The Art of Play
Monday | November 16, 2026
3:00-5:30 PM
Artist: Minnie Evans
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Minnie Evans, born Minnie Eva Jones, was a “visionary” artist whose work was inspired by God when she was in her fifties; she was born in 1892 in Long Creek, North Carolina. Minnie’s African American ancestry traces back from Trinidad, where great grandmother’s great-grandmother was a slave.
Project:
Minnie Evans began her visionary pursuit of drawing (commanded by the voice of God). She is most recognized for images of faces and florals that resonate in a peaceful and harmonious composition. Her many drawings began on notebook pages, building on a symmetrical design.
We will begin this class by creating a template for a symmetrical drawing. I will demonstrate and guide you through this process. For the template, please have a standard-size white sheet of paper (8.5×11). You may use drawing paper or copy paper. You will also need a pencil, black marker, and scissors for the template.
Project Materials:
project paper - sketchbook or Bristol board
colored pencils
markers
stencils or small shapes to trace for additional shapes and patterns
Woman as Symmetrical Insect Creature,
ca. 1945 Skot Foreman Fine Art
Four Faces, created: 1945
Untitled (horse head), ca. 1960
Untitled (Faces), 1947
Untitled (figures and foliage) c. 1946
Minnie Evans, Untitled, 1967, (1946, 1958, 1960, 1962), Graphite, oil, waxed crayon and collage on canvas board, 21 x 26 ½ inches
Untitled (starry sky and religious figures), 1960, 63,66
The Tree of Life, 1962
colored pencil on paper
11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm.)
Floral Design. c. 1965
oil and paint on paper
9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)
“Untitled” (1963)
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