Special Studies: "Broken Faces"

Wednesday AM Class

  • In This Class, You'll Learn:

    People are fascinated by abstract faces, even those that are weird, scary and funny. We will work with images that you bring in or from the many I will bring with me.

    The purpose is to become familiar with the basic parts of the face so that you can "break" them and put them back together in unique ways.

    In this class, students will:
    1. learn the basic planes of the face using an Asaro mannequin head
    2. distort the face and make something unique.
    3. learn basic drawing skills of the head

    Students will walk away with 2-5 images that are straight from their imagination.

  • Supply List for Students to Bring:

    This is a studio class and students will be using their supplies on the first week.


    • your current acrylic paint supplies plus:
    • a warm and a cool version of red, blue and yellow, white and black in acrylic paint
    • a variety of brushes
    • 4-6 small canvas boards, wood panels, or stretched canvases (sizes: 12x12 up to 20x20)
    • drawing materials such as charcoal sticks, Posca pens, markers, pencils
    • Sissy will furnish newsprint for practice

  • WED AM Class Info:

    • Next session: February 11 - March 11
    • Instructor: Sissy Alsabrook
    • Wednesdays, 10:30am-1:30pm
    • Cost $199 (5 classes)
    • Max 16 students
    • Level: 3 (proficient)
    • Age level: adult (18 & up)
    • Parking Info

  • Who Should Take This Class:

    • those who want to learn new perspectives from different teachers
    • those who want to explore Art History
    • those who want to deep dive into a specific art movement or style or subject matter
    • those who want to try something new and fresh

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About the Instructor

Sissy Alsabrook

Originally educated at Watts Atelier, I later found Art on 30th where i have branched out to abstract, figurative and any and everything else.

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About the Instructor

Robin Sanford Roberts

Robin Sanford Roberts is an artist and theatrical scenic designer working in models and mixed media. She makes art in studio #5 at Art on 30th. She has designed scenery for multiple theatres including the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Repertory, Denver Center Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage and Broadway.

She holds a degree in Architecture from LSU and a MFA in Scenic Design from UCSD. She also studied at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau and at Sir John Cass School of Art, London Polytechnic. Robin teaches and designs scenery for the undergraduate theatre department at USD.

“I have an obsession with old books and other ephemera. The fragments and bits of pieces come together to make a new piece. I enjoy working with pieces from the past that have a history of a previous life.”

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About the Instructor

Shirin Nikoukari

I started painting when I was young. I moved to the United States in my 20's and mix my Persian culture with my abstract inspirations. The pomegranate is a sacred symbol for me and often shows in my work as well as Persian Calligraphy. As I have evolved, my work has become more abstract.​

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