Visual Art: Exercises in Painting and Color
By Laura Summer
12 experiential exercises in painting and color that provide an overview of subjects for further developing a relationship with this realm.
For those seeking an experience of color and the portal of the artist, whilst working with indications towards visual art given by Rudolf Steiner.
Lawfulness of Color
The world of two dimensions worked with by the painter is lawful. Color is lawful, as is line, surface and composition. Each color on it’s own and when side-by-side with another, speaks a different tone into our inner being. When we engage with painting we may develop a sensitivity to this conversation. We may find a place from which to paint that is between Expressionism as an avenue to artistically portray to the outer world our inner experiences, and Impressionism that reflects what streams towards us from the the outer world. For the painter this is a portal of nourishment inspired by moving between the polarity of self and other.
Explore and develop capacities in the world of color perception, interaction and dynamic.
12 Written Lessons
Primary or Luster Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow
Secondary or Interval Colors: Orange, Green, Violet
Image Colors: Black, White, Green, Peach Blossom
Color Wheels
Color Perspective
Color Mood and Complementary Colors
Working with Rudolf Steiner’s Sketches for Painters
Working with Rudolf Steiner’s Sketches for Painters Part 2
Painting as Devotion
Painting as Devotion 2
Working with Text
The Gospel of John
Course Duration and Ways to Study
The course is designed for self-paced and self-directed distance learning. Enroll at anytime and an account will be set up on the website, providing immediate access to the lessons that are formatted for printing. The recordings of workshops are also accessible from your account. The course and the associated activities remain available for 2 years, or longer if you choose to stay engaged with ongoing course offerings.
Communication with Laura is via a “diary sheet” accompanying each lesson, the aim of which is to support the process of better understanding what newness has revealed itself to you in a lesson. It is optional whether or not a course participant take up this tutoring opportunity.
Participants may include excerpts from their course journal in their monthly diary sheet submissions and are also invited to submit images of their work with corresponding reflections on the process and experience with that particular image.
Laura Summer
Laura is co-founder of Free Columbia, an arts initiative that includes a full time program based on aesthetic education, contemplative enquiry and action research. It is completely grass roots donation supported and has no set tuitions. Her approach to color is influenced by Beppe Assenza, Rudolf Steiner, and by Goethe’s color theory. She has been working with questions of color and contemporary art for 30 years. Her work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Catholic Art and History in New York City and at the Sekem Community in Egypt. She has published nine books. She founded two temporary alternative exhibition spaces in Hudson NY, 345 Collaborative Gallery and Raising Matter-this is not a gallery and initiated ART DISPERSAL 2012-23 where over 800 pieces of art by professional artists have been dispersed to the public without set prices.”
