Enjoy the personal instruction of Jonatas Chimen in a group setting. Chimen encourages his students to explore Spanish Realism by creating individual still-life arrangements suited to each student’s interest. Learn about composition, mixing oil paints, and painting techniques as you create realistic images on canvas. This is a self-paced class; students of all levels are welcome to participate. (This class is taught in English.)
Jonatas Chimen works in the tradition of Spanish realism. Chimen paints with emotion, spirituality and personal passion. Bold figures and carefully chosen inanimate objects situated against dark backgrounds appear to glow and rise from the canvas. His message of embracing one's cultural identity and disclosing personal beliefs with pride is a recurring theme in his work. In Play the Song of Songs, (above), Chimen presents us with a mask, two mandolins, a piece of draped Latin tapestry, and a page of sheet music. Though eleganty quiet, the message speaks Chimen's mantra--pick up an instrument, play your music, live your life, and be who you are by proudly shedding your mask.
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