Upcoming DVAC Events

Friday Night Presentation - Elzbieta Krawecka, Oil


Website: https://krawecka.com/

In-studio Sunday Afternoon Portrait Sessions

- The sessions run from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
- It is suggested you arrive at 1:45 to set up your materials as we start painting at 2:00 pm. 

- Members are asked to volunteer to sit [pose] for the group.  
- We will have five 25-minute poses (sometimes six).
- with 5-minute breaks to prepare for the next portrait and sitter.

- Choice of materials is up to you, pencils, charcoal, watercolours, acrylics…
- There are no fees and attendance is optional. 
 
Come when you can and as often as you can.
We look forward to seeing you in the studio.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email Frank Pasian @ frankpasian@gmail.com

Printmaking Studio
Every Monday 12 noon to 3 pm we meet to share ideas and techniques. 

This is not an instructional class - we learn from each other.
Bring your own supplies - we have a small press.
Some techniques - watercolour on plexi, silkscreen monoprints, colograph, linocut. 

All are asked to help set-up and take-down and to contribute a toonie to pay for some supplies. 

If you would like to drop in and see what we do, please email contact member: Theo McLaren - theo.m.mclaren@gmail.com

In-person Life Drawing at the Studio.  
Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm

We alternate between Portrait and Figure (fee is $10). The extended pose will be broken into 25-minute segments with 5-minute breaks. Artists may sketch, use pastels, watercolour, acrylic or oils.

Any questions email: jessiegordondvac@gmail.com or elmaelott@yahoo.ca

For the Fun of It - Abstract and Open Studio 

Join us for drop-in painting sessions at the DVAC studio, to explore abstract art and other forms of art, in an open studio setting.
These will be independent sessions with no model or instruction, for anyone who has limited space at home to paint large canvases. 

Come and have some fun and socialize while creating your great work!

Email Christine Luna chrisluna397@gmail.com to book your spot.  
First come basis.

There will be No Friday Night Presentation on Feb 14.

In-studio Sunday Afternoon Portrait Sessions

- The sessions run from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
- It is suggested you arrive at 1:45 to set up your materials as we start painting at 2:00 pm. 

- Members are asked to volunteer to sit [pose] for the group.  
- We will have five 25-minute poses (sometimes six).
- with 5-minute breaks to prepare for the next portrait and sitter.

- Choice of materials is up to you, pencils, charcoal, watercolours, acrylics…
- There are no fees and attendance is optional. 
 
Come when you can and as often as you can.
We look forward to seeing you in the studio.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email Frank Pasian @ frankpasian@gmail.com

Printmaking Studio
Every Monday 12 noon to 3 pm we meet to share ideas and techniques. 

This is not an instructional class - we learn from each other.
Bring your own supplies - we have a small press.
Some techniques - watercolour on plexi, silkscreen monoprints, colograph, linocut. 

All are asked to help set-up and take-down and to contribute a toonie to pay for some supplies. 

If you would like to drop in and see what we do, please email contact member: Theo McLaren - theo.m.mclaren@gmail.com

In-person Life Drawing at the Studio.  
Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm

We alternate between Portrait and Figure (fee is $10). The extended pose will be broken into 25-minute segments with 5-minute breaks. Artists may sketch, use pastels, watercolour, acrylic or oils.

Any questions email: jessiegordondvac@gmail.com or elmaelott@yahoo.ca

For the Fun of It - Abstract and Open Studio 

Join us for drop-in painting sessions at the DVAC studio, to explore abstract art and other forms of art, in an open studio setting.
These will be independent sessions with no model or instruction, for anyone who has limited space at home to paint large canvases. 

Come and have some fun and socialize while creating your great work!

Email Christine Luna chrisluna397@gmail.com to book your spot.  
First come basis.

Friday Night Presentation - TBA

Workshop: The Mixed Media Portrait with Stephanie Schirm 
 
Dates: February 22 and 23, 2025
When: 1:00 to 4:00pm
Where: DVAC Zoom 
Cost: $65 (or $68 with credit card fees) Registration in online (see your NewsBits)
 
Participant Level: All levels welcome, no previous portrait drawing or painting is required.   
 
Join us for an exciting workshop, taking you outside of the traditional portraiture box, and discovering a colourful, expressive, and efficient way to create a different kind of portrait. Starting with a warm-up exercise, then leading into using an array of materials from paint to drawing tools, from patterns to line, while learning to successfully work from photographs and/or a Mirror!   
 
Stephanie Schirm is an accomplished fine artist, apparel designer, and fashion illustrator. Inspired by the variability and curvaceousness of the human form—and equipped with a fearlessly vivid palette—Schirm expresses her signature aesthetic  through a variety of media, industries, channels, and contexts.  
 
Cancellation Policy - Workshop fees for in-studio workshops are not refundable unless the workshop is cancelled. 
 
Stephanie Schirm: stephanieschirm.com

Workshop: The Mixed Media Portrait with Stephanie Schirm 
 
Dates: February 22 and 23, 2025
When: 1:00 to 4:00pm
Where: DVAC Zoom 
Cost: $65 (or $68 with credit card fees) Registration in online (see your NewsBits)
 
Participant Level: All levels welcome, no previous portrait drawing or painting is required.   
 
Join us for an exciting workshop, taking you outside of the traditional portraiture box, and discovering a colourful, expressive, and efficient way to create a different kind of portrait. Starting with a warm-up exercise, then leading into using an array of materials from paint to drawing tools, from patterns to line, while learning to successfully work from photographs and/or a Mirror!   
 
Stephanie Schirm is an accomplished fine artist, apparel designer, and fashion illustrator. Inspired by the variability and curvaceousness of the human form—and equipped with a fearlessly vivid palette—Schirm expresses her signature aesthetic  through a variety of media, industries, channels, and contexts.  
 
Cancellation Policy - Workshop fees for in-studio workshops are not refundable unless the workshop is cancelled. 
 
Stephanie Schirm: stephanieschirm.com

In-studio Sunday Afternoon Portrait Sessions

- The sessions run from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
- It is suggested you arrive at 1:45 to set up your materials as we start painting at 2:00 pm. 

- Members are asked to volunteer to sit [pose] for the group.  
- We will have five 25-minute poses (sometimes six).
- with 5-minute breaks to prepare for the next portrait and sitter.

- Choice of materials is up to you, pencils, charcoal, watercolours, acrylics…
- There are no fees and attendance is optional. 
 
Come when you can and as often as you can.
We look forward to seeing you in the studio.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email Frank Pasian @ frankpasian@gmail.com

Printmaking Studio
Every Monday 12 noon to 3 pm we meet to share ideas and techniques. 

This is not an instructional class - we learn from each other.
Bring your own supplies - we have a small press.
Some techniques - watercolour on plexi, silkscreen monoprints, colograph, linocut. 

All are asked to help set-up and take-down and to contribute a toonie to pay for some supplies. 

If you would like to drop in and see what we do, please email contact member: Theo McLaren - theo.m.mclaren@gmail.com

In-person Life Drawing at the Studio.  
Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm

We alternate between Portrait and Figure (fee is $10). The extended pose will be broken into 25-minute segments with 5-minute breaks. Artists may sketch, use pastels, watercolour, acrylic or oils.

Any questions email: jessiegordondvac@gmail.com or elmaelott@yahoo.ca

For the Fun of It - Abstract and Open Studio 

Join us for drop-in painting sessions at the DVAC studio, to explore abstract art and other forms of art, in an open studio setting.
These will be independent sessions with no model or instruction, for anyone who has limited space at home to paint large canvases. 

Come and have some fun and socialize while creating your great work!

Email Christine Luna chrisluna397@gmail.com to book your spot.  
First come basis.

Friday Night Presentation - Lorette Luzajic - Mixed Media


Websites: 
▪ https://www.instagram.com/lorette.c.luzajic/?hl=en 
▪ https://www.mixedupmedia.ca/welcome.html 
▪ https://lorettecluzajic.partial.gallery/