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2008 Workshop
Series with
Tasira
Strimban-Barishev
Studies
in Green,
Red, Yellow,
White, Blue,
Purple for
Botanical
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Light should be one of our prime
considerations when painting plants.
Light can add a strong, expressive look
to your painting by creating a broad
range of colour values, hues and proper
choice of colour temperatures.
When plants are the subjects in your
paintings, it is obvious that the colour
green can dominate a large portion of
it, even sometimes to the point of being
done completely in green. There are so
many different hues of green, and for
every other colour. Each particular
colour changes depending on the lighting
and texture of the subject. Colour
perspective, that is the position of
colour in your artwork, will also be
examined. In addition, participants also
learn how to accurately produce the
textures of a specimen, whether it be
shiny, matte, smooth or bumpy. We'll
also discover how to handle veins,
spots, and other markings, as well as
changes in colour which occur within the
same leaf or petal.
Each colour workshop will have the same
structure as the "Study of GREEN for
Botanical Artists" as described below.
Participants will not only gain a solid
foundation of colour theory, but also
gain experience in proper mixing of each
colour.
A reference chart will be created which
will be useful in
completing of
any artwork.
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS
Study of GREEN for Botanical Artists
Two days workshops
Dates:
Saturday,
February 16 and Sunday,
February 17
Hours: 10:00
am
to
5:00
pm
Study of RED for Botanical Artists
Two days workshops
Dates:
Weekend workshop - Saturday, March
08 and Sunday, March
09
Weekday workshop
- Tuesday, March 11 and
Wednesday, March
12
Hours:
10:00
am
to
5:00
pm
Study of YELLOW for Botanical Artists
Two days workshops
Dates:
Weekend workshop - Saturday, April 26 and
Sunday, April
27
Weekday workshop -
Wednesday, April 23 and
Wednesday, April
30
Hours:
10:00
am
to
5:00
pm
Study of BLUE for Botanical Artists
Two days workshops
Dates: Weekend workshop - Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June
01
Weekday workshop -
Wednesday, June 04 and
Wednesday, June
11
Hours:
10:00
am
to
5:00
pm
Study of PURPLE for Botanical Artists
Two days workshops
Dates: Weekend workshop - Saturday, July 05 and Sunday, July
06
Weekday workshop
- Tuesday, July 08 and
Wednesday, July
09
Hours:
10:00
am
to
5:00
pm
Study of WHITE for Botanical Artists
Two days workshops
Dates:
Weekend workshop - Saturday, August 16
and Sunday, August 17
Weekday workshop -
Tuesday, August 19 and
Wednesday, August 20
Hours:
10:00
am
to
5:00
pm
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A Study of Green for
Botanical Artists |
Date:
Saturday, February 16 and
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fee:
$140+5%
Location:
Workshop will take place at Barishev Art School
2965 Kingston Rd, Suite 2A
Light should be one of our prime considerations
when painting plants. Only light can add a
strong, expressive look to your painting by
creating a broad range of colour values, hues
and affecting the temperature of the colours.
When plants are the subjects in your paintings,
it is obvious that the colour green can dominate
a large portion of it even sometimesto the point
of being done completely in green. In addition
to this, each green will change its colour
according to the light, texture, and
position in your artwork. The last one is called
colour perspective.
GREEN
will be the colour of our interest in our first
workshop of
"2008
Workshop Series with Tasira Strimban-Barishev"
In
addition, participants also learn how to create
textures of leaves - shiny, matte, textured, and
how to handle veins, especially light veins of
dark leaves.
This is a 2 day
workshop
for a small group of no more then 7 students.
The limited class size maximizes the
instructors attention to each student.
FIRST Day
- Learning to mix 7 key colors of green
- Demonstration of application of those greens
in you artwork
- Creating 3 small paintings of leaves from live
specimens (leaves will be provided)
- Questions and answers with possible
demonstrations
SECOND Day
- Learning to paint light on leaves (highlights)
and
transparent green
- Demonstration of application of highlights and
transparent green in your artwork
- Creating 1 painting of leaves from live
specimens (leaves will be provided)
- Learning to use highlights and deep and strong
colours of green to emphasize the focal point of
your artwork
- We conclude the workshop with critique
Bring your lunch.
Tea and coffee will be provided.
Material
list
and map
of the location will be provided upon
registration.
If you want to
ensure your
spot in this workshop and due to
the small size of the group, I would advise you
to register as soon as possible.
Definitions for the workshop:
HUE
- the property of light by which the color of an
object is classified as red, blue, green, or
yellow in reference to the spectrum;
- the property of colors by which they can be
perceived as ranging from red through yellow,
green, and blue, as determined by the dominant
wavelength of the light.
TINT
-
a shade of a color, especially a pale or
delicate variation;
- a gradation of a color made by adding white
to it to lessen its saturation;
- a slight coloration; a tinge;
- a barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.
SHADE
- the degree of darkness of a color, determined
by the quantity of black or by the lack of
illumination;
- gradations of light or color in a drawing or
picture;
- a quality of a given colour that differs
slightly from another colour; after several
trials he mixed the shade of pink that she
wanted".
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Coloured Pencil Workshop |
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BIO
Following a few general interest courses in Drawing,
Raquel attended the Ontario College of Art, where
she graduated in 1980.
After working with clay and copper enamellings for a
while, Raquel wanted to reconnect with her passion
for drawing and capture colour and form on paper. At
that point, she decided to learn how to use coloured
pencils.
The first step was taking a University of Toronto
class with Professor Celia Godkin. Later on Raquel
continued learning from books on the subject,
increasing her new skills. When joining the
Botanical Artists of Canada, Raquel had a chance to
take two workshops in Toronto with Arlene Steinberg,
a coloured pencil artist from New York, and has been
working on her own since then.
Her work, comprising drawings, ceramic and enamelled
pieces, and coloured pencil paintings, has been
exhibited in numerous group shows in Toronto, and
some of her work is held by private collectors.
Raquel loves the versatility of her chosen medium.
Coloured pencils allow for soft techniques, hard
edges and colour saturation. The range of
possibilities is infinite, and the techniques
varied. Basic sketching has a character of its own,
and sustained work becomes paintings, where line
disappears and only colour, tone and textures
prevail. The softness and lightness of hair, fur and
feathers are within reach, as well as hard
transparent or reflective surfaces such as glass or
metal - three-dimensional objects become real on a
two-dimensional surface, and the natural world can
be fully expressed with images of soft clouds,
fierce storms, and all the wonders in between!
Coloured pencils are a slower medium than others,
but very rewarding and more forgiving than one might
expect.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Nature's wonders and my surroundings are my main inspiration, from
the minute world I can find in a small wildflower to
the way light hits on surfaces and shows the three
dimensions of everything that is dear to me.
My artwork centers around visual elements I feel a
closeness to, and it is important for me to share
with others that special vision that touches me
deeply.
Returning to the very first job I had as a young
woman, teaching is an important and enjoyable part
of my life. Passing on my knowledge and experience
helping others discover the unique path to their own
self-expression, and the development of their visual
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To register for the workshop,
please send a cheque made out to Tasira
Strimban-Barishev, and the registration form to:
64 Phillip Avenue, Scarborough,
Students Name
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Mailing address
E-mail address
Telephone or cell #
For more information or questions, please call
416-471-4731
or write
tbar@rogers.com |
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