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May 2019
Creative Hands Open Studio
Feeling creative? Join us for an afternoon of creativity and conversation. Work on your chosen art form – quilting, knitting, rug hooking, creating miniatures, sketching, painting, or … ?! Work among the friendly encouragement of others. Everyone is welcome from beginner to accomplished. Cost: Registration not required. No admission fee. Donations to the Baxter Arts Centre kindly accepted. Contact: For further information please call Sandy Smith @ 613-393-2296
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Life Drawing Spring Series
A nude live model poses for short periods starting at 1 minute and increasing in time to 20 minutes. Recommended for adults who want to work on drawing/painting the figure in any medium. All skill levels welcome. No instruction, just mutual encouragement and support. Tables, chairs and drawing donkeys are available. With your permission, we will include your email address on our weekly information list which will provide the name of the model for the upcoming session and other news related to…
Find out more »Bringing Out Your Focal Point
A Pastel Workshop with Jessica Masters, MPAC This 2-1/2 day workshop will help participants learn how to focus on and bring out the focal point of their paintings. Known for her warm and supportive teaching style, Jessica will provide a combination of instruction, demos and challenging exercises to guide students through techniques in soft pastel. The workshop is limited to 15 registrants allowing for an interactive experience with all students. Some prior experience with soft pastels is a pre-requisite for…
Find out more »Studio Mentoring with Elizabeth Hutchinson
Bring your work in progress, or your ideas and materials for new work to this class for encouragement, mentorship, and practical painting help getting your ideas on the canvas. This class is meant to help painters gain new practical knowledge, solve common painting problems and learn to paint quickly and with confidence. Dates: Session #4: Fridays – May 31, June 14 and 28, (3 weeks), 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Cost: Each three-week session - $90. Students are expected to bring their own…
Find out more »Oil Painting for Beginners
This is a class for anyone who has yearned to paint in oils but has also heard that oils might be just too difficult to work with! Step by step for three weeks, this class will offer a gentle but very practical introduction to painting with oils. Working on a manageable 8x10" canvas each week, students will learn the basics, starting with sketching out an idea, transferring a sketch to the canvas followed by step by step instruction on paint mixing and application.…
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