SCHEDULED DEMONSTRATIONS 2019/20
Demonstrations are given by invited artists, September through May
October, 2019 Esther Sample
Acrylic – Realism
Esther Sample is a self-taught acrylic painter and specialises in West Coast scenery. She was a commercial fisherman having been raised on the West Coast and her artwork portrays the beauty of the place she calls home.
November, 2019 Bonnie Stebbings
Techniques in oil and cold wax
Bonnie is a Canadian artist born in Vancouver, B.C., and now residing on Vancouver Island.
Bonnie’s work straddles the genres of realism and abstract expressionism. It is influenced and informed by her background as a musician in combination with the natural beauty of the west coast landscape.
January, 2020
MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
February, 2020 Peggy Burkosky
Watercolour, Landscape
March, 2020
THERE WILL BE NO MEETING THIS MONTH
DUE TO PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST CORVID-19
April, 2020 Dianne Nelson
Silk Painting
May, 2020 Nancy Dolan
OPEN STUDIO
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY PAINTERS
Some members of DeCosmos may be interested in joining one of the groups of enthusiastic artists that meet on Tuesday 1:00pm – 4:00pm, Wednesday 12:30pm – 3:30 pm and Thursday mornings 10:00am – 1:00pm
The artists, who work on their own projects, benefit from the camaraderie and suggestions of other attendees.
The groups meet at the McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan Street in Parksville and participants share the cost of the room rental. The number of participants is subject to the availability of space.
Please contact Donna Noble directly for more information. Telephone number is on the Members’ page of the website.
COMMUNITY FACILITY EXHIBITS
We have designated space at the Parksville Civic Centre and members of DeCosmos may exhibit art work there. The next hanging will be February 27, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., and the current show will be taken down on that day. If you have new pieces to show, bring them in with the information attached to the back of the painting (artist name, title of work, price and contact information). The registration fee is $2 per painting. Please contact Faith Love-Robertson three days before the hanging so that labels can be made. DeCosmos takes NO COMMISSION on the sale of the paintings at the PCC and the show will hang until the end of June….date to be verified later.
BRANT SHOW
The Brant Show this year will fall on the 4th and 5th of April, 2020 and we will be able to submit 4 paintings. The entry fee will be $5.00 per painting. Commission is 10% of the sale price. Cards were popular last year and each artist can submit 5 cards in total at $6.00 per card. New entry forms will be forthcoming.
SUMMER EVENT
This year’s event will be a bus trip to the FILBERT FESTIVAL in Courtenay, B.C., on Sunday August 2nd 2020. The bus will leave Wembley Mall, Parksville at 9 a.m. and leave Courtenay at 3 p.m. Tentative cost will be $50