Workshop for Emirates Nationals: Painting with Grisaille by Tashkeel

Tashkeel is pleased to offer a workshop for the citizens of the UAE entitled; Painting with Grisaille, with artist James Razko who will help everyone progress from drawing to painting, by learning a great and distinct technique. Grisaille is a painting executed entirely in monochrome, which in French means "grey", and originated as an underpainting technique for Old Master Paintings. This workshop is a great opportunity for you to learn a new approach designed to develop your painting in an organized way by working with only one color and making one decision at a time. 

Program Schedule:

• Date: 21 February 2023
• Time: 5 - 7 pm.

About Trainer:

James Razko is a Brooklyn-based artist. He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree at the New York Academy of Art in 2015. During his time at the Academy, he received the Academy Scholarship, the New Jersey Heart of a Hero Scholarship, was awarded a summer residency in Moscow, Russia, and was one of six nominated for the Chubb Fellowship. His work is published in the acclaimed book, The Figure. In 2018, Razko received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.

If you join this workshop, you will have:

• Learn a new approach designed to develop your painting in an organized way.
• Learn an attractive technique in its own right.
• Ability to handle paint while applying tonal principles and represent form convincingly.

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You should be aware of the following criteria:

• This workshop is open to 15 participants.
• The work program provides tonal principles and paint-handling skills. 
• The participation fee is AED 235.00 (+VAT).

Please note that fees are non-refundable.

About Tashkeel:

Established in Dubai in 2008 by Lateefa bint Maktoum, a community of creatives with access to facilities and studio spaces to refine their skills, undertake collaborations and pursue professional careers. Tashkeel seeks to provide a nurturing environment for the growth of contemporary art and design practices rooted in the UAE. Operating on an open membership model, Tashkeel’s annual program of training, residencies, workshops, talks, exhibitions, international collaborations, and publications aims to further practitioner development, public engagement, lifelong learning, and the creative and cultural industries.

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