Painting Intuitively

~With Timothy Ojile

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $150

Level: Beginners

An intuitive approach to art is always best when creating new work. The workshop will emphasize individual breakthroughs and accomplishment with special regard to form, style, and content of participants' work.

Each day a series of exercises will be given culminating in a set of complete paintings on paper. Collage will also be introduced, as will partnering and
art discussion/review/critique.

My workshops are designed to inspire anyone interested in painting and working with paper.
Mixed mediums, including modeling paste, or other textured mediums, can enhance any kind of work on paper; but my emphasis on color and composition coordination with an intuitive approach is a highlight of these workshops.

Timothy P. Ojile, originally from Minneapolis, is an artist who lives and works in Honolulu. He teaches classes called "Intuitive Painting" and "Beyond Boundaries" at the Academy Art Center, and he has exhibited his artwork extensively in Hawaii and on the mainland, including in New York City. In addition, his work has been shown in Europe and Japan and gallery affiliations include venues in Provincetown, San Jose, Houston, Honolulu, New York City, Tokyo and Osaka. He is represented in art collections in Germany, Paris, Montreal, New York City, Houston, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles, among numerous other private and corporate collections. His artwork may be seen in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (DeYoung/Legion of Honor) and Continental Airlines (now United Airlines); and in Hawaii, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, The Contemporary Museum, the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Hawaii State Art Museum. Among the extensive list of catalogues and periodicals in which his work has been included and his exhibitions have been reviewed, is a review of his exhibition, "Terra Incognita," at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, in the April 2005 issue of Art in America. Ojile has recently been included in exhibitions in Brighton, U.K. and in Los Angeles.

List of Art Supplies for Students to bring:
12 pieces of good quality paper, at least 22X30, preferably larger;
Acrylics in a wide variety of colors, including black and white;
Wax crayons in a wide variety of colors (China markers are best but not always available- regular class crayons acceptable), and, in addition, if participants wish, oil sticks, oil crayons (Cray-pas acceptable);
Lead pencils, but color pencils are discouraged;
If participants wish, they will be encouraged to use any acrylic textures that they wish to bring, such as: "glass beads", "flakes", "sand", "modeling paste" etc;
Brushes, small medium, large: Small = half inch; Medium = two inches; large = up to or larger than five inches. Brushes should be pointed if participants only bring three. It would be preferred if participants bring both points and square (flat-edged) in all three sizes.

Indigo & Shibori

~With Darius Homayounpour

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $150

Level: Beginners - Advanced

This workshop combines the magical qualities of the indigo vat with shibori, the Japanese approach to tie-dye. The basics of binding, stitching, and clamping cloth along with an introduction to essential techniques for dyeing in the indigo vat will be covered, though students of all levels are welcome. Fabrics and fibers for quilting, weaving, clothing, as well as the home can be designed and produced.

As a textile artist, Homayounpour maintains an active exhibition schedule while running a production and teaching dye studio focusing on indigo as well as other natural and synthetic dyes. He worked for many years at the Honolulu Academy of Arts as assistant to the curator in the Textile Dept. focusing on exhibition design and installation as well as textile conservation. He has also taught courses in textiles and Asian costume history in the Fashion Program at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.