My Offerings for Groups
Groups can be informal or attached to an organization
If > 40km one-way from my location, mileage will need to be paid.
Overnight accommodation must be included for out-of-town locations when needed.
If > 40km one-way from my location, mileage will need to be paid.
Overnight accommodation must be included for out-of-town locations when needed.
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Lecture Presentation Topics
Art Guild of Scarborough Don Valley Art Club Etobicoke Art Group Haliburton School of Art + Design Markham Group of Artists Neilson Park Creative Centre Oshawa Art Association Toronto Watercolour Society Visual Arts Mississauga Willowdale Artists Group (check name) Jurying My multidisciplinary nature, both as an artist and as an instructor, can be very helpful for jurying exhibitions, whether as sole juror or working with one or two others. Groups I have juried for:
Critiques Whether for smaller informal groups of artists or larger formal ones, I provide knowledgeable and articulate critiques, asking questions when possible to ascertain the objectives of the artist and also when possible or useful, tying their work into artists from contemporary and 20th century art history. My philosophy is that it's vital to give artists perspective both on what the strengths of their pieces are and where they could improve. |
Courses and Workshops
For descriptions and other details please click on a topic that interests you. Enrolment numbers are usually enhanced when a workshop is preceded by my giving a lecture presentation on a related topic one to two weeks in advance of the workshop start date. Acrylic Painting: Thick & Thin The Art & Science of Image Transfers for Mixed Media Contemporary Mixed Media Studio Consulting one-on-one with artists working on their own work, including critique, contextualizing, and providing specific strategies and exercises as appropriate. Art history presented in every class to increase artistic literacy. Build Your Own Website on Weebly (No Programming Knowledge Required!) Contemporary Painting: Transparent Glazes in Acrylics Contemporary Portraiture: It's Not About the Likeness Try out a selection of approaches being practiced by leading contemporary artists who include portraiture as Creative Approaches to Painting the Costumed Model An exploration of artistic thinking, materials and process-based techniques. Change this: Particular emphasis on individual creativity and conceptual development. Daily Practices for Artists Whether for unblocking, refreshing, regaining, skill-building or warming up for your regular art-making, a regular, manageable daily practice can help you with it. This workshop covers the importance and qualities of a good daily practice, dealing with obstacles and role of pleasure and play. The Tradigital Art Studio (aka Photoshop for Artists) Drawing Expressively A variety of ways to increase expressive qualities and content in drawing. Drawing Hands & Feet A variety of approaches to improve understanding, observation and drawing of these important features of the human body. Drawing the Tough Bits: Head, Face, Hands & Feet Drip, Pour & Glaze The Dynamic Figure Movement, depth, direction, progression, continuity: there are many ways of working with the human figure to achieve dynamic effects, whether lyrical or dramatic, whether expressed on the model stage or strictly on the easel. Bring some energy and motion to your figurative work! Encaustic Effects in Acrylics Experimental Drawing Exploring extended practices in 20th century and contemporary drawing. The Expressive Portrait: Drawn & Beyond Figurative Art: Drawn & Beyond A combination of technical and unconventional approaches to working from a model not just to make studies but as a pathway to making art. Figurative Art: Mostly Wet Media From Queen St to Your Studio Like the Galleries Walk & Talk below, with the addition of another day in the studio, additional discussion, exercises, plus an extended group critique of work the students bring in. FUNdamentals: Acrylic Painting An introduction to the medium, tools and techniques, for beginner painters. Galleries Walk & Talk An ongoing series of daylong (11-4) or half-day (1-4) walks touring contemporary galleries in various sections of Toronto. Glorious Surfaces Layer up colour, pattern, shape, marks and visual texture to make rich, exciting surfaces on paper (mostly), canvas and even objects. We’ll dive into many ways of working with acrylics (stamp, print, stencil and roll, in addition to brushes) to create variety and contrast and to make it more fun! You’ll leave this workshop with a pile of surfaces you can use in collage, home decor, gifts and cards. Photo-based Mixed Media Numerous approaches to incorporating photography (and related material) into mixed media artworks, with a variety of materials, techniques and discussion of sources and issues. Photoshop for Beginners Photoshop for Artists Portraiture: Experimental Approaches Modern and contemporary approaches to the portrait (not about likeness) – offered as a course and a shorter workshop. Social Media for Artists Building community and interest, marketing your events on social media, especially Facebook and Instagram but we can also touch on Twitter and LinkedIn. |