for more information or to register contact Art Lab
email - click here telephone - 902-254-2972
instructors -- tom and william forrestall
course cost - $325
supplied materials - free
Students need not bring pigments, or gum Arabic, the basic elements will be provided for making the required paints.
class size - 10
course description
Both Tom and his son William work mainly in egg tempera and water colour. This year they will be focusing on an exciting and unique approach to water colour. During the three days they will take you through the process of making your own water colour paint to it's application in the field "en plein air".
The watercolor course will explore the process of making watercolor paint from the basic elements of color pigment and gum arabic. The process will bring students into a new understanding and relationship with the remarkable medium and practice of watercolour painting.
The course will build on the students’ experience of watercolour painting as it offers new understandings of the mediums physical and aesthetic characteristics.
This is a rare opportunity to work with one of Canada's elder statesmen artists.
The course will feature a series of outdoor (weather dependent) Plein air painting opportunities as they explore the medium from the more intimate vantage point using their own self- made paints in combination with their regular materials and practice. (In the event of poor weather, indoor locations will be found)
required materials
Students should bring their regular watercolour supplies, brushes, paints, paper, campstools or easels they would use for plein air painting.
about the instructors
Thomas Forrestall C.M., O.C., O.N.S., B.F.A. LL.D., R.C.A was born in Middleton Nova Scotia, in 1936. His early interest in art was stimulated by his families’ books on art. When his family moved to Dartmouth, he attended Saturday morning classes at the NSCAD in Halifax. Later he received a scholarship to study art in the Fine Arts department at Mount Allison University, where he was a student of Lawren P. Harris , Ted Pulford and Alex Colville . He graduated in 1958 the same year he received one of the first Canada Council grants that allowed him to travel through Europe studying art at the great galleries. When he returned, he worked for a short time as the assistant curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, N.B. before turning to painting full time, he has been a full time artist since 1960. As an artist, Forrestall is one of the leading figures associated with the visual arts of Canada's Maritime region.
William Forrestall has been using egg tempera paint for most of his career His iconic still life paintings have been recognized for their unique contribution to contemporary art in over 150 solo and group exhibitions as well as a career retrospective at the New Brunswick Museum in 2009, accompanied by publication. Broken Jaw Press also published a147 page text on his drawings done at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. He has served on numerous regional and national boards and juries, including the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board where he oversaw the disposition of over 800 million dollars worth of art and cultural artifacts . His awards include Canada Council and provincial arts grants, a Brucebo Traveling Fellowship. His work is represented in the Canada Council Art Bank, New Brunswick Museum, The Nova Scotia Art Gallery, The New Brunswick Art Bank, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery and other public and private collections.
contact the artist: Wiliam Forrestall - email
Cancellation Policy
If for any reason the participant wishes to cancel prior to two weeks before the commencement of the course, the full fee minus a 10% service fee will be refunded. Please note that there will be no refunds if the participant cancels within two weeks of the commencement of the course.