Estelle
Orr
Department
Chair
Professor of Art
Office:
C-217
Tel. 564-5624
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Oil
and Acrylic Painting
Degrees: B.A., M.A. University of California, Berkeley
During her twenty plus years at Santa Ana College, Estelle Orr has taught life
drawing, art appreciation, beginning drawing, watercolor, and 2-dimensional design,
covering a wide teaching field. In addition to chairing the department, she has
helped to guide the development of the art department in many ways. Most significant
was her support of the SAC Art Gallery in the historic Santora Building in downtown
Santa Ana. This early involvement became one of the critical turning points in
the later growth of the Artists Village. Many of Professor Orr’s former students
started the Legacy Arts Gallery, a cooperative arts venture.
Her sabbatical
studies have explored new media, contemporary arts, and the ways in which students
can duplicate the effects of oil by using less toxic acrylic paints. Her personal
aesthetic ranges from super realism to abstraction. She is currently using acrylic
paint exclusively and finds their versatility offers an exciting range of possibilities
for her own work. | |
