Paint en plain air in Calgary with artist and instructor R. Duane Hendricks on June 27th, July 25th, and August 22nd, 2009 from 9:00 am to noon.
Each session will begin with a half hour lesson followed by 2 hours sketching/painting time, and finishing with a show-and-discuss session at 11:30.
Any medium is welcome (sketching or painting).
Each day will have a location/subject focus (back alley, garden/flower, streetscape). These will be helpful hints for working outdoors, such as how to zero-in and isolate/compose your focal point, how to simplify, light and shadow, colour, …

This post is a bit last minute as we’ve been working through a number of technical difficulties at Calgary Art Blog.
Anyways, without further ado, there is a great full-day workshop being held this weekend with artist R. Duane Hendricks called Painting with Pastels.
In the workshop, you’ll learn value and colour choices, how to use a variety of painting surfaces, in what sequence to paint and much more.
From R. Duane Hendricks on pastel painting:
Pastel is the purest form of painting and, when properly framed and protected, will last for centuries. It …

The Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) is bring internationally-renowned artist, author, and educator, Linda Darty to Calgary.
Linda Darty heads the Metals Program at the School of Art, East Carolina University in Greenville, NC and is a professor of Metalworking and Enameling. Her new book “The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration” is now available and from the reviews, it’ll definitely be an interesting read.
You can also listen to Linda Darty speak about enameling from Craftcast - Talking with Linda Darty.
Event Details
Artist Talk
Location: Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre
Date: January 31, …