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.
January 20 – This class is FULL
Parrots of the Sea
watercolour on paper, 9 x 12 inches
We continue our welcome back month with more colour to chase away any January blahs. Puffins, known as ‘Parrots of the Sea’ due to their parrot-bright colourful beaks, are the sturdy seabirds of the East Coast.
Again, exploring how we use ‘value’ (lightness and darkness) in our paintings, we will employ changing the density of our watercolour paint to capture those bright beak colours contrasted against the pale, far away sea.
February 3
Winter Sheep
acrylic on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
It is February, so let’s have a laugh at winter with some fluffy sheep who are certainly ready for the cold.
In this workshop we will use layers of under-painting, scumbling, and our trusty filbert brush to help us build the visual texture of those delightful, and warm, wooly coats.
February 17
Colour Block Compositions
watercolour on paper, 6 x 4.5 inches
Inspired by the saturated colour block paintings of Henri Matisse, we will explore building colour harmony into stylized watercolour compositions.
Rather than cutting out shapes as Matisse did, we will paint simple shapes, allowing us to focus on the creation of the colours.
Additional details to round out our compositions will be made in ink, or perhaps we will “paint with scissors” ourselves, just like Matisse.