Samantha Williams-Chapelsky completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Alberta in 2009, with distinction, majoring in painting and art history. She has been exhibiting her art extensively for the past 15 years worldwide. Her paintings are …
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(Submitted by Sally Williams) Judy Sherman was our guest presenter and treated us to a wonderful timeline of her evolution as a painter, followed by a demo. Her award-winning work resides in many galleries, as well as private and corporate …
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(Submitted by Phyllis J. Pollard) “I appreciate how Susan Outlaw does not shy away from the complexity, but rather throws herself into it; she doesn’t seek shortcuts to avoid the burden of detail, she attacks it. She breathes life into …
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(Submitted by Chris Luna) Judy Woods is an abstract painter born in Rotorua, New Zealand. She graduated from Otago Polytechnic School of Fine Arts in 1985 and after attending Teachers College she taught art for 15 years. Her approach to …
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(Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) Kristy Gordon is a Canadian painter, living in New York City. She began her career in television animation, and worked for several years in this field, all the while painting landscapes at night. She later continued …
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(Submitted by Katherine Bellomo) Part 2: May 27 Using a reference photo (that he had shared with us during Part 1), Andrew began his painting demonstration, to an audience of over 70 members, some of whom painted along with him, …
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(Submitted by Katherine Bellomo) Part 1: May 13. Andrew began his talk with a retrospective film of his art practice and works as exhibited in various art shows and painting excursions—including to Sable Island, Gros Morne, and Algonquin Park. The …
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(Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) GARY SMITH is a Toronto artist, now based in Newfoundland. Over the course of his art career, he has painted over 2000 portraits, has served as an art coach, teacher and Chairman of the Artist Network, …
(Submitted by Mary Intven Wallace) Gord Coullhart, Acrylic Landscape Painter, was our surprise Friday night guest artist. From Morewood, Ontario, Gord worked for many years as a commercial illustrator and cartoon animator, specializing in backgrounds. Besides co-creating the syndicated cartoon,’ …
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(Submitted by Christine Luna) Susan Woolgar was born in Saskatoon, raised in Calgary, and now resides in Red Deer, Alberta. Her interest in the arts began at a very young age, and she knew she wanted to pursue it as …
Susan Woolgar – Friday Night Guest – April 22, 2022 Read more »