{Submitted by Eva Johnson who also organized the workshop} On Nov. 4 and 5, Laura Culic led us in our first workshop of the year. Fifteen fortunate participants learned how to mix cold wax with oil paint to create layer upon layer of colour and texture. Laura compared her paintings to archeology as she scratched…
(Submitted by Ingrid Mueller) The last Friday Night Club for 2017 was a packed house…almost standing room only. We were all fortunate to have Amy Walsh-Harris join us for a presentation and demonstration, and she didn’t disappoint. Amy Walsh-Harris is, admittedly, obsessed with Toronto. Born and raised in T.O., she “is…
(Submitted by Brent Arlitt) The DVAC Plein Air ‘Show and Tell’ Night was led by our Plein Air Coordinator Franca Montalbetti who, assisted by able committee members, held 12 DVAC Plein Air outings over the 2017 season. The event was kicked off by Georgia Bowen who demonstrated her artwork and the small,…
(Submitted by Brent Arlitt) On Friday November 3, artist Steve Driscoll took DVAC club members on a private exclusive tour of his large artist studio in West Toronto, demonstrating some of the materials, processes and methods in creating very large format paintings. We saw dramatic visionary abstracted landscapes, created with intense colouration…
{Written by Hanifa Mamujee} It was a perfect Friday evening at the Don Valley Art Club – everyone gathered to hear Margaret Ferraro speak about her passions – life drawing, pastels and acrylics. This evening she was demonstrating underpainting and pastels. There are many approaches to underpainting – her preferred method is using opposite…
{Submitted by Ingrid Mueller} “Bright, joyous paintings” is how Marlene’s work has been described, and these adjectives describe both the art and the artist. Although some of her work might be described as impressionistic, modern folk might be the appropriate genre for many of her landscapes. As a featured artist for Ducks Unlimited in…
{Submitted by Ingrid Mueller} It was a pleasure to have celebrated Toronto painter, Doug Purdon, demonstrate and share his extensive knowledge of painting with watercolour. As Doug started his demo, he discussed some fundamentals, and reminded us of the importance of knowing your medium and the working elements of the pigments….
Several plein air enthusiasts met to paint in the gardens on July 11. The day started chilly, as a mist rolled in off the lake, but soon warmed up nicely. We scattered, each to find the perfect spot to study, sketch and paint shadow pattern, trees, flowers or people. Hopefully these quick studies will lead…
Several intrepid artists met at Riverdale Farm this last Tuesday, in spite of ominous clouds and a few drops of rain. Well, more than a few. We spread out, sketched and painted and smelled the lovely farm fragrances. Hopefully some studies will inspire finished studio works.
“If not now…. when?” A question asked of Jamie MacLean during a seminar, in the early part of this century, about launching new careers. His answer was, “yes, why not now”. Ever since, Jamie MacLean has been painting, learning, growing and selling his art, and he shared his journey with the DVAC…