000 offers an ugly little show. Four local artists, Patty Freeman-Martin, Lloyd McMullen, Louise Montgomery, and Denise Rowcraft explore art and beauty among the detritus, physical and metaphysical, which is all around them.

This exhibit features paintings, drawings, hand-pulled prints, mixed media assemblage sculptures, and jewelry created from a strange and sometimes troubling array of disparate objects such as broken Barbie dolls, candy heart boxes, rusting metal and broken glass.Throwing used and discarded cultural icons into the mix of raw materials helps to broaden the questions implied by the show’s title. The viewer is invited to weigh in: from creation to interpretation the subjective nature of beauty and art are open to discussion. What is pretty? What is ugly?

April Workshops

Beginning Observational Drawing: Still Life Studies, Thursday, April 1 – 22, 10 am – 12:30 pm  Discover how to develop line, shape and texture to enhance form and develop contrast and value to achieve space and dimensionality.  Drawing media explored will be pencil, ink and charcoal. Students will compose and complete two to three medium sized drawings. $70

Adding Dimension: How to Rescue Your Prints, Thursday, April 1 - 15, 5:30 – 8 pm  Save your artwork and work into those prints that didn’t make the cut.  Draw into your printed artwork with pencil, pastels, chine collé or collage to create mixed-media artwork. It’s about creativity and experimentation. $70Building on the foundation of composition students incorporate collage, printmaking, watercolor and ink drawing to enhance the book pages and book construction.  Two to three books will be completed. $65            

Beginning Book Design, Wednesday, April 7 - 28, 10 am – 12:30 pm 

Drypoint Open Press, Session 1, Saturday, April 24, 10 am – 1 pm, $30    Following the drypoint printmaking residency there will be “Open Press Time” available for those who have taken the workshop.  Continue to develop, proof and print from your plates with technical guidance from intaglio printmaker Dawn Boone.

Drawing to Printmaking, Thursday, April 29 – May 20, 6 – 8:30 pm  Explore a variety of beginning drawing techniques and tools (pencil, colored pencil, ink and charcoal). Develop skills in line quality, shading, blending and color contrast to enhance compositions. Demonstrations, slides/cd images will be presented to investigate and answer questions related to “personal style” in drawing. Discover how to transfer the images to print techniques the last two weeks of class. $­­­75