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Drawing and Painting the Portrait

October 23 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

First Class: Wednesdays, October 23
Last Class: November 20
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Class meets weekly for 5 weeks
Instructor: Melisse Herman
Location: Room 208, Print Studio
Ages: Adults
Skill Level: Intermediate
Registration Fee: $220

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About the class

This class is for students who have some experience with their medium but not much portraiture. Working with the face can be intimidating, but there are fun ways to approach portraits while learning how to gain the skills you need to get a likeness of the person you are trying to capture.

Tables and easels are provided. Students bring their own art supplies. Instructor will email students to discuss materials prior to the start of class.

Please share any special considerations (medical, physical, learning) that will help your instructor make your class accessible and accommodating for you. You can share these considerations when register or by emailing Sean at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org.

The Sonoma Community Center (the Center) strives to create an inclusive, safe community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. The Center is committed to creating such an environment because it brings out the fullest potential in each of us, which, in turn, contributes directly to creating a community of belonging. In order to ensure a positive, safe, and welcoming experience for everyone, all program participants are asked to abide by the following policies, community agreements, and restorative safety protocol.

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About the instructor

Melisse Herman

Instructor / Artist

Melisse Herman works with themes of Absence and Presence, compelling a dialogue in which the viewer draws their own meaning from each work – engaging with what is first unseen, then subtly visible, and finally clear. Melisse graduated with distinction from California College of the Arts, and received her MFA with honors in painting and drawing from Mills College. She has exhibited on both the East and West Coasts and has featured in a number of significant collections, including the Chevron Corporation and the United States Embassy in Hong Kong. She helped to compose a young adult novel, and has taught at both California College of the Arts and Mills College as well as other institutions for over 35 years.

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