Join multidisciplinary artist Maha Bazzari for a guided abstract painting workshop inspired by architectural form, spatial composition, and layered textures explored in the exhibition Un/Grounded.

This workshop is designed as a creative space for exploration, experimentation, and personal expression. Maha will share ideas, prompts, techniques, and a few of her own creative insights to help participants work more intuitively and develop their own visual language through abstraction.

Using architectural drafting tools such as pencils, rulers, T-squares, and triangles, participants will begin by creating a simple compositional roadmap of lines and shapes. From there, each piece will develop through a field of color and layers of material, including paint, glazes, iron shavings, gold leaf, and other mixed media.

No painting experience is necessary. This workshop is open to all levels.

Participants will create and take home one 11×14 canvas board. Shared workshop materials will be provided for use during the session, and you are also welcome to bring your own favorite brushes, palette knives, pencils, collage elements, or other materials if you would like to personalize your piece further.

What to expect

• A guided starting framework using drafting tools and simple compositional prompts.
• Building a painting through shape, line, field color, and layering.
• Exploration of texture and mixed media, including paint, glazes, iron shavings, and gold leaf.
• Space to experiment freely with support, ideas, and guidance throughout.
• Optional reflection at the end.

11×14 in. canvas included. Shared materials provided for use during the workshop.