Spring is here! Opus presents more of our popular Artist Series. Learn from your fellow artists, refine your skills, gain new techniques or just feel inspired.
Adrienne Moore
Langley, Saturday, March 1st 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Abstracting with Acrylics ~ Join Adrienne as she maneuvers and loosens up her paintings to create more abstract forms and patterns using Golden Fluid Acrylics and collage materials.
Adrienne was born in Northern Ireland and completed her degree in Art Education at UBC. She is a signature member of the FCA, and a member of the North West Watercolour Society. To view Adrienne's work, visit www.geocities.com/adriennemoore
Irma Soltonovich
Victoria, Saturday, March 15th 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Painting with a Horizon Line ~ Join Irma as she paints a series of acrylic landscapes and seascapes while focusing on painting using a horizon line, as well as how to simultaneously paint more than one painting at a time.
Irma received her master of Fine Arts from The Central Washington State College, and is represented in private and collections throughout Canada, U.S.A and Australia. To view Irma's work, visit www.soltonovich.com
Wendy Mould
LANGLEY, Saturday, March 15th 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Graphite Demonstration ~ Wendy will be working with graphite as she creates a finished piece of work, dis-spelling the myth that graphite is often viewed as an intermediary step in the art process, but is a beautiful medium on its own.
Wendy is a self-taught artist, now residing in Surrey, BC. She is a member of the FCA, and has her work in private collections in both Canada and the United States. To view Wendy's work, visit www.artbywendy.com
Rae Mate
Granville Island, Thursday, March 27th 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Let's Talk About Art ~ Join Rae in an infromal talk and demo about her intuitive approach to art-making, using a variety of subject matter. Rae enjoys sharing her passion for painting, so come early with lots of questions.
Rae studied painting at Langara and Emily Carr College of Art and Design, and currently teaches preschool classes at Arts Umbrella. To view Rae's work, visit www.raemate.com
Frank Townsley
North Vancouver, Sunday, March 30th 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Having Fun with Watercolours ~ Come and learn some new tricks of the trade when it comes to painting clouds, fog, mist reflections, waves, water droplets, and rocks, as well as salt techniques, and what to do when things go wrong using these methods.
Frank studied landscape watercolour painting at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. In 1979, he was admitted to the Federation of Canadian Artists. He teaches both photography and painting throughout the greater Vancouver area.
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.
PASTELS, SURFACES & MEDIUMS
Kelowna
Sunday, March 2nd 1:00pm - 2:00pm.
SCREEN PRINTING
North Vancouver
Saturday, March 8th 2:00pm - 3:00pm.
COPIC, TRIA AND OTHER MARKERS
Kelowna
Sunday, March 9th 1:00pm-2:00pm.
ENCAUSTICS
Granville Island
Wednesday, March 12th 2:00pm - 4:00pm.
COLOUR THEORY
North Vancouver
Saturday, March 15th 2:00pm - 3:00pm.
HOW TO FRAME AT OPUS
Kelowna
Sunday, March 16th 11:00am - 1:00pm.
CANVAS STRETCHING & GROUNDS
Victoria
Saturday, March 22nd 1:00pm - 2:00pm.
MIXED MEDIA
Kelowna
Sunday, March 30th 1:00pm - 2:00pm.
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