| Zoom Programs Hosted by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator
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Seeing Love Workshop
Monday, February 5, 2:00pm – 3:15pm EST
Explore the joys and sorrows of love through the eyes of great artists Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse and others. Then create an artwork that expresses your personal experience of love. Have paint or drawing supplies on hand.
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Mosaics of Color: An Alma Thomas Workshop
Monday, February 5, 4:00pm – 5:15pm EST
An abstract painter in the 1960s and ’70s, Alma Thomas was the first
African-American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum
of American Art in New York City in 1972. Explore the exuberant color of her abstract paintings, then create your own using a mosaic of colors. Have paint supplies on hand.
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Paint on the Move: Jack Whitten
Tuesday, February 6, 4:00pm – 5:15pm EST
How can squeegees, rakes, and combs be used to create a masterpiece of art? Discover how American artist Jack Whitten made his mark with unconventional tools. Then splash, pour, scrape, and swoosh paint to create an abstract painting. Bring paint supplies and unusual painting tools such as sticks, forks, combs, rollers, sponges, and anything else.
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Rip it Up: David Driskell
Friday, February 9, 4:00pm – 5:15pm EST
David Driskell was an American artist, scholar, curator and a leading authority on African American art. Explore his and Lee Krasner’s innovative collage technique: ripping up paintings and reconfiguring them to create new compositions. Then create your own collage painting. Have on hand paint supplies, a sheet of paper, a surface for your collage, and glue.
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LIBRARY ZOOM PROGRAMS
Dance Into Art
Tuesday, February 6, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Explore how modern artists from Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas,
Henri Matisse, and others capture the dynamism of dance in painting and sculpture.
Then paint or draw a dance that inspires you in the style of your choice. Have paint or drawing supplies on hand.
Offered by the Larchmont Public Library
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If Lines Could Talk
Wednesday, February 7, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Wavy, smooth, jagged, agitated, serene, or angry? Learn the language of line exemplified in Pollock’s drip painting and other modern artworks. Then map your emotions with line and drawing to communicate how you feel. Have drawing supplies on hand.
Offered by the Rush Memorial Library
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What’s My Line?: Pencil Drawing
Wednesday, February 7, 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
Following a presentation of Pollock’s early graphite drawings, we will explore
basics of observational drawing and modeling with pencil. From cross hatching, blending, and highlighting, this workshop will teach you creative ways that you
can use pencil to create light and shade. Supplies: several sheets of paper, pencil, sharpener, eraser.
Offered by the North Shore Library
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Face It!: Pencil Drawing
Thursday, February 8, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Learn the basic of drawing the human head, face, and facial features. Understand universal proportions that will improve you ability to draw a portrait in one session. Supplies: pencil and paper.
Offered by the Western Sullivan Public Library
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Friday, February 9, 2:00pm – 3:00 pm EST
Art Lovers
A passionate embrace, a kiss, or the pain of loss. Explore the joys and sorrows of love through the eyes of great artists Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and others. Then create an artwork that expresses your personal experience of love. Have paint or drawing supplies on hand. This is a virtual presentation, so have art supplies ready at home!
Offered by Millbrook Library
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Above Image: Alma Thomas, The Eclipse, 1970
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