Colored Pencil Workshop!

Come join us for a day of fun and art! 

Date: Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Time: 10AM - 6PM (with a break for lunch)
Location: Allan, SK - "Allan Bowl Rec Centre" - www.AllanBowl.com
(Allan is a half hour drive South East of Saskatoon - a nice drive through the country!)
Lunch: Lunch will be provided by the facility (included in your entry fee - probably in the form of a buffet lunch)

Supplies: Included in the course price (just bring yourself and your enthusiasm!)
Price: $95/person (plus PST) Payment methods: PayPal, Credit Card, Cash, Cheque
Total spots available: 12
Skill level: anyone and everyone! If you can't draw a stick person - you're right for this course! If you can paint like the masters - you're right for this course too!
Ages: The course is geared at adults, but anyone 10 & up can participate.

I expect this course to fill up very quickly, and so if you are interested, please contact me as soon as you can. Entries will be taken as a first-come-first-served basis, and your spot will be confirmed only after full payment.

The course project will be a tiger face, and will cover all aspects of my colored pencil technique for blurry backgrounds, hair, whiskers, nose, and of course, the eye. The techniques taught can be applied to any subject matter. The supplies provided (paper, graphite transfer paper, colored pencils specific to the project, sharpener, workshop booklet) are yours to keep at the end of the workshop. And, at the end of the workshop, a draw will take place for one lucky student to take home a special prize. During the course, you will get a chance to see me demonstrate my technique and have a chance to try each technique yourself with group lessons and one-on-one instruction throughout the day. We will have a lot of fun! If you've worked in colored pencils before, feel free to bring your artwork for discussion or critique.

If you have any questions about the workshop, please don't hesitate to ask via e-mail: bigcatart@gmail.com - also feel free to pass this information along to family/friends who might be interested. Once the course fills up, anyone wanting to be added to the waiting list to the next one can be contacted as soon as I plan another one.

Upcoming Workshop

Because of the success and demand generated from the first workshop I taught in Hanna, Alberta (May 2009), they have invited me back to teach another workshop. This time, I'll be doing two separate workshops on one weekend - the first being a beginner introduction to colored pencils, and the second advancing on the techniques to provide examples of how to do complete scenery with colored pencils. I'm excited to be teaching again, as it's a lot of fun to pass on the things that I've learned in my experiences with colored pencils. It's excellent to introduce other artists to this fabulous medium. The workshop details are included in the poster below: (click to view larger)

A new workshop!

"Achieving Photo-Realism in Colored Pencils" is being offered as a one-day workshop through The Prince Albert Arts Centre (in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) on January 24th, from 10AM - 5PM. I'll be teaching the fundamentals of my colored pencil techniques to create a close-up face of a tiger with a blurred background. Adults interested in attending the workshop can contact Shaun Pikaluk at ph: 306-953-4811 or e-mail: spikaluk@citypa.com for more information. There are still spots available in the class, but they're filling quickly! I'm looking forward to the workshop, and will post pictures from the event. Anyone interested in hiring me to teach workshops for their group or city/town should contact me via e-mail. Reasonable rates, and willing to travel!

Colored Pencil Workshop

For those of you curious how I do my colored pencil technique, I've posted a full tutorial with step-by-step images at my personal site. Visit my Colored Pencil Tutorial to give it a try!

Reflections of Nature 2008 - Colored Pencil Workshop

At this year's "Reflections of Nature" competition and exhibition put on by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Art Association, I was invited to teach a workshop on my colored pencil technique. I was so surprised that the workshop not only filled up - but was actually over filled! There were sixteen of my fellow artists, friends, and fans who actually paid to learn my technique! It was quite flattering, really, and I had so much fun teaching. Here's a picture of me hunkering down behind the table demonstrating part of my technique:(Much thanks to my number one fan - my mom - who was not only my personal assistant at the workshop, but she was my photographer and moral support too!)

I taught the course by demonstrating one step of my technique by having everyone gather around the table and watch, then allowed everyone to try it themselves with their supplies and reference photos at their tables. I then walked around and helped out where I could, answered questions as they arose, and generally tried to impart some of my knowledge! Additionally, I had booklets done up with the steps and photos printed in them, so people could follow along or take them home to read later. Overall, I think everyone had a lot of fun. In particular, I want to show this picture of me and Kay, one of the wonderful people who took my class. Kay had never even tried colored pencils before - EVER - and she did so very well! I hope she (and everyone else that tried it out!) keep up the great work, and as I told them all - I hope to see more colored pencil works in next year's competition!
For those of you who would like to see the photos included in my step-by-step tutorial, along with the written "how-to" guide to my colored pencil technique, feel free to visit my personal site where I have posted my full Colored Pencil Tutorial. And keep in mind that I am always happy to help out if you have questions - just drop me an e-mail!