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1-day Workshop at the Bluebird Studio: Composition and Armatures

A 1-day introduction to the use of Dynamic Symmetry and Harmonic Armatures in Composition for beginning and advanced painters. - and for art lovers and collectors.
At the fabulous Bluebird Studio in Santa Fe
2023: Saturday, November 4
2024: Sunday, November 10 (in the planning stage)

Composition Armature Class Notes Flip Book View

From the Classical Greek Era to the present, artists have been using armature or grid systems based on musical and mathematical principles to help create harmonious paintings. The armatures form a scaffolding for paintings, providing stability and a road map for the design.
Participants will learn how to use armatures to design their paintings or to evaluate existing paintings. Examples of artwork will be analyzed - participants' and Master Artist paintings.
Karen has a background teaching introductory math to liberal arts students. After leaving the academic world and a career in computers in Manhattan she moved to Santa Fe and has been a practicing artist for over 20 years. When the long-standing Canyon Road Gallery representing her closed two years ago, Karen began to devote herself to research in areas where Mathematics touches Art.

* "Radical" is a play on words; it's the term Mathematicians use for 'root'; eg, square root. But in addition, radicals play a part in armatures.
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Karen's Blog QR-CODE
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Basic Dynamic Symmetry Armature
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PHI Dynamic Symmetry Armature with a Golden Spiral Approximation (1.618..)
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Expanded Dynamic Symmetry Armature
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Basic 14-line Harmonic Armature
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Montage of Karen's paintings with armatures.
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Land Abstraction I 8x13
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Land Abstraction I. Expanded+ Dynamic Symmetry with a Spiral
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Land Abstraction I Harmonic Armature
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Turbulent Waters I 12x16
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Turbulent Waters I Dynamic Symmetry
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Turbulent Waters I Harmonic Armature
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Ashley Pond Los Alamos 12x16
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Ashley Pond Los Alamos Expanded Dynamic Symmetry
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Ashley Pond - Los Alamos Harmonic Armature
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