POINT OF ORIGIN MASTER ARTIST SERIES from the Millburn Short Hills Art Advisory Committee

Join Millburn/Short Hills native Ben Rizzo in this two-part series with interactive prompts and exercises to unlocking your most creative self.

Session 1: We will look at an overview of creativity: What is it, how do we get it, and is everyone creative? There will be several ‘creative’ exercises during this session. Be sure to bring a sketchbook and paper to participate! (Pen, pastels, paints or any other medium you wish to use are encouraged)

Session 2: Building off session 1, we will narrow creativity and start to map out your personal path to a more creative life. How can you bring creativity into your life with a specific action plan? This session will help to map out the days, months, years to come.

Born and raised in Millburn, Ben Rizzo is a visual artist mostly working in oils and acrylics. His work exposes hidden societal barriers, beautifying that which is dead or discarded. Rizzo deconstructs traditional Hinderglas painting through a technique the artist calls pallet painting, in which paint is rendered from glass to canvas through a unique drying process. The subject is released. Rizzo's melodic exploration of color combined with his definite use of shape-forms are arranged to create an experiential landscape of the afterlife.