At the “Facing” the Group workshop led by Diane Williams, we created a 5x7 portrait of a member of our Nanaimo Group of Artists. Several black and white images of selected "vectorized" faces......
(photo edits) were provided and we transferred these to canvas panels that were also provided. We used our powers of observation, our...
February's workshop was with Joanne Ayley and was titled "Starting an Abstract Landscape on a Black Canvas".
She uses the "You Doodle Pro App" to both help her determine the shapes in her reference material and to help figure out her next steps.
"Enhancing Your Artwork with Translucent Layering: A Workshop with Trudy Broadley, AFCA."
She demonstrated how to attach copper or gold leaf to our work to let the light pass through. This adds a vibrancy that is captivating! ...
Our Winter Challenge was to capture the mystique of a winter scene in any medium. Marilyn Strongitharm's piece,
voted the winner, managed to simulate the sparkle of fresh snow and mimic the sunlight dancing on ice.
Our fun, year-end Christmas Party was held on Friday.
Liz led us through a variety of creative, physical and mind bending activities before we feasted on our pot luck luncheon. Many...
Christmas Cards Workshop
This week three members, Rich and Diane Williams and Patty McRory demonstrated a variety of cards for us to try. They shared and gave...
Our summer sketchbook challenge was to:
Include at least one animal portrait encountered during the summer. It could be a wild or farm animal or a domestic pet. Include at least...
Plein Air at Marilyn's
The weather held off and we had a great turnout to sketch and socialize in an amazing garden filled with colour and objets d'art. An...
The Spring Challenge required us to use our imagination and be inspired by a piece of childhood poetry.
The following photos show the admirable results.
Vida was the winner of the 2024 Winter Challenge.
It was to create a painting in whatever medium; representative, or abstract, and repeat it as a different season. She is shown here with...
Patt Schrivener showed us her step-by-step process for creating simplified figures
using scraping techniques and negative painting, She developed further interest and patterns using stencils and collage.
