Fall in love with the vivid colours of pastel. Students will learn the process of planning and creating a pastel painting from start to finish. After learning some mark making, colour mixing and layering techniques students will create their own small pastel painting using a step by step process.
All materials, references and supplies will be included.
Saturday August 30, 1-3pm. Rainbow Studio Gallery, 364 Sixteen Mile Drive, Oakville, Ontario
Delighted to have “Golden Breezes” pastel, framed 22″ x 17.5″ part of the Art Gallery of Burlington All Guild show, Aug 23 to Sept 7, 2025. Opening Reception is Sunday Aug 24, 1-3pm, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario.
The ALL GUILDS SHOW showcases the artists who make and learn at the AGB including the Burlington Fine Arts Association, Burlington Handweavers and Spinners Guild, Latow Photographers Guild, Burlington Potters Guild, Burlington Rug Hooking Craft Guild, and Burlington Sculptors and Carvers.
This 50th Anniversary exhibition celebrates the invaluable contributions the Burlington guilds have made to their communities by nurturing creativity, preserving artistic traditions, and fostering lifelong learning.
Join me at this year’s Burloak Waterfront Park 2025, Part of the Elizabeth Gardens Creative Collective, to be held at Burloak Waterfront Park, 5420 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario L7L 1C9 Canada. Saturday August 23, 10-4pm. Click here for more information
Delighted to be teaching a series of four Thursday evening pastel workshops for beginners from Thursday Sept 25 to Oct 16, 7 pm. to 9:30 pm. at the Dundas Valley School of Art. Materials are included. To learn more about how to register, click here.
Enjoy a stroll in the picturesque neighbourhood of old Oakville Saturday Sept 6 and discover original art from 70 artists across 35 garden locations. I am joining this free, non-commercial (no-sales) event is a celebration of this creative community – a gift from artists to bring joy to your day. Come and meet the artists, be inspired by the stories of their work and enjoy being part this celebration of creativity and community. Hope to see you there. For more information see https://artinmygarden.ca/
Rain date Sunday Sept 7, Saturday Sept 13, Sunday Sept 14, 2025.
Honoured to participate in this year’s Together 2025 Exhibition “Harmony”. This third annual exhibition of Korean and Canadian artists will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural Centre on 2302 Bridge Rd, Oakville, Ontario from June 28 to July 18th.
Opening Reception June 28, 1pm.
“Golden Breezes”, pastel is one of the paintings to be featured in this exhibition.
Was honoured to have Indian Summer on the “Humber River Trail” and “Walking on Sunshine” juried into the Pastel Artists Canada “Purely Pastel” national show. Thank you to jurors Kathy Dolan, MPAC-EP, SCA, NOAA, Jessica Masters, MPAC, Cathy Cullis PAC, MPAC, IAPS/MC,PSEC. The pastel paintings were on display at Neilson Park Creative Centre from May 27 to June 14 and can be seen online on the Pastel Artists Canada website by clicking here.
Honoured to have pastels “Summer Reflections” and “Fishing by Moonlight” juried into the Degas Pastel Society’s 20th Biennial National Exhibition. I was also delighted to learn that “Summer Reflections” won and Award of Merit. Thank you to juror Lyn Asselta and congratulations to my fellow artists. To see the entire show click here. The show continues until January 21, 2025.
Honoured to have “Bona Vista Blue Skies” juried into the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada International Online Art Exhibition, “Pixel Pastel 2024”. Thank you to jurors Susan Story and Taimeng Lim and congratulations to my fellow artists. This pastel was one of only 134 artworks selected from 412 digital images which were received from 19 different countries! The online exhibition begins Dec 15, 2024 at https://pastelsec.com/exposition
Bona Vista Blue Skies, 15″ x 17″ framed 21″ x 23″
I’m honoured to be included in the Pastel Artists Canada 34th Juried Purely Pastel Open Exhibition. The show opens Tuesday October 8th to Sunday October 20th, 2024 with the opening and reception planned for the afternoon of Saturday October 12th at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver B.C. Thank you to the jurors: Susan Typert MPAC-EP, SCA, Clarence Porter PAC, MPAC, PSA and Ron Underhill MPAC . The online version of the show can be seen at https://www.pastelartists.ca.