Fall Art Classes - Continued

In this listing of art courses you will find options that are not strictly botanical. You may be interested in trying a new media like print making, coloured pencils, pen and ink or improving your drawing and painting technique. Instructors like Deidre Hierlihy, Anne Armitage, Crystal Beshara or attending workshops that will be at the Ottawa Art School Fair in October. Please visit the website links below for further details and to register.

Deidre Hierlihy

Print Making Workshop

www.deidrehierlihy.com.

Linocut Printing Workshop

Location TBA: (Nepean Creative Arts Centre or Nepean Visual Arts Centre)

Monday, October 5, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cost: $90, includes materials and equipment (on loan from instructor)

Maximum Registration: 12 students

Immerse yourself in the delight of lino cut printing.  Using a drawing or photograph as a starting point, play with pattern to transform the image into an effective lino cut design.  Develop expressive mark while cutting the block.  Print the relief using rollers in black and in colour, experimenting on a variety of papers. Contact Deidre for further details and to register at www.deidrehierlihy.com.

Ottawa Art School Fair – October 31 and November 1

Workshops, Demos, Lectures, and Shopping

http://www.artschoolfair.com/faq/

Don’t miss the Ottawa Art School Fair, Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, at the Hellenic Meeting and Reception Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Drive.  This event will include workshops, demos, lectures and shopping!  Here are just a few of the many events that may interest our members:

·         Everything you Wanted to Know About Paper by Ed Brickler ($30)

·         Watercolour Markers and Sticks demo by Winsor Newton ($30)

·         Daniel Smith Watercolours – An Intimate Conversation with owner John Cogley ($30)

·         Colour Mixing Workshop with Susan Ashbrook ($65)

Anne Armitage

Coloured Pencil Classes

http://www.pictureperfectpets.ca.

Pencil Painting for Beginners:   Learn basic art principles of composition and colour with a medium that is inexpensive, uncomplicated, clean to use and easy to store.  This is a five-week course and each student has a completed pencil-painting ready for framing at the end of week five.  Lesson 1: materials. Lesson 2: pencil application and techniques. Lesson 3: composition theory. Lesson 4: colour theory. Lesson 5: completion of the project.  This class is available through the Ottawa Catholic School Boards continuing education program beginning the last week of September. There are classes available Wednesday afternoons in Kanata and Thursday and Saturday mornings at Saint Nicholas (Carling and Merivale).  To find out about registration and to view Anne’s work go to http://www.pictureperfectpets.ca. 

Crystal Beshara

Watercolour and Drawing Classes

http://crystalbeshara.com/art-classes/

Crystal Beshara offers classes in a variety of media including watercolour, and pen and ink.  They are they very popular and fill up quickly. The following classes still have room for more students:

Watercolour: The Magic of the Mediterranean, September 30 to December 2, Wednesday, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Watercolour: Wanderlust Greece II, September 30 to December 2, 2015, Wednesday, 12:45 pm to 3:15 pm

Pencil & Conte: Portraiture, October 1 – December 3, 2015, Thursday, 12:45 pm to 3:15 pm
Classes run for 10 weeks, each class is 2.5 hours in duration
Prices start at $215 CAD and now includes the cost of reference images
Exact class location will be sent to you upon registration, free parking

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Fall Art Classes in Ottawa

It’s back to school time – art school that is. 

Autumn is a wonderful time of year to take an art class so we have prepared a list of our members’ recommended instructors.  If you are new to botanical art, or want to further develop your skills, there is no better place to start than with Kerri Weller’s classes.  Students in Ottawa’s East End will be pleased to know that Kerri is also teaching classes at the Orleans campus of the Ottawa School of Art. 

Kerri Weller

Botanical Art – Drawing and Painting Classes

(www.kerriweller.com)

Watercolour Basics at Nepean Visual Arts Centre (City of Ottawa)

September 30 to December 9, Wednesday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (No class on October 14)

Course Barcode: 972444, Cost: $250.25

This course introduces materials and techniques to create realistic paintings of our plant world. Autumn provides the inspiration and subject matter for exercises, colour mixing and watercolour practice. Painting from live plants, not photos, is a wonderful way to acquire strong art skills. Step by step instructions and demos allow students who have never painted to try their hand at watercolour. Botanical Art: Drawing recommended.     

Leaves ~ Colour, Pattern & Composition at Nepean Visual Arts Centre (City of Ottawa)

September 30 to December 9, Wednesday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (No class on October 14) 

Course Barcode: 990381, Cost: $250.25

Join an artistic exploration of leaves as they change through the season! Create small paintings as you master a variety of watercolour techniques and composition projects. Demos and individual instruction ensure strong progress. Intermediate to advanced botanical art students. 

Simply Cyclamens at Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus

November 7 to 28, Saturday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Cost: $255

Long lasting flowers, gorgeous colours and sculptural forms make cyclamens a winter favourite for artists. Join Kerri as she guides you through practical exercises, composition and individual instruction designed to ensure steady progress. Painting from live flowers allows for skills in observation, colour accuracy and techniques to be explored in watercolour studies and paintings. A cyclamen plant is included in the course fee. Botanical Art: Watercolour Basics recommended. 

Drawing the Fall Harvest at City of Ottawa, Landsdowne Park Horticultural Building

October 25 to November 15, Sunday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm 

Course Barcode: 999020, Cost: $164

Fall's bounty provides an intriguing array of subjects, perfect for mastering fundamental arts skills. Drawing directly from fruits and vegetables selected from the farmer's market, students develop their techniques and ability to draw with realism. Practical exercises and individual instruction ensure steady progress. Suitable for all levels.

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OSBA Sketching Group - 2015

By Inga Legere

It’s been a very hot summer but three of us finally got together to sketch at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden on a beautiful sunny August morning!  The temperature was perfect, not too hot and not too cool!  The garden had changed so much since our last outing there in early summer. It was interesting to see the seeds maturing on the Jack-in-the-pulpit, the height of the Canada lily, the new fern garden and the colourful patches of phlox.

As usual, there was lots of action at the birdfeeder, and red, grey, black squirrels and chipmunks were busy running through the garden.

It was a wonderful morning and we wish to thank Isabelle Nicol, Backyard Garden Manager at FWG for her help and making us feel so welcome!