Rich Williams Workshop on Quilted Trees
Rich handed out a couple of small sample sketches for us to use or we could use one of the three he provided or our own. Click for more:
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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 to help figure out her next steps.
"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 adds a vibrancy that is captivating! ...
Our Winter Challenge was to capture the mystique of a winter scene in any medium. Marilyn Strongitharm's piece,
voted the winner, managed to simulate the sparkle of fresh snow and mimic the sunlight dancing on ice.
Our fun, year-end Christmas Party was held on Friday.
Liz led us through a variety of creative, physical and mind bending activities before we feasted on our pot luck luncheon. Many...
Christmas Cards Workshop
This week three members, Rich and Diane Williams and Patty McRory demonstrated a variety of cards for us to try. They shared and gave...
Our summer sketchbook challenge was to:
Include at least one animal portrait encountered during the summer. It could be a wild or farm animal or a domestic pet. Include at least...
Plein Air at Marilyn's
The weather held off and we had a great turnout to sketch and socialize in an amazing garden filled with colour and objets d'art. An...
The Spring Challenge required us to use our imagination and be inspired by a piece of childhood poetry.
The following photos show the admirable results.
Vida was the winner of the 2024 Winter Challenge.
It was to create a painting in whatever medium; representative, or abstract, and repeat it as a different season. She is shown here with...
Patt Schrivener showed us her step-by-step process for creating simplified figures
using scraping techniques and negative painting, She developed further interest and patterns using stencils and collage.
Rich Williams on Composition Rules
He gave us a thorough presentation of Edgar Payne's many Rules of Composition by discussing a variety of paintings, including some of the...
Christmas Party 2023
We had a good turnout to meet, chat, eat amd have fun with a few games run by Liz. We exchanged handmade Christmas cards and took part...
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