Aug
14
to Aug 25

Como, Italy Summer Atelier

West Coast Painters Academy

I am incredibly excited to announce that I will be teaching an abroad drawing atelier located in Como, Italy.

The intensive course will take place in a newly renovated studio space over two weeks. The day to day will include day trips throughout Italy where we will visit and work from the nations most historic museums and works.

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Sep
25
to Dec 11

Sunday Afternoon Painting – VIRTUAL with Jonathan Harkham

  • Studio San Pedro & 9th (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

LINK TO NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL WEBSITE (CLICK ON PHOTO)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this painting class, students will create paintings primarily from conceptual drawings that convey a personal language through sensitive markmaking. Students will explore what that means and how it maybe obtained through a meaningful and engaging process of looking and responding. As there are numerous methods and ideologies used to create works of art, it is important to consider the foundation that artists build their process upon. Closely examining certain painters throughout history to study how they pursued experiential visual language on this premise of looking. Taking clues from what we discover and using certain criteria to build stil llife setups we will work from observation and transcription. We will study drawing as an honest and direct means of responding to experience. Then use the drawings information to create a personal language of painting that carries one’s own unique experience through tactility, color and composition.

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Sep
19
to Dec 5

Monday Late-Night Painting – VIRTUAL with Jonathan Harkham - NYSS

  • Studio San Pedro & 9th (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

LINK TO NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL WEB SITE (CLICK ON PHOTO)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this painting class, students will create paintings primarily from conceptual drawings that convey a personal language through sensitive markmaking. Students will explore what that means and how it maybe obtained through a meaningful and engaging process of looking and responding. As there are numerous methods and ideologies used to create works of art, it is important to consider the foundation that artists build their process upon. Closely examining certain painters throughout history to study how they pursued experiential visual language on this premise of looking. Taking clues from what we discover and using certain criteria to build stil llife setups we will work from observation and transcription. We will study drawing as an honest and direct means of responding to experience. Then use the drawings information to create a personal language of painting that carries one’s own unique experience through tactility, color and composition.

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S.A.L. Jonathan Harkham TUESDAY EVENING ONLINE begins 10/12
Oct
12
6:00 PM18:00
painting class, art class

S.A.L. Jonathan Harkham TUESDAY EVENING ONLINE begins 10/12

Transcriptions with Jonathan Harkham

  • Teacher: Jonathan Harkham

  • Class Length: 8 sessions

  • Start Date: October 12

  • Time: 6:00 – 9:30 pm PST



Every great painter has loved and learned from someone that came before them. In this course we will focus on the importance of transcription. Each week we will work from one great painting or drawing from history and explore the motivation, composition and mark of the artist. We will use what we discover to build on the various themes and components to further our own personal goals in experiential mark making. Throughout the classes and works we create we will also continue to reinforce the power of the rectangle, the importance of scale, and building our relationship to paint as a material that carries personal information. Promoting the idea of “objectified looking” and highlighting the power of process through an additional series of short still lives we will set up and paint/draw from as part of the course to fully understand the importance of transcription and how one builds upon an inspirational great work to further their own personal relationship to painting.

Course Outline

Each week students will create small drawings (in some cases a large drawing) exploring the days chosen work to be transcribed and small drawings from still life set-ups. We will then make a painting, incorporating both the transcription and still life information to create one major work exploring the power of great painting and how it expands our own unique mark and composition.

Each class will start with a short history of each artist who’s work will be transcribed. A subsequent open discussion will be promoted at the close of each class where students will have an opportunity to share personal thoughts and further explore ideas during short critiques of the days work.

We will be looking at many older and contemporary painters to corroborate and help us further understand this mode of painting from process, through the entirety of the course. We will use books and the internet for reference.

For more Info:

Seattle Artist League
10219 Aurora Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98133

206.483.9749

https://seattleartistleague.com

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NYSS Sunday Afternoon Painting – VIRTUAL with Jonathan Harkham
Sep
26
to Dec 12

NYSS Sunday Afternoon Painting – VIRTUAL with Jonathan Harkham

New York Studio School

of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture

Sunday Afternoon Painting – VIRTUAL with Jonathan Harkham

Fall 2021

  • Teacher: Jonathan Harkham

  • Class Hours: Sundays, 2pm-6pm (Eastern US Time)

  • First Class: Sunday, September 26, 2021

  • Last Class: Sunday, December 12, 2021

  • Contact Info: info@jonathanharkham.com

Course Description

Painting from what we really see (as opposed to what we think we see), we will develop an experiential painting process that relies upon the act of looking, and discover that by utilizing these means, our personal experience can at once be registered and preserved within the very paint itself. Using still life set-ups and live models (via Zoom), students will create experiential paintings directly from observation, to tell the story of mass, gravity, and spatial materiality. Starting with the rectangle and the four sides of a flat surface, we will search the forms and find pathways using objective observation to relate back to that rectangle. General information will give way to a very specific experience, once we lose our brain’s interpretation of what it is we are looking at and start to make marks that directly correspond to our own unique and true experience.

All levels welcome. I am aware that some students can be somewhat intimidated by painting so I break down the information in a clear and basic way most people find easy to understand.



More information and enrollment at the link below:

NYSS

8 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011
+1.212.673.6466 +1.212.777.0996 (fax)
info@nyss.org





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Painting Class - Virtual - Instructor Jonathan Harkham
Jan
4
to Jan 15

Painting Class - Virtual - Instructor Jonathan Harkham

  • Virtual Class - Zoom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

All levels welcome

A two week intensive study of painting and process.

Working together for five hours each day we will explore the power of the mark and how to create work that reflects direct experience. Students will work alongside myself on Zoom using still lives they set up at home as well as specific exercises utilizing live models as needed.

We will also be looking at and discussing many different artists works throughout history. Along with a few special visits/talks with guest artists discussing their work, creative processes and studio practices.

Hope to see you there!


Time (subject to change):

4 - 9 PM CET

7 AM- 12 PM Pacific Time

10 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time

No Class: 9-10 January 2021

More info: info@coartbuilding.com

Website: www.coartbuilding.com

 

Apply now on www.coartbuilding.com.

15% off for the first three sign ups !

a Scolarship offered by our Media partner"MacFest"

Pre-registration until 20 December 2020

30 students maximum

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Sunday Afternoon Painting – with Jonathan Harkham (Virtual)
Sep
27
to Dec 13

Sunday Afternoon Painting – with Jonathan Harkham (Virtual)

  • New York Studio School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

[COURSE FULL]

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Painting from what we really see (as opposed to what we think we see), we will develop an experiential painting process that relies upon the act of looking, and discover that by utilizing these means, our personal experience can at once be registered and preserved within the very paint itself. Using still life set-ups and live models (via Zoom), students will create experiential paintings directly from observation, to tell the story of mass, gravity, and spatial materiality. Starting with the rectangle and the four sides of a flat surface, we will search the forms and find pathways using objective observation to relate back to that rectangle. General information will give way to a very specific experience, once we lose our brain’s interpretation of what it is we are looking at and start to make marks that directly correspond to our own unique and true experience. Through these means we will explore the idea of “process” in painting from life and discover why it may not be necessary to regard “finishing” the ultimate goal, but rather to allow the process in and of itself to become the most compelling and meaningful aspect of the work.

Register at the following link:

https://nyss.org/course/sunday-afternoon-painting-with-jonathan-harkham-virtual/

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