Art Bites: November 2023 Classes
$40/Class – materials supplied
AM classes: 10am – 12 pm
PM classes: 1-3 pm
Register online or at the MAC Office
About Art Bites:
Art Bites is a fun way to try out all different kinds of art mediums without investing a lot of time and money. Our instructors are welcoming and encourage everyone to ‘just have’ fun creating art. Try something you’ve always wondered about, or take a class with a friend or family member just for fun! Our classes run from Sept-Dec in the fall and Jan-Jun in the spring. Our full Art Bites Fall Schedule is available here.
Ready for more? Try our Monday Art Gems workshops and enjoy a full 4 hours to explore new techniques and mediums with a variety of instructors, both familiar and new. No experience necessary and all materials supplied.
Nov 5 AM – Painting Whales in Acrylic with Deborah Nicol
We will learn the shape of a whale and how to draw it, or you can trace the shape and get on with painting. We will have a “whale” of a time trying to keep him in the water!
All materials provided.
About the Instructor: Deborah Nicol is a versatile artist who works in a variety of mediums, and primarily in Acrylics. Deb started her artistic endeavors with pencil portraits, quickly moving into Oil Pastels and Oils and expanding into landscapes and paintings of children. In recent years she has moved into Acrylics and finding her true passion in Abstract venues.
Nov 5 PM – Soft Pastels with Lucy Wallace
Learn the beauty of layering soft pastels to create rich shimmering colours in this intro to Pastels class with instructor Lucy Wallace.
All materials provided for this class.
About the Instructor: Lucy works primarily in soft pastels. She loves the feel of the medium and the luscious colours. Lucy has a BA in Studio Art (U of S). She is a Signature Member of Pastel Artists Canada, a member of Pastellistes de France, Art du Pastel en France, and holds Active Status with the FCA, and has multiple award-winning works held in permanent and private collections in Canada and abroad.
Nov 12 – Quick Draw Watercolours with Carla Flegel
So many are spooked by the thought of drawing the subject you want to paint. With this method it is easy to adjust some of the shapes as you add layers of paint and inking to the drawing. We will practice a few simple scenes, so you are confident using the techniques. NO EXPERIENCE with drawing or using watercolour is necessary.
All materials provided.
About the Instructor: Carla Flegel has explored oils, acrylics and has recently settled on watercolour as her medium of choice. She loves the unpredictability as water, paint and paper meet, and how it paints itself if you let it.
Nov 19 – Painting with Tombows – Carla Flegel
Tombow Dual Brush Pens have a water-soluble medium in them that allows you to get similar results as a watercolor painting. We will also use the brush pen to learn a simple brush script using two simple alphabets that will make you look like a pro when we make our Christmas card using these Tombow pens.
All materials provided
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About the Instructor: Carla Flegel has explored oils, acrylics and has recently settled on watercolour as her medium of choice. She loves the unpredictability as water, paint and paper meet, and how it paints itself if you let it.
Nov 26 AM – Palette Knife Painting with Deborah Nicol
A fun and creative session, using palette knife techniques and acrylics to create rich images by ‘smearing and scraping’ your paint (rather than paint brush methods), on your canvas.
All materials provided
A fun and creative session, using palette knife techniques and acrylics to create rich images by ‘smearing and scraping’ your paint (rather than paint brush methods), on your canvas.
About the Instructor: Deborah Nicol is a versatile artist who works in a variety of mediums, and primarily in Acrylics. Deb started her artistic endeavors with pencil portraits, quickly moving into Oil Pastels and Oils and expanding into landscapes and paintings of children. In recent years she has moved into Acrylics and finding her true passion in Abstract venues.
Nov 26 PM – Slow Stitch with Margie Davidson
Learn how handstitching can be a relaxing, creative, mindful art practice and how it connects to the “slow movement” culture.
All materials provided
About the Instructor: Margie Davidson is a quilt artist and surface designer. She enjoys painting, sunprinting, and blockprinting as well as cooking up colour with natural dyes. Her award-winning quilts have been exhibited in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States
