The Artist Series—More Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds – Discovering Wonder, Imagination & the Invisible taught by Tara Tieso (Multi-Session)
October 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Multi-Session Class
Via Zoom 4 Fridays, October 2-23 from 10am-12pm Central TimeVIRTUAL CLASS
“Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.” — Paul Klee
Paul Klee believed the world was filled with unseen relationships waiting to be discovered. A leaf, a fish, a city, a child’s drawing, a musical phrase, even the movement of the stars could become the beginning of an entirely new visual language.
Following our first exploration of Klee’s playful experiments with line, color, and abstraction, we now venture deeper into his remarkable imagination through Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds by Mason Klein.
Over four weeks we’ll explore how Klee combined observation, curiosity, memory, nature, music, humor, dreams, and symbolism to invent images that feel both deeply personal and universally human.
As always, no artistic experience is necessary. Together we’ll experiment gently, build confidence, and create pages that are uniquely our own—not by copying Klee’s work, but by learning to see the world through fresh eyes.
Suggested Supply List (the full list is not required—choose media and materials you most enjoy using):
•Non-spiral bound, lay flat, mixed media sketchbook
•A small selection of vibrant watercolors – Tara likes Vivia Watercolor Color Sheets or water-soluble pencils
•A small selection of gouache paints
• Brushes of your choice
• Waterproof black ink or fine-tip marker
• Collage scraps
• Adhesive of your choice
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.
Ticket Instruction: You must choose a quantity to activate “get tickets”. To pay for a class registration with a Wet Paint gift card, please call 651-698-6431
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.
