The Fine Arts Society of Milton
Art at the Heart of Every Home
Tina Newlove
Tina Newlove, she/they, is a multi-disciplinary visual artist working primarily in oils from her Campbellville studio on the Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. She graduated with BFA Honours from McMaster University in 1996 and has exhibited across Canada in public and commercial galleries and in artist-run centres. Tina’s work is in the City of Toronto’s Permanent Collection, is part of the City of Hamilton’s Public Art Walk Project and is in private collections internationally. In addition to her studio practice, Tina regularly collaborates via live performance painting with bands and musicians.She has been awarded exhibition, travel and education grants from the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts and was a juror for the OAC’s Artists in Education program.
Sample Artwork
Abstract Expressionism:
Trusting your Intuition, Freedom in Colour
(all mediums)
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Tim Horton Studio, FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton (2nd floor)
Fee: Members: $100; Non-Members: $120
Workshop Description
This workshop is an exploration to be free with paint and colour and explore without fear of mistakes; ‘mistakes’ are just learning opportunities!
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Participants will bring and use their preferred medium. The exercises will help participants push boundaries with their art into more abstract shapes using forms they are already comfortable with.
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I will be using acrylics for demonstrating exercises and will bring oil and watercolour artworks as examples and to discuss colour palette in the various mediums. Using brushwork and colour, I will demonstrate how to mix colours to get depth of space and pop vibrant highlights. And also: how to recover from ‘mistakes’, use layers, and enjoy the process!
Materials List
Please bring a previous painting or images of your work; this will be used as the main resource for the shapes and perhaps colours that you will use in the abstract expressionism exercises.
1) 3 pieces of Primed watercolour paper, board, or canvas (or unprimed watercolour paper if using watercolours for exercises) (Minimum Size of 9 x 12” ) and 1 larger support for the final exercise painting to music.
2) oil /acrylic or watercolour paint. If using oils, please no varnish, turpentine or mineral spirits, just linseed or walnut oil. I will provide Murphy’s Oil Soap for cleanup, or you can bring brush cleaning soap.
Bring lots of colours! But at the least, if possible:
Alizarin Crimson (red)
Ultramarine Blue (primary)
Prussian Blue
Cadmium Yellow Med. (primary)
Yellow ochre
Burnt sienna
Raw umber
Titanium white
3) palette (disposable paper palette’s are handy for this sort of thing)
4) containers for either water or linseed oil
5) rag or paper towel
6) brushes (I suggest small, medium and large in round head and flat head)
7) courage and willingness to ask questions and have fun
Feel free to bring in paintings in progress if you would like to continue working on them or would like some feedback.