2010 TEACHERS
PETER JOHN REID - Acrylics 101 in the STUDIO - May 31 – June 4
Always wanted to try acrylics but don’t know how to start? Maybe you’ve used acrylics for years but just can’t seem to get the colours right. In this Acrylics 101 studio class Peter will get you started or take you to the next level. Working from Peter’s book “Acrylics”, mornings will consist of lessons, discussion and demonstrations of various techniques. Afternoons will be spent working on your own painting with Peter’s patient and witty help.
www.peterjohnreid.com
JOHN DAVID ANDERSON - Oil - June 7 – 11 - CLASS FULL
John David Anderson uses a limited palette and a discerning eye to seek out those elements of beauty in nature wherever light touches. John will help you to pick out simple examples in our landscape and guide you to bring these images to life on your own canvas. Using John’s outdoor oil painting techniques and simplified palette, you will quickly gain confidence, completing up to two small paintings a day.
www.johndavidanderson.ca
HI-SOOK BARKER - Watercolour and Acrylic - June 14 - 18
With so much wonderful scenery sometimes it’s hard to decide what to paint! Hi-Sook will demonstrate how to simplify what you see and use a limited palette to transform that view into a skillful painting. Her quick and lively teaching style keeps students inspired and excited all week long. Hi-Sook is a full time professional watercolour painter and instructor whose experience enables her to accommodate all levels of expertise.
BARRY COOMBS - Pen and Ink with Watercolour - June 21 -25
Experience the excitement of combining pen and ink with watercolour washes. An accomplished “en plein air” instructor who has conducted workshops worldwide, Barry will demonstrate varied pen and ink techniques enhanced with watercolour washes that create memorable studies. Look forward to individual attention, constructive critiques in watercolour and drawing techniques as well as ideas on colour and composition. Personal development will be stressed.
www.barrycoombs.ca
KAI-LIIS MCINNES - Watercolour with Mixed Media - STUDIO - June 28-30
Stuck in a watercolour rut? Kai-Liis, a talented artist and inspiring teacher, will challenge you to ask “what if”? What if you started with watercolour and added gouache, charcoal, metalics, gel pens, acrylic ink or coloured pencil? The result? A new and exciting mixed media painting. Watercolour and mixed media paintings by Kai-Liis have won numerous awards and are exhibited in Canada, USA, Mexico and her native Estonia.
www.kai-liis.com
JAKE MOL - Watercolour - July 5 - 9
Love the outdoors? So does Jake Mol, a talented “en-plein air” watercolour artist who knows just how to make thischallenging medium behave while working on site. Over a long and illustrious art and teaching career, Jake has worked with many different mediums, finally settling on watercolour as his primary love. Jake will demonstrate how to transform the beautiful Georgian Bay landscape into a transparent, light filled painting.
www.studio737.com/JakeMol
