FERRARO
ART WORKSHOPS Christmas 2013
NEWSLETTER December
13nth,
2013
Part of the regular crew at my Christmas pot luck!
Seasons Greetings everyone! Woaw! My first season as an empty nester went
by so quickly! Mind you, I was gone a fair bit. My Group of 7 workshop in
Toronto in September couldn’t have gone better-except that I forgot the pot to
make Roman Meal (Lawren Harris’s favorite breakfast when painting in the bush).
We had exceptional weather in France in October, and I managed to get 22
paintings done! That’s a record for me. November had me in Toronto again, but
mostly I have been here, trying to get some work done. If you are interested in
my journey back into my own artwork, after years of teaching, please become my
blog follower. Go to margaretferraro@blogspot.ca I am
posting on there often now, and hope to keep a record of some kind of
metamorphosis. What I am changing into is not clear, but change is coming,
that’s for sure.
If anyone is interested in non-instructed life drawing sessions, I am
considering putting this on, an all day affair, once a month. Please contact me
if you are interested, Margferraro@xplornet.ca
Here are my workshop offerings for the next little while. Peruse, and let
me know if I can be of service to you.
Intro
to Pastel 2 Saturday Jan. 4 and Sunday Jan. 5th 2014 10-4
pm. FULL W. WAITLIST, with a repeat Jan. 25/26 in
studio, open
This workshop is a continuation of Intro to Pastel. I
give a little more application theory, some really interesting project ideas,
we touch on underpainting, and you have a little more time for independent work.
The cost of this workshop is $169.50 (includes taxes)
Mountain and beach art retreat in Costa Rica January
10-19nth 2014 You can still sign up!
Martine and I are at it again! Can’t get enough of Costa Rica, and getting
out of Canada in the winter.
Learn how to paint in pastel while travelling around this exciting country.
We’ll send 4 days in the Mountains, very near Chirripo National Park, and 4 days
on the beach, on the OSA peninsula. For more information just click on this
link:
Introduction to Life Drawing – Intensive Monday Feb. 24-Friday
Feb. 28th 9 am- 3pm. daily in studio,
Ottawa
Margarets’ life drawing workshops are intimate, small groups where every
individual will receive group instruction and much one on one guidance as well.
This workshop begins with a thorough understanding of gesture, and the
benefit of understanding it’s role in life drawing. Then we study the basic
shapes of the figure, understanding proportions, angles, and simplification.
Through many exercises and practise, you will learn how to break down something
as seemingly complex as the human figure, into something simple, and manageable.
Learn to bring consistent quality to every drawing you make. By the end of this
workshop, you will have acquired the skill to manage the psychological and
judgement aspect of making art, and a very clear method for drawing the figure
in any position.
The cost of this workshop is $350.00+hst+model fee.
Introduction to Pastel Saturday March 1, Sunday March
2
We begin this workshop by studying application techniques
and playing with colour. In studying the work of other pastellists we learn how
each method of application can be used effectively and creatively. We do a little colour theory, studying
value, and temperature, and how this relates to landscape, still life, and other
subjects/modes of expression. Individual projects are also possible. The
students will acquire a basic understanding of pastel application techniques,
and an appreciation for the wonderful spontaneous and forgiving medium of
pastel. Cost of this class
is $150.00 + hst
JEH MacDonald, Unsung Hero Monday April 7-Friday April
11 Thoreau MacDonald House, 121 Centre St., Thornhill, (TORONTO
area)
I never understood why more hasn’t been made out of the life and
times of JEH MacDonald, one of the foremost painters of the group of seven. This
workshop will be a culmination of my passionate admiration for the work and life
of Jim MacDonald. Thoreau Macdonald House in Thornhill will again be our central
meeting place, with our painting time there. Meet JEH up close and personal,
find out what kind of a man he was, how he treated his friends and family,
appreciate his other artistic pursuits such as poetry, his contribution to the
Arts and letters club, and much more. Most importantly let’s take a look at JEH
the leader, and his influences on a group of artists who would make history
along side him. This workshop includes a visit to the AGO, permanent collection
and a special visit to the Prints and Drawings room, lunch and lecture on JEH at
the Arts and Letters club.
We’ll look closely at why his sense of composition is completely dynamic.
In my own lectures about composing, I often reflect on starting with quality
ideas, concepts for paintings. We’ll be looking at that, in JEH , and allowing
this to be a pivotal strategic moment in your own work.
We’ll also be visiting the AGO’s permanent collection of group of 7, ( in
particular, MacDonalds’). We’ll be making another special visit to the prints
and drawings library to view original drawings not on display. The arts and
letters club has also agreed to host us again, and we’ll be there to talk about
MacDonalds great contribution to this establishment, with more time to peruse
the library, studio, and rest of the club. Price to be announced, as I have
other exciting events I am trying to line up. I wanted everyone to know this is
in the plans, dates set. Please let me know if you would like to reserve a spot,
or get the announcement when it’s all set.
RSVP to Margaret, margferraro@xplornet.ca
If you would like to sign up for any of these workshops, or get further
information, please contact me, I’d be happy to help. Thanks, and Merry
Christmas everyone! Margaret
My field, Autumn
Ferraro Art Workshops www.ferraro-art.com margaretferraroblogspot.ca 613 839-5241
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