(Submitted by Hanifa Mamujee) Fifty-one DVACers (now Zoom experts thanks to Sylvia) tuned in to Garth’s presentation on November 20th. Giddy from the pre-presentation breakouts of social interaction, everyone settled in to hear about Garth’s journey – curious about his …
Garth Armstrong – Friday Night Guest Nov. 20, 2020 Read more »
(Submitted by Nanci Miranda) Over 45 DVAC members signed into Zoom to watch Anthony’s presentation and demo. It was a riveting evening. He began with a showing and description of his current work followed by a demo of a large …
Anthony Vandertuin – Friday Night Guest Nov. 6, 2020 Read more »
(Photo review by Terry Tedesco) 50+ DVAC members peered virtually into the private studio of returning favourite acclaimed watercolourist Margaret Roseman. Member artists were treated to a presentation on how to translate plein air photos into vivid watercolour paintings. Margaret …
Margaret Roseman – Friday Night Guest Oct 2, 2020 Read more »
( Submitted by Wally Lush) A beautiful September day out painting, and avoiding onlookers as much as possible. At the far, far east end of Lawrence Avenue is a new park to me, but worth several visits. The painting was …
Rouge Hills Nature Park Solo Plein Air Event – Sept. 28. 2020 Read more »
(Submitted by Ann Wojtowicz) After 6 long months it was wonderful to have our 1st Meeting (since Covid-19) to greet outdoors the New Members and reconnect with the other Members. The weather for the occasion was perfect! Jessie Gordon, President, …
(Submitted by Wally Lush) We had a couple of days at a cottage in Prince Edward County and I took the opportunity to do some plein air painting in the back yard there. Here’s what I managed to produce one …
Plein Air in the Back Yard – Picton – July, 2020 Read more »
Vadim Dolgov knew from an early age he wanted to be an artist just like his father and uncle. As a child growing up in Orenburg, Russia, he was always drawing. He visited the museums to study how the masters …
Toronto based visual artist, curator and instructor Steve Rose demonstrated an interesting perspective to abstract art in acrylics and oils. Progressing from a series of startup exercises, eager participants were challenged with fresh approaches to landscape, a cherished and respected …
David gave a very interesting, informative and timely illustrated presentation Friday night. It was divided into 2 parts: the Art Market and a portraiture intro demonstration. David specializes in Realistic Art. He mentioned that this art form is staging a …
David Shepherd – Friday Night Guest Jan. 31, 2020 Read more »
Our January 24th Friday night presenter was artist Zan Barrage who demonstrated using watercolours. He began by making the statement that as artists we are NOT recorders, but instead poets. Our jobs as artists is to make a statement, a …