PERCEPTUAL PAINTING: Self-sensory System with Kaitlin Zorah McDonough

Dive into a full day painting workshop in DUMBO! Explore how your senses shape your paintings with Kaitlin Zorah McDonough. This workshop is led by an acclaimed artist and teacher, Kaitlin Zorah McDonough. In this painting workshop, participants will engage with strategies to expand their perceptual capacity through the self-sensory system – attuning and projecting – into each painting. We will work from direct observation of the space and through special emphasis of our distinct senses – directed inward and directed externally – to access new modes of painting and organizing images. Our space will include an open plan still life, and in the afternoon we will be joined by a live model. Personalized individual and group feedback will integrate discoveries and anchor the day’s experiences into pathways forward. This workshop can be attended as a single-session or in tandem with PERCEPTUAL PAINTING: Field Activation. Suggested materials: • Acrylic paint: black, white, and at least three additional colors of your choice • Paper: at least three large sheets of heavy weight paper (minimum 50” recommended). Additional smaller sheets (5) of paper recommended. • Brushes: a range of sizes and brush shapes (filbert, flat, round) and larger flat bristle brush(es) from hardware store • Containers for water and paint • Palette for paint (optional) • Watercolors / ink (optional) • Tape and/or staple gun • Paper towels (suggested) Please note*: At a minimum, participants will need surfaces upon which to paint, paint, and tools with which to apply the paint. The list above is an ideal suggestion; however, you are welcome to bring and/or use additional water-based material. We will work with what you have.