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Marilynn Derwenskus NWS, WSI, MWCS
Sept
28 – Oct 3,
2008 (4 Teaching Days) web.bsu.edu/cfa/artfaculty/md Marilynn is a Professor Emeritus from Ball State University where she has taught watercolor and encaustic for 20 years. She loves to teach and seeks a balance between a relaxed studio environment and a serious method of instruction. Marilynn is returning to watercolor after being attracted to the ancient mediums of egg tempera and encaustic for that last 10 years. Summer 2006 grants supported her creative research and travels as context for the development of NEW images with NEW techniques, an outgrowth of her investigations of tempera painting. The history of the painting process became a significant issue as images and ideas revealed themselves in layers of colors and shapes. Paint was poured, sometimes through porous papers that dried with the imprint of the various papers’ textures. Images were drawn and re-drawn with numerous intermittent pouring of pigment. She re-discovered the beauty of watercolor paintings. Marilynn developed a body or work under the auspices of a 2006 Ball State University Faculty Summer Creative Arts Grant and a 2005 Indiana Arts Commission Grant. She also was awarded a May 2006 Vermont Studio Residency Grant. This permitted her to travel to Vermont, then throughout Michigan, and finally to Italy, Wales, and to Chicago museums and galleries. Everywhere she went, she painted. At the end of the summer, Marilynn had a portfolio of NEW watercolors. Most were standard size, but even scale was investigated and pushed to NEW limits. In Vermont, she painted three wall-sized paintings, approximately 5 feet by 6 feet. Differences Make a Difference - To create potent images, Marilynn adheres to the use of differences—differences in the elements of design, differences in technique, and the juxtaposition of different images to create visual tension. Such differences are evident in her watermedia paintings where she combines transparent and opaque watercolor with watercolor pencils and crayons. Other paintings offer a shift in time and place. Marilynn’s reoccurring life cycle theme remains evident in her NEW watercolors. The Dillman’s workshop Marilynn will be teaching is designed for all levels of experience, from beginners to experienced artists. Genuine interest in watercolor exploration is the primary requirement. Come and experience the Magic of Watercolor as we discover NEW Directions in Watermedia. Studio and on location: Something for all levels.
Workshop’s itinerary Monday – Thursday 9/29-10/2 Tuesday 9/30 Thursday 10/2 Friday 10/3 Day students are welcome to attend the Welcome Reception and Farewell Reception (included in your package). You are also invited to join the class for breakfasts and dinners (additional fee). PAL’s (Participants at large) can vacation at Dillman’s
for $300, includes accommodations. Costs for breakfasts, dinners and receptions
are additional.
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