Silverpoint Drawing with Banjie Getsinger Nicholas

Instructor: Banjie Getsinger Nicholas

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Time: 10AM - 3PM

Registration Close Date: May 15, 2023, 12 PM

Member: $76.50

Non-Member: $85.00

Description:

This introductory workshop will include brief background and history of silverpoint technique and discussion of the distinctive aspects and materials of the medium.

For convenience, artists will be working on heavy paper - minimum 140 lb - but other substrates will be discussed for future interest. Artists will prepare a variety of grounds on which to draw. Benefits and drawbacks of tinting the grounds will be considered and either or both can be experimented with. Paper and grounds will be provided with a silverpoint stylus on loan from the instructor. A stylus can be purchased if desired.

Bio:

Banjie Getsinger Nicholas lived most of her life in rural northwest Connecticut. Nature has been the strongest influence in her life and art since early childhood. Her years of observation of birds, plants, and insects formed the foundation of what excites her as an artist today. Graphite, egg tempera and silverpoint drawing are her chosen mediums for interpreting the amazing strength and fragility of the natural world. For many years, Banjie was a wild bird rehabilitator and this intimate contact with birds provided a unique perspective and reverence which continues to inform much of her work as an artist today.

A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Banjie has also earned certificates in Botanical Illustration and Natural Science Illustration from the New York Botanical Garden. In 2012 she published a ‘how to’ book on silverpoint drawing for beginners titled Silver Linings.  She also illustrated A Litchfield Country Journal, written by Edwin Matthews and published in 2018.

Materials:

Other materials it would be helpful to bring if possible include:

Watercolor brushes to apply grounds

A favorite sketch to work from - although if you don’t have one something will be provided

Plastic water container

Weather Cancellation Policy:

In the event Five Points Arts cancels a workshop due to an inclement weather forecast every effort will be made to re-schedule the workshop. If the workshop cannot be re-scheduled, or the new date does not accommodate the registrant's schedule, that person will be offered the opportunity to apply the cancelled workshop fee toward a future workshop. If preferred, Five Points will offer a full refund instead of a rescheduling option. Every effort will be made to announce weather related cancellations 24 hours in advance; however, registrants are advised to check their e-mail on the morning of the scheduled workshop for any cancellation message.