Painting by Joan Snyder
“Magic Meadow”

Class notes from Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew Long , Fall 2007

What do you think of when you think of a building?  Do you think of the structure underneath?   Why don’t they call it a “built”?  “Building” is a verb – a process.

Maxine Price – a fellow student’s favorite artist, for layers and colors.

Just make work!  Andrew made over 150 pcs. his first year; he’s now been painting 7 years.

Joan Snyder – who won a MacArthur – does 90% of her paintings in acrylic, top 10% in oil.  See more of her work at this Danforth Museum exhibit and at the Brooklyn Museum exhibit.

Techniques:

• Clear tar – makes acrylics work more like oil.
• Get an ice chopper and cake spatula from restaurant supply store.