Marilyn Fenn Studio

Class notes from Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew Long, Fall 2007 The object in the painting – is it being an object vs. being a facsimile of the object? Does it have a history, a great hook, and richness, a fullness, or is it empty? What’s the difference between this abstract piece of art [...]

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 [...]

Painting by Louis Finkelstein “Hanover Center II” 1998, oil on canvas, 38 x 42 inches Notes from “Thoughts About Painting” by Louis Finkelstein from “Painterly Painting,” 1971 “Between technique, vision, design, expression there is no seam; neither is one thing the cause and another the result.”

Still Life with Orange and Teapot Oil on Canvas Board 11″ x 14″ © 1992 Marilyn Fenn Class notes, SAIC, 1991 More transparent colors recede; more opaque colors come forward. Unify the painting by using the same yellow, orange, etc. Gray colors by using their complements. Work all over, 3-4 tones (light, medium, dark, etc.) [...]

Drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn “Reclining Lion” pen and paint brush ca. 1650 Class notes from art camp classes with George Liebert and Dan Gustin, Oxbow, MI, summer 1991. Make a list of verbs and adjectives about your own work. When struggling with a work, isolate parts of it and do lots of sketches to [...]