| Encaustic Circle Newsletter - December 2011 |
Dear ,
December already! This will probably be the last newsletter this year and I hope that you have enjoyed receiving an update about encaustic in your inbox each month. For me it was a personal victory not having missed one, even with nasty and time-consuming treatments going on!
That is now all behind me and I am happily looking forward to 2012. |
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Upcoming workshops/Circles
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Example of Learn the Basics
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One last workshop this year: This is a 3 hours "teaser workshop", just long enough to get you hooked....;-)) Workshop time: 10 AM - 1 PM Fee: $50.00, includes HST, all materials and use of equipment provided. Bring a friend and you both get 10% off the workshop fee! A 20% non-refundable deposit is payable at signup. Email me to reserve your spot!
Private studio sessions (1 - 4 students) are always possible. Just contact me to set up a date and time.
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In the store: December Offer
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Hours of creative fun, great Christmas gift, either for yourself (give a hint to your favourite Santa...) or surprise a friend.
- GetStarted! Kit Encaustic +
- Vivid Wax Set +
- Expanding Wax Set +
- 100 A6 painting cards
$119.95 instead of $131.80!
Save almost $12.00!
Offer is valid until December 31, 2011
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Featured artist: Bill Hibberd
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Bill Hibberd, painting plein air
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This month I'd like to turn the spotlight onto Bill Hibberd, a fellow artist from our local FCA chapter. Bill is an artist from Summerland, B.C., who likes to explore the textures, values and colours of oils in response to his surroundings. He works organically, attempting to arrange all the elements of the subject matter before him into a unified whole.
Bill is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. His self-portrait was featured on the cover of the FCA's Art Avenue (Jan/Feb 2010). He has garnered Best of Show, People's Choice awards, and several honorable mentions in several FCA exhibitions.
At the moment he is on a mission to paint a large collection of portraits and has invited his friends to sit for him. Above was a picture of him painting Bethany Handfield and I posed for him this week. Can't wait to see the finished work!
Bill's Artist's Statement
"I believe we are never more human than when we create with our hands and minds. I believe the artist's privilege is to be a conduit of visual beauty. My paintings are a search into my spirit and an outreach to my fellow humans."
Below is one of Bill's latest paintings:
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Bill Hibberd, Garnet Valley
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Artful Videos
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The first video shows Bill Hibberd in the process of painting fellow artist Chandra Wong:
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The second video shows Robin Luciano Beaty, working on a large encaustic painting:
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robin luciano beaty
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