Light As Subject: Color and Material Reality in Painting
A 3-day Intensive Workshop with Emil Robinson
March 7-9, 2025 (Friday- Sunday)
Friday, 6-10pm, Artist's Demonstration and Conversation (ticketed, open to the Public)
Saturday, 10am - 5pm, Workshop
Sunday, 10am- 5pm, Workshop
(1 hour lunch break each day on Saturday and Sunday)
Early Registration Deadline (discounted): February 1, 2025
[ REGISTER HERE ]
Tuition:
Early Registration (through February 1): $448 (Student Rate: $380*)
Regular Registration (ends March 6): $560 (Student Rate: $476*)
* 15% discount student rates offered only with valid academic student i.d. We will contact you to obtain verification in advance of the workshop.
Description:
Recognize ways that light changes the world around you and learn how to translate this experience into an abstract language for building powerful representational paintings. This 3-day oil painting workshop led by Cincinnati-based artist Emil Robinson is designed to help you gain a greater appreciation for the ways that light and color can transform your paintings. The workshop will include a combination of art historical precedent, non-objective color exercises, and observational painting. Participants will be introduced to a curated group of artists from throughout history who will guide our weekend. These artists will be studied in a number of ways through lecture and painting. Color will be analyzed on its own terms through small painted exercises. These discoveries will culminate in a series of observational paintings from the live model, allowing you to attempt to integrate the insights gained throughout the workshop. Whether you’re an experienced artist or just beginning your journey in observational painting, this workshop will introduce you to a new perspective on painting and how and why Emil has constructed this philosophy for his own work.
Class Size:
Maximum: 15
Materials List:
(download/print PDF here)
Level of Study: This class is suggested for individuals who are experienced with observational drawing and use of oil paints.
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AND CONVERSATION
Friday, March 7th, 6-10pm
$20 general public; $12 for current students w/ valid academic I.D.)
(Reserve tickets on Eventbrite here)
The demo is the introductory part of Emil's workshop with Manifest Drawing Center. These tickets are specifically for the general public not enrolled in the full workshop.
On Friday, March 7, Manifest Drawing Center will welcome artist Emil Robinson to our Central Parkway facility, where he will be conducting a 3-hour public demonstration of his painting technique and process. Emil will discuss each phase of his painting process while completing a painting in front of the audience. All attendees are encouraged to ask questions throughout the development of the artwork. |
AREA ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO ATTEND
For those traveling to Cincinnati to attend this visiting artist workshop, there are many exciting or practical options for accommodations. For a special stay within a mile of Manifest's new facility, we would recommend checking with The Clifton House Bed & Breakfast* (https://thecliftonhouse.com), The Gaslight Bed & Breakfast (https://www.gaslightbb.com), or Six Acres Bed & Breakfast (http://sixacresbb.com). Alternatively, the 21c Museum Hotel is in the heart of downtown just four miles from our location (link). Many other common hotels are within a few miles of our location as well.
*We have confirmed that the Clifton House will honor a special discounted rate for Manifest workshop participants when rooms are available.
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
Manifest's new home on Central Parkway is a historic 1932 structure ideally suited to the various programs of the Manifest Drawing Center (and future Manifest Gallery). Even now, mostly unchanged from 93 years ago, it serves as a playful collaborator in our educational mission. Students and guests are inspired by both the content of our programs, and the spaces in which they occur.
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Works by Emil Robinson
About the instructor:
Emil Robinson received his master of fine arts degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2006 and his bachelor of arts from Centre College in Danville Kentucky in 2003. He has taught as a professor of art and design for almost twenty years. In 2007 he received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation which allowed him to spend six months painting in London. In 2009, he was a prize winner in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Recently Emil has been chosen for solo exhibitions in London and the Taft Museum of Art here in Cincinnati. In December of 2024 Emil's painting became the winner of the 15th annual Manifest Prize, a significant international competition. He is the first Cincinnatian to receive this award. Robinson maintains his own studio in Cincinnati, Ohio and exhibits his paintings widely. This workshop will address some of the same questions he wrestles with in his own work.
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