Watercolour with Clive Powsey

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Class Description:
In this watercolour workshop you will have the opportunity to work with renowned local artist, Clive Powsey.

This workshop will explore two aspects of watercolour; glazing with transparent colour and mixing alla prima (wet on wet). You will paint two watercolours over the day. One will explore either a face or still life as a subject matter, which will be painted in a monochrome grisaille paying careful attention to the effect of light and shade on form and ignoring local colour. Subsequently local colour will be glazed onto the painting bringing together the full effect of light and shade, local colour, and texture.

Later in the day a quick, loose watercolour or two will be executed from figure, still life or landscape reference.

As a result of these experiments you will learn about rendering form in paint and will be particularly aware of some of watercolours unique strengths. You will be able to repeat the concepts behind these painting exercises at home using similar subject matter.

Dates:
Feb 3
Saturday 1:00pm – 5:00pm

What is included:
All artist quality supplies are included, but students might want to consider bringing (completely optional):

Bonus: You are welcome to attend a free drop-in to Your Studio during the current session (must use by Feb 7) to complete your piece that was started in this workshop.

Who is this class for:
Designed for beginner to intermediate painters. If you can paint with acrylic or oil but watercolour frustrates you, this course will be helpful. In the study of light and shade on form, watercolour is an ideal medium because you must preserve lights. This fact tends to improve opaque painting. Drawing skills are always helpful, but not mandatory.

What to bring:
We have some aprons, but wear clothes that can withstand the elements (i.e. glue, paint, etc.) of a fun, creative art studio. Nothing else is required but see above “What us included” section for optional items.

Other things you should know:
Please arrive no more than 5 minutes before scheduled start time.

About Clive:
Born in Ashford, Kent, U.K., 1958, and studied drawing, painting and printmaking at The Ontario College of Art, spending the fourth and final year in an off-campus program in Florence, Italy. Exhibited regularly in public and commercial galleries since 1981. Group exhibitions include International Waters (1991) with members of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, the American Watercolour Society, and The Royal Watercolour Society. The show travelled to Toronto, New York and London. His watercolours have also won awards, including the D.L. Stevenson Award for Excellence (2009) at the CSPWC annual Open Waters exhibition, and Best Watercolour (1999) at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.

Also worked in animated film and television from 1985 to 2015 with screen credits as an art director and background artist. Worked for Nelvana Ltd., Walt Disney Animation Canada, Chuck Gammage Animation, Bear Spots, Animation House and Red Rover on commercials, animated TV series such as Droids, Free Willy, Rupert the Bear, Dog City, andFranklin the Turtle, and on movies and direct-to-video productions including Babar: The Movie, Pippi!, and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. Unique projects for which I’ve painted backgrounds are an IMAX/OMIMAX format animated short, Journey to the Planets, and a National Film Board documentary co-production, The Dark Years. In September 2014 I volunteered for Team Generous with nine other animation industry artists to make a two minute short movie to promote Habitat for Humanity.

Has taught credit courses in drawing and painting at the Ontario College of Art (1988-92), now OCADU, and in background painting and design at Max the Mutt Animation School (1999-2003) in Toronto. Currently teaching a course in drawing and rendering and a course in design fundamentals in the Metal Jewelry Design Certificate Program at North Island College.

Website: https://clivepowseywatercolour.weebly.com/

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