“Oh Canada!” A Plein Air Painting Workshop

Plein air painting Workshop in Ottawa

Course Overview:

Morning 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. > National Gallery of Canada

A one-hour lecture entitled A Brief History of Canadian Landscape Seen Through the Eyes of Religion at the National Gallery of Canada (380 Sussex, Ottawa)

Afternoon 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. > in the Province of Québec

Your voice is indeed important to express your concern in seeing this transforming landscape; this is what we will altogether, address during this afternoon painting class.

After a brief presentation on a whiteboard and a few loosening exercises resulting in part from our morning discussion, we will be ready to tackle the chosen subject with paint. At the end of the workshop, you might be bewildered by the apparently uncontrolled effervescence of your gesture or the quietness and inquisitive attention given to your composition. Since everyone is different, between the frenzied and the calmness exists a vast territory of human emotions. It is that landscape that we will together explore in a very enjoyable and thoughtful manner.

Early Evening 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. > at Walk the Arts Headquarters

A cultural mediation with the neighborhood while having our aperitif. You will be showing your art, the result of your afternoon art workshop. Be ready to answer some questions and even sell your work.

Evening until 11:00 p.m. > Walk the Arts headquarters’ gardens, called Lost Paradigm.

A 5-course dinner (with wine pairings) from our book Let Go! The Artists’ Way of Cooking. The perfect way to end a creative and fun day.

Price CAD $ 440

Includes :

• 1-hour live art history lecture on the landscape
• Entrance to the National Gallery of Canada
• Transportation from the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa (380 Sussex) to Walk the Arts’ main office in the Ottawa region (44 Chemin du Vieux Chemin, Val-des-Monts)
• 3 to 4 hour plein air painting coaching (including a cultural mediation)
• A 5-course outdoor gastronomical dinner including wine from Walk the Arts recipe book
• Return transportation from Walk the Arts to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa

Material needed

• An easel.
• Your usual art materials (paint, brushes, canvas, etc.)
• A fleece, comfortable walking shoes, a hat.

Location

The painting and dinner location is situated 25 minutes north of Ottawa (Canada’s National Capital) in the Gatineau Hill Region.