SOUTH POINT — It’s a pretty good guess that 19th century French neoimpressionist Georges Seurat never uttered these words:

“I need some more Q-tips.”

But that cry was prevalent Tuesday afternoon as Miss Jan let some youngsters try their hand with cotton swabs and construction paper at creating their own version of the pointillist art Seurat made famous.

The art class was another in the series delving into creativity that Briggs Library has been offering during the summer.

Weekly at the Ironton branch and every other week at the Southern Branch at South Point Jan Gullett conducts classes for children from grades kindergarten through fifth.

On Tuesday the K-2 class was introduced to the man who created the close to 10- foot painting “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” using only dots.

“Faraway it’s like the brain is tricking you. You think it is not dots, but when you’re up close it is dots,” Noah Dallas Swann, 6, of South Point, explained. He was there with his brother Wil Swann, 2, to rub tiny dabs of acrylic paints into their own designs and from time to time their shirts as well.

“This is something for them to do in the summertime. You can learn different forms of art,” Noah’s mother Sara Swann said.

The series is divided into two classes: one for K-2 and the second is for third-fifth grades. Participants can just show up; there is no need for reservation.

“If there is one we do a project. If there are 20 we do a project,” Gullett said.

Gullett, who has an art degree, selected Seurat because of her own interest with the history of the field, distilling his style into a way young minds could understand.

“How the different styles came about. That is what fascinates me,” she said. “Lots of our kids may not have the chance to go to a museum. This is a way to introduce them.”

The next sessions at the South Point library will be Tuesday July 7 and Tuesday July 21. The K-2 group meets at 2 p.m. with the older children at 3 p.m.

The sessions at the Ironton branch meet every Wednesday at 2 and 3 p.m.

“It doesn’t matter your ability level. Come and have fun,” Gullett said.