This two-day class will explore landscape through various mark making techniques. Hands on instruction will introduce participants to a recycled & recyclable polypropylene paper made from repurposed scraps & trimmings called Yupo, which works beautifully with pencil, ink and acrylic. Working from memory and the landscape itself participants will create landscapes that define their own sense of place.
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Frances Ashforth is practicing artist who spends a great deal of time on the land & water. Her memory based observations are experiences gleaned from time spent studying all that is around me. She works in different mediums including drawing, printing and painting. She hopes her work, simple memories on paper, will instill the desire to respect and remember what the land continues to give us in all its variety, grit, and beauty. Frances’s work has been shown in print biennials and shows in Boston, Atlanta, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin as well as in galleries in the UK, Denmark, Ireland and Canada. Her prints have been shown in NYC at The Painting Center, IPCNY, The IFPDA Print Fair, Art on Paper Fair & EFA Blackburn 20/20. Museums in New York State, Arkansas, & Massachusetts have shown her work as well as many galleries across New England.