Little Simple Things
Little Simple Things was the title of my first solo exhibition in 2009 at Golestan Gallery in Tehran. In that body of work, I created angels who came to Earth carrying qualities meant for people, courage, love, intimacy, thankfulness and arrived to experience what it means to be human. That idea continues to live in my practice today. I chose the name Little Simple Things because I believe art is reviving, and that the smallest, simplest moments, slowing down, noticing, making with our hands—reconnect us to ourselves and to one another. Art is a language of connection, and through it I hope to bring people together, offering creative experiences that help process emotions, cultivate awareness, and create inner space for clarity and new possibilities.
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FUTURE WORKSHOP / Friday October 2nd
Adult Workshops
Soft Pastel Painting Workshop
Price: $350
Start Date: Friday, October 2
Schedule: Fridays, 5:30–7:00 PM PDT
Duration: 6 weeks
Format: Live via Zoom
This course explores soft pastel as a medium for creating atmospheric and imaginative images. Students will learn fundamental skills including value,
composition, color temperature, edge control, and spatial depth while developing a personal visual language. Rather than focusing on realism, we will investigate suggestion, symbolism,
memory, and ambiguity. Through experimentation and observation, students will create pastel paintings that invite interpretation and reveal unexpected connections between objects, places, and ideas.
FUTURE WORKSHOP / Wednesday September 23rd
Adult Workshops
Abstract Nature:
Acrylic Painting Workshop
Price: $500
Start Date: Wednesday, September 23rd
Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:00–8:00 PM PDT
Duration: 10 weeks
Format: Live via Zoom
This creative painting workshop invites students to explore nature through abstraction using shape, color, texture, and expressive mark-making. Working from photographs of landscapes, students will learn to simplify forms, develop compositions, and create expressive acrylic paintings that emphasize mood, movement, and personal interpretation.
The focus is on experimentation and creative discovery rather than realism or technical perfection. Class recordings are provided after each session, and students will have access to all recordings throughout the 10-week course.
No previous painting experience is required.
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Kids Workshops
Kids' Nature Fascination Workshop
Presented at Pars Equality Center, Summer 2026
Workshop Instructor: Delbar Shahbaz
Artist and Art Educator
This workshop is designed for children ages 5-9 to explore nature, color, imagination, and creative expression through drawing and painting.
During the workshops, children begin with free drawing and creative play. Through storytelling, observation, conversation, singing, and painting, they gradually build confidence in expressing their ideas visually and developing their own artistic voice.
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Adult Workshops
Abstract Nature:
Acrylic Painting Workshop
This creative painting workshop invites students to explore nature through abstraction—using shape, color, and texture rather than realism. Working from photographs of natural landscapes, students will learn how to simplify forms, sketch from reference, and develop visually compelling compositions.
We will begin by breaking down natural imagery into basic shapes, then gradually build complexity through intuitive mark‐making and layered details. Using a limited color palette, students will explore color relationships, mood, and movement while creating expressive acrylic paintings.
The emphasis of this class is on personal interpretation, atmosphere, and experimentation, rather than imitation or technical perfection.
No previous painting experience is required.
Price: $500
Start Date: Monday, June 22
Schedule: Mondays, 6:00–8:00 PM PDT
Duration: 10 weeks
Format: Live via Zoom
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Adult Workshops
Nature Watercolor
This ten-week series of online watercolor classes invites participants to explore the expressive potential of painting inspired by the natural world. Through close observation and imaginative interpretation, students will create evocative images that capture the textures, colors, and organic forms found in nature.
The course emphasizes fundamental artistic principles including color theory, linear perspective, compositional structure, and visual perception.
Kids Workshops
Architecture inside out
In this two‐day hands‐on workshop, kids explore the fundamentals of architecture by creating a space‐based project from the inside out. Through guided activities, they work with wood, cardboard, fabric, glue, and paint to build a three‐dimensional model that expresses how people move, live, and imagine space.
Kids learn to think like young designers as they experiment with structure, texture, color, and form. By the end of the workshop, each participant completes a unique architectural model that reflects their personal vision while building confidence in creative problem‐solving and spatial awareness.
Adult Workshops
Watercolor portraiture
This course will focus on painting portraits of people from various races and ethnicities. Learn how to paint a variety of skin tones as you explore the basics of color theory, linear perspective, compositional structure, figure/ground relationships, and visual perception. You’ll also learn to use watercolor and gouache techniques such as wash, wet into wet, and dry brush. No experience is necessary.
Adult Workshops
Abstract Nature
A creative class where students explore nature through abstract shapes, colors, and textures. We begin by observing our surroundings, framing interesting details, and sketching simple forms. Then we work with a limited color palette to build expressive, intuitive paintings. The focus is on mood, movement, and personal interpretation rather than realism.
Adult Workshops
Watercolor figurative painting
This course will focus on painting portraits of people from various races and ethnicities. Learn how to paint a variety of skin tones as you explore the basics of color theory, linear perspective, compositional structure, figure/ground relationships, and visual perception. You’ll also learn to use watercolor and gouache techniques such as wash, wet into wet, and dry brush. No experience is necessary.