Moving into Spring, Opus presents more of our popular Artist Series. Learn from your fellow artists, refine your skills, gain new techniques or just feel inspired.
Last month we had a great artist demo by Suzanne Sommersgill at Granville Island where she demonstrated how much fun you can have with block printing. A special 8 year old young lady named Maren attended the demo and took very careful notes, and once home created a block print using techniques she had learned. This is Maren's first print (pictured left). She started by painting the box with acrylic paint, then drew the girl and traced her onto tracing paper, then her mom helped her carve the stamp.
Victor Anonsen
Victoria, Saturday May 5th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Working with Coloured Pencils ~ Come join Victor as he shares his realistic drawing techniques, primarily using Prismacolor pencil crayons and Art Stix.
He often uses these techniques combined with a unique sense of humour; which so far, has created more laughter than legal trouble. Victor lives in Victoria. His mother gave birth to him in the 50's. According to his wife, he does not listen to anyone. As a result, he is completely self-taught. Clients frequently commission him to create portraits of loved ones or their houses. He enjoys tennis in his spare time. Email Victor at victore8@shaw.ca
Colleen Kennedy
Langley, Saturday May 5th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A Brush with Paint ~ Learn everything about brushes, from the perfect brush for your art practice to a comparison of natural bristles vs. synthetic fibres. This will be an interactive session where participants can try out brushes on a blank canvas. Colleen will also have her own work to show as examples, as well as, some free handouts with detailed information about brushes.
Colleen's work is in permanent collections throughout Europe and North America. Contact Colleen at kennedyi@sfu.ca
Jutta Kaiser
Granville Island, Saturday, May 5th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Attacking an Empty Canvas ~ See Jutta demonstrate the application of different grounds, multi-layering using glazes and Golden Fluid Acrylics, and experimenting with metal powders.
Jutta is a Senior Signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. She has participated in many group and solo shows and received numerous awards. Contact Jutta at ajkaiser@telus.net
Dan Varnals
Granville Island, Friday May 11th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Oil Painting Techniques ~ Watch Dan demonstrate landscape painting and its development after the composition has been blocked monochromatically. He works first with thinned paint to establish the dark and mid tones. As lighter colours are added, the paint gets thicker. Dan works largely from photographs, sketches and notes taken on location.
Dan attended St. Martin's School of Art in London and UBC. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Art Education at UBC. After teaching high school art for 21, he took early retirement and is now a practicing artist. Contact Dan at danvarnals@shaw.ca or visit www.thestudioartgallery.com
Dan MacDougall
Victoria, Saturday May 12th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Theme & Style Development ~ Join the discussion as Dan provides an informal lecture/workshop on this topic using his own works as examples from the past twenty to twenty five years.
Dan attended The Vancouver School of Art where he received an honours diploma in Painting and Printmaking. He has been a practicing artist for 30 years and has received numerous awards including Canada Council, Helen Pitt Foundation Awards, and Experimental Printmaker. His work is with various collections including The Vancouver Art Gallery, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation amongst many others. Contact Dan at danmacdougall@shaw.ca
Larry Green
Langley, Saturday May 26th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Digital Abstraction ~ Larry will reveal how he uses a software program, U Lead's PhotoImpact, to transform his photographs into works of abstract art. His work attempts to convey the way people actually experience reality — what's in focus, what's not, what is in focus, and what is the background and what is abstracted. This session will focus on how digital software can be used to bring these subtle aspects of experience forward rather than on the technical aspects of the software.
Larry has been developing his art practice for the past 20 years. Originally a clay artist his focus is now digital art. To view Larry's work, visit www.larrygreen.ca or email larrygreen@shaw.ca
Lorry Hughes
Granville Island, Saturday May 26th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Beginning, Ending & What To Do In The Middle ~ Explore ways of starting a painting, decision making in the middle stages, and when to consider the work finished.
Lorry has extensive art experience, both commercial and 'fine', and has taught widely. She has AFCA signature status with the FCA. To view Lorry's work, visit www.members.shaw.ca/lorryhughes
Camilla D'Errico
North Vancouver, Saturday May 26th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Making Manga ~ Check out Camilla's demonstration of her painting techniques from concept to sharing her secrets of rendering and composition. She will also discuss her book illustrations.
Camilla is a manga artist who creates books, exhibits in galleries and is a freelance illustrator. Her style ranges from sequential story art for comic books to paintings done in oils and acrylics. View Camilla's work at www.camilladerrico.com
Workshops & Classes
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This month, we also have several product demonstrations scheduled—a great way to learn more about your materials and learn some new techniques! So come on by ... we would love to see you.
INTRO TO PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOUR
North Vancouver
Saturday, May 5th, 2:00pm-3:00pm.
INTRO TO BLOCK PRINTING
Kelowna
Sunday May 6th, 1:00pm-2:00pm
INTRO TO CONSERVATION FRAMING
Langley
Saturday, May 12th, 2:00pm-3:00pm
MAKE YOUR OWN LANTERN
Kelowna
Sunday, May 13th, 1:00pm-2:00pm
INTRO TO SILKSCREENING
LANGLEY
Saturday May 19th, 2:00pm-3:00pm
INTRO TO SCREENPRINTING
North Vancouver
Saturday, May 19th, 2:00pm-3:00pm
INTRO TO AIRBRUSHING
Granville Island
Saturday, May 19th, 2:00pm-4:00pm
INTRO TO MOLDMAKING
Kelowna
Sunday, May 20th, 1:00pm-2:00PM
INTRO TO SILKSCREENING PT.2
Kelowna
Sunday, May 27th, 1:00pm-2:00pm
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