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Meet Your Personal Art Instructor J.J. Long
J.J. is the founder and CEO of JJArtworks™ and has been painting professionally for over 22 years. J.J. has a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in Durham with a focus in oil painting. He graduated from UNH in 2003 and has been a self employed artist since 2005 surviving off of his fine art by selling through art galleries, painting murals in bars and restaurants, doing commission work for clients, and participating in hundreds of art festivals across New England. In February of 2015, J.J. discovered his new passion for teaching paint parties and decided to create the Paint Party Professionals branch of his JJArtworks™ art and entertainment business. In addition to being a painter, J.J. is also a vocalist, actor, writer, and voice over artist. For 8 years he performed in two different musical projects where he was fortunate enough to tour the country multiple times and open up for a variety of national acts. Film wise, J.J. has made appearances on HBO, the Lifetime Movie Channel, Netflix, and has also done a commercial for McDonalds. Currently he is taking a hiatus from his music and acting careers to spend his full time and energy focusing on the paint party business and expanding the JJArtworks™ brand. For fun, J.J. likes to hang out with his family and friends, watch action movies, listen to music, go to concerts, read, write, sing, paint, play "old school" video games, and visit York Beach, ME. He is also largely into daily fitness, clean eating, self development, meditation, and likes to maintain an overall healthy lifestyle. J.J. is eternally grateful to his dedicated artists, staff, and amazing clients he's had over the years. "Your support is beyond this world!" For J.J.'s full bio, visit this link (History). To view an online portfolio of J.J.'s professional paintings, please click HERE. |
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Private "One On One" Painting Lessons
Rate: $100/per hour *Supplies can be included for an additional $5 for in person lessons, or $25 for virtual lessons. *Discounts are available for weekly ongoing sessions. Medium: Acrylics and oils Age: Adults and children Location: In person at The Appleton Mills in Lowell, MA or Virtually open to the world via Zoom. Art Instructor: J.J. Long Availability: Email J.J. directly at jjlong@jjartworks.com to work out a mutually beneficial date and time for a private painting session. J.J. will be your own private art instructor to help refine your art skills, teach you popular blending and texturizing techniques, sharpen your eye for color and composition, unleash your creativity, and find your inner voice as an artist. We will custom tailor your painting lessons to suite your specific needs and goals to grow as an artist. Beginners and veteran artists welcome. |
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Acrylic Painting Workshop
Dates: Thursdays & Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 18th, 24th, & Dec. 2nd, 2021 Time: 6:30-8:00pm EST Age: Adults Location: The Appleton Mills, 219 Jackson St., Lowell, MA 01852 (You can also join us virtually on Zoom!) Art Instructor: J.J. Long Cost: $225 (art supplies included) At our "in person" acrylic painting workshop, we will go over basic painting supplies, learn how to paint objects from life, learn how to paint from reference photos, learn basic blending and texturing techniques, get familiar with color mixing, learn how to compose different layers, and discover the joy of creating from the imagination. Each class will include an 11x14in canvas, an assortment of acrylic paints, an acrylic brush set that you can keep and reuse each class, as well as mixing palettes and water cups. |
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Oil Painting Workshop
Dates: Thursdays, Dec. 9th, 16th, 23rd, & Dec. 30th, 2021 Time: 6:30-8:00pm EST Age: Adults Location: The Appleton Mills, 219 Jackson St., Lowell, MA 01852 (You can also join us virtually on Zoom!) Art Instructor: J.J. Long Cost: $250 (art supplies included) At our "in person" oil painting workshop, we will go over basic painting supplies, learn how to paint objects from life, learn how to paint from reference photos, learn basic blending and texturing techniques, get familiar with mixing colors with a palette knife, learn how to compose different layers, and discover the joy of creating from the imagination. Each class will include an 11x14in canvas, an assortment of oil paints, an oil brush set that you can keep and reuse each class, as well as mixing palettes and brush cleaning jars. |
