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[UPDATE] Self-Portraits

in the Style of Joan Brown. Instructed by Joel Adas

Registration REQUIRED.

UPDATE (posted 1/8/24): This class is being pushed back by one week - the new class dates are 1/17, 1/24, and Monday 1/29.

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Self-Portraits in the Style of Joan Brown

In this project we will look at the self-portraits of the San Francisco artist Joan Brown. We will particularly examine how she used animals as “familiars” to create another layer of meaning and symbolism in her self-portraits. This will be a starting point for creating our own self portraits using paint and collage.

Materials needed:

• glue
• scissors
• several sheets of paper, one large preferably vertical
• paint, could be acrylic, tempera, gouache, or water color
• brushes, small, medium,large
• pencil and eraser
• palette, a square of cardboard covered in tin foil works well
• source material, sketches, photos, images of paintings - e.g. photos of yourself, with pets, doing your favorite activities, or photos of your favorite animals
• mirror (optional)

This is a 3-class series being held on Wednesdays, 11am-12:30pm at the Sea Isle City Library:

• 1/17
• 1/24
• Monday 1/29

All registrants are required to attend the first class of a series. If absent, your spot will be given to the next in line on the Waitlist.

About Joel Adas - I have been teaching painting, drawing, and collage to all ages for 30 years. I grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey but moved to Brooklyn, New York in the mid 1990s.  I’ve exhibited my paintings extensively in New York and abroad and throughout my years in Brooklyn continued to teach in schools and community centers. My basic approach is to combine art making with some art history and a sense of where certain ideas and approaches to art come from.

Check out Joel's art gallery here: https://www.thecolorfulpalette.com/ 

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