Starting from Source: Finding New Meaning in Familiar Forms

“In a sense, the whole world around the artist is his source… Anything can be a source, even a mistake.”
— Sister Corita Kent

Artists have always worked from what already exists—looking at other artists, retelling stories, and reinterpreting familiar images to make something new. In this course, we will use source material as both a starting point and a companion: something to respond to, transform, question, or reimagine.

Working from a source is not about copying, but about departure. Beginning from something helps ground the process and opens up possibilities beyond the pressure of starting from nothing. Through drawing, painting, and discussion, we will explore how meaning can emerge through observation, invention, and play.

This course draws on my experience as a painter and professor, working with source material in many ways—through interpretation, transformation, and critique.

INCLUDED:

6 Weekly Classes

Class will meet via Zoom