Watermedia Weekend Workshop with Mary Nunn, SCA

"DESIGN & WATERCOLOUR MONOPRINTS"
Mary Nunn will be holding a DESIGN AND WATERCOLOUR MONOPRINT WEEKEND WORKSHOP.

DATE: October 24th & 25th, 2009
TIME: 9:30 to 4:00
PLACE: The Experimental Farm (indoors), Ottawa, Ont.

COST: $195.00 (GST included)

Mary Nunn is an accomplished watermedia artist whose expressive work spans several genres. She is also a gifted teacher conducting workshops throughout Canada and the United States. Mary Nunn has works on exhibit at Tay River Gallery in Perth year round.

Enrollment will be limited. To register, complete the tear off portion of this form and mail with a cheque made out to Mary Nunn, to the following address:
Mary Nunn, 2056 Black Friars Rd., Ottawa, ON, CA, K2A 3K8

On receipt of registration and payment, a confirmation letter and workshop preparation kit with detailed location map will be sent by email or return mail. For any further information, call Mary or Ian Nunn at 613-722-6687 or mary@digitaldoor.net Website: www.marynunn.com.


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Mary Nunn is an accomplished watermedia artist whose expressive work spans several genres. She is also a gifted teacher conducting workshops throughout Canada and the United States. Mary Nunn has works on exhibit at Tay River Gallery in Perth year round.

Ottawa School of Art Accepting Applications for fall program

Just a reminder that the Registration deadline for the Fine Arts Diploma and Portfolio Certificate Programs at the Ottawa School of Art is this Friday August 28, 2009. This year the Ottawa School of Art celebrates 130 years of visual arts training. Wow!
General interest art courses start on September 12, at both the Byward Market Campus and the Orleans Campus at the new Shenkman Arts Centre. Learn about painting from talented landscape painters, John Alexander Day and Tricia Savoie at the Orleans campus. Since 2002, John Alexander Day and Tricia Savoie have been represented by Tay River Gallery in Perth and both of these fabulous artists are among our best selling artists and are pretty terrific teachers as well, so I hear. There is a wide selection of courses and workshops in all media being offered by many professional Ottawa area artists at both campuses.
To learn more about full-time studies at the Ottawa School of Art and requirements for admission, as well as other classes offered, visit their website at: www.artottawa.ca.

Artist Spotlight :Sculptor Holly Atkinson, SCA exhibits Bronze Works at Tay River Gallery

Tay River Gallery is pleased to welcome Holly Atkinson, talented Toronto sculptor, to the gallery. Holly lives in Mississauga Ontario and has a summer cottage in Sharbot Lake near Perth. Holly graduated from Toronto University with a Bachelor of Fine arts and Sheridan College in Art program, and also studied in Paris France at the Atelier Lucernaire. Holly is a versatile artist - sculptor, painter and teacher and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work consists of sculpture in bronze,ceramic,paper, fabric and winterstone. Holly Atkinson is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artist, a member of Colour and Form Society, The Medallic Art Society of Canada and The International Federation of Medal.

Holly is currently showing a number of her exquisite one- of- a- kind bronze sculptures at Tay River Gallery, created using the lost wax casting method.
The Lost wax method or casting is an ancient process dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. It is still the best method for capturing exquisite detail in metal objects, which could not otherwise be produced given the complexity of their design. This process allows anything modeled in wax to be recreated fully and faithfully into various metals. The lost wax method is still used today in the areas of sculpture, and fine jewelry. It is a demanding, labour intensive and expensive process, but rewards the artisan with an object of great detail and individuality.

Visual Artists' Workshop: "Business of Art" offered in October

BUSINESS OF ART FOR VISUAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP
Fri. Oct. 16, 7 - 9 pm; Sat. Oct. 17, 10 am to 4 pm
Registration deadline: October 9th, 2009
Registration is by payment for the workshop received at the address: 18c Offenbach Lane ON K2G 4Z8. For more info contact Sandra Hawkins.
Contact: Sandra Hawkins 613 820-0783 or shawkins@rogers.com
Workshop Location: Council for the Arts in Ottawa board room, Arts Court, 2 Daly, Ottawa ON
Workshop fee: $225. Book is available for additional cost but not mandatory.

Strange And Beautiful - Call for Artist Submissions by Sept. 10, 2009

Tay River Gallery is accepting submissions from Ontario and Quebec artists for an upcoming juried show,"Strange and Beautiful". Deadline for submissions is Sept 10th. Quality artwork in your choice of media, of an illustrative, painterly or abstract nature with the emphasis on the Strange "the unusual,different, eccentric, unfamiliar, peculiar, fantastic, bizarre, mystifying, perplexing" art that can at the same time be viewed as Beautiful " having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind". The focus is on compositions where either content (subject matter) or perspective taken (interpretation) is particularly unique, imaginative and arresting.

Submission by email to lbrown@tayrivergallery.com. Include Artist Statement, Biography and Resume. 4 - 6 images (low resolution jpg)and description of works (size,media,etc). and reference to personal website if available. We will acknowledge submissions as received, so if you do not hear within a few days, please resubmit. Selection mid- September.

Tay River Gallery is a commercial contemporary fine art gallery in Perth Ontario established in 2002 and representing many noted artists from Ontario and Quebec. The gallery is located west of Ottawa (45 minutes from Kanata) and north of Kingston ( approx 1 hr.)

Artist Spotlight: Suzanne Goudreau

Tay River Gallery is pleased to welcome Suzanne Goudreau from Oka, Quebec to the gallery. Suzanne Goudreau is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada and has been the recipient of numerous prizes, honourable mentions and highly regarded selections. One of them is a mention for Originality from the reputable Canadian magazine, Magazin'Art. As a figurative artist, Suzanne has a particular fondness for working in oils and acrylics. She completed collegial studies specialized in Architecture and then following courses in Civil Construction at University and has complete courses in Fine Arts. She has pursued her passion for Portraiture, Drawing, Classic Painting, Pastel and Mixed media with numerous courses and workshops both in Quebec and the United States. Suzanne has published two colouring albums and heads child- and adult-oriented workshops in technical drawing and painting. Her portrait commissions are in high demand for the striking realism and emotion depicted in her portrayals. On view in the gallery in the current Summer Group show are exquisite figurative as well as pastoral landscape works by Suzanne.

Artiste peintre figurative, Suzanne Goudreau affectionne particulièrement l’acrylique et l’huile. D’abord diplômée au collégial en Architecture suivi de cours en Construction Civile et en Arts à l’Université, elle entreprend plusieurs formations au Québec et aux États-Unis en portrait, dessin, peinture classique, pastel, aquarelle... Elle est également récipiendaire de plusieurs prix, mentions (dont une Mention Originalité des Éditions Magazin’Art) et sélections. Elle participe également à plussieurs expositions de groupe et solo partout au Québec. On peut trouver de ses tableaux à la Galerie Art et Culture au Vieux-Montréal et à la Galerie Arte Bella sur Crescent à Montréal. Elle apparaît dans le « Répertoire Biennal des Artistes Canadiens en Galerie » de Magazin’Art, et est Membre Signataire de la Société de Pastel de l’Est du Canada
La publication de deux albums à colorier ainsi que des cours dispensés aux adultes et jeunes en dessin technique et peinture viennent compléter sa démarche à ce jour. Enfin, ses pinceaux, qu’elle utilise avec soin pour traduire l’émotion, nous offrent les multiples facettes de la vie par des sujets tout aussi variés qu’originaux dans lesquels le réalisme impressionne.

Summer Sizzle in August at Tay River Gallery

Tay River Gallery's summer group show, "Summer Sizzle" continues to August 30th with an abundance of memorable summer images in glorious colour by area artists.
Close to 200 paintings are on view in watercolour, oil and acrylics in a wide range of sizes. Figurative, landscape, still life and abstract paintings in vibrant colour tastefully and skilfully rendered portray compelling and memorable images of summer. Photography of local rural and Perth town scenes are also on display this month by Gary Webster and Larry Ostrom.

Guest artists featured in the summer show include watercolorist Ewa Mroz from Ottawa exhibiting two warm, sun-basked watercolour works,( Summer and Afternoon Sun )and Terry Rempel-Mroz from Ottawa with a large vibrant abstract in acrylic titled "Soleil".
From Rosemary Randell, you will see a number of still life of fruit, florals and local summer scenes in watercolour. Anne Barkley shows a number of striking new abstracts in oil on canvas. Stephen Rothwell's loose watercolours on canvas depict summer in various settings from local to coastal and european vistas. From Martha Markowsky, the gallery displays small paintings from the Garden Party series, ever delightful humourous figurative works. Landscapes in oil from Tricia Savoie,John Stevenson, Michel Pleau, John Day, Deborah Czernecky, Margaret Chwialkowska,Kathy Haycock, Debbie Milling and Allison Robichaud provide very different styles and perspectives of the local landscape - all exceptional eye candy. Realistic pastoral and figurative works by new gallery artist, Suzanne Goudreau are vibrant and fresh and bathed in light- compelling works.Paulette Sauve exhibits architectural interpretations of local settings Montreal harbour and Perth on the Tay in her characteristic style. Shirley Mancino works her magic with figurative works in mixed media. Watercolours by Alan Bain depict boreal forests, and rural scenes using supports of canvas as well as traditional watercolour paper. Acrylic paintings by Charles Spratt capture the beauty of remote wilderness and familiar pastoral settings. Bedazzling rich watercolours from Pierrette Dulude Bohay play with movement and colour... Funky whimsical and vibrant acrylic works from Karen Sloan, rich pastoral scene pastels and figurative acrylics from Sharon Fox Cranston. Funky and fun themed fibre art are created by Catharina Breedyk Law, and Karen Goetzinger. Figurative mixed media from Mary Nunn capture an intimate moment. Scenic Oils and pastels from Normand Baril, High colour village scenes from Mario Beaudoin and still life from Nathalie Chiasson, watercolours and mixed media from versatile artist,Karen Phillips Curran , dreamy acrylic coastal paintings by Leah Dockrill... the list goes on and on... just some of the many wonderful works featured I have mentioned ---- stop in this summer for this thrilling show! I am delighted daily by the work in this show.

Painting Classes with Karen Phillips Curran

Karen Phillips Curran, experienced watercolorist and mixed media artist, is offering painting classes this summer/fall. Karen,with her forty years of experience painting and drawing, will guide you to new ways to see the world around you. Her work ranges from watercolours of sun-drenched locales, to rural Ontario landscapes, figures, antique collages, alternative photo techniques and more. She invites you to come explore your creativity. Painting classes will take place in Karen’s Studio/Gallery, “Riverstones” in Burnstown Ontario.See samples of her work at www.phillipscurran.ca Call Karen at 613 432-8081 for further information and to register. Details on various Class descriptions are outlined below. Paintings by Karen Phillips Curran are available at Tay River Gallery in Perth.

Watercolour Basics for Beginners and Intermediate Painters.
Four weeks: Mondays 7- 9pm $120
August , September, October
Do you love watercolour? This class will look at the basic techniques; washes, colour mixing, graduations, layering, dry brush, wet in wet and more. Once you learn the rules, you can explore creative ways to break them. Paper will be available for purchase, or bring your own paper, paint and brushes.

Watercolours from Photographs
Four weeks: Mondays 9:30-Noon $120
August , September, October
This workshop will explore the possibilities and techniques of painting watercolours from your own photographs. Bring some photos to work from, paint and brushes and some stretched paper. Prepared paper can be available to purchase.

Colours, Pure and Simple
Six weeks: Wednesdays 7- 9pm $180
August , September, October
Discover the joy and the art of colour. Primary and secondary colour will be explored in detail each week, for six weeks. Familiarize yourself and become colour friendly.

OPEN STUDIO, watercolour
Ongoing: Mondays 2-5pm $35/session
For the painter who has some experience in watercolour and wants to move ahead on a project by project basis.

Walls, Windows, & Doors in Watercolour
Four weeks: Fridays 9-11:30 $120
August , September, October
Do architectural details capture your interest? Then this is the class for you. Walls, windows and doors have character, they tell a story. Explore these stories with watercolourist Karen Phillips Curran. Architectural imagery has been her passion for over 20 years. Bring your favourite photos to work from, or select from Karen’s wide array of architectural images. This is a class for those with some experience in watercolours. We will be taking your image from thumbnail drawings to finished paintings. Come prepared with paper, pencils, watercolours, brushes, and tracing paper. Paper will be available for sale.

Private or semi private classes are also available upon request. Paint along with Karen and learn the ins and outs of watercolour on a one-to-one basis. ½ day $120