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180 Poplar Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2L 2C3
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Workshops

New Season - New Workshops!!

The following workshops are now confirmed and posted in the Art room. If you are interested in participating in one or all of them,please sign up following the instructions below.

Unless otherwise indicated, the fee for each workshop is $20.00. Please list the workshops you would to attend and send this form with an enclosed cheque to:

Robert Mathes
88 Brahms Bay
Winnipeg, Mb. R2G 3G1

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE

Upon receipt of your form and fees, your registration will be confirmed by e-mail or telephone. You will also be notified if a class is filled and your money will be returned. We will maintain a waiting list of no more than 5 people for each class. Please note: Refunds will not be available beginning 1 week before each class.

**Note: You are required to bring your own lunch.

Click here to see a few workshop photos!


WINTER WORKSHOP SCHEDULE FOR LOCAL COLOUR ART GROUP

“CARVING AND PAINTING A SONGBIRD”
by FRAN PARTRIDGE

Date To Be Determined

A basswood form will be supplied and participants will carve the details of a chickadee
and then paint the bird with watercolors, creating a very natural look.
This workshop will consist of three 4 hour sessions on the above dates.
The cost of each session is $15.00, for a total fee of $45.00.
Supplies Needed: A wood carving knife, watercolour paints and brushes.


“LEARN THE GRISAILLE METHOD OF THE RENNAISANCE ARTISTS” -Session is FULL
By CARLEIGH DUNCAN-DOYLE

Saturday January 21st
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00
For Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Students
“Grisaille”: using grey monotones

If you are embarking on a complex and realistic painting, a grisaille underpainting can be a great way to develop your image.

Supplies Needed: Soft pencil, sketch pad, several sheets of newspaper, canvas approx. 16 X 20, spritzer bottle, a Grey Tone Reference Key (white=1 to black=10-you can make your own), brushes of various sizes, acrylic paints: primary colours, burnt umber, ochre, white and paynes grey, Gesso: white (optional black), acrylic retarder or glazing medium, and personal reference photos if desired.


"Pen and Ink" Encore Presentation
By THORA BARNETT

Saturday February 11
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00


“Acrylics” (topic to be determined)
By David Cooper
Saturday, February 25, 2012
10:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00


“Watercolor Landscapes”
By Guy St. Godard

Saturday, March 17, 2012
10:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00


“Acrylics”
By Alex Suprovich

Saturday, March 31, 2012
10:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00


“Watercolor Pencils”
By Eileen Korponay

Saturday, April 14, 2012
10:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00


“Acrylic Songbirds”
By Ruth Kamenev

Saturday, April 28, 2012
10:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00

Recently Ruth showed a group of pictures on a 5 inch canvas, each one of a different
song bird. With the size of the art,we should have ample time to complete the job. The fee will be $20.00 plus the cost of the canvas, which we will supply.


“Painting on Silk”
By Andrea Mantler

Saturday, May 12, 2012 & Sunday May 13, 2012
12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00

 

Are there any local art instructors you enjoy? Let us know your ideas for planning more workshops.


Workshop Photos
Here are some of our members enjoying a silk painting workshop!

 
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