Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

Creating Characters in Color! Workshop - $115
Date: Saturday, September 28^th, 10am – 3pm

Location: Room 10

Instructor: Annie Allen Clark
All Supplies included

*Bring your lunch

Bring several reference photos of people you find interesting (can be on your phone or printed on paper). We will be creating fun loving characters from our unique interpretations. This means your personality will come to life through your character. There are no right or wrongs with this class. Characters can take on their own body style, distortions and movement. The secret to this class is to have fun! There will be several drawing exercises to loosen folks up, several trial and errors periods to get you over the hump of “Mistakes are ok!”, and we will experiment through color and the color wheel. Our final characters will be created on mineral paper and if time allows, yupo paper. I will bring several examples of my characters from my book “Undulating LaRoux.”

Instructor: Annie Allen Clark

Annie began her career 50 years ago as a youth on a farm in Havre Montana. The land spoke to her at an early age and continues to speak to her today. Connections to the land and the energy that surrounds the land ignite the art process within her. These connections provide the fuel and passion to create meaningful artwork. Annie has explored combining different mediums, dyes and techniques on varying surfaces including fibers, wood, and paper. This allows a rich diverse tapestry of color to prevail in her work. Annie has developed art programs for all age groups centered on using environmental techniques that work with surrounding land, vegetation and water, ran a gallery (Roasted) that built a strong foundation for the arts in rural Montana, and worked through the Montana Arts Council as a coach for the MAP program.