(Submitted by Mary Intven Wallace) Lenni began our evening with a slide show of her large-scale watercolour and oil paintings while describing her work as a study of the transient nature of light in our fragile natural world. Scale is very important in her work. By enlarging a detail of nature, Lenni expresses her respect…
( Submitted by Chris Luna) Jessica Master is a master pastel artist and oil painter living in Guelph Ontario. Her work is held in private and corporate collections throughout Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand and has received several awards for her work. She teaches in person workshops in her studio in Guelph…
(Submitted by Mary Intven Wallace) Kathy Bailey joined us on ZOOM from her new home in Murray River, PEI. She has recently moved there from Ontario, where she has been painting for more than 40 years. She is known for her large, lovely landscape paintings which are inspired by the luminous quality of light in…
( Submitted by Phillis J. Pollard) Eva Folks is a Toronto Artist working full time from her home studio in Aurora, Ontario since 2011. She has exhibited and won awards for her paintings in Toronto and far beyond. She has also juried many art shows and gives workshops. She enjoys exploring different mediums and techniques…
( Submitted by Marilyn Walsh) Kal Honey gave us an extensive historical look at Collage from the 1700’s with Mary Delaney’s botanical collage through the beginning of photography, Cubism, Dadaism and Matisse. Collage encompasses a vast use of different materials. In this image Ben DeNino cuts the Handy Reference Atlas to expose all the rivers…
(submitted by Christine Luna) Fran Alexander is a Vancouver, B.C. based painter with a a degree in Art Education at the University of British Columbia, graduating in 1984. A major influence at that time was Canadian artist Gordon Smith. She spent three years teaching Inuit children in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, an experience that inspired a…
( Submitted by Iona Bertrand) Demonstration of his 7 Guidelines to increase luminosity and vibrancy in your painting For the second part of his presentation – demonstrating the guidelines explained the previous Friday – David Langevin attracted again a packed house. He chose to render one of his own larger paintings of Miller Lake by Revelstoke…
( Submitted by Desiree Toom) Our first Friday Night Guest of 2022 was Brent Laycock, who zoomed in from his home base in Calgary, Alberta. Brent is inspired by the varied, surrounding landscape of mountains, rivers and prairies and captures these majestic scenes with his acrylic and watercolour paintings. He received an MFA at Brigham…
7 Guidelines to increase luminosity and vibrancy in your painting (Submitted by Iona Bertrand) David Langevin captivated the audience at this very well-attended evening with clear explanations of his seven guidelines and visual examples. The question and answer period went on for 40 minutes, attesting to the interest and excitement of DVAC members. Please see…
(Submitted by Katherine Bellomo) Elva Hook, the Now Magazine Reader’s choice 2021, “Runner-up for Best Artist” joined us on Nov. 26. She began her presentation by giving us a history of her work and of the inspirations that have affected her art. From alkyds (which were not durable) to the “flowing” bird paintings that hinted…