Adult Workshop: Applying Divine Proportions in Your Art w/ Don Presnell

Applying Divine Proportions in Your Art

Instructor:  Don Presnell

Date:  Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Time:  10 am to 3 pm (with working lunch)

Cost: $80 for members; $92 for non-members

In this fun class we will discover the mysteries of the Golden Ratio, also known as the Divine Proportion. Ancient Greek mathematicians (of 5th Century BC) found that this ratio exists in patterns in nature and humankind as well as in geometry. The number or ratio was given a mathematical name: Phi (φ).  Renaissance artists and twentieth century artists/architects also used this ratio and proportion in their architecture and paintings. Let’s see how we can use this classic series of proportions in our creations!

Materials:

1.  A sack Lunch and bottled water

2.  Some sharp pencils and sharpener

3.  Gum or Soft Erasers

4.  A Ruler at least twelve inches long. (Engineering ruler {in tenths} would especially be helpful.)