4170 Riverwood Park Lane, Miss. ON L5C 2S7
Office: 905 277 4313  ~ WEBSITE

Since 2009 I have been teaching at VAM in multiple disciplines.  Painting: acrylic, oil, ink, & mulit mediums - Drawing: Multimedia - Sculpture: wire sculpture and paper mache.

 Spring 2019

Palette Knife Expression

SAC12 
THU - 10 wks
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Date: 4 April - 6 June 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Course Description: What can you do with a Palette Knife? – Lots of exciting things. This class will explore the many ways palette knives add to your art. Works can be both expressive and subtle.

Photo-Inspired Painting

SAC13 
THU - 10 wks
Level: Intermediate, Ages 18+
Date: 04 Apr - 06 Jun, 2019
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Course Description: Bring your favourite photos and turn them into art. Use photos for reference and inspiration to tell the stories of your life. Course will include some challenges to open the possibilities of what can be done. Note all photos must be copyright free if not your own.

Painting with Papers

SWK107 
SAT - 1 day
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Date: 25 May 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Course Description: Using a variety of Japanese papers, “bleeding” tissue papers and assorted textured papers, you will discover the fun of layering to create beautiful bold or soft art images.
Once you start, it’s hard to stop!

Past Courses - Winter - Spring - Summer - Fall

Technical drawing: Chiaroscuro

Drawing for Pleasure - Outside or in studio

painting:
oil or acrylic

new weekly Challenges
each term

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Oil Painting from photo
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Working with photo references, the students will address the design elements and art theories through the weekly challenges, as they create their own interest driven painting.
Course Description:
Working from photo reference, explore new themes, design principles and technical elements to expand your ability to compose a great painting. Topics will include perspective, overlap, multiples, negative space, collage and the influence of words. Inspiration will be taken from copyright-free photo reference.
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Fall 2014
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Spring 2015
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Spring 2015
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Winter 2015

Workshops: wire sculpture & Paper Mache

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Wire Bird - in progress
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Student Small Bird Wire Sculpture from past classes

palette knife workshops

The Palette Knife is great for liberation of movement and mixing paint.  It gives us texture and layering that is otherwise very difficult in brush work.

Fabric and Portrait Study - Drawing

 We will look at a variety of drapery scenarios - how various fabrics hang, stretch, or hide and reveal the body/object. 
Chiaroscuro, washes, blending and contour  will be explored.  Models will be available in the last classes - to use the skills we have been working on, to show fabric on the human form

INK, ACRYLICS & WATERCOLOURS

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wet paper with ink and acrylic wash.

Abstraction

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Vigis - texture and colourfield
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Candis - texture and colourfield