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LEARNING TOGETHER

Workshops in 2024


Stephanie Schirm Workshop 2024
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"I got some valuable ‘take aways’, had lots of time to paint, met other painters, and got to chat with them and see their work. Those are the reasons I go to workshops. All those things enrich my art and my life." (Carolyn Hassard, January 2024 Workshop)
There will be an Art Workshop every month until the end of June, with specific details for each one found in the listing below. All Workshops will be held on a Sunday, from 10 am to 3 pm, in The Tim Horton Studio at FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, at 1010 Main Street East.

Details for each Workshop are listed below, including information about each Instructor, the materials list, and more.

Please complete the Registration Form for each Workshop to make sure that you reserve a spot. If you wish to pay for more than one Workshop at once, please include a message that states which workshops (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.).

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120

Registration Form


Email

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Workshop Choice



Methods of Payment:

1) by E-transfer: Send to payments@fasm.ca; please note which Workshop(s) it is for in the Message, and send at least one week before the Workshop date.

2) by Cheque: Payable to The Fine Arts Society of Milton; please indicate which Workshop(s) it is for on the message line; mail to 820 Childs Drive, Milton, ON L9T 4J2 - be sure it arrives one week before the Workshop date to ensure your payment is received in time.

*Note: Please send an email to Barb Tate (tateb2@sympatico.ca) so that she can add you to the roster for each Workshop.

Questions? Please send an email to Barb Tate (tateb2@sympatico.ca) with all of your inquiries.

PAST EVENT January Workshop: Int. Watercolour, with Linda Ross Gallagher

 

January 14th: Intermediate Watercolour Workshop, with Linda Ross Gallagher

Linda Ross Gallagher Headshot Linda Ross Gallagher Artist Bio


Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Where: Tim Horton Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120



Workshop Description:

“Watercolour” is comprised of colour, carried by water! How can we keep the luminosity?

A Landscape will be our vehicle to explore:

· analysing the subject and finding solutions to determine our approach;

· looking into design,

· value studies,

· colour mixing, and

· relationships

A main goal is to take advantage of the luminosity of watercolour through technique and colour choices and to become even more familiar and confident with how water behaves in carrying the pigment across the surface.

As the instructor, I will have an image for the class to work on, but if you have a burning desire to work from one of your own photos, bring it along and we can have a look at it. The size of the class will determine how specific we can be with individual photos.

Materials List:

1) Arches 140lb cold press paper, 1/4 or ½ sheet (11”x15” or 15”x22”):

· If you are more experienced or brave, larger is better;

· If you are relatively new to watercolour, the quarter sheet size will be easier to control;

· Michaels has a disappointing selection of watercolour supplies; DeSerres in Oakville has very limited full size sheets of watercolour paper; Wyndham Art Supply in Guelph is usually well stocked in sheet paper and great paint, but be prepared to park on a side street and walk a couple of blocks due to road work (mail order might make sense);

· Watercolour blocks are more expensive;

· Make sure that your paper is 100% cotton. Other papers can give disappointing results.

· Have extra paper on hand for colour testing and exercises.

2) A Sturdy Board on which to support and stretch your watercolour paper:

· Roughly sanded Masonite, soft plywood, or gatorboard;

· 16”x20” for ¼ sheet, or 18”x24” for ½ sheet;

· Water-activated gummed paper tape for stretching the paper, available at DeSerres, Wyndham Art Supplies or Amazon. Heavier tape for large paper is recommended;

· It is best to stretch your paper the day before, but a demo will be made at the beginning of class, so you may prefer to wait.

3) Brushes:

· A very wide flat wash brush 1.5” or 2”;

· Small, medium, and large round brushes (sizes vary with manufacturer), that hold a lot of water (of course Sable is the traditional high quality brush that holds water and has a nice spring to it, but very pricey);

· Cotman by Winsor & Newton is a reasonable choice;

· HJ Needlepoint #8 is a great solution for fine lines, since it also holds a lot of water, but is not essential.

4) A Palette with large areas for mixing colours and wells for holding up to 18 colours:

· I prefer a palette that allows me to arrange the paint in a circle, as in the colour wheel, with the colours arranged in the same order as they would appear on the colour wheel.

5) Paints: (artist grade will give you richer colour)

· Recommended brands: Holbein, Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton;

· We will be using a limited palette as our foundation: “split primary”, or warm and cool primaries;

· 2 yellows (choose from): aureolin, or lemon and new gamboge, or isoindolinone (!!!) yellow (easier to say if you break it down into “iso-indo-linone yellow”;

· 2 reds (choose from): Permanent Rose and Scarlet, or a Pyrrole Red that is warm;

· 2 blues: Ultramarine Blue and Pthalo Blue (green shade);

· 2 lighter blues: Cobalt Blue and Cerulean Blue;

· For making beautiful darks add Pthalo Green, Alizarin Crimson and Burnt Sienna;

· Include any of your favourite colours, but these are not necessary.

PAST EVENT February Workshop: Painting the Impressionist Garden, with Barbara Chapman

 

February 11th: Painting the Impressionist Garden (in oils or acrylic), with Barbara Chapman

Barb Chapman Headshot Barb Chapman Artist Bio
Sample Artwork

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Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Where: Tim Horton Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120



Workshop Description:

Join Barbara as she guides you through a beautiful garden scene from one of her many inspirations. You will start the day and your paintings by discussing the composition and then work on the painting as a whole, moving from larger shapes to smaller shapes, and towards as much or as little detail as you would like. Barbara emphasizes shape and value as the building blocks of painting, with colour being the playful aspect. She will touch on colour theory and answer as many questions as she can. The participants will start at least one painting - with lots of demos - but bring a second canvas or board just in case you get inspired to start a second one, or even bring something else that you are working on!

Materials List:

First, please feel free to bring whatever supplies that you have … as this is just my list

Important!! No solvents are permitted - Oil painters please use a solvent free painting medium, such as Gamblin Solvent Free Gel or linseed oil, if desired.

1) Paints: Water Soluble or Traditional Oils (either are fine), OR Acrylics, your favourite brand

· Titanium White ( perhaps a larger size just for white )

· Cerulean Blue

· Ultramarine Blue (any variety, French, light, dark … all are fine)

· Sap Green and/or Olive Green

· Yellow Ochre

· Burnt Sienna

· Alizarin Crimson or Rose Madder

· Dioxazine Purple

· Raw Umber

Optional Colours

· Cadmium Red, Orange or Yellow (if you like brighter colours)

· Indigo is a favourite of mine but not necessary

(My palette is pretty subdued)

2) Brushes: bristle or synthetic brushes meant for oil/acrylic

· I love to use Flat bristle brushes - sizes 4, 6 and 8

· optional sizes would be a 2 or a 10

3) Palette Knife if you have one

· My favourite is a DeSerres Brand #2006

4) Canvases: (squares are my favourite)

· Either stretch canvas or canvas boards (both are fine)

· Sizes such as 12 x 12, 14 x 14, or 16 x16

5) Other Supplies:

· Disposable palette sheets to mix your paints on

· Paper towels or old rags

· A plastic container for water, if needed

· Pencil

· Disposable gloves (if you wish to paint with them on)

· Table top or stand easel for ease of painting

· Table cover for studio tables

TIPS:

· Feel free to bring a notebook if you wish!

· I find a box in the back of your car that fits your canvas sizes is handy for getting a wet painting home.

· And sometimes I just wrap my brushes in a rag, put them in a bag and clean them with soap and water when I get home. Just shape and leave them to dry.

· With colour choices … please don’t worry … if you have other blues or greens, we can work with whatever you have … my priorities for painting are shape, value, and then colour …

· I also bring a variety of colours for sharing ... I find colour to be a very personal thing.

PAST EVENT March Workshop: Winter Landscape Painting, with John David Anderson

 

March 10th: Winter Landscape Painting (in oils or acrylics), with John David Anderson

John David Anderson Headshot John David Anderson Artist Bio
Sample Artwork

John David Anderson Sample Image 1


Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Where: Tim Horton Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120



Materials List:

1) Canvas: 12 x 16 or larger up to 16 x 20 or larger for experienced painter – smaller for less experienced painter.

2) Palette 12 x 16 palette Paper pad

3) Palette Knife 2-inch-long diamond end

4) Brushes:

· Flats, long handle - synthetic bristle for acrylics, natural bristle flats for oils

· In varied sizes up to 1 inch flat

· Preferably not brights

5) Sketchbook: for notes

6) Masking Tape

7) Matte Medium for acrylic painters

8) Winsor & Newton Liquin Light Gel for oil painters

IMPORTANT! Please no solvents to be used in this workshop.

9) Paint Colours:

· Alizarin Crimson

· Cadmium Red Light

· Cadmium Yellow – not orange-ish, not lemon-ish – in the middle

· Cadmium Yellow Light

· Ultramarine Blue

· Transparent Red Oxide or Transparent Burnt Sienna

Other Colour Options:

· Quinacridone Violet, Cadmium Orange, Cobalt Teal, Permanent Rose, Perylene Red, Mixing White

PREPARATION NOTES:

· For acrylic painters, please seal your canvas before you come with matte medium or Golden GAC100!

· For oil painters, if you seal your canvas with Golden GAC100 and a thin coat of gesso, not watered down, on the dry sealed surface a day before you come, you will be shocked at how wonderful the surface has become.

PAST EVENT April Workshop: Portrait Painting, with Stephanie Schirm

 

April 28th: Portrait Painting, with Stephanie Schirm (acrylic, oil, or watercolour) - no portrait painting experience required

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Sample Artwork

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Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Where: Tim Horton Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120



Workshop Description:

Portrait painting experience is not required for this exciting workshop. As long as you are comfortable with your medium, you will learn and have fun at this workshop.

Stephanie will take students outside of the traditional portrait painting box, where they will discover a colourful, expressive, and efficient way to create a different kind of portrait, based on temperature and colour play. She will guide students through the layers of constructing the portrait, including the planes of the head, feature proportion, and how light reveals the elements of the face. Students will be working from a photo that is provided, and will be reminded that likeness is not always a must for an expressive portrait.

Materials List: (PHOTO SUBJECT WILL BE SUPPLIED)

1) Sketchbook for notes and working out drawing of portrait

1) Conte Sticks or pencils (OR Graphite pencil for Watercolour artist)

2) 1 Canvas no smaller than 12x16 or 16x20 (OR 180Ibs cold press paper for watercolour artists)

3) Easel OR board support if preferred

4) Paint Palettes

5) Synthetic or bristle brushes assortmentlarge to small (we will be using flat or Filbert mostly in the 10 – 6 range…. Limit smaller brushes to only one or two)

8) Rags, Paper Towels

8) Polymer (acrylic) or if working with oils the appropriate mediums.

11) Paints: Your choice of opaque non-toxic paints (acrylics, water-soluble oils, traditional oil (odorless solvents only) including colours:

Cadmium Red Light, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Yellow Ochre, Payne's Grey, Medium Magenta, Titanium White

PLUS whatever colours you prefer – your FAVOURITE COLOURS!

NOTE: Oil Painters will need a tube of acrylic paint for their choice of ground colour.

PAST EVENT June Workshop: Perspective in the Landscape, with John David Anderson

 

June 23rd: Perspective in the Landscape (in oils or acrylics), with John David Anderson

John David Anderson Headshot John David Anderson Artist Bio
Sample Artwork

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Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Where: Robert Bateman Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120



Workshop Description:

Ever struggle with the correct perspective when painting buildings or other objects in the landscape? Master impressionist artist John David Anderson will take us step by step though a landscape painting with emphasis on atmospheric perspective and other important techniques that will improve your paintings.

Materials List:

1) Canvas: 12 x 16 or larger up to 16 x 20 or larger for experienced painter – smaller for less experienced painter.

2) Palette 12 x 16 palette Paper pad

3) Palette Knife 2-inch-long diamond end

4) Brushes:

· Flats, long handle - synthetic bristle for acrylics, natural bristle flats for oils

· In varied sizes up to 1 inch flat

· Preferably not brights

5) Sketchbook: for notes

6) Masking Tape

7) Matte Medium for acrylic painters

8) Winsor & Newton Liquin Light Gel for oil painters

IMPORTANT! Please no solvents to be used in this workshop.

9) Paint Colours:

· Alizarin Crimson

· Cadmium Red Light

· Cadmium Yellow – not orange-ish, not lemon-ish – in the middle

· Cadmium Yellow Light

· Ultramarine Blue

· Transparent Red Oxide or Transparent Burnt Sienna

Other Colour Options:

· Quinacridone Violet, Cadmium Orange, Cobalt Teal, Permanent Rose, Perylene Red, Mixing White

PREPARATION NOTES:

· For acrylic painters, please seal your canvas before you come with matte medium or Golden GAC100!

· For oil painters, if you seal your canvas with Golden GAC100 and a thin coat of gesso, not watered down, on the dry sealed surface a day before you come, you will be shocked at how wonderful the surface has become.

October Workshop: Palette Knife Landscape Painting (in oils), with Maria Iva

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​October 27th: Palette Knife Landscape painting (in oils), with Maria Iva

Maria Iva Headshot Maria Iva Artist Bio
Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024

Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Where: Tim Horton Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120



Workshop Description:



Palette knife is one of the most rewarding techniques that produces loose, eye-catching impressionistic paintings with a lot of texture. This one-day workshop will help you to become more comfortable using palette knife. It will help you to become more expressive and carefree with your painting which will bring freshness to your work. It will inspire you to explore the textures of palette-knife work as you add another dimension to your oil painting repertoire. Participants will receive step by step guidance with a lot of individual attention. The workshop is open to all levels although artists with at least some basic painting experience will benefit the most.

Materials List:

1) 2 Palette Knives (with blades 3 cm and 4.5 cm long)

Palette Knife
2) Stretched Canvas or Canvas Board -sizes: 11”x14”, 12”x16”, or 16”x20” (for faster painters)

3) Easel

4) Palette

5) Sketchbook

6) Pencil

7) Eraser

8) Paper Towels

9) Baby Wipes

10) Trash Bag

11) Paints: Basic Palette of Colours (titanium white, cool and warm cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium orange, red (Permanent Red or Cadmium Red or Alizarin Crimson), burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, turquois green, purple)

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AUTORESPONDER EMAIL FOR WORKSHOP REGISTRATION:

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Dear Artist:

 

Thank you for signing up, you have been registered. We know you will have an enjoyable workshop.

 

The Materials List for each workshop is located on the Workshops page, below the registration form. Further details will
follow closer to the date.

 

Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120

 

Methods of Payment:

 

1) E-transfer: Send to payments@fasm.ca; please include the name of the Workshop in the message.

 

2) Cheque: Payable to The Fine Arts Society of Milton; please include the name of the Workshop, and
mail it at least two weeks before the workshop to 820 Childs Drive, Milton, ON L9T 4J2 to ensure we receive it in time.

 

Should you have any questions, feel free to contact Barb Tate at tateb2@sympatico.ca .

 

Thank you,

 

The FASM Workshop Team