Deborah Read — The Joy Project

Continuing the Art of Play
July 17, 2024

Artist: Deborah Read

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“My first love was for color. How colors influence your emotions. How colors change depending on their surroundings. I am fascinated by how one color affects another and how the viewer is affected by their visual reception in his/her mind.

My second love is freedom. Art, especially abstract art and mixed media, enables me to have total freedom to express myself visually, without any limitations or restrictions. I feel free to use any material or technique available in the world. There is no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, only my own inner sense of when a piece is complete.”

— Deborah Read

We are continuing this week with the exploration of spontaneous, free flowing expression with the artist Deborah Read.

Building on last weeks exploration of the Brazilian artist Tadaskia, I am framing this week as a more intense line, color, and shape exploration.

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Warm-up + Project

We will begin by using a large paper grocery bag. Please cut one flat side and include the handle for a surface to work with.

If you are not in attendance this week the warm-up will be your homework!

I hope you will be able to carve out some time between this week and next to complete the shopping bag warm-up and we will share the completed pieces during class time on Wednesday, July 24.

For those attending class, you may continue with your shopping bag as a completed piece or begin another exploration during the 2nd half of class.

I find Read's work: big strokes, layers of paint, use of different surfaces, and dimensional pieces compelling to view.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's point of view inspired by Deborah Read.