"matisse: his final joyful chapter
with jennifer mchugh
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In the 1940s, Henri Matisse deployed two simple materials and one tool – white paper, gouache and scissors – to create works of wide-ranging size and complexity.
He described this new technique as “cutting directly into color” and “painting with scissors.” The significant body of works came to be known as cut-outs and is often his most recognizable to this day. In this class, we will explore:
Students will walk away with many cut-outs and collages from our weekly exercises as well as a beautiful painting on canvas using Matisse’s cut-out techniques and inspiration as our guide. Supply List:
Class Info:
Proficient artists who have taken this class may want to investigate our Mentorship Program. Parking Info |
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About the instructors
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Jennifer McHugh
California native, Jennifer McHugh, is an abstract artist who captures the moments, stories and nuances of the everyday, and brings them to life through a visual narrative. Her work is created intuitively, through many layers of acrylic paints, chalk, pencil, oil pastels, and other mixed media. Largely self-taught, Jennifer has explored many styles to help her evolve as an artist, but her work is always process-driven. Guided by spontaneity, she translates her inspiration without any idea of what the final product will be. Jennifer creates in her backyard studio in San Diego, CA, where she lives with her husband and two children. Her work is sold in galleries and boutiques in San Diego & California, and hangs in homes all over the U.S. and overseas. She also teaches workshops in her studio, local venues and as part of an artist collective that works with hotels and large corporations. |
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Kristen Guest
Kristen Guest is an award-winning and published full-time artist and art instructor in San Diego, California. She graduated from art school at Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Art Education, that focused on painting, book arts and printmaking, and has been teaching realism painting since 2004 and abstract painting since 2018. Kristen currently works in three mediums: acrylic, oil, and pencil. Kristen lives in Poway, where she works out of her home studio and has a local showcase room in Studio 6 at Ashton Gallery in the North Park area of San Diego. She is a Mentoring Artist and the Director of Education at Art on 30th, an arts community in San Diego's North Park historic arts district. Kristen recently became a Teaching Artist for R&F Paints and shares her love and knowledge of their Pigment Stick product line. Her work is currently represented through Ashton Gallery in San Diego CA and Janssen Artspace in Palm Springs CA, and has been on exhibit with Sandstone Gallery in Laguna Beach CA, Borrego Art Institute in Borrego Springs CA, The Athenaeum Arts & Music Library in La Jolla CA, Huntington Beach Art Center in Huntington Beach CA, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in Port Angeles WA, Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, IL, Jen Tough Gallery on Artsy, and Saatchi's The Other Art Fair Online Studios Los Angeles. |
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Barbara Inbody
Barbara is a part of the Professional Artist Program at Art on 30th, an award-wining artist, member of the Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance, and has been painting for over 10 years. |
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Shirin Nikoukari
I started painting when I was young. I moved to the United States in my 20's and mix my Persian culture with my abstract inspirations. The pomegranate is a sacred symbol for me and often shows in my work as well as Persian Calligraphy. As I have evolved, my work has become more abstract. |
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Shelly Chess
Shelly is an artist and art instructor with a love for landscapes, rich colors, and natural textures. She is also one of Art on 30th's gallery assistants. Her work can be found in various shows in the San Diego area and has earned many awards for her expressive style of abstract landscapes. |
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Sissy Alsabrook
Sissy has been a student of painting for many decades after being a successful business woman. Website |
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Bruce Turk
A professional actor and director, Bruce Turk has maintained a practice of visual art for many years. He studied drawing at Northwestern University, was mentored by artist Yukio Nishinarita in Japan, and studied painting with Ronnie Landfield at the Art Students’ League of New York. Most recently, his work has been shown in several juried shows at Art on 30th and has been published in numerous literary journals. His solo show, Archive, will be exhibited as part of the 2022 Art Night Encinitas. |
