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GO TO YOUR ROOM !

I borrowed this phrase from the recently deceased Canadian painter Robert Genn who believed that there is only so much we can learn about how to paint from the many fine instructors and resources available today. The true learning comes from going off on our own and just doing it - Go to your room!

I have had the good fortune to take instruction from outstanding artists in Canada and the USA. I continue to work on my own development ( Going to MY room!) . I share, through this blog and workshops, what I have learned and what others have shared with me.

I created this blog primarily for those attending my workshops to keep in touch and to further share as we grow together. If others are interested in following that would be great.

Enjoy the journey.

Thursday 3 September 2015

Three Day Acrylic Workshop - April in Pemberton






Three Day Brian Buckrell Acrylic Workshop 

LocationLazy S Ranch Studio – Pemberton, B.C.

April 8, to 10 2016

This three day acrylic workshop will  expose students to different approaches for planning and developing an acrylic landscape painting. The course  is designed for the serious beginner (with acrylic experience) to the intermediate painter interested in alternative approaches.

We will work from the same references provided.  The first morning we will  review/discuss  the  principles of value, form, perspective and composition. We will paint together the rest of the weekend.  We will plan using shape and value sketches and discuss best compositional choices. Each "start"  will be made with a different approach- in each case building on  value. We will develop the paintings together stroke by stroke, glaze by glaze. We will stop as we go to critique and adjust/correct - and make a final critique to consider and other choices we could have made to make the  piece stronger.

Should be fun.

 


Enrollment is limited to 12 participants.  Time: Days one and two 9-5, Day three 9-3.

Supply list will be sent.

The studio is located 17km North of Pemberton, B.C. and 45 minutes north of Whistler. It is a 50-acre farm in the Pemberton Meadows area of Pemberton. The studio is a new, 1150 square foot, commercially lit space with a full kitchen and bathroom. There is ample parking.

If you are looking for accommodation there are a number of options available. Google the Lillooet River Lodge, Pemberton Valley Lodge, or The Spotted Raven B&B. There are also other hotels and B&Bs in Pemberton. Do not stay in Mount Currie as it is too far away. Whistler is a 40 minute drive from the studio.

 The 3 Day WS cost is $365 plus GST  $18.25= $383.25

A $50 deposit is required to hold your spot. Full payment is required by March 1, 2016. If you cancel after March 1st a full refund will be given if your spot can be filled from the waiting list.
Please call or email with questions. 

For questions or to register:

Susie Cipolla    susiecipollaart@gmail.com


Cell: (604) 905-9782  Landline:  (604) 894-1887.

Wednesday 2 September 2015

New Use for Acrylic Markers



I am a big proponent of acrylic markers - any of the brands seem fine but recently I have been using the Molotow and really liking them. I use mostly the 2-4mm tips. Have a drawer full of wider ones that never get used. I use them mostly for laying in an initial plan - acrylic or oils- or for making corrections and trying ideas during the acrylic critique.

Today I am framing some pieces to send off. A few have scratches on the frames - dark brown/black and goldish frames. I have been using a commercial repair product to correct these scratches. Never been really happy  with the colour match and they leave a glossy lacquer patch of finish where used making the repair quite visible.

I just tried my acrylic markers. Wow!  Easier, faster and was able to blend as needed. Best repair jobs I have done.

Love'em .