Creativity

I had a great workshop this weekend with a few amazing individuals and would like to share with you what I shared with them, which I beleive is the core to our creativity

I‘d like to bring your attention to what I like to call a “Creative Play”.

Creative play is a play which brings us closer to the innocent-childlike, and spontaneous exploration of ourselves and the world, before our mind steps in to judge, justify and restrain our flow.
I learned a little bit more about this when I attended a workshop on clownology back in September.

The goal of creative play is to get out of the constraining and  controlling mind and into the impulse of the moment. It is to experience the freedom to create, explore, express, learn, grow and experience the creative flow without constraint, condition and judgment.

We are going to focus this weekend on the creative play and help you get in touch with your innocence.

By paying attention to your impulses, inner child, the innocence you were all born with, trusting your intuition and simply allowing yourself to play, you are entering the infinite realm of creativity. This creation is not just about the physical manifestation of paint on canvas, it’s about life. Each one of us at any given moment is creating our reality and our life as a whole. So I invite you to grand yourself a freedom to play along, create and flow.

Creative process is about the relationship between mind and matter; physical manifestation of our perception at any given moment. Our reality and self changes every moment. Example: you might look at a painting you did a while ago and have a hard time believing you did it. That’s because your reality and presence back then was different than now. It always changes and you flow with the change and therefore you create in the process.

Three-Day Abstract Painting Workshop ON SALE %40 off for the LAST 2 SPOTS

From Start To Finish: Abstract Painting Workshop On Panel In Acrylics And Mixed Media
May 27th, 28th, and 29th
Three-Days
With Rojia Dadashzadeh NEW!!
Location: 1790 Vernon Drive, Old Foundry Studios
Registration: info@rojia.comwww.rojia.com
$495 for for only $299

Each participant will experience working on three wood panels as we take you on a creative journey sharing our art making process with you from start to finish.

Students will be encouraged to explore language, colour, composition, nurture emotional richness, spontaneity and experimentation and to develop conceptual ideas.

A slide show presentation of modern art will be given with discussion and emphasis on composition, balance, colour, form, symbolism, the representation of motion, and the superimposition of images in the organization of space in abstract paintings.

Both one-on-one and group critiques are aimed at enhancing individual growth.

Media will include heavy body acrylics, mixing and pouring mediums, moulding pastes and gels, and professional grade MSA or Polymer Varnish. Various materials and mediums, for example, coloured pencil, crayon, and inks will be introduced and used to experiment with different techniques during the process.

The workshop will include plenty of demonstrations and time for students to work.

Students will get to:
• Experience taking an idea from concept to completion with our support and guidance
• Experiment with new paint colours and mediums provided in the workshop by our sponsors
• Learn how to prepare wood panels for painting
• Learn how to apply paint to panel
• Learn the fundamental of colour mixing and create their own colour mixing tables
• Create depth and texture by via scratching and electrical sanding techniques
• Experience group discussion on creative process and the journey of making abstract art
• Varnish the result painting with professional quality archival products
• Learn tricks & tips on wiring the back of their paintings for hanging

Rojia Dadashzadeh
Artist and Art Instructor
Founder of www.rojia.com
Play! Create! Flow!
info@rojia.com
604 916 5677
For more information, visit www.rojia.com

Joy Of Painting with Rojia Dadashzadeh at Beaumont

JOY OF PAINTING

With Rojia Dadashzadeh

@ The Beaumont Studios
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
FRIDAY The 13th, 2011
Doors at 8:30pm – Classes 9pm SHARP
316 West 5th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 3P1

Come on out and play with colours and tools and make your own abstract painting to hang on your wall.

No experience needed! Just a will to play! create! and flow!

In this workshop you will learn how to:

1. Apply paint on panel with palette knife.
2. Paint with 2-3 colours that are in harmony with one another.
3. Scrape and draw in to wet paint with a few tools such as nail, wood skewer and fork.
   

www.rojia.com
info@rojia.com
604 916 5677

Goergia Straight 2011 Interview: Portrait of an Artist: Rojia Dadashzadeh,

Portrait of an Artist: Rojia Dadashzadeh

By Stephen Thomson, April 25, 2011

Rojia Dadashzadeh

"Rebirth I" by Vancouver abstract painter Rojia Dadashzadeh.

Rojia Dadashzadeh is a Vancouver artist who teaches workshops on abstract painting with her friend and fellow artist Deb Chaney.
Little Gems, an exhibition of acrylic and mixed-media paintings by both Dadashzadeh and Chaney, runs at the Beaumont Studios [316 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver] until May 3.
The Straight spoke with Dadashzadeh by phone about her art.
What do you like about abstract painting?
“I like the idea of being able to access that inner child by just playing and giving in to your intuition and allowing some of the impulses to come through.”
What is the key to doing it well?
“The key is allowing a lot of mistakes to happen….If you have fear then you cannot be successful.”
How does your creative process work?
“I notice that I get inspired a lot by the seasonal colours….I start with colour and from then on I work with the composition and different shapes and then at the very end I really play with the idea of letting go and then getting into that childlike mindset where you just grab a pencil and then you just doodle.”
Portrait of An Artist is a new feature on Straight.com that profiles local visual artists. Suggest an artist to profile in the comments section below or by sending a message via Twitter to twitter.com/thomsonstraight.

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Free Demo at Opus Art Supplies, Granvile Island, May 14th

Multimedia Canvas with Deb Chaney and Rojia Dadashzadeh

Location:

Granville Island

Sat, May 14th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Come join abstract painters Rojia Dadashzadeh and Deb Chaney for a joint dynamic abstract painting demonstration, transforming a series of paintings using mixed media and acrylics on wood panel. Watch as they demonstrate exciting techniques such as tinting, layering, texture, toning, incorporating polymer medium, retarder and heavy molding paste, glazing, etching, and wet removal.
You will learn:
1. Colour mixing techniques such as tinting, shading, and toning.
2. How to incorporate polymer medium, retarder, and heavy moulding paste
3. Various techniques such as glazing, etching, and wet removal.
Deb has been teaching workshops in California and Vancouver since 2008. Her contemporary abstract art is held in collections throughout the world. Learn more at www.debchaney.com
Rojia is an award winning artist and has been painting and gallery represented since 2000. Her Work is in many collections including various TV shows and publications. Learn more at www.rojia.com

http://www.opusframing.com/how/demos/multimedia-canvas-0