Upcoming DVAC Events

	April 2021
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			1	2 Good Friday - No Friday Night meeting Good Friday - No Friday Night meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 2, 2021 - 9:00 pm Location: Zoom Description: Good Friday - No Friday Night meeting . More details... •	3	4 No Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing - Easter Sunday No Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing - Easter Sunday Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 4, 2021 - 4:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: No Zoom Portraits Session Easter Sunday, April 4th -------------------------------------------------------- Zoom Sunday Portraits Contact Nora to be on the email list. nora904@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------- In-Studio Closed. No Portraits Drawing and Painting Studio until further notice. We paint and draw fellow members who take turns modelling for the group. Contact Frank Pasian 416-635-8528 You need to reserve your spot in advance. - 11 people can attend the studio at one time maintaining 6 ft distance. - Stickers are placed on the floor 6 ft apart for physical distancing. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. - You must reserve your spot ahead of time. More details... •
5	6 Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 6, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Closed. No Portrait or Life Drawing Studio until further notice. Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm We alternate between Portrait (fee is $5 for the model) 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. Contact: Sharon McClurg mcclurg1sharon@gmail.com if you would like to be put on the email list for Tues Night notices or to reserve a spot. - 8 spots available for people to attend, maintaining a 6-ft distance (plus the coordinator & the model). - Wearing a mask when attending activities is a must. - Members of the clubs will only attend if they are 100% free of symptoms and are comfortable being in a public space. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. More details... •	7	8	9 Steve Rose – Contemporary Landscape Steve Rose – Contemporary Landscape Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 9, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: Zoom meeting - see your NewsBits for the link Description: Steve Rose – Contemporary Landscape Steve Pose’s lecture will focus on two British contemporary landscape artists, one male, one female, both of whom have experienced great success and international acclaim with their own particular approach to concept and unique execution of the landscape. We will focus on colour, mark-making, format, media, and their overall unconventional use of composition. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and or make comments at any time, with ample time for conversation in between the individual presentations and afterwards. Please join us for a stimulating event of fresh contemporary takes on a cherished artistic genre. Bio Steve Rose is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design with a major in drawing and painting. He is a multidisciplinary artist: painting, printmaking (lithography), text, and soft sculpture. His work examines the human condition, existentialism, meditation, the body, various cultures and history. Steve has exhibited his work extensively and is collected in both private and corporate collections internationally. Steve has taught at numerous art centres, colleges, art galleries and university, which include U of T, OCADU, Fleming College, The ArteMbassy, Neilson Park Creative Centre, the Women’s Art Association, the Station Gallery, and the McMicheal Gallery. Steves’ Instagram page currently shows recent examples of work begun at an artist residency in Antequera, Spain in January 2020 and continued in Toronto, resulting in a series of 100 pieces. Website: http://www.steverose.ca Instagram @steverose.ca More details... •	10 Workshop: Nancy Newman - A Positive Approach to Painting a Floral Negatively Workshop: Nancy Newman - A Positive Approach to Painting a Floral Negatively Starts: 10:00 am Ends: April 10, 2021 - 1:00 pm Location: on Zoom Description: DVAC WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP With Nancy Newman TWS via ZOOM SAT. APRIL 10 & SUN APRIL 10, 2021 10 AM to 1 PM each day. A Positive Approach to Painting a Floral Negatively Get ready for Summer! Create an abstracted floral watercolour by painting in the negative. The subject of your painting emerges by painting the negative space around objects. This is a mind-bending and creative process. Understanding this way of creating depth can be applied to any subject matter. In this structured workshop, you will complete a short demonstration exercise to clarify the process of negative painting. Then you will learn how to develop, step by step, a negative floral painting on a loosely constructed background. The final product is unique and exciting! Nancy Newman has won numerous awards including first place awards in a number of juried shows and a Bronze medallion at the Toronto Watercolour Society Nancy Newman's website: www.nancynewmanart.com The workshop is only $56 for the 2 days. Follow up notes will be provided at the end of each day. See your NewsBits. Person to contact: for more information: Carolyne Pascoe 905 509-5224 carolynepascoe@rogers.com More details... •	11 Workshop: Nancy Newman - A Positive Approach to Painting a Floral Negatively Workshop: Nancy Newman - A Positive Approach to Painting a Floral Negatively Starts: 10:00 am Ends: April 11, 2021 - 1:00 pm Location: on Zoom Description: DVAC WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP With Nancy Newman TWS via ZOOM SAT. APRIL 10 & SUN APRIL 10, 2021 10 AM to 1 PM each day. A Positive Approach to Painting a Floral Negatively Get ready for Summer! Create an abstracted floral watercolour by painting in the negative. The subject of your painting emerges by painting the negative space around objects. This is a mind-bending and creative process. Understanding this way of creating depth can be applied to any subject matter. In this structured workshop, you will complete a short demonstration exercise to clarify the process of negative painting. Then you will learn how to develop, step by step, a negative floral painting on a loosely constructed background. The final product is unique and exciting! Nancy Newman has won numerous awards including first place awards in a number of juried shows and a Bronze medallion at the Toronto Watercolour Society Nancy Newman's website: www.nancynewmanart.com The workshop is only $56 for the 2 days. Follow up notes will be provided at the end of each day. See your NewsBits. Person to contact: for more information: Carolyne Pascoe 905 509-5224 carolynepascoe@rogers.com More details... Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing and Painting at 2pm Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing and Painting at 2pm Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 11, 2021 - 4:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Zoom Sunday Portraits Contact Nora to be on the email list. nora904@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------- In-Studio Closed. No Portraits Drawing and Painting Studio until further notice. We paint and draw fellow members who take turns modelling for the group. Contact Frank Pasian 416-635-8528 You need to reserve your spot in advance. - 11 people can attend the studio at one time maintaining 6 ft distance. - Stickers are placed on the floor 6 ft apart for physical distancing. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. - You must reserve your spot ahead of time. More details... • •
12 Movie Night Discussion Movie Night Discussion Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: April 12, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: Zoom Description: Join us Monday, April 12, to discuss another art-themed film, Banksky: Exit Through the Gift Shop Details in the March 31 NewsBits More details... •	13 Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 13, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Closed. No Portrait or Life Drawing Studio until further notice. Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm We alternate between Portrait (fee is $5 for the model) 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. Contact: Sharon McClurg mcclurg1sharon@gmail.com if you would like to be put on the email list for Tues Night notices or to reserve a spot. - 8 spots available for people to attend, maintaining a 6-ft distance (plus the coordinator & the model). - Wearing a mask when attending activities is a must. - Members of the clubs will only attend if they are 100% free of symptoms and are comfortable being in a public space. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. More details... •	14	15	16 Shelley Prior - Unlock Your Style - Watercolour Shelley Prior - Unlock Your Style - Watercolour Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 16, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: Zoom Description: Shelley Prior - Unlock Your Style - Watercolour Shelley will be sharing some of her other work and talking about her journey as an artist followed by a demo in watercolour on how to paint glass. Shelley is a full-time watercolour artist and art instructor. She is also an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. Her subject matter is varied but still life, glass in particular, is prominent. Shelley's realistic style includes birds, portraits and landscape as well. The feeling of light and shadow, warm and cool to create form and volume are key to creating the realism in her work for which she has won many local and international awards. She has taught locally, across Canada and the US and offers online watercolour workshops through her website. Website: shelleypriorart.com Social media www.Instagram.com/shelleypriorfineart www.Facebook.com/shelleypriorfineart (Facebook Live each Wed at 10am) More details... •	17	18 Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing and Painting at 2pm Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing and Painting at 2pm Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 18, 2021 - 4:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Zoom Sunday Portraits Contact Nora to be on the email list. nora904@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------- In-Studio Closed. No Portraits Drawing and Painting Studio until further notice. We paint and draw fellow members who take turns modelling for the group. Contact Frank Pasian 416-635-8528 You need to reserve your spot in advance. - 11 people can attend the studio at one time maintaining 6 ft distance. - Stickers are placed on the floor 6 ft apart for physical distancing. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. - You must reserve your spot ahead of time. More details... •
19 DVAC Spring Online Art Show & Sale DVAC Spring Online Art Show & Sale Starts: 12:00 am Ends: May 9, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: DVAC Spring Online Art Show & Sale April 19 to May 9, 2021 https://donvalleyartclub.com/ More details... DVAC Executive Board meeting DVAC Executive Board meeting Starts: 7:15 pm Ends: April 19, 2021 - 9:15 pm Location: Zoom link for board members only Description: April Executive Board meeting More details... • •	20 Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 20, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Closed. No Portrait or Life Drawing Studio until further notice. Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm We alternate between Portrait (fee is $5 for the model) 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. Contact: Sharon McClurg mcclurg1sharon@gmail.com if you would like to be put on the email list for Tues Night notices or to reserve a spot. - 8 spots available for people to attend, maintaining a 6-ft distance (plus the coordinator & the model). - Wearing a mask when attending activities is a must. - Members of the clubs will only attend if they are 100% free of symptoms and are comfortable being in a public space. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. More details... •	21 Special Social Event Special Social Event Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: April 21, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: Zoom Description: Brush up your knowledge on Paul Cézanne because the Trivia is based on him. And there will be great prizes for the winners! We hope to see you all! Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 PM please join our Zoom Meeting. Sylvia Le Roy will be sending the invitation. More details... •	22	23 Forest Hill Art Club Art Show & Sale Forest Hill Art Club Art Show & Sale Starts: 12:00 am Ends: April 25, 2021 - 11:59 pm Location: The Clubhouse Description: Forest Hill Art Club Art Show & Sale April 23, 24 & 25. More details... Chrissie Wysotski - Drawing Chrissie Wysotski - Drawing Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 23, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: Zoom Description: Chrissie Wysotski - Drawing The presentation will include a brief Keynote introduction of her work, the variety of mediums and techniques used and how her use of traditional drawing media has changed to reflect her current style. She will demonstrate her technique using graphite and/or charcoal powder as well as some traditional and unconventional ways in which she uses coloured pencil. Originally from Vancouver, Chrissie Wysotski graduated from the Ontario College of Art’s Communication and Design program specializing in illustration. Chrissie has illustrated numerous books, and worked with a variety of clients since 1996. After years of working from her home studio and then at Whitby Station Gallery as part of their education team, Chrissie has gone back to her freelancing roots. As an arts educator she delivers inspiring programs and events at galleries, community organizations and schools across Durham Region engaging participants of all ages and abilities and encouraging individual artistic exploration. Chrissie’s personal work is often inspired by her passion for nature and includes a variety of media such as drawing, painting and printmaking. Website: http://www.chrissiewysotski.com More details... • •	24 Workshop: Roberto Rosenman - Traditional Oil Painting Techniques Workshop: Roberto Rosenman - Traditional Oil Painting Techniques Starts: 10:00 am Ends: April 24, 2021 - 1:00 pm Location: on Zoom Description: DVAC WORKSHOP WITH ROBERTO ROSENMAN Traditional Oil Painting Techniques Saturday April 24 & Sunday April 25, 2021 10 AM to 1 PM each day Ever wondered how old masters created such luminous paintings? This class will teach traditional oil painting techniques that were used by the old masters in order to create a still life painting. We cover the purpose and mechanics of underpainting and learn how to create a still life painting using layering techniques. You will also gain valuable knowledge on preparing a canvas, properly using mediums, mixing colours, glazing, and scumbling. You will receive a zoom invitation, reference photo and materials list upon registration. The materials list is also included in the online application form - see your NewsBits. Roberto's website: www.robertorosenman.com The workshop is only $56 for the 2 days. Person to contact for more info: Phyllis Pollard at pjpollard@mac.com More details... •	25 Workshop: Roberto Rosenman - Traditional Oil Painting Techniques Workshop: Roberto Rosenman - Traditional Oil Painting Techniques Starts: 10:00 am Ends: April 25, 2021 - 1:00 pm Location: on Zoom Description: DVAC WORKSHOP WITH ROBERTO ROSENMAN Traditional Oil Painting Techniques Saturday April 24 & Sunday April 25, 2021 10 AM to 1 PM each day Ever wondered how old masters created such luminous paintings? This class will teach traditional oil painting techniques that were used by the old masters in order to create a still life painting. We cover the purpose and mechanics of underpainting and learn how to create a still life painting using layering techniques. You will also gain valuable knowledge on preparing a canvas, properly using mediums, mixing colours, glazing, and scumbling. You will receive a zoom invitation, reference photo and materials list upon registration. The materials list is also included in the online application form - see your NewsBits. Roberto's website: www.robertorosenman.com The workshop is only $56 for the 2 days. Person to contact for more info: Phyllis Pollard at pjpollard@mac.com More details... Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing and Painting at 2pm Zoom Sunday Portraits Drawing and Painting at 2pm Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 25, 2021 - 4:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Zoom Sunday Portraits Contact Nora to be on the email list. nora904@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------- In-Studio Closed. No Portraits Drawing and Painting Studio until further notice. We paint and draw fellow members who take turns modelling for the group. Contact Frank Pasian 416-635-8528 You need to reserve your spot in advance. - 11 people can attend the studio at one time maintaining 6 ft distance. - Stickers are placed on the floor 6 ft apart for physical distancing. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. - You must reserve your spot ahead of time. More details... • •
26	27 Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Portrait or Life Drawing and Painting with Model at 7:00pm Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 27, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: 666 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9, Canada Description: Closed. No Portrait or Life Drawing Studio until further notice. Tuesday evenings, 7 pm -10 pm We alternate between Portrait (fee is $5 for the model) 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. Contact: Sharon McClurg mcclurg1sharon@gmail.com if you would like to be put on the email list for Tues Night notices or to reserve a spot. - 8 spots available for people to attend, maintaining a 6-ft distance (plus the coordinator & the model). - Wearing a mask when attending activities is a must. - Members of the clubs will only attend if they are 100% free of symptoms and are comfortable being in a public space. - No Drop-In attendance to studio activities will be permitted. More details... •	28	29	30 Heather Fraser - Food Painting Heather Fraser - Food Painting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: April 30, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: Zoom meeting - see your NewsBits for the link Description: Heather Fraser - Food Painting Heather has spent a crazy amount of time thinking through what it is to be an artist. This would include the evolution of her thinking alongside the evolution of her work. She would also talk about her sources of inspiration over the years and How to stay unique. During the second half, she will talk about her approach to painting, including her palette and process, and will include a video of her painting, concluding with images of recent work. Heather grew up in a small town in the Ottawa Valley. After finishing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto, and after thirteen years of working in the financial industry, Heather completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at OCAD University, graduating with distinction in 2013. Heather began exhibiting her work in the summer of 2016. She exhibited at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition from 2016 to 2018, and in 2020 and at the Artist Project in 2019 and 2020. Very absorbed in the current political and social climate, Heather's paintings of some of her favourite food often reflect her illusions of what the world is coming to. She contrasts old verses with new priorities, our tendency to overindulge and our tendency to inflate. Some of her work, however, focuses merely on the beauty of a few of our simplest options. Website: www.heatherfraserart.com More details... •

April 2021