Janus Collaborative http://januscollaborative.org/blog Student, instructor, and guest comments on current exhibitions, studying at JCSA, and contemporary art. Tue, 01 May 2012 23:30:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Janus Collaborative Open House http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2012/05/01/janus-collaborative-open-house-3/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2012/05/01/janus-collaborative-open-house-3/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 23:30:59 +0000 MC http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=373 Come join us for our Open House on May 19th 2012.  More information below:

]]> http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2012/05/01/janus-collaborative-open-house-3/feed/ 1 Stephen Perkins Workshop- Day 2 http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/12/13/stephen-perkins-workshop-day-2/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/12/13/stephen-perkins-workshop-day-2/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:14:34 +0000 MC http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=341 Another great day jam packed with a ton of information.  After going over Weight Distribution and how it affects Gesture in a figure,  Stephen showed us how he approaches sculpting a Life size foot.  He spoke about a sequence of hierarchy and urged us to work from simple to complex forms.

 

day2a day2b day2c ]]> http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/12/13/stephen-perkins-workshop-day-2/feed/ 0 Stephen Perkins Workshop- Day 1 http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/12/12/stephen-perkins-workshop-day-1/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/12/12/stephen-perkins-workshop-day-1/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:43:32 +0000 MC http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=296 The studio was full of  excitement as we started a new week with Stephen Perkins. Many of us are still absorbing all of the information that was given to us last time Stephen was here.  All of the students arrived early and ready to pick up right where we left off.

Studio Studio Studio

 

]]> http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/12/12/stephen-perkins-workshop-day-1/feed/ 0 Trip to the Morgan Library http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/10/13/trip-to-the-morgan-library/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/10/13/trip-to-the-morgan-library/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:42:26 +0000 MC http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=277 Today the Janus Collaborative School of Art took a trip to the Morgan Library, located on 225 Madison Avenue.  With the assistance of Dan Thompson we set out on a mission to recreate, and in so doing, learn from Old Master Drawings.  The trip was an inspiration to us all.  It was a great learning experience to see and analyze how artists of the past handled different mediums and applied each stroke to build the masterpieces that were before us.

Here are just a few of the drawings that we came across:

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]]> http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2011/03/09/student-work/feed/ 0 Costa Vavagiakis’ workshop http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/25/costa-vavagiakis-workshop/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/25/costa-vavagiakis-workshop/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:42:11 +0000 Thalia http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=254 In early June, Costa Vavagiakis had a wonderful workshop on portrait drawing.  He lectured, brought in supplemental materials, and did mini-demos to cover everything from materials and handling to composition and theoretical principles of drawing.  The model Connie was terrific and the group is looking forward to doing this again!

Janus Collaborative | Costa Vavagiakis workshop

Janus Collaborative | Costa Vavagiakis workshop

]]> http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/25/costa-vavagiakis-workshop/feed/ 0 Kate Lehman’s workshop http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/18/kate-lehmans-workshop/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/18/kate-lehmans-workshop/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:38:34 +0000 admin http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=239 IMG_0792 IMG_0796 IMG_0797 IMG_0798 IMG_0814 IMG_0816 IMG_0818 IMG_0822 IMG_0829 IMG_0854 ]]> http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/18/kate-lehmans-workshop/feed/ 0 Fox Shaw Painters http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/18/fox-shaw-painters/ http://januscollaborative.org/blog/2010/06/18/fox-shaw-painters/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:22:17 +0000 admin http://januscollaborative.org/blog/?p=223 If you’re in the west coast this summer, check out this exhibit featuring the work of, 2nd-year student, Feather Hilger.

The Fox Shaw Painters

The Kimball Gallery
6950 Kimball Dr.
Gig Harbor

June 8 – July 5, 2010

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We’d like to thank everyone who attended our end-of-year celebration last week, as well as those who came and joined us during our evening talks and lectures during the regular school year. We’ll be blogging about exhibits, workshops, and summer sketching until we resume in the fall.

For those interested, Dennis Cheaney’s class will continue running this the summer. However, Open Studio sessions will be on break until September. Stay tuned for more news regarding our lecture series during the 2010-2011 school year.

See you in September!

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