Art Bites:  April Classes

$40/Class – supplies included

AM classes:  10am – 12 pm
PM classes:  1-3 pm

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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 2023 Spring Schedule is available here

Ready for more?  Try our Art Gems classes and explore techniques and mediums in a more in-depth workshop setting. No experience necessary; all supplies included.

Apr 14 AM Class – 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.

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About the Instructor:  Deborah Nicol works primarily in Acrylics. She 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.  

 

Apr 14 PM Class – Coloured Pencil Creations with Carol Ann Owers

Coloured pencils allow the artist to work with a drawing tool that has control and precision. You can work lightly for a soft look or with many layers and achieve the effect of oil paint.

All materials provided.

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About the Instructor:  Carol Ann has two passions; painting and teaching art.

Her career in commercial art led Carol Ann to develop and teach two art postgraduate programs for George Brown College in Toronto.  She has taught groups and private classes in various art centres and was an art instructor on cruises.  Carol Ann enjoys sharing her love of art and teaches Art Bites and Art Gems classes at the MAC

 

Apr 21 AM Class – Needle Felting with Darrell Giraldeau

This Art Bites class will provide an introduction to needle felting. Students will have the opportunity to use wool to create a small garden scene. Once completed embroidery can be added for additional detail. Examples of this will be shared in the class.

All materials provided.

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About the Instructor:  Darrell Giraldeau is a fibre artist working with wool and loves the textures that can be created using wet and needle felting techniques.  She has an extensive background in teaching both adults and children.  

 

Apr 21 PM Class – Exploring Alcohol Ink with Mary Unger

In this session you will create with colourful alcohol ink using various tools and techniques while making free flow abstract designs.

All materials provided.

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About the Instructor:  Mary Unger was raised on the east coast of Canada and moved to BC in 1970 after six years in Montreal. She studied fine arts at Mount Allison University and took classes and workshops in Montreal, Calgary and here on Vancouver Island.  “Travel to Mexico, Hawaii, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Europe has been a feast to the eyes and soul.”

Apr 28 AM Class – Oil Pastels with Deborah Nicol

Oil pastel is a painting and drawing medium in a stick!  Explore this soft and blendable pastel to easily create vibrant and colourful images.

All supplies included.

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About the Instructor:  Deborah Nicol works primarily in Acrylics. She 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.  

Apr 28 Pm Class – Watercolour Pencil Art Journaling with Merrilyn Laursen

The class will receive a revised 5-page handout covering supplies needed to continue, planning a page layout and lettering suggestions, both simple and more elaborate. There will be time for using the pencils and designing a practice page.

All materials provided.

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About the Instructor:  Merrilyn Laursen lives, plays, and paints in Parksville.  In 2018, she started using watercolour pencils to keep an art journal of her travels and then continued to record the journey of the pandemic.  It is her belief that whether it’s to record memories of travel or the impressions of a new experience, there is always something to journal.