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Introduction to painting en Plein Air at Markham, Ontario, Canada

May 25, 2013 from 9am to 4pm

Keith Thirgood leads this 7-hour long, practical workshop on the art and practice of painting en plein air. (It sounds better in French.)As this is plein air, the workshop will be held out of doors. You will learn techniques for simplifying the visual chaos a live scene presents.You will learn how to compose a live scene.You will practice reducing the scene to values.We start with a discussion of some of the practical aspects of plein air painting and learn some “tricks” for making plein air…See More

Apr 20

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Introduction to painting en Plein Air at Markham, Ontario, Canada

May 5, 2013 from 9am to 4pm

Keith Thirgood leads this 7-hour long, practical workshop on the art and practice of painting en plein air. (It sounds better in French.)As this is plein air, the workshop will be held out of doors. You will learn techniques for simplifying the visual chaos a live scene presents.You will learn how to compose a live scene.You will practice reducing the scene to values.We start with a discussion of some of the practical aspects of plein air painting and learn some “tricks” for making plein air…See More

Apr 5

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Introduction to painting en Plein Air at Markham, Ontario, Canada

May 5, 2013 from 9am to 4pm

Keith Thirgood leads this 7-hour long, practical workshop on the art and practice of painting en plein air. (It sounds better in French.)As this is plein air, the workshop will be held out of doors. You will learn techniques for simplifying the visual chaos a live scene presents.You will learn how to compose a live scene.You will practice reducing the scene to values.We start with a discussion of some of the practical aspects of plein air painting and learn some “tricks” for making plein air…See More

Mar 15

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Art Retreat in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada at Eagle Lake

May 16, 2013 at 6pm to May 19, 2013 at 3pm

Husband and wife team of Helen Walter and Keith Thirgood take a limited number of artists on a 3-day retreat in the Haliburton forest. With an emphasis on the fundamentals, they will help you make sense out of the chaos of painting en plein air. Acrylic and oil painters welcome, beginner to intermediate level painters will gain the most.Haliburton is a mix of woods, fields, rivers and small towns. It’s the most accessible part of the Canadian Shield, the beginnings of the northern…See More

Feb 16

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May 16 - 19 Art Retreat in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

This is the first in a series of five art retreats we have developed for 2013. Led by the popular instructor/artist Phil Chadwick, the Prince Edward County retreat promises to be a lot of fun.The County is mostly farmland with picturesque villages, streams, waterfalls and lakeshore. If you enjoy painting rural scenes, it's hard…See More

Jan 19

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Art Retreat in the Ottawa Valley with Herbert Pryke: 3-days at Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

July 6, 2013 at 6:30pm to July 9, 2013 at 3pm

Wilson Street Studio has arranged with Herbert Pryke to lead you over three days in some of the same locations that inspired A.Y. Jackson and the Group of Seven.Herbert brings a distinct use of colour and abstraction to the Canadian landscape. This is a wonderful opportunity to reach for a new level in your landscape painting.Visit our website to find out more.See More

Jan 19

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