VGCC Portrait Painting Class Resumes In March

Art Instructor Leslie Johnson said that new students are reluctant to try portrait painting. “But when they work at it and find they can do it, they find it rewarding and don’t want to stop,” she said.

Johnson, who has taught portrait painting at Vance-Granville Community College about 10 years, will begin a new 30-hour course on March 11. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 5230 on the main campus and will run until May 13.

One thing Johnson said she likes about the portrait painting classes is that total beginners are welcome to participate, and more experienced painters are quick to help the newcomers. “Soon the classroom will be filled with portraits of children, grandchildren, spouses and others,” said Johnson, who lives in Oxford. “And many of the portraits will be quite good.”

Persons interested in joining this class may pre-register by calling the VGCC Continuing Education office at 492-2061, or they may register during the first class on March 11. Cost of the class is $37.50.

Johnson said potential participants may call her at 693-7432 for information on art supplies they will need for the class.

In the photo above,Students in the 2002 portrait painting class at Vance-Granville Community College put the finishing touches on their works of art under the watchful gaze of instructor Leslie Johnson. Left to right are: Louise Garrett, Johnson and Betsy Williams. A new 10-week portrait painting will begin March 11 on VGCC’s main campus.