Styrian Summer Art: Simple and expressive storytelling - Acrylic painting
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We want to tell a story in a picturesque way, with plenty of room for interpretation, so that viewers can find their own meanings.
We start with the atmosphere: Where should the story begin? Who or what is it about? Are we embarking on this journey together, do we already have a destination in mind?
Photos and newspaper clippings will serve as our starting point, and we are also happy to incorporate personal contributions or materials from the artist's collection. These will be spontaneously processed with acrylic paints into generous, expressive compositions to suggest a story. A willingness to take risks in abstraction is required, and it is about discovering and allowing one's own visual language to flow, instead of creating a photorealistic depiction.
"As the course leader, I will guide you by providing general advice on composition, color choice, and technique."
Here are photos from the Atelier Class 2025!
Please bring:
The following materials list is intended as a suggestion. Feel free to bring your own painting and drawing materials to supplement it.
- Sketch pad: A3 or larger
- Graphite or pencils: 3B–6B
- Charcoal
- Putty rubber, eraser
- Pastel fixative
- Support: pre-primed canvases for serial work in various, individual sizes
- Colors: (Amsterdam)
Acrylic, Titanium White (225-500ml), Mixing White (preferably 500ml), Crimson Red, Magenta, Vermilion, Cadmium Yellow Dark, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cyan Blue, Light Ocher, Burnt Umber, Natural Umber, Ivory Black - Acrylic binder (transparent paste)
- Brushes and spatulas: flat and round bristle brushes, flat and round synthetic brushes, flat priming brushes
larger and smaller artist spatulas
Additionally: - Workwear: Overall or painter's coat
- FFP3 mask (we also provide them at cost if needed)
- Lots of rags/towels for painting: no kitchen rolls!
- Your own flash-free photo material (optional)
- Sketches (can serve as references)
Jay Finger Born in Los Angeles,
1976 – 1986: Studied sculpture in Northridge, graphic design in Santa Monica, and architecture (BA) at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
1980 – 1989: Senior Designer at The Nadel Partnership, Los Angeles
1989 – 1996: Architect at Karl Schmucker+Partner, Mannheim
Shift of professional focus to painting
2008 Move to Vienna
Since 2015 member of the Künstlerbund Klosterneuburg.
"I seek answers in my work, explore questions, try to form and articulate my own opinion on how we can move forward and develop. And I try to find the silver lining on the horizon."
Selected exhibitions:
- Galerie Gans, Vienna • "Animals and Creatures... and everything that crawls and flies", ARTS Gallery at the Concert House, Ziersdorf •
- "Artists from Klosterneuburg", art 3 Gallery, Vienna
- "Art Against Violence", curated by Kleine Galerie, Vienna • "Why Does the World Eat as It Eats?", Künstlerbund Klosterneuburg, Orangerie Schloss Hof
- Art Auction of the Association ‘Auf Augenhöhe’", Musensaal Albertina, Vienna
- "Charity Art Auction, ‘A Chance for Happiness’", Dorotheum, UNESCO Club Vienna
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Meeting point
Nature Park Pöllauer Tal
Meeting point 9:30 AM in front of the Pöllau Tourism Office
Price information
380 €
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Styrian Summer Art: Simple and expressive storytelling - Acrylic painting
Website +43 664 5404289Operator
Styrian Summer ArtVerein Styrian Summer Art
Schloss 1,
8225 Pöllau bei Hartberg AT Plan route
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The artists attends to participants individually, so these Experiences are suitable for beginners as well as advanced artists.
