Introduction to Abstract Painting with Ayesha Samdani

Location and Time: Cowell Gallery - Sunday June 30, 2024 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Price: $60 members, $75 non-members

All levels are welcome. For ages 12+

Overview:

Learn the introductory techniques of Abstract painting with Triton Museum exhibitor and fine artist Ayesha Samdani! This workshop takes place in her gallery at the Triton Museum, which runs this year from May 11th to September 1st. Registered participants on June 30th will have the opportunity to learn from the artist herself, while surrounded by her bold and bright abstract paintings.

In this workshop, participants will:

• Focus on non-representational qualities, forms, shapes, and colors.

• Learn techniques such as masking, dripping, and creation of negative and positive spaces.

• Create composition with color.

Materials List:

1. Canvas*

2. Paint brushes*

3. Student Grade Acrylic Paints

4. Masking Tape of varying sizes (Primary Colors), must be easy to peel off after painting

*canvas, brushes will be provided*

Artist’s Biography:

Ayesha Samdani was born and raised in Pakistan. She immigrated to the United States after completing her MA degree in Fine Arts. She also earned an MFA in abstract painting from Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Through fine arts she has learned a way to express the feelings and emotions of her heart. Her work is inspired by nature, particularly organic shapes, and colors. These colors have a very strong impact on her personality and paintings as they remind her of her cultural background. She uses a various limited color palette for each painting to depict different moods of nature. Through variations of lines, layers, and color palette, she explores the sensitivity and delicacy of changing seasons. Painting is her passion, and she has been painting and drawing for the last eighteen years. Currently she is living and painting as a full-time artist in the Bay Area. She is represented by John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis, California. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions including shows at Arc Galley in SF, Berkeley Arts Center in Berkeley, and Triton Museum in Santa Clara..

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