Big Beautiful Blooms: Mixed Media
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$125.00
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Michael Peters
Saturday, May 10
10:00am – 4:00pm
Flowers and floral motifs, which have been an enduring and beloved subject for artists and image makers the world over, is the framework for this mixed-media workshop designed to explore one’s connections to art and nature! From Poppies to Peonies and Tulips to Tiger Lillies, “Articulturlists” will create LARGE floral artworks on paper using a variety of artist’s tools, media and techniques, including: watercolour and acrylics, India-ink, collage, charcoal, dry-pastels, graphite, and more.
Nurture your creative green-thumb! This course is for people of all ages, and all skill levels, who like to draw and paint large! Spring is Coming!
Materials provided.
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Michael Peters
Michael Peters is a practicing visual artist and a retired design professional living in Nova Scotia.
His work spans over four decades of interdisciplinary creative experiences involving: drawing, painting, photography, graphic and environmental design, 3-D design and teaching at a variety of scholastic levels. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree 1977 (painting and photography) from Mount Allison University, and a Master of Design degree 2012 from NSCAD University (with a focus on participatory design). He was a full-time professor at Sheridan College, teaching courses in art and design, and has enjoyed teaching classes at our School since 2018.
In addition to his work as a design educator, Michael was a design professional at the Royal Ontario Museum and with prominent Canadian design firms involved the development of international museums and galleries, corporate identity programs, web and print communications and wayfinding / signage programs for a range of cultural, corporate, and government organizations.