This is a calendar of artists who have kindly agreed to teach and inspire us for our fall 2021 sessions.
Please Note there will be two different types of sessions with the visiting artists
DEMO ONLY or A WORKSHOP WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWED BY A PAINT ALONG BY MEMBERS
DEMO ONLY or A WORKSHOP WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWED BY A PAINT ALONG BY MEMBERS
Please be sure to check the artist and materials list immediately before the session.
Sometimes the visiting artist may have changed the requirements
OR the session be substituted by another artist
Sometimes the visiting artist may have changed the requirements
OR the session be substituted by another artist
To see more information and bios of each artist, click on their individual website links below the photo.
October 2021
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Mon 4th
Oct 2021 |
Artist:
Jennifer Olson 
Photos copyright 2021 Jennifer Olson all rights reserved
Jennifer sent us a completed picture of the painting she demonstrated together with a link to her video on YouTube. See both on our NEWS page
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Subject:
Pears in a glass bowl Artist's Medium Watercolor Demo or Paint Along?
This will be a paint-along demonstration Are members required to bring a reference picture?
Yes This is the reference picture Jennifer has provided 
Right click your mouse to save and print this picture
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Materials List from artist:
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MASON JAR PEARS DEMO Colour Palette: • Aureolin Yellow • Quinacridone Gold • Burnt Sienna •
Scarlet Lake • Quinacridone Magenta • French Ultramarine Blue Colour Mixes: 1. Aureolin Yellow, Ultramarine Blue (lime green) 2. Aureolin Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Scarlet Lake (muted green & grey-green) 3. Quinacridone Gold, Ultramarine Blue (green gold) 4. Burnt Sienna, Quinacridone Gold (rusty orange) 5. Ultramarine Blue, Scarlet Lake, Aureolin Yellow (greys) 6. Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna (grey, brown, or black) 7. Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Quinacridone Gold (greenish brown) 8. Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Magenta (dark green |
Jennifer asks that you prepare your work ahead of time as follows
Mason jars drawing and masking
Mason Jars Background Jennifer says I painted a dark background wet-in-wet with 2 mixes: 1) French Ultramarine Blue & Burnt Sienna, 2) French Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna & a little Quinacridone Gold. Members can prep this if they like or work on their background later. Right click your mouse to save and print these pictures
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Monday October 11th Thanksgiving - No meeting this week.
There will be a change of artist for Monday October 18th because unfortunately Natalie Shumka is ill.
Thank you Marcela for being our last minute visiting artist
Thank you Marcela for being our last minute visiting artist
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Mon
Oct 18th 2021 |
Artist:
Marcela Strasdas 
Website:
www.marcelastrasdas.com Photos copyright 2021 Marcela Strasdas all rights reserved
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Subject:
Colour exercise - matching colour chips (Marcela will bring the chips) Demo or Paint-along?
Demo & Exercises Reference photo?
Not needed |
Materials List from artist:
Marcela says:
- just for exercises (something you can paint over later if you want) Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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Mon
25th Oct 2021 |
Artist:
Odette Laroche 
Photos copyright 2021 Odette Laroche all rights reserved
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Odette Says:
Each of these images is painted intuitively without a photo reference by responding to the canvas as I painted. I like the forward objects to go over the distant objects. As I go to the front lower part of the painting, the clarity and colour saturation of the objects intensifies keeping an eye on the focal point and making sure that the eye travels around the painting and back to the entry. I will demonstrate and talk about this. |
Subject:
Trail through the rain forest (intuitive) Artist's Medium Oils Odette says members may paint in acrylics if they wish to do so Demo or Paint-along?
Paint-along Reference picture?
This is an intuitive session so no reference pictures will be used. Extra Materials Notes from Odette:
This is my standard list for oil or acrylic paints. Please bring whatever you have from the list. In the case of Acrylic painters you may want a soft medium to build up texture by adding it to you paints as you paint. The medium usually comes in a jar.” |
Materials List from artist:
(Please also see remarks on Odette's linked page) OIL Paints Optional M. Graham or Windsor & Newton:
Optional Brushes: Aquatec: Bright: #10, Filbert: #6 & #3 or #4 BR72575 – ¾”, BR7255 – ½” (Heinz Jordan) – short handle Palette Knives: Italian Connoisseur: 6810, 6816 6810-4 & 6810-8Optional Canvas Boards: 12 x 24 and 8 x 10 or 9 x 12 Masterson
Click HERE Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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November 2021
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Mon
Nov 1st 2021 |
Artist:
Irma Soltonovich 
Photos copyright 2021 Irma Soltonovich all rights reserved
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Both of these paintings by Irma are on display at Mattick's Gallery
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Subject:
How a palette knife can help you Artist's Medium
Acrylics Demo or Paint-along?
Demo and mini-workshop Reference picture?
This is an intuitive abstract session so no reference pictures will be used. |
Materials List from Artist
Bring your favourite colours - aim for a limited palette
Bring palette knives if you own them (a 2 or 3 inch Italian tear drop style works best). The demo offers gentle reminders as to why the palette knife is an essential tool for painting and offers new techniques for the novice user.
Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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Mon
Nov 8th 2021 |
Artist:
Claire Christinel 
Website: www.clairechristinelfineart.com
FaceBook at ClaireChristinelArt Instagram - @clairechristinelart Photos copyright 2021 Claire Christinel all rights reserved
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Claire's Artist Statement:
Claire recently attained her Signature Status with the Federation of Canadian Artists. She has a Design Diploma from Langara College in Vancouver, and studied Fine Arts in Toulouse France. Her paintings in oils and acrylics are in private collections in Canada, the United States, France and England. "My paintings are inspired by my emotional reaction to objects of beauty, either manmade or in nature. This inspiration is largely due to the quality of light and shadow in a scene, which creates drama and beauty. My passion is to create a perfect balance of realism and painterly interpretation in my works.” |
Subject:
Plein Air painting in the studio When painting outdoors with the changing light, we need to have a plan and use specific techniques, in order to complete a piece in a two hour time frame. This is excellent training for learning to paint the essential strokes to tell the story, and to create painterly impressions of the scene before you. I will demonstrate this fun outdoor painting technique in a studio setting, as we learn to create the essence of the landscape.
Artist's Medium
Oils Claire says members may paint in acrylics if they wish to do so Demo or Paint-along?
Paint-along Reference picture?
Print out the picture 
given to us by the artist and bring it with you to the session.
There will be no handouts. (To download the picture to your computer right click your mouse on the picture and save) |
Materials List from artist:
Materials List Paint Colours:
Brushes: flats #2, 4, 6 plus one small liner brush if you have one. Palette for mixing colours Misc: yogurt container for water and a small misting bottle (for those working in water based mediums), a stepped palette knife, paper towels. Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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Mon Nov 15th 2021 |
Artist:
Barb DeRousie 
(c) Photos copyright Barb DeRousie 2021 all rights reserved
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Subject:
A Study on Acrylic/Mixed Media Artist's Medium
Mixed Media & Acrylics Demo or Paint Along?
Paint Along Reference picture?
Not needed |
Materials List
Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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Notes from the Artist: On our sheet of gessoed paper, which you have taped off into square/rectangular portions, we will begin by painting freely and loosely, and get 2-3 layers down. This is the most playful and loose stage where we’re not thinking about making a composition, we’re just experimenting to see what we like or don’t like. This is a call-and-response process where we will create more intuitively rather than from any preconceived thoughts. When we remove the tape it’s very exciting to see each one as a separate entity!
Then we will cut our little squares/rectangles apart and begin to work on them separately, in succession, starting to think more and make decisions about what each piece needs (composition).
Having a variety of supplies available at hand lends itself to create contrasts in texture, colour and shape. As you work on your “series” of paintings, you will see what each little piece needs as you progress.
The key take-aways I hope you’ll get from this experience are: *Experimenting with different materials *Creating contrasts in your art *Painting what you love, intuitively *The benefits of Painting in multiples *How much fun you had!
Then we will cut our little squares/rectangles apart and begin to work on them separately, in succession, starting to think more and make decisions about what each piece needs (composition).
Having a variety of supplies available at hand lends itself to create contrasts in texture, colour and shape. As you work on your “series” of paintings, you will see what each little piece needs as you progress.
The key take-aways I hope you’ll get from this experience are: *Experimenting with different materials *Creating contrasts in your art *Painting what you love, intuitively *The benefits of Painting in multiples *How much fun you had!
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Mon Nov
22nd 2021 |
Artist:
Natalie Shumka 
Photos copyright 2021 Natalie Shumka all rights reserved
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This is a picture of (c) Sonia Regnier's cat George who will be he subject of Natalie's Painting.
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Subject:
Funny Fluffy Cats Artist's Medium Oils Natalie says: I will work in oils but members should bring whatever medium they feel comfortable with (but I am not a watercolorist) Demo or Paint Along?
Paint Along Reference picture?
Yes bring along a picture of your favorite cat to use as a subject or paint along with George. |
Materials List and notes
from artist: I like to work on a tinted canvas, one that I've given a coat of yellow ochre.
I may not use all these paint colors. Members should not feel they need to purchase these colors for the demo - just bring what you have
Brushes...Basically small, medium, and large. You’ll see numbers on the handles, so small is 0 or 2, medium 5-6, and large 10-12. Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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Mon
Nov 29th 2021 |
Artist:
Mayumi Gon Nogami 
Website:
www.mayumigon.com Photos copyright 2021 Mayumi Gon Nogami all rights reserved
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Oak Leaves Picture for Demo
Description of the Session
Mayumi will do the work shop in two parts, there will be a demo only of how to make the oakleaf collage (pictured above) followed by a demo and workshop on her ink and gouache technique, using your own pictures which you will bring.
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Subject:
Gouache and ink resist combined with collage Artist's Medium
Water colour Gouache & Indian ink Demo or Paint Along?
Both Reference picture?
Yes bring a reference of picture of anything you like IMPORTANT
Do not wear any white/light coloured clothing (or any good clothes) to the workshop, because the ink is waterproof and it will permanently stain your clothes. Bring rubber gloves to wear so your skin is not stained with the ink; It is hard to remove from your skin! |
Materials List
Members please note only odor free oils and solvents are allowed in the center
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December 2021
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Mon
Dec 6th 2021 |
CRITIQUE
Visiting Artist: Bryony Wynne-Jones 
Photos copyright 2021 Bryony Wynne-Jones all rights reserved
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Due to Covid regulations we will not be having the Pot Luck Lunch this year. . Instead we will be having a DRAW for ART BOOKS (tickets $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00) with the money going towards the purchase of a sturdy easel for the Visiting Artists to use during demonstrations
12:30 p.m. - members arrive, place their paintings and have a look at the donated ART BOOKS we have displayed for a Draw. (We have decided we need to buy a less tippy, more substantial easel for the artists to use when demonstrating.)
1:00 p.m. - Start the critique. Bryony being at the front of the room. A painting will be brought up one at a time. We will be sitting in spaced out rows of chairs. 1:45 p.m. - A break for Bryony and the start of the Draw. 2:15 p.m. - more Critiques 3:00 p.m. - more Draws (if necessary) 3:30 p.m. - farewell |
Critique
Starts at 1pm Bring a picture of any subject for display and critique. But only one painting per person please |
No more sessions until January 2022
Happy Christmas to everyone.
Happy Christmas to everyone.
