At Franklin Carmichael, I offer workshops and classes. Focus will be technique and experimenting with acrylics, oils and sculpture.
Fall 2019 - New Drawing class to be offered
Refreshing Drawing Skills
Sept 9th start- for 8 weeks
7 - 9:30 = 2 1/2 hrs
Development of skills and drawing techniques to improve other art pursuits or for drawing alone.
Emphasis on perspective: dividing class between interior and exterior issues.
Emphasis on perspective: dividing class between interior and exterior issues.
- Exploring still life and objects in perspective
- Buildings in perspective – thinking about composition and values, including figures and floral.
Materials
- Flat drawing pads or loose pages – Multipurpose paper [coarser surface] at 98lbs [Vellum surface is best for fine drawings] – 11x14in
- Clipboards
- Drafting style Pencils – suggest Lumigraph 100 by Staedler Mars in set 4H to 6B
- Kneaded Erasers – lrge
- Erasing shield
- Stomps
- Conte [sticks or pencils] – Black, White and Sepia or Sangine [sets available]
- 20” piece of string
- Low tack Masking tape
- coloured paper
- Trace paper in roll or sheets
Fall 2018 Portrait Workshop
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Past workshops
pAINT-NIGHT
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Greeting Card Workshop |
Chiaroscuro: Charcoal and Chalk
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Sculpture
Hare
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Small Wire Bird Workshop
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Palette Knife workshops
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Franklin Carmichael - Studios
Summer at the school
The Garden Gallery in winter.
Along with the original house, there is a cottage in the back of the property. It is often used for model studies or workshops.
Interior of the Garden Gallery
Work Area - tables, easels, natural + fluorescent lighting and a kitchenette
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2 Studios at FCAG are recently renovated
This photo was taken just after renovations were complete. This is the downstairs studio. The upstairs studio is similar.
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Studio in the HOUSE
This is the only studio on the 2nd floor that has not been renovated. It has original wood floors, is south facing with a sun-room and a fireplace. It smells like a summer cottage.
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