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Summer Plein Air 2019...
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Aug 30, 2019
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Our last plein air for the season was held at Tom and Marie Hutton's large property overlooking the ocean. There was some art work done, but many just enjoyed the atmosphere while visiting & snacking.
Pam Donnelly and her husband hosted plein air at their very unique, secluded setting near Neck Point Park. They generously offered us the chance to tour the inside of their self built, home of art.
Michelle Frey was the host for another beautiful summer day of plein air.
It was a beautiful summer day for plein air at Westwood Lake on the first day of August.
A small gathering met at Sway-a-Lana for plein air.
Most of us just visited , but some brave and creative members did produce some art …. with a very cool “rain shower” effect.
Harald hosted a well attended plein air that involved another tasty pot luck luncheon.
Plein Air at Marilyn's with a pot luck lunch to top it off.
Colour with Purpose Workshop by Courtney LeBaron
Our exercise was first to challenge ourselves by making a grid with a limited colour palette using one or two colours with black and...
Lynn Saunders was the winner of our Spring Challenge for 2025, entitled April Showers - May Flowers. We combined the day with a delicious potluck luncheon.
We were to create a painting using Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Cadmium yellow, and white or the transparent equals e.g. quinacridone...
Another critique by Rich Williams covered topics such as composition, hard and soft edges, breaking the rules, etc.
Doug Swinton did a workshop on "Setting Yourself Up for Success: The Art of Pre-Painting Preparation."
We learned the essential steps to prepare for a successful painting, from planning composition and selecting colours, to choosing the...
More "Facing the Group" results. This was obviously a popular workshop with the many excellent portraits.
Our monthly critique by Rich Williams had an excellent response of many lovely paintings - some of which needed very little critique.
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...
Vi, Lynn, Pam and Laurie provided samples of art they had done with Yupo paper along with giving instructions and demonstrations. At another table, Marilyn explained some techniques in using foil.
Rich Williams gave a very instructive and informative critique of a number of members paintings.
We had a second challenge this winter entitled - "New Light, New Life". It was a Draw - due March 14th. There were only 7 entries and Marlene won the draw.
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Many members took part in a "self critique" on Friday. The majority of them were pieces that they had worked on in Trudy's translucent layering workshop using foil.
Here are some of the great results of Trudy's "translucent layering" workshop last week.
"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.
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Our last plein air for the season was held at Tom and Marie Hutton's large property overlooking the ocean. There was some art work done, but many just enjoyed the atmosphere while visiting & snacking.
Pam Donnelly and her husband hosted plein air at their very unique, secluded setting near Neck Point Park. They generously offered us the chance to tour the inside of their self built, home of art.
Michelle Frey was the host for another beautiful summer day of plein air.
It was a beautiful summer day for plein air at Westwood Lake on the first day of August.
A small gathering met at Sway-a-Lana for plein air.
Harald hosted a well attended plein air that involved another tasty pot luck luncheon.
Plein Air at Marilyn's with a pot luck lunch to top it off.
Colour with Purpose Workshop by Courtney LeBaron
Lynn Saunders was the winner of our Spring Challenge for 2025, entitled April Showers - May Flowers. We combined the day with a delicious potluck luncheon.
Another critique by Rich Williams covered topics such as composition, hard and soft edges, breaking the rules, etc.
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