The Leonardo<\/a>, 209 E. 500 South, for a two-week residency. It begins today and continues through Nov. 28. Christensen plans to offer, depending on interest, two- or three-hour Master Classes in areas he loves: watercolor (his kind, see accompanying story), drawing (from a simple still-life setup for one class; another with a clothed model, given the windows in The Leo) and oil painting (from what the materials are, through traditional painting philosophies, setting up your palette, prepping painting grounds, painting from life, free form to abstract).<\/p>\nIn addition, he\u2019s just been notified by his London gallery that he will be exhibiting his newest work (which he\u2019ll be painting during the residency) at VOLTA New York in March 2012, a satellite show held during the Armory Show \u2013 that large, world-famous art fair on Piers 92 and 94.<\/p>\n
Jann Haworth, who many will recall as the artist for the Beatles Sgt. Pepper\u2019s album and now know as director of The Leo\u2019s residency program, once exhibited with Christensen in Bristol, UK. \u201cWe share the same oddity in that we are both better known in New York and Europe than in Salt Lake,\u201d she says. \u201cWe also share something of the same subversive tweak at\/of the acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
There will be two hourlong opportunities daily to walk through the studio and talk with Christensen. And he will offer one or two free short workshops each day demonstrating his process, use of materials and his sequential stages in building a painting from thumbnail to finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to whatever unexpected interactions occur while I\u2019m there and to seeing how that will influence my work,\u201d Christensen says. \u201cI enjoy the collegiality of artists coming together and the synergy that is created.\u201d<\/p>\n
For details, call The Leonardo: 801-531-9800<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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