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Workshops

As a MAFA member benefit, artists can improve their skills and art business by attending our popular monthly workshop meetings at no additional charge. MAFA also provides the workshops free of charge to the public. 

Each month a professional instructor presents a skill or technique in a hands-on session with a list of materials posted in advance. (See the workshop descriptions below.) It's an enjoyable evening of art and socializing.

We hold the workshops on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Monrovia Community Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All attendees must RSVP in advance by contacting Christine Geltz at christine@monroviafinearts.org. Sign up today to reserve your seat! 

Artists interested in presenting a topic and earning an honorarium fee should also contact Christine at the address above.


Wednesday, August 27, 6:30 to 8:30 pm

'Combines' – Creating Art with Recycled and Leftover Materials

Instructor: Ed Houlemarde
Location:Monrovia Community Center

What You Will Learn
Ed likes to call this topic “Combines,” a term used by Robert Rauschenberg for his combining sculpture with painting. These are abstract compositions with found objects, altered objects and various mediums.

Usually he starts by placing an object on a canvas and building on that. Color and composition come from what he might be feeling or he'll let the piece take him for a journey. The goal is to create an abstract assemblage with composition creates an interest and maybe has meaning to the artist.

Materials List

  • 9” X 12” or 11” X 14” canvas board
  • One drop glue
  • 4 to 6 acrylic paint colors (2-oz bottles or whatever you have)

Ed will have a selection of free objects for use.

Instructor Bio
Ed grew up in Pasadena and now live in Duarte where my wife Mary and I raised a family.  In high school I took art and jewelry making classes and for a short while created jewelry for family and friends. 

After raising a family, Ed returned to creating and gravitated towards abstract art painting and sculpture. He is self-taught. By trial and error he finds what processes and techniques work for him.  He first started showing and selling at Pasadena art walks and has sold at Monrovia Art Walks and Art in the Park. He is a member of MAFA and Frogtown Arts in Los Angeles.

To attend, RSVP to christine@monroviafinearts.org with your name and email address.

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