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Free or low cost
Others did the same. Within
minutes, one of the round tables
was strewn with magazines. Hands
wielding crafts scissors were cut-
ting without hesitation. Martin
strolled through the room, offering
advice and encouragement.
“Start with your background and
build on top of that,” she said. Mar-
tin suggested they choose a pic-
ture from a magazine, their phone
or other source for reference, and
quickly sketch their idea on paper
before working on their collage
base.
On a creation of her own, atop a
base of paper that was fairly heavy,
she started her background with
wrapping paper, then added colors
and textures to create a portrait of
Vincent van Gogh. Martin is a long-
time painter and muralist and a for-
mer secretary for the Peninsula Arts
Association. She quickly set a plan
and used her skills to execute it.
Someone else in the class who
at fi rst said she “only came to
observe” soon grabbed scissors and
a magazine and started her own
collage.
Once a month, Don and Brenda
will provide this artistic environ-
ment. Skilled artists on the pen-
insula will teach and make the
workshops available to commu-
nity members. “We are trying
our hardest to keep it free or low
cost,” Brenda said.
The next class will take place
Saturday, March 23, and fea-
ture oil painting techniques led
by Elizabeth Todd, who has won
numerous local and national
awards and is a signature mem-
ber of the American Academy of
Women Artists.
Todd’s March 23 class begins
at 2 p.m. in the church’s all-pur-
pose room. “We will try to wrap
things up by 4 p.m., but we
will be fl exible to the moment,”
Brenda said. “If the instructor
needs more time to instruct, or if
the participants need more time
to fi nish their projects, we will
accommodate them.”
Preregistration is not required
at this time, but that might
change, she added, “if it catches
on and a lot of people start
participating.” CW
Lynda Layne
John Cothren of Long Beach, Wash., participated in the class.
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