Led by artist and educator Rachel Crummey, this workshop invites students to explore the interaction between paint, movement, and intuition. Focusing on staining and inking canvas to create abstract and expressive compositions, both gesture and spontaneity will be embraced.
Students will experiment with the fluidity of ink and paint, discovering how pigment travels across the canvas in response to both intentional direction and organic movement. This workshop will explore colour interaction, layering, and mark-making, encouraging students to use not only their brushes and tools but also the movement of their bodies to influence composition.
Students will also learn how to work from reference images, translating the energy, rhythm, and gesture of an image into an expressive painting. The emphasis will be on letting go of control, responding to the material’s natural behavior, and finding new ways to engage with paint and gesture.