Expressive Self Portrait

Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced  
March 27, 2021, (Saturday)-1 session  Class is Closed
10:30am-2:00pm
​Instructor: Micah Goguen
Class Fee:   $55.00 non-members + $10 Supply Fee 
                  $49.50 BRMAA Members + $10 Supply Fee
This is a great class to explore your creative abilities using layering techniques and mixed media application.  Students will email a photo of a self-portrait, a pet or a loved one upon registration.    The Instructor will print the image on Grafix Duralar Film which acts as a transparency, so no drawing skills are necessary.  The student will use Marabu sketch markers to outline and create stunning visual effects.  The Instructor will guide the students to use acrylics to block in and layer image after using the sketch markers.  Students may opt to select no image and pursue the process as an abstract.   Each student will take home a set of Marabu markers and a completed project.  Limited seating, please sign up early.  

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Call (706) 632-2144 for questions regarding this course and registration.  Payment is required to register for BRMAA courses. You may pay via PayPal above, over the phone, or visit The Art Center located at 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 to pay in person. The Programming Coordinator is in the office from 10 am - 6pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

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Micah Goguen grew up in Central Georgia and obtained his B.A. in Art from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Micah continued studies in figure drawing and painting at Kennesaw University and lived in the Atlanta area for 7 years producing and showing art at local venues. Residing currently in Macon, Ga., Micah focuses primarily on bringing art to the community and using art as a form of communication for those struggling to under stand and cope with life situations. He is currently obtaining his Masters in Art Therapy. 
Stationed primarily at The Perry Art Center in Perry, Ga. and The St. Francis Art Center in Macon, Ga. , Goguen produces work while teaching art to both adults and children. He also volunteers time at the local community center and works with adults in alcohol and substance recovery as well as uprooted and traumatized children. Goguen also teaches a variety of classes at Kudzu Art Zone in Norcross, Ga. Using mural work, art for entertainment and art therapy for healing, Goguen collaborates with school systems, local shops, and non profits to help unify and most importantly “spread a message”.
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Micah’s own artwork conveys his interest in people as he uses oil paints to mostly create expressive portraits. Bold color choices and organic movement signify his style and you can most often expect a large confrontational composition that forces the viewer to take notice and interact. Micah works in a range of media and teaches workshops in Oil and Acrylic Painting, Ceramics, Textiles and Drawing. He is working on several mural projects and also founded a group of artists which hang and display art in privately owned local businesses. The overall vision is to focus and rededicate back to a buy local, shop local mentality that strengthens community through unity and purpose.

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