Brilliant Landscape in Soft Pastel Thursday EVENING Workshop
Using one of our Oro-Medonte's landscapes as inspiration, the student will explore the unique qualities of soft pastel, it's brilliance and sketchy feel. The student will be taken through all the steps necessary to produce a competent 'works of art' from the initial composition, to the mid application of local colour, and finally the details and highlights.
About the Artist:
Born in Barrie in 1958, Richard has been painting and drawing since he was ten years old, developing his abilities on a self-taught basis until enrolling in the Fine Arts Department at the Ontario College of Arts four year program. Since graduating in 1990, Richard has since opened and operated a small business in Orillia, Ontario. Richard is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards throughout his career including: - 1988 John Alfsen Award for Proficiency in Fine Art - 1989 Dorothy Steven's Award for Proficiency in Painting and Drawing - 1991 Best in Show, Watercolour and Pastel, Kempenfest, Barrie - 1992 Best Traditional Painting, Midland Arts Festival Richard's work was chosen to be in a movie 'Where the Heart is', filmed in Toronto, and commanded the highest price in a charity silent auction held at the Ontario College of Art in 1989.
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10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday to Friday