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SUMMARY:Spring Art Classes
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DESCRIPTION:Community: Nanaimo\nClasses Spring 2012\n\nSURFACING: An Acrylic Workshop\nSunday\, February 19\, Saturday\, February 25\, 10am-4pm\n\nThis spring\, I’m introducing a new format for this popular class. Several people have expressed interest in learning how to work with plaster. Because this medium takes a few days to set up\, I have split the class into a Sunday and the following Saturday.\nOn the first day (Sunday) we will explore collage and acrylic mediums and learn painting techniques to create rich surfaces. At the end of the day we will prepare a couple of plasters on wood cradles. The following Saturday students will return to work on the dried plasters.\n A little more on surface:\nOne of the challenges of painting with acrylic is to avoid the flat “paint-by-number” look. The key is creating lively surfaces\, which draw the eye closer\, even when the passage is large (i.e. a sky\, a wall). In this popular workshop (appropriate for both beginners and experienced painters) we will work on canvas with simple compositions (still life and abstract)\, creating interesting surfaces with layering and glazing\, resist\, and subtle colour transitions.\nA little more on plaster:\nWhat attracted me to plaster was the fact that it could be worked after it was dry\, something that is difficult to do with acrylic mediums (as wonderful as they are!). Plaster can be sculpted as well as painted; the artist can embed things in it to create negative shapes or to reveal with sanding. The final surface is rich and lustrous\, slightly cool to the touch\, like ceramic. In short\, I love this medium and am anxious to share it with students. \nAll materials provided. Cost: $200  \n\nPAINTING THE LARGE CANVAS\nFriday\, Saturday\, Sunday\, March 16\,17\,18\, 10am-4pm\n\n It is challenging to begin\, let alone complete a large canvas! This three-day acrylic workshop is designed to help you get past the "I hate this painting" stage (which usually kicks in after about a day) when you might be tempted to start over or shove the painting in a closet. You will learn how to bring the canvas through several layers\, working with colour\, composition\, and surface and surprise yourself by what you can achieve after three consecutive days on the same painting!\nYou may bring your own image as a starting point for the painting or work from ideas provided by workshop material. The aim is to stray from strict realism into the semi-abstract or abstract.\nStudents provide their own canvas (choose any dimension between 20x30 to 36x36). Students may bring their own paint and mediums or have them provided for a materials fee of $60.\nCost: $250 *This class has a maximum of 5 students. \nKEEPING AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL\nSaturday\, Sunday March 31\, April 1\, 10am-4pm\n\nAn illustrated journal is a wonderful way to keep a record of day-to-day life as well as travel. A quick illustration can capture a memory in a unique way. In this class we will go over materials (journals\, watercolours\, pencil crayon\, pens)\, and techniques (basic watercolour and pen and ink). We will learn how to simplify a scene to make a quick sketch\, using some basic rules of composition\, as well as review specific techniques of landscape painting. Finally we will explore creative ideas to get started on your own illustrated journal. Paper\, pencil crayons and pens provided. Each student will also receive a custom bound journal. Students can bring their own watercolours or pay a $10 materials fee for paint. \nCost: $170 \n\nTHE WATERCOLOUR CLASS\nYOU’VE ALWAYS PROMISED YOURSELF YOU’D TAKE\nSaturday\, Sunday\, April 14\,15\, 10am-4pm\n\nThis class is designed for the beginner or painter with a little experience (and a lot of frustration) with watercolour. My goal is to make this medium less scary and MORE FUN! If you are interested in learning more about my approach to watercolour\, I have attached a letter I wrote to a student\, which sums it up. \nIn this class we will explore the basic watercolour palette and mixes. We will learn techniques like wash\, wet-in-wet\, and glazing\, and cover both the quick watercolour sketch (useful for studies or journal illustration) and the more finished studio painting. Watercolour paper provided. Students can bring their own artists quality paint or have paint provided for a $15 fee.\nCost: $160\n\nMaterials lists will be provided on registration.\n\n\nThis spring I will be teaching Botanical Painting at the \nAT THE UBC BOTANICAL GARDEN\nSaturday\, Sunday\, March 3\, 4\, 10am-4pm\n\nI always enjoy this class\, which takes place in the garden pavilion in the middle of he UBC Botanical Garden. The plant material is provided by the garden and it is always fun to see what they bring in from the beautiful and exotic collections. \nThe class begins with how to work up a sketch and then moves on to transferring it to watercolour paper and beginning the painting. We will review watercolour materials (brushes\, paints\, and paper) and basic techniques (mixing\, glazing\, wet-in-wet\, masking). Special attention will be given to the concerns of plant painting (greens\, whites\, darks\, stems\, leaves\, etc.).\ncheck their website http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/courses\nfor details including cost. \n\n\n\nContact Info:\nAlison Watt Art Classes\nPhone 250 755-7306\n
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