En Plein Air with Chadwick and Karstad

Aleta Karstad wants to invite OSBA members to join her and Phil Chadwick (Phil the Weatherman) for a two-day painting workshop.

They will be teaching at a rustic and comfortable cabin on a wilderness lake near Lyndhurst (north of Kingston) on Friday and Saturday April 29th and 30th.  There should be nice warm spring days by then, but we’ll be out before the black flies. The registrants we have so far are beginners, so it should be a fun workshop.

For more details, please go to Aleta’s blog at http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page.html

Contemporary Botanical Art Presentation

Rosa Rugosa by Inga Legere

An Intimate Journey Through Nature

Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Kanata Beaverbrook Library

Come and experience the natural world as seen through the eyes of the artist. Contemporary botanical artists will share their love of nature through realistic portrayals of local and exotic flora through the use of traditional and modern media. An informal presentation by OSBA members who will share their artwork and artists’ journey.

Visit https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/node/20865 for directions to the Kanata Beaverbrook Library.

Mid-Winter Presentation -- Derwent Inktense

By Carla Burns

Pink Lilies in Inktense by Jan Salmon

We welcomed the beginning of February with a Derwent Inktense presentation and demonstration by OSBA member Jan Salmon.  For many participants, it was an introduction to this relatively new, vibrant media.  Jan began the presentation by discussing the properties of Inktense, basic techniques and versatility of use.  Inktense can easily be used in conjunction with other water-based products as well as regular coloured pencils.  As part of the demo, we were given the opportunity to try our hand at painting colourful leaves.  Many members commented that these pencils would make a great addition to their portable art kit for nature journaling and travelling.  On display were some of Jan’s beautiful paintings which demonstrated how effectively Inktense can achieve vibrant colours for botanical subjects.  Thank you Jan!

OSBA Members working on leaf demo with Inktense pencils

Maple Leaf in Inktense by Inga 

Lilies in Inktense by Jan Salmon

Art Exhibition - January 24, 2016

Botanical Art  - Plant Portraits

An exhibition of drawings and watercolours

Nepean Visual Arts Centre

January 14 to March 6, 2016

The plant kingdom is the muse: from seedpods
to sedges, fall leaves to flowers …

This exhibition celebrates the accomplishments, artistry and talents of Nepean Visual Art Centre’s botanical art students.  Mentored by instructor, Kerri Weller, students master the materials and techniques essential to creating realistic drawings and paintings of their botanical subjects.

Please join us to view the art, meet the artists and for refreshments!

Vernissage

Sunday, January 24, 1:00 to 3:30 pm

Nepean Visual Arts Centre is located in the Nepean Sportsplex
1701 Woodroffe Avenue at Hunt Club, Entrance 3, rear parking lot

NVAC hours are Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 9:30 pm, 

Saturday & Sunday: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

For further info, please call the front desk at 613 580-2424 ext. 46652

OSBA General Meeting

Hello members of OSBA. This is to notify you that our Annual General Meeting is coming up fast! It will be held this coming Monday, November 9th, at the Nepean Visual Arts Centre, located at the Nepean Sportsplex. The address is 1701 Woodroffe Avenue.  The NVAC is located at the back at entrance 3. 

For this meeting only it will be held in the room next to our usual meeting room

Meeting time is from 1:00 to approximately 4:00 pm.

Coffee, tea and treats will be served prior to the official start to the meeting, and there will be time to socialize. As usual we hope some members will bring along some delicious goodies.

MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE DUE. Cash or cheque will be accepted by Treasurer Sue Quinn

We will be having a sale and swap of art supplies, books, DVD's etc. So please bring along any art related items you do not need. A table will be available to for set up and viewing.

After our president's welcome there will be the opportunity to form small groups to discuss ideas and options on how you would like to see OSBA progress. This is an ideal opportunity for every member to voice their vision for OSBA, what you like, what you don't. 

Following this ELECTIONS will be held for the positions of President, Publicity coordinator, Sketching coordinator, and Treasurer. We hope to see enthusiastic members come forward to lend some time to help OSBA be a successful, dynamic group that fulfills it's members needs.

We hope to see as many as possible of our members attend this important meeting!

OSBA Meeting

JUST A REMINDER of our next members meeting this coming Monday, September 14th at the Nepean Visual Arts Centre – located at the Nepean Sportsplex.

The address is 1701 Woodroffe Avenue.  The NVAC is located at the back at entrance 3. (For those who have taken classes with Kerri – the meeting is in the same room.)

Meeting time is from 1:00 to approximately 3:30 pm.

Our guest speaker this time is Susan Ashbrook on "Michael Wilcox Colour Theory"

Susan Ashbrook has spent a lifetime working in the visual arts sector, as a commercial artist, a display artist, a parade float designer, a fine artist and as an art teacher. During this time colour mixing was one of those testing experiences based on trial and error, until a friend gave her a colour mixing video by Michael Wilcox. Suddenly it all started making sense. 

What Susan discovered was that she, for some unknown reason, had been using the correct colours but did not know how to mix them to her advantage. She started to take a more in depth look at Michael's colour theory and was so impressed that she took the teacher's exam and became a certified School of Colour instructor.

As she became more proficient as an instructor she was invited by Michael Wilcox to become more involved in the school and is now the Canadian Rep for the School of Colour.  In that capacity she loves spreading the knowledge and helping others learn how to make colour mixing second nature.

She says, "It's not difficult once you understand the theory, and I can teach you that in a short period of time".  I'm looking forward to showing you!

Please bring in your latest projects or new books.  We will set up an area for displaying these items.

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

DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT OUR PREVIOUS POSTING ON COURSES