Upcoming Events

Submission of site-specific artwork, either originals or prints for NPC shops. Only members with barcodes may submit. Co-ordinators for each shop will prepare the inventory lists with new item numbers. Please Sign-In to Member News to review the Guidelines for Submission.

Join us as Bob shares examples of his journey from rough and random designs to a more disciplined product. He will explain how he lets the hand determine the direction and form without erasing. This means he has to be both creative and flexible, never setting out to create a particular form such as a bird, fish, caricature of a person but rather turning his appealing designs into paintings based on his doodles.

Join James as he conducts a full day workshop on how to approach a “street scene” in his signature loose but controlled style. This watercolour workshop will be broken into 25 minute segments of demonstration with full explanation, followed by time for participants to apply their learning to their own paintings between segments. Special attention will be paid to depth perception, perspective and recessive and progressive colours.
Working with a limited palette of 8 colours, he will talk about colour mixing and the importance of understanding each colour and how it mixes with other colours.

The workshop continues until 4:00 p.m. so bring your lunch. Coffee will be available through the day.

Pre-registration and payment of $25 is required a month before the workshop.  Alternately, registration can be completed by contacting Lorraine Kelly, Programme Chair by email. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Learn how to select and use Chinese paint and rice paper to create spontaneous, landscape and detailed paintings. Known for her very detailed painting on non-absorbent paper, artist Karen Logan will discuss brush selection as she demonstrates some of her techniques on a painting in progress. Pieces of rice paper and extra brushes will be provided so that attending members can try painting with these permanent watercolour style paints themselves.