Tuesday Painting Workshops
With Artist Rachel Harbour: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Artist & Instructor Rachel Harbour introduces several different painting techniques in an in-class setting. Beginners welcome! Registration & payment required in advance.
Each 3-hour workshop, led by Rachel Harbour, includes all materials for only $40.00
Register at gallery@bellevillelibrary.ca or call 613-968-6731 x2040
Register early as space is limited.
March 10 – overflow class – still spaces left!
Landscape Collection
acrylic on canvas, twelve 3 x 2 inches
Let’s play! One of the great things about acrylic paint is its quick drying time. We will make use of that characteristic as we build 12 (yes 12!) miniature landscapes, connected by colour, loose style and a few little compositional tricks.
March 17 – this class is FULL
March 24 – overflow class – still spaces left!
Chickadee in the Junipers
watercolour on paper, 7 x 7 inches
When the snow and cold is ridiculous and it seems spring will never arrive, one of the things that always lifts my spirits is the cheeky call of the chickadees.
The simple, distinctive colouring of these little friends is suited to watercolour, and we will work both with precision and looseness to create our cheerful painting.
April 7
Negative Space Spring
acrylic on canvas, 11 x 14 inches
Palette knife scraping and a dark wash set the base for this stylized landscape. To that, we will add lots of spring colour, which will allow our trees to ‘emerge’ from the playful background, as we paint in the space (the negative space) around each tree.
April 21
Payne’s Landscape
watercolour on paper, 6 x 9 inches
As we work with watercolour, we often reach for the colour Payne’s Grey to modify our colours but keep their transparency. But who was William Payne, the artist for whom the colour is named? Let’s learn a bit about him by creating our own version of a softly muted landscape inspired by some of Payne’s work.