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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.Ā Try something out ā see if you like the materials and the medium.Ā Ā Then keep going, or try something new.
Art Bites
Art Bites - Exploring Figure Drawing with Dorota Goede Sun Oct 6, 1 pm - 3 pm Not sure how to go about capturing the human figure on paper?Ā This class will help you unlock the secrets.Ā Youāll learn how to capture a quick pose that implies a 3D figure...
Double Art Bites Class: Introduction to Oil Painting with Margery Blom Sun Oct 20, 10 am - 2 pm Oil painting is both the oldest and still one of the most popular mediums used by artists today. In this introductory class you will be guided through working with various mediums...
Art Bites - Palette Knife Painting with Deborah Nicol Sun Oct 27, 10 am - 12 pm 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. About the Instructor: Deborah...
Art Bites - Garden with a Limited Palette with Sylvie Peltier Sun Oct 27, 1 pm - 3 pm Paint this impressionistic garden scene from a photo in 2 hours. You will use only a blue, a red, a yellow, a black and a white and discover how many greens...
Art Bites - Bright, Bold Gouache with Carol Ann Owers Sun Nov 3, 10 am - 12 pm Gouache can achieve an impasto quality or a watercolour effect. It can be applied to a white watercolour paper or to black watercolour paper. We will experiment with both types of paper...
Art Bites - Needle Felting a Beach Scene with Darrell Giraldeau Sun Nov 3, 1 pm - 3 pm This Art Bites class will provide an introduction to needle felting. Students will have the opportunity to use wool to create a small 4x6 beach scene. Shells can be added after...
Art Bites:Ā Watercolours with Carol Ann Owers Sun Nov 17, 10 am - 12 pm Watercolour helps us discover our creativity. It's a versatile medium for different styles and subjects. Learn some different techniques, the value of lights and darks, and how to give your painting contrast and depth. About...
Art Bites - Slow Stitch with Margie Davidson Sun Nov 17, 1 pm - 3 pm Learn how handstitching can be a relaxing, creative, mindful art practice and how it connects to the Ćslow movementĆ culture. About the Instructor: Margie Davidson is a quilt artist and surface designer. She enjoys...
Art Bites - Follow the Forest Trail - Acrylic Painting with Alex Carr Sun Nov 24, 10 am - 12 pm All is quiet except for the sound of the wind passing through the trees-now let's capture that moment in a forest painting. Using acrylics we will paint a forest...
Art Bites - Floral Fun! with Linda Greig Sun Dec 1, 10 am - 12 pm We will create vibrant abstract floral 'paintings', beginning with acrylic paint then adding torn paper, yarn, buttons and other 'found' materials. This will be a colourful, fun activity! No experience necessary. About the instructor:...
Art Bites - An Introduction to Artist Trading Cards with Michelle Manke Sun Dec 1, 1 pm - 3 pm During this class students will receive a brief description and history of Artist Trading Cards before being guided through the creation of 5 ATCs using different materials and processes.Ā We...
Art Bites - Eagle in Charcoal with Twana MacArthur Sun Dec 8, 10 am - 12 pm "I have a love and passion for the majestic eagle .. with their golden eyes and massive wings soaring so high in the sky. "In my class we will draw our eagle in...
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