Archives: Past-workshops

Tuesday November 6, 2018

Pet Portraits in Watercolour

WEEKEND ONE (2-days): June 22-23, 2019   Classes run daily 9 am – 4 pm and students are welcome to stay late in their studio.

Pet Portraits in Watercolour

What better way to preserve the memories of your beloved pet or furry friend, than through capturing their likeness and personality in a painting.

Throughout the workshop students will learn an easy method for drawing and putting their image onto watercolour paper.

Included in the workshop is a guide for painting the eyes of different animals and birds so you can confidently continue exploring animal portraiture after the workshop.

All levels welcome, some experience in watercolour is required

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST: (Click HERE): All students are responsible for bringing their own supplies.
• COURSE COST: $291

Tuition includes daily lunch and snacks.  Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. An accommodation package, which includes breakfast and dinner is available separately. Click here for further details.

Marney-Rose Edge

Marney-Rose was raised in New Zealand in the beautiful art deco seaside town of Napier. Born into a creative family; her dad was an avid amateur photographer, and her mum hand coloured photographs and dabbled in pastels. Ever since being a child, Marney-Rose has loved creating beautiful things; always fascinated with colour. She is a late bloomer venturing into painting in her forties but has an inexhaustible passion for it.

A natural teacher, Marney-Rose has a following with her watercolour classes and workshops.  She teaches privately and for various Art Associations, travelling to different locations inside and outside British Columbia.
Marney-Rose paints realistically, influenced by romantic beauty and an ethereal softness creating for you an escape from the everyday. She has had work published in Splash 18 and 20 The Best of Watercolour and Acrylicworks 5 and 6 the Best of Acrylics.

Her studio is located at 1000 Parker St in East Vancouver, and is open to the public at various times of the year.

www.marneyroseedge.com

 

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Monday October 29, 2018

Painting a Portrait in Watercolour

WEEK TWO (5-day): July 1 – 5, 2019    Courses run 9 am  – 4 pm daily and students are welcome to stay late in their studio. 

Painting a Portrait in Watercolour

The unpredictable nature of water can be daunting; however, the unbridled freedom can be the medium’s greatest asset. With a focus on painting a realistic portrait in watercolour, this class will simplify each stage of the process by employing techniques that offer students more control of the medium. Students will learn the importance of an accurate drawing, prior to the painting stage. Working over a detailed drawing allows artists to control the outcome of the final painting.  The monochromatic block-in is instrumental in controlling the proper values in the portrait. This neutral layer of colour sets the stage for the subsequent layers of full colour. Thin glazes of colour are applied over the neutral layer and the result is a portrait with heightened realism. The instructor will give demonstrations each day and offer individual critiques.  

All levels welcome, but previous drawing experience is requested.

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST (Click HERE): All students are responsible for bringing their own supplies.
• COURSE FEE: $781 (includes $681 tuition plus $100 for 5 days/modeling fee)

Tuition cost includes daily lunch and snacks. Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. An accommodation package, which includes breakfast and dinner is available separately. Click here for further details.

Mario Andres Robinson

Mario Andres Robinson was born in Altus, Oklahoma, where he resided with his family before relocating to New Jersey at the age of twelve. Robinson studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014, Robinson was chosen to be a Brand Ambassador for Winsor and Newton art materials. He is the author of “Lessons in Realistic Watercolor,” a comprehensive guide of the artist’s watercolor techniques (Monacelli Press).

The work of Mario Andres Robinson fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. Robinson’s finished works bear a close affinity to the masters of the realist tradition, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Eakins. Containing few references to modern life, Robinson’s work has a timeless and universal quality, and exhibits a distinct turn-of-the-century stylistic aesthetic. The images he chooses, which refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the paintings of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper. Mario Andres Robinson is an Exhibiting Artist Member (EAM) of The National Arts Club, an Artist Member of The Salmagundi Club and a Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America. His work has been featured several times in The Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur and on the cover of American Artist magazine. In the February, 2006 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, Mario was selected as one of the top 20 realist artists under the age of 40.

Robinson is represented by Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA. 

www.marioarobinson.com

 

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Monday October 29, 2018

Crackled 3D Effects with Polymer Clay

WEEKEND TWO (2-day): June 29 – 30, 2019  Classes run 9 am – 4 pm daily and students are welcome to stay late in their studio.

Crackled 3D Effects with Polymer Clay: Muses, Canvases and Wearable Art

This lively workshop will introduce students to a unique technique for working with polymer clay that will create a crackled, metallic effect that can be used in multiple ways to make vividly coloured creations.

Students will learn how to construct and embellish expressive wall-mounted “Muses”, three dimensional compositions on canvas, and funky earrings and pins.

The workshop is appropriate for all students who have basic hands-on polymer clay experience.  Advanced students will be encouraged to explore beyond the parameters of the class with support as required.

All levels welcome

 

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST (click HERE): All students are responsible for bringing their own supplies.
• COURSE COST: $304 (Includes $291 tuition and $13 course fee for specific supplies provided by the instructor)

Tuition includes daily lunch and snacks. Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. An accommodation package is available in QUAD or DOUBLE occupancy and includes breakfast and dinner. Click here for further details

Gera Scott Chandler

Gera  has lived on the west coast of Canada all her life. She studied Education at Simon Fraser University and taught in West Vancouver for ten years with a focus on art as a basis for an integrated curriculum. After her teaching career and subsequent self-directed studies with various mediums including ceramics and paper arts, she was led to polymer clay, which has proven to be the perfect foundation medium for her mixed media approach.

Gera has been a full-time artisan since 1997 and her work is in collections in Canada, USA, Europe, Australia and Japan. She has been involved in juried shows including Sooke Fine Arts, Sidney Fine Arts and The International Polymer Clay Association’s Progress and Possibilities exhibition in Baltimore as well as juried shows presented by the Island Artisans Association. She has developed a series of polymer clay workshops which she has taught in BC and Ontario.

www.gerascottchandler.com

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Thursday October 18, 2018

Mentored Residency

(9-days): June 22 – 30, 2019  Classes run 9 am – 4 pm daily and artists are welcome to stay late in their studio.

Mentored Residency

This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy 9 days of uninterrupted studio time with the freedom to explore new creative concepts, experiment with new techniques, and take your art to the next level. Your time in the studio will be supported by a mentor.

Participants will share a studio space with another artist over the 9 days.

The Mentored Residency is geared towards artists who want to work on their own artwork and have an idea in mind about why they would like to work with a mentor.

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST (Click HERE): Artists are responsible for bringing their own supplies.
• COURSE COST: $1023

Tuition includes lunches and daily snacks.  Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. An accommodation package is available in QUAD or DOUBLE occupancy and includes breakfast and dinner. Click here for further details.

• Participants are accepted on an application basis

Click here  for an application. 

Don Farrell

Canadian painter Don Farrell was born in Vancouver in 1942 and now resides in Qualicum Beach, BC.

In 1984, Don was awarded the “RI Medal”, as well as receiving Honourable Mention for work submitted to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition in London, England. In April of the same year he was elected a full member of the Royal Institute and was also elected a full member of The Royal Society of British Artists in July 1985.

Don’s work was also selected for the Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibitions in 2004 and 2005. Don regularly participates in the annual exhibitions of the RI at the Mall Gallery in London.

Don’s work has been moving towards abstract considerations, focusing on composition in contemporary art.   His work contains recurring motifs of tiny markings and shapes, as well as etched characters or patterns that can hint at a narrative.  It is these qualities which makes Don’s paintings all the more rewarding with each closer inspection and which give them their lasting appeal.

www.donfarrell.net

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Wednesday October 17, 2018

Metal In All Its Glory

WEEKEND ONE (2-days): June 22 – 23, 2019   Classes run 9 am– 4 pm daily and students are welcome to stay late in their studio.

Metal In All Its Glory

Working with silver, copper and brass, students will be inspired to continue working even further with metal. Students will complete two pieces of finished jewelry with mixed metal being worked together to complement each other. Numerous techniques will be taught, starting with the basics of piercing, sawing, sanding, texturing and riveting. Polishing techniques and multiple riveting techniques will be taught as well as working with the roller printer for unusual textures. Patinas can be applied and students will learn the basic elements of design. This course is excellent for beginner students who have always wanted to try metal, they will jump right in and learn a variety of cold-joining techniques and walk away with a broader skill level and a love of working with mixed metals.

Workshop level: Beginner / Intermediate

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST (Click HERE): All students are responsible for bringing their own supplies but for this class, most supplies will be provided.
• COURSE COST: $382 (Includes $291 tuition and $91 materials fee which includes specific supplies provided by the instructor which include brass, copper, silver and jewelry making materials)

Tuition includes daily lunch and snacks.  Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. An accommodation package, which includes breakfast and dinner is available separately. Click here for further details.

Cheryl Jacobs 

Cheryl  started her career apprenticed to a goldsmith in Mill Valley California in 1985, she also studied at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco. Her family moved to Vancouver Island where she started her own line of jewelry. She has been teaching at North Island College in Campbell River and up and down Vancouver island  and doing private silver-smithing classes for 22 years. Her line of jewelry can be seen at shows such as the Filberg Festival, Circle Craft, One of a kind in Vancouver and the Art Market in Calgary.  She also has galleries and does home sales out of her studio in Cumberland, BC.

cheryljacobsdesigns.com

 

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Tuesday October 16, 2018

Vibrant Landscape in Pastel

WEEK ONE (5-days): June 24 – 28, 2019    Classes run  9 am  – 4 pm daily and students are welcome to stay late in their studio.

Vibrant Landscape in Pastel

Learn the fundamentals of working in soft pastel on paper. Become familiar with the materials through some exercises that focus on elements of the landscape like trees, clouds, rocks, water, etc., and then move on to develop landscapes.

David will teach through lecture and demonstration, advancing the class step-by-step, and encourage students to work at their own pace. Working from both photos and the occasional plein-air excursion, the process will start with building a confident drawing in vine charcoal, followed by gradually adding pastel using a variety of mark making. Areas of special focus will be establishing values, working dark to light, colour temperature, creating strong compositions, atmospheric perspective and underpainting techniques unique to using sanded paper.

All levels welcome.

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST (click HERE): All students are responsible for bringing their own supplies.
• COURSE FEE: $711 (Inclusive of $681 tuition and $30 in specialized materials to be provided by the instructor.)

Tuition also includes lunch and daily snacks. Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. An accommodation package, which includes breakfast and dinner is available separately. Click here for further details.

David Shkolny

David is an Edmonton-based artist specializing in soft pastel. Born in Pinawa, Manitoba, in 1969, David has spent most of his life in Alberta. David’s art is collected internationally and is also represented in The Canada Council Art Bank. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1992.

Shkolny is fascinated by the medium of pastel and what he has come to learn of the endless ways in which to express its qualities. Naturally drawn to portraying landscapes, he enjoys it both for the possibilities of interesting colour relationships and the ambiguity of space and form which can result from experimentation and the slightest suggestions of a mark. He values a process that is not dictated by a prescribed outcome, but evolves from a dialogue with the process.

www.davidshkolny.com

 

 

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Monday May 14, 2018

Abstraction in Acrylic (UPDATED)

**Updated course description**

This is an abstract class so forms and shapes can mean anything and of course be very different to each person.  Imagery itself is based on the personal connection that the students will find with forms.

Students would start by sorting out the contrast of varying elements, cool and warm colours, angled and curved shapes and lines, dark and light areas etc.  Utilizing the pencils, students would be asked to write out directly on the canvases their thoughts about their shapes; to find their personal connection to them, thus investing intent to their work.  As the painting develops, working both wet and dry, thick and thin, I want the student to re-evaluate where their painting is going and be critical within their own work.  I will have a list of questions I would like them to ask themselves- a sort of critical criteria.  But the fine balance here is NOT to be too linear or cerebral with their painting and keep the flow of intuitiveness going.  Being too cerebral will stifle the looseness.  However, being too loose often has no direction and feels trite.

There is a great quote by Robert Motherwell that I like to use for classes like this:

‘Its not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous.  It’s more like you blurt something out and then you analyze it.’

Students will learn to be aware of their acts, ask why, ask how, ask what does it mean?  There are no coincidences and accidents in the creative act.  The act of painting involves understanding the self.  The act of understanding the self involves being vulnerable and not afraid to look past the obvious visuals.

Class times are 9 – 4 pm each day. Classroom studios are open after hours.

Course cost:  $285    Class fee: $0 

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST   Students are responsible for providing their own materials.

Tuition includes lunch and daily snacks and is inclusive of all applicable taxes.

 

MICHELLE MILLER is an international artist, from Saskatchewan, currently painting out of her studio in Victoria, British Columbia. Miller is well studied having earned a B.F.A. Visual Arts with a Triple Major in Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking, and a B.A. in Art History. The combination of the two degrees has given Miller a unique balance of heart and mind – the balance of the visceral and the cerebral is what Miller searches for in her art.

She paints in both oils and acrylic and often incorporates other mediums such as jute, fabric, and tissue paper to convey a unique, raw, and symbolic story through each piece. Millers paintings deliver ideas that are both temporally and geographically specific, her works investigate metaphorical thoughts with abstracted forms. It is the process, the actual act of painting, the sense of discovery and wonderment that is consistent in all of Millers work.

As an art instructor, Miller relishes helping people develop and discover who they are by finding their authentic voice in art. Having established a unique approach toward teaching art, with over 20 years of experience, Miller has earned her title as the most sought after art teacher for all ages.

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Wednesday March 21, 2018

Fun! Soda Firing

The course is an adventure in Cone 10 Soda Firing!  Participants will explore decorating techniques with slips and glazes in preparation for firing, using your own bisque pots. Participants will prepare the work and get it ready for packing the kiln. There will be instruction on how to specifically pack for a soda firing. While the pieces are being fired, there will be demonstrations of throwing, discussions concerning design and form of pots and demonstrations of surface treatments for wet and leather hard clay. While the kiln is cooling participants will get the opportunity to try some of these techniques on pieces made during the course. Participants will also get to make their own brushes and explore their uses on paper and clay.

The kiln will be loaded on Wednesday, then unloaded on Friday, and the work discussed and documented. It will be an exciting reveal!

Course cost: $665   Supply fee: $20  – slips, brushes and decorating materials

• STUDENT SUPPLY LIST  Students are responsible for providing their own supplies
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Tuition includes lunch and daily snacks and is inclusive of all applicable taxes.

 

ALAN BURGESS has been a potter and teacher all his life.  Educated at Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts in London England, he apprenticed as a student in several pottery workshops, making production ware.  He has established studios in North Wales, Comox, BC, and Buckley Bay.   Alan was head of Bolton College of Art, ceramics department, England, where he coordinated a three-year vocational ceramics program, validated by the British Society of Designer Craftspersons. Following his move to Canada in 1982, Alan was soon teaching at North Island College in Courtenay, BC.  He continued to teach ceramics, drawing, and sculpture at NIC for the next 30 years, 11 years as chair of the Fine Arts department.

Alan has taught many ceramic workshops, including several at MISSA. A master thrower, he works mainly in stoneware and porcelain, focusing on functional and larger decorative pieces.  His work may be found in international collections.

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Sunday January 21, 2018

Abstract Alchemy: Black, White and Warm Metallics

In this course students will reinterpret nature’s deep imagery and essence employing matter from nature itself, within a limited palette. Paint, ink and homemade gesso will be made from inorganic and organic sources including pine soot, shells and earth minerals. Natural metallics will be introduced for warmth and depth. These arcane processes have been employed for thousands of years on cave walls, screens and scrolls, and aboriginal works. A variety of drawing, painting and collage techniques will be covered to cultivate individualized expression. This meaningful, process-driven, ecological (non-toxic, water-based) work truly nurtures the heart and spirit. Abstractionists and realists at all skill levels are welcome. Returning students can be challenged to move to a more advanced level with new techniques.

Course cost: $665   Supply fee: $128  STUDENT SUPPLY LIST

Tuition includes lunch and daily snacks. Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. 

 

JUDITH KRUGER is an American visual artist whose abstract paintings, prints and mixed media works explore Human-Environment connectivity. She is recognized internationally for her advocacy for natural painting materials and ecological, historical processes.

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