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McMillan Arts Centre
Parksville, BC, located in Oceanside, Vancouver Island
The MAC presents
Art Bites
Art Bites is all about low-risk experimenting. Try something out – see if you like the materials and the medium. Then keep going, or try something new.
Art Bites
$45.00
Art Bites - Good Drawing Makes Great Art with Dorota Goede Sun Mar 30, 10am-12pm Whether you need to improve your drawing skills for composing your art projects, or just need portable skills for plein air and travel, this class is for you! We will cover proportion measuring and sketching...
Art Bites - The Vibrant World of Opaque Watercolours with Carol Ann Owers Sun Mar 30, 1-3pm Discover 'gouache' (opaque watercolour) in this fun, hands-on class. You’ll learn to create stunning pieces on both white and black watercolour paper, exploring how colour and contrast bring your work to life. Perfect...
Art Bites - Hand Stitch a Stunning Quilt with Carolyn Shaw Sun Apr 6, 10am-12pm Hand stitch a quilted placemat as you learn the techniques to create a kawandi. Kawandi means quilting in India. This style of quilting was brought to India over 800 years ago by Siddi migrants from...
Art Bites - Palette Knife Painting with Deborah Nicol Sun Apr 13, 10am-12pm A fun and creative session, using palette knife techniques and acrylics to create rich images by ‘smearing and scraping’ your paint (rather than paint brush methods), on your canvas.All materials provided for this class.About the Instructor: Deborah...
$45.00
Art Bites - The Fine Art of Rock Painting with Mary Unger Sun April 13, 1-3pm Stone and rock painting has picked up popularity in recent years. From Infinity stones, inspirational stones, mandala stones, garden decor to fine art stones painted by professional artists, the possibilities are endless! Mary will offer...
Double Art Bites - The Ancient Art of Nalbinding with Rita Blom Sun Apr 27, 10am-2pm Learn a historic fibre craft, Nalbinding. An ancient Scandinavian forerunner of knitting and crochet and is still practised today. In this workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of nalbinding historically and a display...
Art Bites - Abstract Acrylics with Deborah Nicol Sun May 4, 10am-12pm A brilliant session creating movement, form and design using bold acrylic paint colours and abstract techniques.All materials provided for this class.About the Instructor: Deborah Nicol is a versatile artist who works in a variety of mediums, and primarily...
Art Bites - Sketch and Draw with Colour with Dorota Goede Sun May 4, 1-3pm If you have always liked crayons and want to ease into arts with color, or you want to improve your colored pencils skills, this class is for you! We will talk about best materials, color...
Art Bites - Spring Plein Air at Milner Gardens Sun May 25, 10am-1pm Celebrate the start of summer with us in this seasonal Art Bites Plein Air class. One of the gems in the Oceanside area, Milner Gardens is home to 28 hectares of woodland and gardens, as well as...
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