Seal Cove At Low Tide
by Martha Johnson
(Acrylic Painting for Travellers)
July 8-15, 2012
Instructor – Martha Johnson
www.marthajohnson.ca
marthajohnson@rogers.com
Martha Johnson has been instructing at the Avenue Road Arts School, Toronto, for 15 years. She has a Fine Arts BA from the University of Guelph and her work is in public and private collections throughout the world. In 2007, she was invited to be the first artist in residence in Union Island, the Grenadines. Martha is passionate about the environment and her recent work showcases the wildlife habitat of the Don Valley in Toronto, picking up on the trail of Ernest Thomson Seaton. She is delighted to be invited to teach an outdoor painting workshop on Grand Manan Island with its remarkable ecosystem. Her approach to locating sites includes attention to composition and an easy set-up. The course will deal not only with painting on site, but how to gather notes, digital photos and information that may be applicable to developing larger studio work. Martha's point of view as an instructor is positive with informal critiques designed to create a sense of camaraderie and a dynamic learning environment. All levels of experience (and mediums) are welcome.
North Head Harbour
by Jennifer Hinrichs
Paint, Pastel, and more...
July 15-22, 2012
Instructor – Jennifer Hinrichs
www.jenniferhinrichsart.com
j.hinrichsdesign@rogers.com
Jennifer Hinrichs has been teaching drawing and painting to beginners and more advanced students for several years at the Avenue Road Arts School and George Brown College in Toronto. Her own pastels and paintings are in collections across North America and Bermuda, where she was an artist-in-residence with the Masterworks Foundation. The focus of the Grand Manan workshop will be to see landscape in a new way through understanding composition, colour, subject matter and technique. Working outdoors in the mediums of your choice, explore the excitement of quickly capturing a scene through gesture drawing, as well as developing more in-depth studies using light and shade to create drama and mood. As a popular teacher, Jennifer places emphasis on individual attention and positive reinforcement, creating a welcoming and encouraging group dynamic for all levels of experience.