Pete Hocking, Pink Dune, 40 x 40 inches, oil on canvas
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
This summer I’m offering one online workshop. I’m primarily a painter, but the workshop is open to artists of all skill levels who are interested in painting, drawing, collage, photography or multimedia / interdisciplinary approaches.
ADVANCING PRACTICE: AN ART MAKING TUTORIAL (12-weeks, 6 group sessions)
As of Thursday, May 2d, there is 1 seat left in this workshop.
This summer I’m offering one section of this practice-based workshop on Tuesdays from noon – 2:30 PM ET between 14 May and 23 July. The workshop primarily focuses on two-dimensional media, but artists in all media are welcome to join. We will meet via Zoom biweekly over the course of twelve weeks. In addition to six group sessions, each participant will meet twice with the instructor individually. The workshop is focused on building or advancing your art practice in the context of both pursuing individual goals and receiving community feedback. In addition the instructor will introduce contemporary artists and artworks and help to identify resources on request.
The workshop is open to painters of all levels and will be limited to no more that 8 participants. Fee: $400
Session One, 14 May: Presentation by the Instructor and Individual Goal Setting
First Individual Meeting With Instructor*
Session Two, 28 May: Critical Response Session Looking at Participant Artworks
Session Three, 11 June: Presentation by the Instructor and Discussion
Session Four, 25 June: Critical Response Session Looking at Participant Artworks
Session Five, 9 July: Presentation by the Instructor and Discussion
Session Six, 23 July: Critical Response Session Looking at Participant Artworks
*Second Individual Meeting Scheduled As Requested
REGISTRATION: Workshop fees are listed with the descriptions. You can register by either sending me a Venmo payment to @Peter-Hocking-artist (last four digits are 7248) or a check to Peter Hocking, PO Box 672, Truro MA 02666. Please note the workshop title/day of the week with your payment. Please email me — phocking@gmail.com — when you send your payment so I can put you on the registration list. Once you’ve registered, I’ll send a confirmation email. A few days prior to the workshop, I’ll send a Zoom link and workshop resources. Email me with questions — phocking@gmail.com.
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IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
Provincetown Art Association & Museum
Visual Research and Painting from Source Material with Pete Hocking
September 17-20 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Painters draw inspiration from sources, be it observation, experience, dreams, imagination, objects, writing, photographs, illustration, film/video mirrors, drawings, or other manifestations of visual culture.
Approaching painting as a subjective art form, this workshop will consider ways artists navigate visual culture, undertake visual research, and transform source material (as opposed to simply reproducing it) into original artworks. We’ll explore the process of keeping visual journals, archives of source material, and creating plans for studio practice. Participants will be encouraged to use photographic references, drawings, still-life setups, mirror, etc. in the creation of artworks during the four days of the workshop.
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Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown — June 17th – June 21st 2024
The Infinity of Nature: David Hockney once said his subject is the infinite variety of nature. While speaking of the landscape, Hockney was speaking beyond it too — to include the figure as well as human ecology. In my experience, strong painting grows from one’s engagement with the world through fieldwork research, active memory, a full range of sensory experience, and great note taking. Direct, spontaneous picture making allows a painter to capture something ephemeral and unexpected, and slower work in the studio – often developed from reference material –provides space for considered composition. We’ll consider both strategies in this workshop. Workshop participants are invited to work with still life, self-portraiture, landscape, or abstraction with the goal of discovering ineffable qualities in their paintings. Participants are encouraged to bring source material and experiences of interest. This workshop is designed to meet the needs of learners at all levels. Students working with any painting media — including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, and pastel — are welcome. Group sessions will focus on broad questions and looking at artwork and the instructor will work one-to-one with workshop participants everyday.
Registration Begins January 24th. As of 26 January this workshop is full. You can join the waitlist.
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Truro Center for the Arts/Castle Hill — July 29th – August 4th 2024
Drawing As Painting/Painting As Drawing: In the Western art tradition, drawing has long been seen as subordinate to painting — something to be learned before picking up the paintbrush. But in contemporary practice, there’s an exciting synergy between the possibilities of the drawn mark and the richness of painted passages of color. This workshop will focus on the intersection between drawing and painting — considering the work of contemporary painters who blur the line between drawing and painting and by using a variety of media we’ll create fresh works that incorporate the energy of drawing and the vibrancy of painting. The goal is to create a body of exploratory work that can refresh and revitalize our at-home studio practice. We’ll work from the landscape, engage with self-portraiture, still life, and work from reference photos. The workshop is open to artists of all levels.
Link to Registration This workshop is full
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