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Play with All We See: Inspirations from Paul Klee taught by Tara Tieso (Multi-Session)
January 9 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Multi-Session Class
Meets Via Zoom on 4 Fridays January 9-30 from 10am-12pmVIRTUAL
Part of a new series where we explore and take inspiration from iconic artists.
Artist Paul Klee’s approach to art was curious, open, experimental and full of discovery – he famously said, “A line is a dot that went for a walk.”!
Designed for beginners or experienced creatives looking for a little experimental, playful, and unique-to-us art exploration. We’ll begin by rediscovering the joy of drawing — free from perfection — like when we were kids! Then we’ll dive into the rich legacy of Paul Klee — a painter, teacher, and creative philosopher who believed that art makes “the invisible visible”.
We’ll use guided exercises, conversation, and experimentation to learn to see like Klee: to find beauty in simplicity, to let a line wander, to use color fearlessly, and to approach both form and color with a sense of wonder.
Each week we’ll spend time with:
–A short visual presentation and conversation about Klee’s work and ideas
–Time to experiment with those ideas and our materials
–Our between-class prompts and reflections to try on our own (always optional)
This Artist Focused Series continues in March when we take inspiration from Raoul Dufy.
Classes have a limited space available and some fill quickly. Decisions about whether to cancel a class or add another session are typically made one week prior to the start of a class. If a class you are interested in is full we will have a waiting list and will contact you if a space opens up. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 registrations) all registrations will be promptly refunded.
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Tara L. Tieso is an abstract artist residing in the historic Lowertown arts district of Saint Paul along the mighty Mississippi. She works in encaustic, an ancient beeswax and resin medium fused to its substrate with a torch, as well as pen and ink – and loves every kind of water-soluble media! Tara is Past Board President of nationally celebrated WARM, Women’s Art Resources Minnesota – where she worked with other women in the arts to steward the rich 40-year feminist legacy of Minnesota’s brilliant women artists. She currently serves as Board Chair of The Show Non-Profit, which supports artists with disabilities. Tara brings a love of community from her experience in social work and therapy, and as a teaching artist, she facilitates Wet Paint’s Book Club (free on zoom!), Creative Circles from her loft studio, and a myriad of Wet Paint classes that require no art experience of any kind, ever! A grateful recipient of the McKnight Foundation-funded Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Next Step Grant, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant; she is one of 30 ArtSage Minnesota Artists, and a winner of North Hennepin Community College Award of Excellence in Memory of Lance Kiland from the Minnesota State Fair Foundation. Her work hangs in private collections in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and Philadelphia.
