‘SKIES AND CLOUDS”
with DOUG PURDON
Spend a day with Doug Purdon.
The workshop will include discussion and demonstrations of painting skies and clouds, in
landscapes. Learn how to coordinate colours in the clouds with the colours of the landscape
and background sky, and much more. This workshop is not to be missed!!!
The demonstrations will be conducted using oil paints, with a minimal amount of odorless
solvent (not turpentine). However, participants may bring the painting medium of their
choice. Doug conducts workshops on painting in oil, acrylic and watercolour. He has
extensive knowledge on painting in all of these mediums, and there will be many
opportunities for questions.
Doug is a full-time artist, teacher and writer, an elected member of both the
Society of Canadian Artists and the Ontario Society of Artists. He is Educational
Advisor to Winsor & Newton in Canada, and consequentially has extensive knowledge
of paints, their characteristics and archival properties. His paintings are in
galleries in Canada, USA and the UK.
When: Saturday September 11, 2010
Time: 10am – 4pm
Where: Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills
(west side of Airport Road; from Hwy 9 turn south on Airport
Road and then turn right at the first street (Calmon Drive) and
immediately right onto Victoria Crescent and left into the Centre)
More information, registration and map to location
Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time for set up.
Tea/coffee and snacks will
be complimentary but please bring your own lunch (optionally your own coffee cup).
The Beauty of Landscapes in Watercolour
with
with MARIANNE BROOME
Come and learn from an accomplished painter of landscapes in watercolour. The translucency of watercolours affords exciting ways to express the ethereal nature of landscapes or the drama of a sky. Learn to use delicate washes or deep rich colours to portray the many moods of nature and your reaction to them. Learn how to create depth in watercolour paintings, get colour harmony throughout the painting and make them vibrant and enticing.
The day will begin with an introductory talk on the making of and methods used in painting landscapes, to achieve the effects that you wish to portray, with particular reference to Marianne’s approach. This will be followed by a step-by-step demonstration of a landscape painting allowing time for you to paint each part of the painting with individual help and critique from Marianne.
Participants in the workshop should have some knowledge of painting with watercolours. Bring all of your regular supplies for painting in watercolour and refer to Marianne’s supply list (below). Marianne will provide different reference photos of the same subject matter for you to choose from.
Marianne has had a passion for painting all her life. She has won many awards for her paintings in juried shows, including many Best of Show awards. She has had numerous shows, and her work is in private collections and galleries in a number of countries.
When: Saturday November 6, 2010
Time: 10am until 4pm
Place: Where: Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills
(west side of Airport Road; from Hwy 9 turn south on Airport Road and then turn right at the first street (Calmon Drive) and immediately right onto Victoria Crescent and left into the Centre)
Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time for set up. Tea/coffee and snacks will be complimentary but please bring your own lunch (optionally your own coffee cup).
Workshop Fees:
OAG members: $50 Non-members: $70
Non-members may join the OAG at the workshop
Bring your regular supplies for painting in watercolour.
More information, registration and map to location
‘TAKE ANOTHER STAB AT KNIFE PAINTING”
with CAROL GREGG
Take a break from painting with brushes. Spend a day with Carol and paint with palette knives. Renew your acquaintance with palette knives, or meet them for the first time. Expand your painting horizons and techniques, but be warned – your painting may never be the same again, with more ways to express what you seek to convey. Loosen up, learn freedom of expression in your painting, get away from those small paint brushes.
Carol Gregg has been a member of the OAG for 15 years, and she has learned to love to paint with palette knives. This one day workshop will introduce (or re-introduce) you to the use of palette knives, or expand the horizons of those with experience, and activate the creative juices. Carol will explain and demonstrate a variety of techniques of using a palette knife, and advantages/disadvantages of different shapes of knives. Most of the day will be devoted to painting with palette knives.
A still life will be set up, but feel free to bring along photographs or other visual material.
When: Saturday January 15, 2011
Time: 10am – 4pm
Where: Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills
(west side of Airport Road ; from Hwy 9 turn south on Airport Road and then turn right at the first street ( Calmon Drive ) and immediately right onto Victoria Crescent and left into the Centre)
Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time for set up. Tea/coffee and snacks will be complimentary but please bring your own lunch (optionally your own coffee cup).
More information, registration and map to location
‘PORTRAITURE”
with DAVID CHESTERTON
This workshop will cover material in the portraiture workshop in 2010, and build on the teachings of that workshop.
Portraiture can be intimidating. Humans tend to be defensive about portraits, but take heart; most people don’t really know what they look like, apart from the distortions of a mirror or camera.
The workshop will include the basic structure and proportions of the head, with handouts. David will then build upon those teachings. There will be a model, and as participants will be in an arc around the model, each person will have a different perspective; your painting will be unique. A good likeness should be achievable during the workshop, but bring a camera so that the portrait may be finished afterwards. David’s teachings will be applicable to all media but demonstrations will be in watercolour.
David started life drawing at the age of 13 and created portraits of the Queen for local stores at the time of the Coronation. He did many portraits of senior officers in the RAF. For ten years he was a member of the Head Hunters, a group in Newmarket who met weekly to do portraiture. He has sketched and painted with many known artists, including A.J. Casson. After working in graphic design, he taught Colour and Creativity in community colleges for 25 years. He has been a member of the OAG for many years.
When: Saturday MARCH 5, 2011
Time: 10am – 4pm
Where: Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills
(west side of Airport Road; from Hwy 9 turn south on Airport Road and then turn right at the first street (Calmon Drive) and immediately right onto Victoria Crescent and left into the Centre)
Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time for set up. Tea/coffee and snacks will be complimentary but please bring your own lunch (optionally your own coffee cup).
More information, registration and map to location
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