Brynn Carter is offering an acrylics painting class for adults and children on Saturday March 16 at the Art Center. Minimum # of students is 3, max is 12.
Brynn says: I provides all materials. Class is 1:00-3:00 for school-aged children through adults. It’s very flexible. All skill levels are welcome, and all will be successful. At $30 per participant, I expect a minimum of three people, and would cap the class at twelve. I think that’s all the space there will accommodate. Participants can choose from one of 4-6 different designs. Designs are simple enough to be completed in two hours, and still provide some challenge.
Teacher statement:
Thank you for letting me introduce myself. I am Brynn Carter.
I have been creating in some way since I was very young. The first project I remember was a papier mâché puppet that I made with my grandmother. It was a yellow duck. Fast forward to college, where I took a variety of 2- and 3-dimensional art classes. I especially enjoyed figure drawing and illustration. By 1972 I’d earned a BA in Art, and then went on to get a teaching credential, and in 1988, a PhD in Educational Foundations from OSU. For most of my career, I was a public school administrator, and much too busy for serious art, although I did crafty things with my children. And I enjoyed sewing costumes, creating with papier mâché, and making puppets and dolls.
After retirement, I began to “reinvent” myself as an artist. I had done nothing that I considered to be “real” art for about 40 years, so I’d lost my confidence and skills. Then in 2011, I made one of my best decisions ever and joined the Corvallis Art Guild. Though the Guild, I began participating in a monthly “critique group” and benefited enormously by sharing works in progress. During critique we talked about things like an artist’s intent, process, successful elements in a work, and suggestions for aspects that could be improved. For me, critique group was educational, encouraging and inspirational. I also began taking figure drawing classes at Benton Center with local artist, Mark Allison. Some of my favorite works began as five-to-twenty-minute sketches in one of those classes.
Since 2011, I have authored and illustrated five books for children: Songs for Bears, The Puppet Explained, Fine as Frog’s Hair, Where is Jesse? and A Fish Tale.
In 2014, my cousin and I opened a gallery in Canby – Spring Chickens Art and Handcrafts – where we specialized in art that was whimsical and we taught a variety of classes. We closed the gallery in 2016 and I moved back to Corvallis.
These days I still enjoy figure drawing. When painting, I usually work with acrylics, and like to do whimsical images and portraits of people and pets. During the pandemic, I entertained myself with colorful paper collage. At this point, my illustrations are very much mixed-media projects. I’m definitely interested in collaborations with authors. And for the sheer fun of it, I love to paint rocks with my grand children. For me, creative activities have always been – and hopefully will continue to be – a great source of joy.
Brynn Carter – brynncarterphd@gmail.com – brynncartersart.com
Registration Form – Beginning Acrylic Painting-3-16
