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- Nov 23, 2019
DENE CROFT WORKSHOP Feb 29 & March 1 (Space is Full)
This is an amazing opportunity to attend a workshop by Dene Croft - SFCA, President of the FCA. Elevate your landscape paintings! Join Dene Croft in this upcoming workshop to explore new ways to improve your paintings in both oil, and acrylic. This workshop is open to all, wether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced, everyone is welcome! When: Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Location: Nanaimo Association for Community Living, 96 Cavan Street (the corner of Cava
- Mar 20, 2019
A Watercolour Workshop on Landscape with Joanne Thomson
A WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP ON LANDSCAPE WITH JOANNE THOMSON Date - May 25 and 26, 2019 Time - 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Venue – Nanaimo Association
for Community Living
96 Cavan St, Nanaimo Cost - $200 on/before April 1,
$230 after April 1 Space is limited. Register early by Paying Here. This workshop will focus on intimate landscapes rather than vistas, specifically how to create a work that evokes the inner forest and quiet moments in it. This workshop is for those who have some fami
- Feb 5, 2019
BRIAN BUCKRELL WORKSHOP
"LOTS OF LEARNING - LOTS OF FUN" Developing Strong Acrylic Landscape Paintings March 26-28, 2019 9:30a.m.-4 p.m. SPACE LIMITED - REGISTER EARLY Cost: $300 Location: Nanaimo Arts Council 78 Wharf Street Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G6 This three day acrylic workshop will expose students to approaches for planning and developing a strong acrylic landscape painting. It is designed for the serious beginner (with acrylic experience) to the intermediate painter interested in expanding and s
- May 13, 2018
BLU SMITH WORKSHOP OCTOBER 2, 3 & 4, 2018
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL - WAITLIST IS AVAILABLE LANGUAGE OF ABSTRATION This workshop will focus on developing a visual abstract language and creating a framework to build exciting and expressive abstract landscapes and non-representational abstract works. Colour, composition, line work, light and texture will all be explored with experimentation and proven techniques. A special emphasis will be given to developing “your” unique approach. You will enjoy new and exciting aven
- Apr 16, 2018
DOMINIK MODLINSKI WORKSHOP
COLOUR HARMONIES IN PAINTING WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, MAY 2 & 3, 2018 Register Online $250 To Register Click on Square Store Payments Above This is a workshop for beginner and intermediate painters who wish to expand their knowledge of oil & acrylic painting techniques while enhancing their perception and creative visualization. Dominik will introduce colour exercises based on three primary colours and white to introduce students to colour mixing and achieving unlimited colour
- Feb 28, 2018
TERESSA L. BERNARD
EXPLORATIONS IN ACRYLIC PAINTING WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, MARCH 21 & 22, 2018 Members $200 Non-Member$250 To Register Click on Square Store Payments Above This course will focus on the diversity and flexibility of acrylic paint. If you'd like to introduce new techniques such as mono-printing and collage into your paintings, then this course will be of interest to you. We'll be focusing on creating abstract backgrounds, and either developing an abstract painting or inc
- Jul 10, 2017
Workshop: Capturing Light from Dusk to Dawn with Andrew McDermott, IAPS/MC, SFCA, PSC - Sep. 16-17,
Andrew McDermott will be teaching 'Capturing Light From Dusk to Dawn: Acrylic Painting Techniques', September 16 & 17, 2017 in Nanaimo. Special thanks to Nanaimo North Town Centre which sponsors Nanaimo FCA workshops by providing available retail space for classroom use at no charge to NFCA. Andrew McDermott is the past President and a senior member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Andrew was born in Bolton, England and moved to Canada at a young age. Upon college
- Apr 2, 2017
Mastering Acrylics With David Langevin, SFCA - April 11 & 12, 2017
This workshop is designed for intermediate to advanced artists with painting experience in oils, acrylics, or even watercolors. Acrylic paints are relatively new and how to use them effectively is still a challenge for many artists. Techniques that are successful when using oil paints or watercolors do not often yield good results when applied to acrylic paints. This is because the physical and chemical properties of the synthetic acrylic paints are unique. In this worksh
- Jul 10, 2016
Acrylic Tonal Study with Oil Glazes - with renown Canadian Artist, Alan Wylie, AWS df, SFCA, CWA, LW
Explore the painting techniques of the masters. “Grisaille”, a term for painting entirely in monochrome, usually in shades of grey, is a time honoured approach. Learn how to make use of tonal values to strengthen your personal creative vision whether it be abstract or representational. Then see how to bring your work to life by colour glazing with transparent oils. The workshop will run from 9:00 to 4:00 daily, Nanaimo (venue location to follow): FCA Members: $250 / NonMembe
- Feb 8, 2016
Previous Workshop: "Finding Your Creative Vision" with Mike Svob, SFCA May 24 to 27, 2016
Explore new creative painting techniques and allow your design sense to blossom forth. Learn how basic abstract graphic arts concepts relate to the world around us. See how to make use of the visual colours, values and shapes that our brains see to paint your own vision. Find ways to better manipulate the paint, brushes, canvas, etc. to create your own design that captures that personal creative vision. Dates: May 24 - 27, 2016 Time: 9:00 to 4:00 daily Location: Nanaimo (spec
- Nov 2, 2015
- May 9, 2014
Barry Rafuse Workshop, Nanaimo BC, May 8-10, 2014
Abstract artist, Barry Rafuse, was awarded the Gold Medal at the recent FCA Spilsbury Medal Show for his painting “OROGRAPHIC CHASM”. You’ll find the painting gracing the cover of ‘Art Avenues’ Spring Edition. For more information, go to the Menu on the left under Workshops. #Workshops
- Apr 2, 2014
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