Being a Self-Supporting Artist: A Painting Demonstration and Resource Sharing
Maggie Parr: Artist and PAC Board Member
Maggie Parr has been writing, designing, and painting for over thirty years as a self-supporting artist. She received her BA from Pomona College and MFA from Cal State Fullerton. Her first job was at Gemini Graphic Editions, where she worked as a printer with artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Claus Oldenburg. After that, Walt Disney Imagineering hired her as a show designer for theme parks. Maggie has designed themed environments around the world; written and illustrated books; and painted portraits and murals for individuals and companies. Her passion is in visual storytelling: creating a visual vocabulary around a central narrative.
For Art Exchange, Maggie will do a live demo of classical oil painting technique on a Disney portrait while sharing favorite resources and explaining how she secures clients.
$10 General
PAC Artist Members FREE. (Please register for this event using the “Tickets” link)
Art Exchange is a series of quarterly happenings for artists designed to build the creative web of Sonoma County and offer knowledge and resources on the business side of the arts. Part mixer, part professional development and part art engagement, Art Exchange will convene four times a year from 6:00-7:30 at the art center.