(Submitted by Sally Williams) Andrew Hamilton resides in Brighton, Ontario, and maintains his studio and gallery there (Gallery 96). A former apprentice of Doris McCarthy, he is currently the Executive Director of ArtVentures, Director of the Markham School of Fine …
Andrew Hamilton – Friday Night Guest – March 3, 2023 Read more »
(Submitted by Sally Williams) Due to a sudden cancellation, Sylvia invited attendees to watch a fascinating tutorial by painter Carl Bretzke titled “Nocturnes: Painting the Night.” This was a great reminder of the free resources available to artists. Carl is …
Carl Bretzke – Friday Night Video – February 10, 2023 Read more »
(Submitted by Sally Williams) Writers need editors. Actors need directors. Guess what? Artists can benefit from a constructive critique! We were so fortunate to have Jessica Masters join us again, helping us to feel brave enough to put our work …
Jessica Masters – Friday Night Guest – February 3, 2023 Read more »
(Submitted by Sally Williams) Toronto-born Michael Pape specializes in realistic wildlife art. A self-taught acrylic painter, he brings awareness to wildlife conservation issues and species-at-risk through his dramatic realism. Michael was inspired to pursue painting wildlife after volunteering at a …
Michael Pape – Friday Night Guest – January 20, 2023 Read more »
(Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) Olaf Schneider is a Canadian painter who studied art at the Ontario College of Art and Sheridan College. He began his career painting large scale outdoor advertising billboards and murals for Mediacom. His diverse subject matter …
Olaf Schneider – Friday Night Guest – January 27, 2023 Read more »
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 …
Samantha Williams-Chapelsky – Friday Night Guest – January 13, 2023 Read more »
(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 …
Judy Sherman – Friday Night Guest – November 25, 2022 Read more »
(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 …
Susan Outlaw – Friday Night Guest – November 4, 2022 Read more »
(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 …
Judy Woods – Friday Night Guest – October 28, 2022 Read more »
Rose Tanner guided the members through her process of painting realistic birds in their habitat. The images chosen for the workshop were the Northern Cardinal and the Western Magpie. She began by encouraging us to set the mood, time of …