Meeting: May 25, 2007
Guest artist: Wayne J. Hoffman
What a wonderful presentation from collage artist Wayne Hoffman, full of inspiration and useful techniques! As promised, Wayne has generously shared three of his favorite techniques for staining papers for use in collage. Click each one below to view a PDF (Adobe Reader required):
Paper Bags – Dyed and Painted (PDF)
This technique will give you a strong, highly textured paper to use for your collages.
Opaque Tissues (PDF)
This technique yields strong, transparent, color-fast tissues that can be used as a part of your image making.
Transparent Tissues (PDF)
This technique yields strong, transparent, color-fast tissues that can be used as a part of your image making.
Thank you Wayne!
Artist Statement
“My commitment to art emerged when I was in my early 30s. I took my family to live in rural Spain where I could begin to paint without modern-world distractions. Prior to that I had worked as an Engineer in the field of Oceanography. After a year in Spain, we returned to our home in Santa Barbara, CA and I returned to Oceanography while, in the evenings, I took art classes. Eventually I received my degree in Art from Santa Barbara City College (1988).
“In 1992 I retired from engineering to pursue Art on a full-time basis. In addition to exhibiting my art in galleries, I began teaching Beginning Painting, Collage, and Abstract Painting at Santa Barbara City College Adult Education Division. After eight years of teaching I retired in order to do more international travel. Presently I volunteer at the Braille Institute where I lecture on Art History.
“My work has been shown in galleries in California and several western states as well as Tennessee and Nebraska. My works have also appeared on book covers, record albums, and in Southwest Art magazine.
“My art is usually inspired by music or history. When I work I attempt to combine color, shape, composition and texture to create an image of beauty which also expresses my own point of view and feelings about the image. While doing this, I want the art to appear as if it happened with magical ease. I want the viewer to find many things, but mostly JOY in these images.” – Wayne Hoffman
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