SUMMER ARTS 2018 SUMMER ARTS 2018 LOYALIST COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY ARTIST DIRECTORY Barker, Hi Sook 8 Last, Rebecca 14 Bonin, Donna 4 Lepper, Bruce 17 Bretschneider, Anni 15 Manley, Lucy 11 Cameron, Donnah 7 Meeboer, Lori 10 Dolan, Kim 18 Purdon, Doug 4, 5 Gagnon, Marc L. 12 Robinson, Martha 13 Ivankovic, Ljubomir 9 Sookrah, Andrew 6 Kent, Valerie 16 Wood, Sharlena 3, 14 Front cover: Lori Meeboer, Rustic Ontario Barns Back cover: Marc L. Gagnon, A Mosaic Approach to Painting Acrylic Landscapes ii Rustic Ontario Barns 10 Whimsical Abstract Florals 10 CONTENTS En Plein Air: Capturing Belleville on Black Canvas 11 Alla Prima: Landscapes in Oils or Acrylics 11 Dynamic Watercolours Painted Through a Screen 12 A Mosaic Approach to Painting Acrylic Landscapes 12 Plein Air: Land, Sea & Sky 13 Watercolour for the Very Beginner 13 LOCATION 1 Breaking Through the Canvas: Approaches to Space 14 RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION 2 Acrylic Confidence 14 DRAWING MIXED MEDIA Fearless Drawing 3 Exploring Your Inner Artist: Creativity, Mixed Media & Stillness 15 Introduction to Mandala: A Soul-Based Practice 15 DRAWING & PAINTING Expressive Expressionism 16 All About Perspective 4 Marvellous Mixed Media 16 Drawing & Painting Aircraft at 8 Wing Trenton 4 WOOD CARVING & PAINTING PAINTING Carving & Painting the European Robin 17 Oil Painting: Traditional 5 Paint Your Travel Memories 6 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT The Figure in the Landscape 6 Create a Portfolio Website in WordPress 18 Acrylic on Canvas 7 Watercolour: Vibrant & Loose 7 GENERAL INFORMATION & 19 Glorious Painting in Watercolour 8 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Watercolour: Canadian Landscape 8 Alla Prima With Oils 9 REGISTRATION FORM 20 iii BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO LOCATION Loyalist College OTTAWA Nestled on the outskirts of the City of Belleville in the Bay of Quinte region, Loyalist’s campus boasts small-town warmth while offering BANCROFT big-city amenities. Students enjoy bright, air-conditioned classrooms, accommodating and friendly staff, and food services options for breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks. With easy access to Residence accommodation, HWY 62 tennis courts, spa treatments and beautiful, natural surroundings, summer visitors enjoy a retreat of relaxation, inspiration and friendship. KINGSTON DIRECTIONS BELLEVILLE Travelling the 401, take Exit #538. Proceed south on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road for three kilometres. PORT HOPE (Two hours east of Toronto and three hours west of Montreal) HWY 401 PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY TORONTO LAKE ONTARIO Explore the Bay of Quinte Hastings and Prince Edward Counties are gems in our region, renowned for their natural and historic charm. From sailboats cruising the Bay of Quinte, to rolling hills of sunflowers in Waupoos and miles of sandy beaches in NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Prince Edward County, the region is known for its beauty. With wineries and craft breweries to explore as well as a thriving art scene, the Quinte region has become one of Ontario’s most popular tourist destinations. For more information, visit bayofquinte.ca. 1 LOCATION RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION Affordable accommodation is available for those who wish to stay in our air- conditioned student Residences. Each Residence is apartment style, with six private single bedrooms, two shared washrooms, and a shared kitchen and sitting area. Towels and bedding are supplied. Guests are invited to relax in the Residence Commons building, with internet access, TV and laundry. Rates: Daily: $50.85 (taxes included) Two consecutive nights: $90.40 (taxes included) Five consecutive nights: $175.15 (taxes included) To reserve your room, please contact the Residence Coordinator at 613-969-1913, ext. 2103 or at [email protected]. Registered students will receive a welcome package including details of items to bring with you should you choose to use the kitchen. Image credit: Bay of Quinte RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION 2 SHARLENA WOOD Fearless Drawing Give more life to your drawings and build confidence with foundational and conceptual exercises that resolve and work through creative ideas. This course will provide technical fundamentals and experimental inspiration for developing drawing skills through observation, memory and imagination. Projects will integrate stylistic techniques and creative expression by exploring materials, composition, mark making and 3D shading, and by referencing images and introducing colour. Engage your inherent abilities and liberate your flourishing artistic spirit! Sharlena Wood is known for her art material product knowledge, enthusiasm and support in the local artistic community with Curry’s Art Store/Art School, Wallack’s Art Supplies, Tri-Art Acrylics, and now worldwide with Craftsy Sympoz Inc. online classes. Sharlena continues to share her passion through collaborative event art, instruction, commissions and creative endeavours in Toronto, Ontario. sharlenawood.com Jul.13 – 15, Fri. – Sun., 9 am – 4 pm CRN: 7078 $219.13 / (60+) $178.36 3 DRAWING DONNA BONIN DOUG PURDON All About Perspective Drawing & Painting Aircraft Drawing is the foundation of every painting. at 8 Wing Trenton Spend a week learning to draw and paint to render the multiple aspects of perspective for Experience painting aircraft on still lifes, landscapes and cityscapes. Learn to site at the National Air Force show how subjects occupy their own space Museum of Canada at 8 Wing using directional brushstrokes, values and colour Trenton and in the studio at choices. The principles of linear perspective will Loyalist College. Learn about be discussed and demonstrated. Donna will drawing and painting complex be using watercolours, but students may use forms, composition, colour their medium of choice. This course is open to mixing, and how to place your beginners and intermediate-level students. aircraft in different settings. At the museum, you will have access to draw and paint from the historic aircraft on display. Please Jul. 16 – 20, Jun. 18 – 22, note that you may only work in Mon. – Fri., 9 am – 4 pm Mon. – Fri., 9 am – 4 pm acrylic or watercolour while at CRN: 7083 CRN: 7066 the museum; oil paint may be $348.55 / (60+) $280.60 $368.55 / (60+) $300.60 used in the Loyalist studio. Donna Bonin is a multi-award-winning watercolourist with years of teaching experience. Doug Purdon is an oil painter, a graduate of OCAD University and an elected member Her work has earned international acclaim with shows in the Louvre (Paris), Cannes, of the Society of Canadian Artists. His work is exhibited in Canada, the U.S. and Britain. Florence and New York. She is included in Art Tour International’s 2015 publication, “Top His paintings are in many corporate and private collections in Canada and abroad. He 60 Masters of Contemporary Art.” Her paintings are best known for their vivid colour, visual has written an internationally published book on oil painting. Doug serves as artist in impact and impression of workshops in France and other European locales. donnabonin.ca residence and technical advisor for Winsor & Newton. dougpurdon-artist.com DRAWING & PAINTING 4 DOUG PURDON Oil Painting: Traditional In this course, we will focus on studio painting with oils. Beginning with sketches, colour studies and roughs, learn how to build a painting, taking advantage of the unique properties that have made oil paint artists’ medium of choice for centuries. Alla prima and classical methods of oil painting will be taught. You will learn how to use proper grounds, mediums, colours, brush control and glazing techniques. This course is suitable for both beginners and experienced artists and includes a combination of group demonstrations and personal instruction. Doug Purdon is an oil painter, a graduate of OCAD University and an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists. His work is exhibited in Canada, the U.S. and Britain. His paintings are in many corporate and private collections in Canada and abroad. He has written an internationally published book on oil painting. He is a highly sought-after teacher and workshop leader as well as serving as artist in residence and technical advisor for Winsor & Newton. dougpurdon-artist.com Jul. 16 – 20, Mon. – Fri., 9 am – 4 pm CRN: 7082 $348.55 / (60+) $280.60 5 PAINTING ANDREW SOOKRAH ANDREW SOOKRAH Paint Your Travel Memories The Figure in the Landscape Drawing from his vast experience in painting the human form, landscape and Explore the art of collecting wildlife, Andrew Sookrah will help you preserve a special memory – be it an event, visual and intuitive information holiday trip or extreme adventure – through paintings from your photographs. on your subject and presenting Whatever your level of experience, or whether working in oil, acrylics or it as your interpretation of that watercolour, Andrew will take you through the process of recreating the emotion, person, showing the strong drama and structure of your memory in the style of your choice. connection between them and the landscape. This course will include discussions on technique, colour, tonal values and basic proportions and will offer work with live models. Each day will start with a demonstration followed by one- to-one instruction and advice on how to continue to develop Jul. 3 – 6, your skills. This class is suitable Jun. 25 – 29, Tues. – Fri., 9 am – 4 pm for advanced artists looking to Mon. – Fri., 9 am – 4 pm CRN: 7075 refine their artistic voice as well CRN: 7086 $283.84 / (60+) $229.48 as beginners ready to get started. $348.55 / (60+) $280.60 Andrew Sookrah was born in Guyana, South America and immigrated to Canada in 1974. He lives and works in Toronto. He is a professional fine artist/teacher who paints in oils, acrylic, watercolour and mixed media. For the past 25 years, Andrew was the president and creative director of Engine Room Creative Inc., a creative and design development boutique studio. Andrew’s work can be found in private and corporate collections, both in Canada and internationally. sookrah.ca PAINTING 6 DONNAH CAMERON DONNAH CAMERON Acrylic on Canvas Watercolour: Vibrant & Loose Spend a wonderful week with Donnah Cameron, experiencing the beauty and uniqueness of her fresh impressionistic style and use of vivid colour.