This will be a 2-day workshop Monday March 6 from 6 - 9pm and Tuesday March 7 10am - 4pm Members - $120 non-members $130 materials - kits available from Janice Brown for $45 A minimum of 3 people required Create beautiful vibrant paintings on silk with a permanent die. You can frame these or turn them into beautiful pillows. You can use your own designs, or some will be provided if you prefer

4 Sessions, March 11, 18, 25 and April 1. All Saturdays from 1 - 4pm $120 - members $130 non-members Please e-mail Kim Johnson at kim.workshops@outlook.com to be added to the list or sign the list at 22 Sherwood. PORTRAIT COURSE OUTLINE Simply put, this four session course is designed to help you develop an ability to achieve a likeness no matter what your level of ability is. Beginners are welcome. Nobody paints a Rembrandt first time out! We will…

We will be having a demo this coming Wednesday April 19th with Nahla Ghandour,  who is  a Canadian  representative of Stamperia, a European company that supplies a variety of art supplies.  You can look at the Stamperia website http://www.stamperia.com/ Some supplies are for mixed media, texture pastes and mediums, decorative painting and much more.  There is a catalogue in the lunchroom that you can have a look at if you like. There are also many videos on YouTube if you search Stamperia,…

Nahla will be joining us on Monday April 24, from 6 - 9 to do a mixed media canvas using Stamperia products.  This workshop will be similar to a paint party.  All materials will be supplied which will give you an opportunity to try some of the different produces offered by Stamperia.  There will also be products for sale for anyone interested. The cost will be $45 per person including all materials There will be a sign-up sheet, and as…

ABSTRACTING THE LANDSCAPE Marianne Broome Saturday September 16 from 10 - 4 $75 for members $90 non-members Marianne will demonstrate how to simplify and extract the essential information from a reference photo to create an abstracted version of the scene. While working with the elements of design, the emphasis will be on composition and value relationships to convey the essence, rather than the details. This is also a wonderful opportunity to be creative with colour to communicate your impressions.  Modeling…

With Hi-Sook Saturday June 30th from 10 - 4pm $70 for members  $85 for non-members  (a minimum of 6 participants required)  Class to be paid for by June 13 unless other arrangements have been made with Kim Johnson. Material not supplied, see material list below. Impressionistic Watercolour Through this one day workshop you will learn to paint impressionistic transparent watercolours that truly glow.  There will be two complete demo paintings (floral and landscape). *Reference photo's will be brought by the instructor but participants…

Painting with Paper (Collage) Workshop This workshop will cover the methods of adhering papers and/or other pieces of artwork to a firm backing, canvas or board.  Many of the supplies you may already have on hand.... old works on paper, decorative papers, gold/silver leaf, ribbon, fabric or other flat items which can be glued onto a flat surface (even flat metal objects, jewellery).  Botanicals if they are very dried out.  Recycle bits of art that "didn't work".  The possibilities are…