To Elsewhere and Back: Beginning Again

So I had every intention of maintaining my blog and sharing my past year's excursion, out west and back...to the Elsewhere Art Residency in Paonia, Colorado , the Rensing Center in Pickens, South Carolina and then to teach a mixed media summer session at Savannah College of Art and Design. I posted excerpts of happenings and work as they occurred last year but felt hard pressed to stay in the moment rather than record in words and images a daily journal. There are moments I wish I had as upon returning, after six months gone, it immediately felt like a distant memory....as though it hadn't happened.

But I did go, return and resume life here in New Jersey, which by the way, is quite amazing. It is only now , as I settle in to a new year, nearly 12 months to the date of my departure, that  I am able to reflect and fully appreciate all that transpired and how much has actually changed. Best of all is that I met incredible people and made an abundance of new work that I intend to share in a solo exhibit entitled "Elsewhere". (information to follow)

And so in an attempt to reconnect here with fellow artists and friends, I am posting some of my most recent projects and exhibits! It is also a reminder to myself to press on...

Peace,
Jude

Monmouth Museum 36th Annual Juried Art Exhibition.

Jude Harzer Juror's award....so honored

Monmouth Museum 36th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Seriously an unexpected honor to be awarded the Juror's award! Very grateful!

 

Hope to see you!
Prince Street Gallery

7th National Juried Exhibition
Juror: Robert Berlind
January 27 through February 21, 2015
Opening Reception:...
Saturday, January 31, 3 - 6 pm Gallery Hours: 11 - 6 pm Tuesday - Saturday

 

 

 

Lipscomb Gallery at the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities  

Fall 14: Artists of The Rensing Center — at Lipscomb Gallery at the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.

 

November 10- December 4, 2014 

The Lipscomb Gallery welcomes the final show of 2014 with Natural Wonder: Artists of The Rensing Center. This is a group exhibition of current and past artists-in-residence at The Rensing Center located in Pickens, SC.

 

Artist and Rensing Director Ellen Kochansky curated the show, bringing together works that span a variety of materials but all linked by the Rensing experience. A gallery talk will be held on Thursday, November 13, at 4:30 p.m., with the show open from November 10 through December 4.

 

Selected artists: Adrienne Antonson, Ali Aschman, Molly Aubry, Amelie Beaudroit, Dylan Critchfield-Sales, Shelby Davis, Ryan Finnerty, Jude Harzer, Alyson Highsmith, Ellen Kochansky, Evelyn Rensing Kochansky, Colette Lucas, Drew Matott and Margaret Mehan, Anna Lena Phillips, Jennifer Rabin, and Crystal Schenk.

 

 

 

 

WORKSHOP WITH JUDE HARZER : The Expressive Portrait

ALL ARE INVITED!!!

I am excited, nervous and honored to be teaching a workshop "The Expressive Portrait" at the Franciscan Life Process !
Thank you to the very gracious Kathleen Bechtel for the invite!

I hope that you will join me! I can promise you great energy, attention, experience, stories and of course a glimpse into my process  that hopefully might benefit yours! Please feel free to share this link to my event!

Workshop date: Friday, March 27, 2015 at 9:00 AM - Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 3:00 PM (EDT)
Lowell, MI The Franciscan Life Process Center
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/jude-harzer-the-expressive-port

 

Workshop Schedule:

Daily 9:00 am -4:00 pm
Break: 12 - 12:30

Day 1: Introductions, Presentation, Materials and Painting Demonstration,  Establishing an Underpainting and Color Palette Selection to infer mood, Studio Time, Individual assistance to participants.

Day 2: Brief group morning critique (idea sharing), Demonstration, Studio Time, Individual Assistance, Effectively integrating mixed media and refining the overpainting.

Day 3: Morning discussion aimed toward resolving the expressive portrait, Studio time, Individual assistance, Concluding critique.

Please feel free to write with any questions prior to the workshop to ensure your comfort in feeling prepared.

 

Hope to hear from you and that you will join me!

 

 

 

 

 

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