Programs

For our first program of the year, Needham Art Association welcomes artist Jo Ellen Reinhardt. In this demonstration, Jo Ellen will demonstrate the six-step process she uses to draw a portrait from life. She’ll thoughtfully narrate each step and answer any questions the audience has. Her materials for the demonstration include charcoal with white chalk on toned paper.

Jo Ellen Reinhardt is a classically trained artist with a gift of capturing the beauty in a portrait, still life, or landscape painting. Her work has received many awards and been shown throughout the Northeast. Jo Ellen’s artistic career began with watercolors but in recent years she has gravitated to oils. She is a member of several art associations including the Copley Society of Art. In 2015 Jo Ellen co-founded the New England School of Fine Art, where she is the director and principal instructor. The school is dedicated to teaching and preserving traditional methods of realistic drawing and painting. You can learn more about her work at joellenreinhardt.com.