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Composition for Visual Artists Workshop

Tuesdays, July 15, 22 and 29
7:00 - 9:00pm $75 for the series
at the Canvas Zoo/Menaul Art Gallery
1750 North Hercules Ave., Clearwater, Florida 33765

Limited Spaces to RSVP Call 727-726-7411 or email jerri@canvaszoo.com to reserve your space today!

http://www.canvaszoo.com/1936/composition-workshop/

Sound compositional practices are essential for all visual artists, yet many struggle to recognize and objectively analyze the myriads of possibilities afforded to them. From passive or active framing, the role of lines, perspective, vantage points, leveled or sharpened images, balance, economy, rhythm or unity. Emphasis in a visual image can be achieved through contrast, color, isolation, and placement or centering to name but a few, including flatness or the dislocation of planes. The role of color does play an essential part of compositional techniques, but the psychology and balance of colors can often be ignored through assumption rather than knowledge and technique. These factors will affect the intrinsic value of any visual imagery, including the subconsciously acquired knowledge of these compositional rules that will make the difference between a good visual image and an exceptional one.

This 3 week intensive workshop will use extensive PowerPoint presentations and discussions on the possibilities and application of compositional techniques. Sample images are included in these presentations in order to convey a visual message that reinforces each principle. This workshop is applicable to artists at all levels and was created for a Fine Art Master’s level of instruction, but with a view to simplify these principles in simple terms. Although based on the photography medium, these compositional principles are applicable to all visual artists, photographers, painters, mixed media artists and so on. This workshop is an exclusive presentation in Florida as a joint venture of Menaul Art and Pierre Dutertre. It is priced at a level commensurate with our common vision of supporting and educating the local art community.

All attendees are highly encouraged to bring samples of their work in jpg format on a USB drive in order to explore these principles and gentle individual critiques.

Testimonials from some of Pierre's most recent workshops:

"Not only did I find you critiques constructive but they also opened up a new way of seeing the images that I had been looking at for sometime. It was also wonderful to see all of us improve from week to week. The work just got better and better. I found the class environment to be supportive and encouraging."

"You have helped my work grow amazingly in the past weeks. At the beginning of the year I decided to focus on the art side of my photography. This workshop started that process and I have been able to create some work that has resulted in the sale of many prints."



About Pierre
Pierre Dutertre is an accomplished commercial photographer with a highly successful track of national and international advertising work in Europe and America, resulting in many international awards, including a national ADDY and best of show in the Edinburgh Art Festival. In recent years Pierre’s diverse career has taken him in a new direction: fine art photography and education, for which he has been recognized by learning institutions and private collectors worldwide. Currently, Pierre serves as the president of the American Society of Media Photographers for the Florida chapter and is the president of UPA Gallery, a co-op of talented emerging photographic artists. Pierre gives presentations to colleges and universities across America, runs exclusive workshops for amateurs and professionals alike, and serves as juror to local and national photography competitions. Pierre holds a master’s degree in French literature from the Sorbonne University, an advanced degree in nuclear physics and a master in fine art.
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