Doug Swinton did a workshop on “Setting Yourself Up for Success: The Art of Pre-Painting Preparation.”
We learned the essential steps to prepare for a successful painting, from planning composition and selecting colours, to choosing…
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Category: Workshops
Explore workshops, artwork, exhibitions and creative moments from our members.
At the “Facing” the Group workshop led by Diane Williams, we created a 5×7 portrait of a member of our Nanaimo Group of Artists. Several black and white images of selected “vectorized” faces……
(photo edits) were provided and we transferred these to canvas panels that were also provided. We used our powers…
February’s workshop was with Joanne Ayley and was titled “Starting an Abstract Landscape on a Black Canvas”.
She uses the “You Doodle Pro App” to both help her determine the shapes in her reference material and…
“Enhancing Your Artwork with Translucent Layering: A Workshop with Trudy Broadley, AFCA.”
She demonstrated how to attach copper or gold leaf to our work to let the light pass through. This…
Christmas Cards Workshop
This week three members, Rich and Diane Williams and Patty McRory demonstrated a variety of cards for us to…
