Upcoming events
Inner Landscapes Watercolour & Collage
Studio 206 | Watercolour & Collage With cj sheltonIntuitively visualize your inner realms of creativity and soul.
This workshop is an opportunity to spend time exploring the combination of watercolour and collage as you tap into nature’s early-spring energies. First, you will create wet-on-wet backgrounds, then intuitively add a variety of different art materials such as ink, acrylics, torn paper, photographic images, fabric, textured items, words, etc. This process will both enhance and tease out the “inner landscapes” hidden within the watercolour backgrounds as you respond to them in ways that are personally meaningful and revealing.
No artistic skill is required, just a willingness to play.
Cost $150 + HST
Introduction to Watercolour
studio 206 | Watercolour with cj sheltonIf you have always wanted to know the basics of painting with watercolours, this workshop is the ideal starting point. You will learn about different brushes, paints and papers, the colours you need to set up your palette correctly, a bit of colour-mixing and theory, plus a few foundational watercolour techniques such as washes, glazing, wet-on-wet and more. After a bit of practice and play, we will use these techniques to create some simple spring landscapes of hills, trees and water.
This session is perfect for new artists or those new to watercolour.
Cost $150 + HST
Photo Encaustics Workshop
Studio 216 | The hive encaustic studio with karen brownExplore the luminous, versatile and limitless possibilities of encaustic in combination with photography and mixed media.
The workshop is an introductory course covering mixed media collage using your own precious photo printed on handmade paper, applying melted beeswax and resin, and exploring techniques in colour and texture. Participants will take home a finished mixed media piece.
All electrical equipment, wax and supplies are provided. No previous painting experience is necessary.
Cost $225.00
All About the Basics
Studio 216 | The hive Encaustic Studio with Karen BrownThis Hands-on comprehensive 3 hour workshop will cover basic encaustic safety and general information. Learn to mix your own medium and paint palette. Participants will be able to experiment with techniques such as glazing, sculpting, fusing, photo transfers, collage, stencilling, and stamping. Participants will take home an Introduction to Encaustic Painting Booklet and multiple practice boards.
All electrical equipment, wax and supplies are provided. NO previous painting experience necessary.
Cost $135 per person
Starting Right an Introduction to Acrylic Painting
Studio 206 | Acrylic Painting with CJ sheltonLearn the basics of acrylic painting in a supportive small group environment.
This introductory session will help you get off to a great start, whether you are brand new to painting or have been doing “paint parties” and now want to get serious about building your skills. You will create a still-life composition (approximately 8” x 10”) in the tradition of the old masters to help you learn many of the basics needed to tackle other subject matter. Artist CJ Shelton will also review basic materials, so you leave knowing exactly which paint and brushes to purchase and get you set up right.
This workshop is the perfect foundation for CJ Shelton’s ongoing acrylic painting workshop.
Cost $150 + HST
Echoes of the Heart Opening Reception
Headwaters art gallery | Member exhibition Opening ReceptionEnjoy light refreshments while you take in the newest show in the Headwaters Art Gallery. This is an opportunity to hear from the artists themselves and engage in a dialogue about their processes and vision.
Winter Birch Trees Watercolour Workshop
studio 206 | With Artist cj sheltonEnjoy learning tips and tricks for painting a beautiful winter wonderland
In this session, you will discover how to apply some tried-and-true fundamentals by exploring a few basic watercolour techniques, with a focus on specific ones such as wet-on-wet and masking fluid. A grove of birch trees in mid-winter is the perfect subject matter for learning how to create depth and perspective in your work.
Please note that this workshop is best suited to those with a bit of experience in watercolour. If you are new to watercolour, please check out CJ's Introduction to Watercolour session being offered in March.
Cost $150 + HST