Workshops
In my workshops you can expect a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Students of all levels are welcome — if you’re a beginner, you’ll learn as much from watching the people around you as from me. If you’re looking to deepen your understanding of acrylics, develop a more creative, spontaneous approach or just reinvigorate your practice, these workshops will meet your needs.
I’ll do some brief demonstrations to show you how I use layering and acrylic mediums and I’ll show you slides of other artists’ work to stir your imagination. Most of the time you’ll be painting while I move around the room making sure everyone gets the individual attention they need. We’ll end with a group critique where you’ll learn to assess your own work in progress and decide what to do next when you’re working on a painting.
Upcoming Workshops
Contemporary Interiors — Breaking all the Rules
In this workshop we’ll take a fresh look at interiors and still lifes, experimenting with multiple viewpoints, flattening perspective, playing with pattern and colour, scribbling and outlining — all the things a traditional arts education taught us not to do! I will provide daily demonstrations and lots of individual attention. Artists of all levels are welcome.
Date and venue to be announced
Contemporary Interiors — Part 2
We spend a lot of our time indoors, often within view of a window. The spaces in our homes mean so much to us, yet we don’t often paint them. The mood of our interiors changes with the quality of light and view from our windows. Is it bright and sunny out? Or dark and dusky? Are there highrises across the street, or can you see the ocean? In this workshop we’ll take a fresh look at interiors and still lifes, experimenting with ways of abstracting and loosening up: multiple viewpoints, flattening perspective, playing with pattern and colour, scribbling and outlining — all the things a traditional arts education taught us not to do! I will provide daily demonstrations and lots of individual attention. Artists of all levels are welcome.
January 21 and 28, 2025
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Online, hosted by Quest Art School
To register please contact Marilyn Green at mlgreen@live.ca
Abstracting the Landscape in Acrylics
Learn to simplify a scene to create an abstract landscape on canvas. The emphasis will be on a free and expressive approach, taking inspiration from contemporary artists. You may work from photos, sketches or your imagination. We’ll work in layers, using colour and acrylic mediums to create vibrant, textured underpaintings. We’ll overlay these with layers of opaque colour and transparent glazes to bring our landscapes to life. I will provide demos and lots of individual attention. Artists of all levels are welcome.
Date and venue to be announced