Molly
Collins
2140 Mariposa Lane
Big Bear City, California 92314
Phone: ({909} 585-6263
Email:
artnaturally@aol.com
OBJECTIVE: Beautify peoples
homes and business through my
paintings of murals and other
Fine Art.
QUALIFICATIONS:
I am an enthusiastic,
intelligent and talented Artist
who loves to help people with my
God given talent of painting and
teaching. My gift of art and
instructing has been exemplified
throughout my life. With these
qualities I accept commission
for wall Murals and Paintings
EDUCATION:
1999 ◙ Completed
course as an Emergency Medical
Technician, C.P.R. and First Aid
at the Southern California
Regional Occupational Center.
1987 Attended Long Beach state taking courses in art.
1983-1985 ◙ Art Certification
Degree and Associate of Arts
degree at El Camino College
1980-1983 ◙ Graduated from
Bishop Montgomery Catholic High
School
EMPLOYMENT:
2004 ◙ Contracted Art Instructor
for Discovery Center in Big Bear
Lake California.
Combining the education of native plants, Indian
history and techniques in
charcoal drawing. I developed a
successful art program, which
was designed exclusively for
Nature Art Weekend at the
Discovery Center.
2000-2003
◙ Coordinator of events and
activities for Corpus Christi
Home School
I Helped develop a home
school support group in which
the children could be
involved with music, art,
monthly field trips including
swimming with dolphins at Sea
World. I also taught drama and
organized a colonial
reenactment, a fair and a
graduation dance.
2000
◙ Illustrator for the Los Angles
Zoo
My love for wildlife and
art brought me to the Los
Angeles zoo. While there I
researched and illustrated wild
animals. My work can be viewed
in front of the Pudu exhibit.
1999 ◙ J.S.R.
(Junior Survival and Rescue)
Summer Camp Taught in Redondo
Beach , CA
With the natural desire to
want to help people and with the
education of Emergency Medical
Technician, I developed an
exciting class for children
where they learned the basic
survival techniques in all
emergency situations and First
Aid. The atmosphere though lots
of fun was taught with
discipline. The children learned
First Aid, drills, hiking , rock
climbing and how to set up
camp.
1999 ◙ Contracted Artist chosen
for "Art at Your Finger Tips" in
Palos Verdes, CA and
Artist for "Adventures in Art"
taught in Torrance, CA
I developed a program
for children in which they
learned about the classical
Artist "Claude Monet " and
warm and cool colors through a
guided project. For the
thousands of children to learn
this project , I taught
seminars to groups of three
hundred docents who went back
into the class rooms to guide
the children through the
project.
1994-1995
◙ Resident Artist and Scout
Instructor for George F Canyon
in Rolling Hills Estates
My love for children and
nature led me to develop a fun
and enriching class titled
"Nature Scouts." In this class
children learned to identify
plants and wild life Through
hikes, games, songs and crafts.
My classes and Art murals have
been featured in the Los
Angeles times and the Palos
Verdes News Paper.
1981-1992 ◙ Taught Ridding and
Horse Care Classes for the city
of Redondo Beach, CA and for the
City of Moore Park, CA through
Parks and Recreation With the
knowledge and skill of
Horsemanship, I taught classes
on how to take care of horses
and how to ride them safely.
These classes were taught to
both children and adults.
1984-1985 ◙ Art Instructor for
Parks and Recreation at Hesse
Park in Palos Verdes, CA
I taught children and
adult art classes in both
drawing and painting by
teaching various techniques to
stimulate natural creative
ability. I also taught other
instructors these technique to
be used.
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