V e mee ons oo eE Te e uon Sigets. Setererensracs n F | t. t. t & / f &z z g’ h BySueDi@(g_ns“’â€C "9’4 fl"’ 7/ % Spirit of the Hills members," said Diane _ Works by a variety of artists will be k T !_ News â€" Warkworth â€" Returning to Arsenault, president of the Spirit of the discussed throughout the course. e sing in Warkworth, Toronto artist Brian Smith Hills. Smith has taught classes and workâ€" s _ * fun : ; will be hosting a. teaching workshop _ She provided an outline for the shops on life drawing, portraiture and " & f _ P ° called "Portraiture â€" Realism to Abâ€" course. figurative abstraction for more than 20 ®:â€"I Just . : l straction‘". "This exciting and inâ€"depth twoâ€"day years. He has been on the faculty of the j ; * k t * This will be his fourth visit to Warkâ€" portraiture course will begin with lesâ€" Ontario College of Art and Design, The i â€" T T 4 worth in less than two years. sons aimed at developing one‘s abilâ€" Koffier Centre for the Arts, Haliburton [ H .!*T f He juried the Maple Syrup Festival in ity to capture a likeness of any model. School of The Arts, Curry‘s Art School, H w 4 P $O 2013, and followed up with two Figuraâ€" Starting from an understanding of facial Visual Arts Mississauga and Neilson oo B é tive Abstraction workshops in May and landmarks and proportions, you will be Park Creative Centre and conducts Masâ€" M id ky t f;J q October. challenged to look for and isolate the. ter Classes in his own studio. | deas _ % ht mss y Both workshops were sold out with unique features that identify each of us. The Portraiture Workshop takes place i‘:â€" 2e _ ° 6x ! fseeel 20 artists participating in each event. "On day two we will play visual on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and se ie oo . P i aee ... ; wWE _ | _ The workshop is being promoted by games that will help you think more abâ€" 27 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the bpmmmmezmmernes, d 1 Bs n S ) _ _\ the Spirit of the Hills Northumberland stractly about the face and facilitate deâ€"" Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the it 5 q Remeial Arts Association. construction of the image. I believe that Arts. i WE\ [ O |___ "With only two spots left, the workâ€" understanding the structure of the face _ To download the registration form or Mimpearpmememmszecs _ P + Ni Wl 2 5 \ || shop fills up quickly and is sure to be. and how to draw it is essential to being for more information go to: http://spirâ€" . § 5%,, ‘"" l ?‘ j H another highlight of the art year for able to deconstruct it and abstract it." _ itofthehills.org/artâ€"courses ins.. _ 39e â€"| e nc n o O l en inliinie es Pueme 0 1 <t e td 10 a * m UA ! | joeeâ€" & P ol <Pre J B é i $79 s (s." Toronto artist Brian Smith displayed his abilities i in abstracting the figure using a limited palette "s _ of acrylics and soft chalk pastels while painting h P the image of Port Hope model and artist Maia P Desjardins at a free demonstration hosted in Warkworth last March by Spirit of the Hills Norâ€" thumberland Arts Association. Photo: Tom Groot Left: Figurative painting, "Over the Shoulder" by Brian Smith. Photo: Submitted