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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

"INSPIRE ME" My new class beginning @ The Athenaeum, La Jolla on Sept. 23rd

My new class 'INSPIRE ME" will begin next Wed. Sept. 23rd @ The Athenaeum, La Jolla. ALL ARE WELCOME & I would love to have some new students! So if you live in the San Diego area & have always wanted to explore new media then this is the class for you! Please see the description below. You can register online @ http://www.ljathenaeum.org/art-classes or call
The Athenaeum, 858 454 5872

Rivian demonstrating stencils & spray painting

Students, group project

9. INSPIRE ME! PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA-

RIVIAN BÜTIKOFER

For many of us who practice "ART' of some sort, one of the major challenges is "What do I paint"? Or, what new materials can I find to ”INSPIRE ME” to make ART that will be relevant to me"? The focus of this nine week studio class will be just that: learning how & where to look for ideas, resources & inspiration to help us get going on MAKING ART. You will have the opportunity to get in touch with your unique way of CREATING ART, whether through traditional painting (abstract or representational) &/or mixed media. Some of the many media & processes with which you will have a chance to experiment besides painting include: plaster, water soluble pastels, pumice, gold & silver leaf, photo transfer, monotype, various gels & glues, & collage using many diverse materials.

Through DVDs, online sources, and books we will look at renown artists- traditional & contemporary to see what we can learn from them, how we can benefit from their experience in our own work and relate it to the time in which we live. Where did they find their subject matter, what inspires artists working today? Of course current society is drastically different from earlier centuries, you can take advantage of this difference by searching for inspiration in personal experience, photos, ( yours & others), mass media, films, popular culture, such as comics, popular music, virtual worlds, theater, dance & T.V. Each student will be provided personal access to images of artists whose work is cutting edge, artists who are not afraid to take chances, to invent NEW WAYS of making ART! With demonstration you will be exposed to new techniques & materials that will excite & inspire you! If you have questions, feel free to e-mail Rivian
at 4choux@sbcglobal.net or via http://www.rivianbutikofer.com. http://rivian- shareart.blogspot.com

Monday, June 8, 2015

"PARIS THROUGH MY EYES" COMING UP SOON

Dear Readers of my Blog,
I just returned from a wonderful three weeks in Paris and took a huge amount of photos which I very much wish to share (some) with you. I hope that you will look for my new post in the next few days....after I get over my jet lag that is! Below are a few examples of what you will see.
Rivian

photo in front of Palais de Tokyo

"Je Suis Charlie"

Le Marais

Thursday, March 5, 2015

WONDERFUL SAN DIEGO/LA JOLLA ARTISTS

I will have a new MIXED MEDIA class beginning @ The Athenaeum, La Jolla on March 25-May 13.

I would love to show you some of the unusual work by some of my very talented students.

Have you been thinking that it is time for you to try some new approaches with your ART? Studying extraordinary CONTEMPORARY masters with references to RENAISSANCE or MODERN and applying this to your own work in order to "stretch" yourself is what this studio class is about. Through DVDs, online sources, and books we will look at these artists to see what we can learn from them, how we can benefit from their experience in our own work and relate it to the time in which we live. The focus will be for you to get in touch with your unique way of CREATING ART, whether through traditional painting (abstract or representational) and/or mixed media. In this class you will get the opportunity to experiment with diverse media in ways that you have always wanted but perhaps felt that you could not. Some of the many materials to which you will be exposed are Mylar, gold and silver leaf, spray paint, photo transfer, acrylics, plaster, clay and many others. We will look at examples of work made by artists not afraid to express their individuality and take chances. With demonstration, techniques new to you will be easier to understand, and through personal critique you will see how to compose more effectively and learn the steps necessary to be able to edit your own work. Each student will be provided personal access to images of renowned artists whose work we will study along with information on techniques and materials that you will find very useful. OPEN TO INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED STUDENTS PLEASE. If you have questions, feel free to e-mail Rivian at 4choux@sbcglobal.net or via http://www.rivianbutikofer.com.

ALL WORK SHOWN IS MIXED MEDIA