Modern Collage with Nancy Colella

Collage, or “Painting with Paper,” is increasingly recognized as one of the most exciting mediums in the art world today. This class will allow you to explore and experiment with this fun and unique medium. Collage provides an opportunity to paint without fear. It turns looking and composing into a playful activity, where shapes of color can be easily cut and rearranged. The element of SHAPE plays a crucial role in painting. Limiting the number of shapes in a composition can be a challenge. Engaging in collaging helps you see shapes differently and encourages you to simplify and refine your design.

Most materials will be provided, but students are encouraged to collect and share papers they may have.

Nancy (born c. 1950, Englewood, NJ) earned a B.A. in Fine Art from Muskingum University, then studied painting at the Aegean School of Fine Arts in Paros, Greece, and at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel, Mexico. After a career in the hospitality business and while raising two children, she resumed her studies at Mass College of Art. She has studied with, and is currently inspired by, contemporary painters Peggi Kroll Roberts, Mark Daniel Nelson, Nancy Gruskin, Catherine Kehoe, and Tracey Everly, to name a few. She is a Copley Master of the Copley Society of Art in Boston, MA, and a faculty member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She is well known for her popular “Modern Painting” class and teaches numerous online and live workshops throughout New England. She lives in Norwell, MA (winter) and Scituate, MA (summer) with her husband and yellow lab, Limoncello.

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