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| Donna M. Swain Mixed Media paintings | Experimental and expressionist art in collage, acrylic, ink, pastels, and oils |
Workshops(posted on 22 Mar 2010)
April 10th, & April 11th Nuture your creative muse while having fun learning the application of colour to create light, shadow and depth relating to realistic subject matter. Discover throught wet in wet and direct painting, to recognize compositional strengths in your paintings, and identify options for creating impact. Daily demonstrations of techniques, and crtiques, to maximize your learning curve. Be ready to paint, paint, paint.
April 10th, & April 11th, 10am-4pm, Fee: $150, Location Music Maker's Sudio 4669 Simpkins Rd. Sechelt, BC. Registration though Lynne, musicmakers@dcc.net.com (posted on 22 Mar 2010)
May 7th & 8th, Friday 2pm - 8pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm. Breaking through blocks in painting takes courage to resolving old patterns. Do you have a stack of unfinished paintings in your closet? This workshop is to break free of old habits, take these paintings further with dynamic bold choices in mixed media acrylics, inks, charcoal, pastels, and collage. Daily demonstration and critique All levels welcome. May 7th & 8th, 2010. 10am-4pm. Fee: $150 Location: Music Makers Studio 4669 Simpkins Rd. Davis Bay, Sechelt, BC Registration contact: Lynne through e-mail musicmakers@dccnet.com Registration deadline April 20, 2010 (posted on 5 Mar 2010)
Collage and Mixed Media Mar. 5,6,7 & 8. Explore your creativity through the use of mixed media. We will be making our own collage papers as well as layering various papers, pastels, ink, metallic powders, writing, and printed matter. Through daily demonstrations you will experience ideas in texturizing while using colour, value and composition. Novice through to Advanced skill levels March 5th 6-9pm, 6,7 & 8, 10am-4pm. Fee:$250 Location: Music Makers Studio 4669 Simpkins Rd. Davis Bay, Sechelt, BC Registration Contact: Lynne through e-mail musicmakers@dccnet.com Registration deadline: February 20, 2010 (posted on 11 Feb 2010)
Feb. 4th, 11th, & 18th, 6-9pm. This Beginner level course introduces basic materials and techniques in using acrylic paints. Explore wet in wet, flat, and thick and juicy paint applications. Learn basic understanding of colour, value, and composition while working on a variety of surfaces. Daily demonstration and critique. *If you are a true beginner and have no supplies contact Donna through this website. February 4th, 11th, & 18th, 2010. Thursday evenings 6-9pm. Fee:$125 Additional $15 for paint supplies for duration of the course. Location: Music Maker's Studio, 4669 Simpkins Rd. Davis Bay, Sechelt, BC. Registration contact: Lynne through e-mail musicmakers@dccnet.com Deadline: Jan. 20, 2010 (posted on 16 Jan 2010)
Jan. 16. 10-4pm. Enhance your painting techniques with these Acrylic Mediums: Acrylic Gel (Matte & Gloss), Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Matte & Gloss), Self Leveling Gel, and Light Molding Paste. Saturday January 16th 10am-4pm Fee: $75 Plus $10 Supply fee for six Acrylic Mediums. Location: Music Maker's Studio, 4669 Simpkins Rd. Davis Bay, Sechelt, BC Registration contact: Lynne - musicmakers@dccnet.com Simple Supply list: Acrylic paints that you have, 4-6 small to medium canvas/illustration board/matte board, all your brushes & 3" flat bristle brush from Hardware Store, water bucker, paper towel, scizzors, black sharpie, notebook, any items for your own personal painting needs. (posted on 18 Sep 2009)
This painting workshop in Mixed Media focuses on the painting process. Inspirations come from letting go of tight rules. We will observe everyday images, and move through expressionism towards abstraction. We will explore the many ways to start a paintings, what is the "in between" and when is a painting finished. Join us for a weekend of jumping into creative flow. The only requirement is an open mind for the joy of experimentation. *This workshop is open to anyone who has painting experience, and those who wish to start. This is the first workshop in a series on "Intuitive Play". *If this is your first painting workshop or have questions call Donna @ 604-885-5047 (posted on 6 Jun 2009)
"Collage and Mixed Media "two day workshop. The creative adult surrenders to the curious playful child. Intuitive playing while making collage papers yields amazing patterns, color mixing, and textures. Learn how to make collage papers and stretch your visual language in your artwork. Responding to different realistic stimuli we will stretch to expressionistic interpretations. Using these collage papers we will combine them with mixed media on prepared grounds. Color, composition, textures and your unique style allows each person to find their own voice. Novice - Intermediate - Advance levels welcome. *It is suggested that participants have some knowledge of painting application, color and use of tools. A perfect introduction workshop is offered by Donna "Color, composition and Introduction to Making Collage Paprers" . Please contact for workshop dates. Workshop Cost: $150.00 Location: Creative Edge Studio - Sechelt, B.C. Registration - contact Donna through website homepage. (posted on 1 Jun 2009)
"Break Through Painting" Breaking through blocks in painting takes courage to resolving old patterns. Do you have a stack of unfinished paintings in your closet? This workshop is to take these paintings further with dynamic bold choices. Learn to break free of old habits which take you to the same place and leave you hanging. These paintings can identify which pathways are not yielding results. Mixed Media in acrylics, inks, charcoal, pastels, and collage will assist in new ideas to bridge to exhilerating designs. Be brave and tackle the old with the new. All levels welcome. Two Day Workshop Cost $150.00 Location; Creative Edge Studio, Sechelt, B.C. Registration: contact Donna through website homepage (posted on 13 Feb 2009)
Donna Swain will be demonstrating Mixed Media and Collage on Sunday March 1, 2009, 1:30pm at The Gibsons Public Art Gallery. Elements of her two upcoming workshops in Color, composition and making collage papers with be the highlight. Come and enjoy an enthusiastic artistic process. (posted on 13 Feb 2009)
Strong paintings show an imaginative use of composition, and color sense. This one day workshop introduces basic and critical elements of how they work together. We will review the choice of palettes and why, the pigments we really need, andthe magical combinations that are achievable. We will make reich collage papers in cohesive colors, while exploring patterns. We will cover aspects of good design, and division of space. Working with all these elements, participants will see and feel the effects of integrating collage papers into their own paintings. Beginner - Novice - Intermediate Date: Saturday, April 4th 2009 10am-4pm Workshop cost: GPAG Members$75.00 Non Members $85.00 Location: Gibsons Public Art Gallery #204-287 Gower, Gibsons , Sunshine Coast. B.C. To Register phone:604-886-0531 If you have any questions regarding the workshop contact Donna Swain at 604-885-5047 |