Painting in IRELAND: May 16 - 25, 2018
Monday, November 20, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Small Format Landscape Painting from Nature
I'm teaching at Concord Art this October !
Small Format Landscape Painting from Nature
http://www.concordart.org/school/workshops#6329
ALL LEVELS www.concordart.org
Come paint the inspiring landscape and embrace the exciting challenge of painting and drawing outdoors. There will be an emphasis on drawing the form and structure of the landscape, seeking a certain grace and order from nature. We will hone observational and design skills to seek visual unity when composing a preliminary sketch. Working small, participants will paint quickly, allowing nature to dictate a response. Students of all skill levels are welcome, including those who have taken this class before and would like to continue. Open for any medium, using oil, watercolor, acrylic or gouach
http://www.concordart.org/school/workshops#6329
ALL LEVELS www.concordart.org
Come paint the inspiring landscape and embrace the exciting challenge of painting and drawing outdoors. There will be an emphasis on drawing the form and structure of the landscape, seeking a certain grace and order from nature. We will hone observational and design skills to seek visual unity when composing a preliminary sketch. Working small, participants will paint quickly, allowing nature to dictate a response. Students of all skill levels are welcome, including those who have taken this class before and would like to continue. Open for any medium, using oil, watercolor, acrylic or gouach
THREE-DAY WORKSHOP
Friday, October 13, 10am–4pm
Saturday, October 14, 10am–4pm
Sunday, October 15, 10am–4pm
Friday, October 13, 10am–4pm
Saturday, October 14, 10am–4pm
Sunday, October 15, 10am–4pm
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Italy!
Travel Days:September 20 - 30, 2018
Painting Workshop and Tour of Florence and the Hilltowns of Tuscany
We are proud to announce a special tour to Italy, led by art instructor Kathleen Jacobs.
This departure is limited to a maximum of twelve participants. While the emphasis is an artistic workshop, this is also a cultural journey, which we believe will enhance your ability to capture the essence of Tuscany in your work. Your guides will take you to locations you could not access on your own, including monasteries, churches, and vineyards. In Florence, there will be quiet, morning walks, to locations such as the Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Corridor, and the Duomo.
Tuscany has perhaps produced more accomplishments in art and science than any other place in history. It is the birthplace of the Etruscan civilization, the Italian language, and the age that shaped modern history, the Renaissance. Imagine a small region that can claim Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo, Dante, and Botticelli as its native sons! The first part of our trip will center on Florence, the capital of Tuscany, the city where the Renaissance began. It is a living museum of art and culture. We will explore its streets, piazzas, and great works of art and architecture in the company of excellent guides.
A short drive from Florence transports us into the beautiful Tuscan countryside. We will stay in Chianti, among the best-preserved landscapes in Italy, some virtually unchanged since artists depicted them five hundred years ago. The region has large areas of woodlands, interspersed with vineyards and dotted with medieval towns high on hills and ridges. The quality of light here has inspired generations of artists. Our journey will explore this glorious land in depth. Everywhere there is something of compelling beauty, curiosity, and interest — brilliant architecture, classic Tuscan landscapes, the daily life of the people themselves, providing continuity between past and present.
We always welcome tour companions who are not artists. There are interesting aspects of Italian life waiting to be explored in every location. In Florence, the countless museums, churches, markets, restaurants, and stores within walking distance of the hotel, make the city a desirable destination for any traveler. The quaint Tuscan villages offer wonderful landscapes, local markets, piazzas, and small shops to be enjoyed by all who might like to sketch, write, or simply appreciate the culture of Italy. The trip’s leisurely pace will provide ample opportunity to wander through medieval hill towns, and feast on the renowned regional foods and wines.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Concord Center for Visual Arts
37 Lexington Road
Concord, MA
37 Lexington Road
Concord, MA
Three-Day Workshop
Friday, May 5, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday, May 6, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, May 7, 12:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday, May 5, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday, May 6, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, May 7, 12:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come paint the inspiring landscape and embrace the exciting challenge of painting and drawing outdoors. Simple hikes will take class members to the riverbanks, meadows and countryside within the historic town of Concord. There will be an emphasis on drawing the form and structure of the landscape, seeking a certain grace and order from nature. There will be an added push to hone observational and design skills to seek visual unity when composing a preliminary sketch. Working small, participants will create quickly, recording shape, line and color, allowing nature to dictate a response. Students of all skill levels welcome, using oil, watercolor, acrylic or gouache.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Another chance to paint the beautiful landscape ! This time at Snow Hill, Maryland
Kathleen Jacobs - Plein Air Painting on the Coast of Maryland
September 15 - 17, 2017
Medium: Gouache, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil & Pen
Level: Intermediate
Paint and draw the inspiring land and water scapes of Snow Hill, Maryland and embrace the exciting challenge of painting and drawing outdoors. Simple hikes will take class members to view exciting river banks, coastal marshes and vistas. Initially, there will be an emphasis on drawing the form and structure of the landscape, seeking a certain grace and order from nature within a small format space. There will be an added emphasis on finding visual unity when composing a small pencil sketch that will eventually become a painting. Working small, participants will work quickly to create their paintings allowing the process of drawing from life to work with a spirit of simplicity and place. Enjoy a fresh engagement with intuition, freedom, and interaction with the lovely sounds, sites and colors of September in Snow Hill. Students of all levels are welcome, open to all painters using any medium to create a series of small paintings.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Elemental Landscapes
September 21 - October 28, 2016
Opening Wednesday September 21, 5-7pm
Stockman Gallery
Second Floor
19 Chestnut Street
New Britain, CT
Monday, September 12, 2016
Sunday, July 17, 2016
SUMMER TEACHING SCHEDULE
AUGUST 14-19
Week long workshop in Gloucester, MA
Plein Air Landscape Painting
all details about the studio and workshop
at the Cullowee Mountain Art Website:
FALL
September 23 - 25
Three Day Weekend Painting Plein Air Workshop
Concord Art
37 Lexington Road
Concord, MA
www.concordart.org
Three Day Weekend Painting Plein Air Workshop
Concord Art
37 Lexington Road
Concord, MA
www.concordart.org
October 7--9
Three Day Workshop
Small Format Outdoor Landscape Painting II
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Truro, Cape Cod, MA
details at:
Friday, July 1, 2016
This painting is included in a show in Concord, MA in the Main Gallery at the Concord Art Center...
"Responding to Place"
June 16 - August 13, 2016
go to:
www.concordart.org
Saturday, June 18, 2016
"Mt. Tom" on view at Concord Art, "Responding to Place"
This painting is on view at Concord Art,
"Responding to Place" at Concord, MA now until Aug 13th
Artists: Wolf Kahn, James Urbanski, Lois Dodd, Elizabeth O'Reilly, Stuart Shils, Sara Noa Mark
John Walker, Andy Karnes, Rick Fox, Kathleen Jacobs, Allen Witting, Susanna Howland, Kib Bramhall, Kaen Vincent.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
"Responding to Place" at Concord Art June 16 - August 13 - Opening this Thursday 6-8pm
this coming June 16th through August 13, 2016.
I am showing with Lois Dodd, Wolf Kahn, Rick Fox, Stuart Shils, Kib Bramhall, Bernard Chaet, Allen Whiting, John Walker, Andy Kearns, Susanah Howland, and others...
please stop in to see the work...it will be a selection of landscapes that share the idea of reponding to place --- we al work from life and respond to what we see...
Where: Concord Art, 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA
go to... Concordart.org to learn more...
this painting is entititled: Incoming Rain, Herring River, 48" x 48", oil/linen, painted in response to my favorite place, Wellfleet, MA
Monday, June 13, 2016
Come take a Painting class this summer!
SUMMER TEACHING SCHEDULE
June 27 - July 3rd
M-F 9-noon
Small Format Plein Air Landscape Painting I
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Truro Cape Cod, MA
AUGUST 22 - 26
Week long workshop in Gloucester, MA
Plein Air Landscape Painting
all details about the studio and workshop
at the Cullowee Mountain Art Website:
FALL
October 7--9
Three Day Workshop
Small Format Outdoor Landscape Painting II
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Truro, Cape Cod, MA
details at:
Friday, June 10, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
New work: nature a point of departure
kathleen jacobs
new work: nature a point of departure
March 3 - 27Opening reception March 11, 5-8pm
Arts Night Out
Oxbow Gallery273 Pleasant StreetNorthampton, MA
The Gallery hours are Thursday - Sunday from 12-5 pm, and from 5-8 on Arts Night Out.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Nature as a Point of Departure
Our altered
environment due to climate change is a reality we all must confront. My
paintings relate to my culture antithetically, for example, they portray
serenity rather than anxiety. My artistic response to these times is to connect
with the outside natural world by painting the landscape as a way to grapple
with dire realities of today and reflect my belief in nature’s abiding beauty,
grace and order. I embrace the knowledge that nothing in nature—or in
life—remains fixed. What I see when I look to the landscape is order within the
randomness. I use nature
as a point of departure for my work—as a means for conveying my own idea of
order—I begin by painting the landscape from life, looking to nature as my
ultimate source of authenticity. In
formal matters of painting, Italian artist Georgio Morandi would come to
influence me largely because of his emphasis on close tonal colors and
compositional structure within his work. Morandi’s Landscapes are almost void of anything “natural,” and rather
manifests the rational and intellectual process he went through in order to
decipher his subject, which is the structure of the natural landscape. I see a
combination of randomness and pattern in the landscape, and within my
paintings, I seek to portray both. My intent is to carefully divide space, and
to often establish simple shapes of flattened mass. Deep space is not always my
concern, but space within the flat picture plane is, with the positive shapes
filled in with closely related tones of color to portray serenity and
structure. I often combine abstracted form with the natural pattern, sequence
and order that I see. I am deeply engaged by the specifics of what I chose to
paint, but not driven by the desire to replicate the appearances of actuality. I
strive to always to reveal the orderly, logical formal relationships that can
be extracted from the randomness of mere appearance—an aspiration that links me
to Cézanne and Chardin as much as the Cubists.
Because of the respect and concern I feel for the natural environment, I want
my paintings to give proper bearing to their subject matter, nature. This is
fitting, as nature is eternally relevant to all human beings now and to future
generations.
