Joy Laking
July 30-31, 2022
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
For Novice - Advanced
[SOLD OUT!] Course Fee: $ 200
Waiting list space available
Bring your own materials
Class Capacity: 10
About the Instructor
Joy is an award winning professional artist working in watercolour, oils and acrylic living in Portapique, NS. She graduated from the U. of Guelph with a major in fine art. He career has seen her enjoying distinction both at home and abroad with solo and group exhibitions in many select galleries in Toronto and the Atlantic Region. Joy is also a dedicated member of the cultural community and is on the boards of many cultural organizations.
Selected Exhibitions of Paintings (Group):
Canadian Nature Federation National tour
MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
Society of Canadian Artists, Toronto, Ont.
Selected Exhibitions of Paintings (Solo):
Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ont.
Gallery 1667, Tatamagouche
Awards:
Eight paintings; NS Cultural Federation
Cover of N.S. Telephone Book
One of 14 Canadian Artists chosen for the Domtar Agenda
Woman of Excellence Award
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Selected Publications:
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Sneezing
Otro Arte, Nov 2008
Studio Rally by Robin Metcalfe 1999
Following the Vision, Six Nova Scotian Artists 2007
The Colours of Winter - 2019
The Painted Province; Nova Scotia through an artist’s eyes - 2020
Course Description
This two day workshop will give you a chance to watch Joy Laking paint and to ask questions and it will also push you to paint during the day. It is geared for people who already are painting in watercolours, but we will also cover all the basics as well. Please let Joy know at the start of the day if you are new to watercolour painting or if you are already a professional watercolour painter. Joy will gear the class to the participants.
Course Details
Day One:
9:00 to 9:15 introduction of class
9:15 to 9:30 demo of quick sketch
9:30 to 10:00 five quick sketches by students, (six pieces of 5x 7 w/c paper)
10:00 to 11:00 Joy will demonstrate and talk about starting a watercolour painting, talking about her colours and tools and her techniques.
11:00 to 12:30 Individual paint what you want, individual help
12:30 to 1:30 lunch bring your lunch or plan to eat out
1:30 to 2:00 wet on wet demonstration
2:00 to 2:30 Everyone try wet on wet
2:30 to 4:30 Everyone paint own things, individual help
4:30 to 5:00 group critique
Day two:
9:00 to 10:00 full sheet demonstration
10:00 to 11:30 everyone do a full sheet painting
11:30 to 12 put up full sheet paintings, and talk about what was learned by painting fast
12:00 to 12:30 finish details, and how to go backwards and how to use a scrubber, how and when to use opaque white
12:30 to 1:30. Lunch
1:30 to 4:30 everyone paint, individual help demonstrations by Joy as requested
4:30 to 5:00 fill out workshop questionnaire- anything we didn’t cover.
Supplies required
Your usual personal watercolour supplies
A subject (still life, photo or sketches) of something you would love to try painting in the afternoon
1 sheet 22 x 30”, 140 pound watercolour paper for the exercise
1 board or piece of cardboard at least 22 x 30
1 round watercolour brush (a #10 or bigger)
At least six pieces of approximately 5 x 7 watercolour paper for the Sketches
One artist’s permanent black ink pen (either Faber Castell Pitt artist Pen M or B Staedtler pigment liner) size .5 or larger
Contact
Joy Snihur Wyatt Laking
6730 Hwy. #2, Bass River, N.S. B0M 1B0
+1 (902) 890-8730
joy@joylakinggallery.com
www.joylakinggallerycom
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