Monday Sept 17 Meeting

Welcome to a new year!

We meet on Monday Sept 17 at 7pm (for Karin Richter's workshop registration), 7:30 pm for meeting. Room 205, NUP

Theme: How light falls on objects

Bring painting supplies if you have it, if you are new to watercolour just come and we will provide you with the basic supplies for the evening.

Bring a few images that you like!  Anything with strong light/shadow.

See you on Monday!

Karin Richter coming to Yellowknife

Join us and begin to learn, 

or just become a more confident watercolour painter!

This watercolour workshop is designed to appeal to all levels of painters. The weekend of learning and sharing will commence with Karin’s evening lecture entitled  “The Art of Being an Artist”, a presentation created as part of a recent solo show by the same name, taking participants through 

all aspects of the colourful life, struggles and working habits of an artist.

The two full days of the watercolour workshop will cover the basics in this medium, warm-up exercises, demos of traditional and new techniques as well as a thorough review of composition and design to bring it all together. Karin will lead participants from idea, photography or sketch to finished painting and provide lots of handouts, individual attention and critiques.

On Friday Oct 19, Karin will be giving a lecture that is open to anyone who would like to come.  The workshop is on October 20 and 21, 2012 with a cost of $130.00.  Registration happens at the first meeting of the new year!  September 17 at 7:30 pm at NUP Room 205!   This class is for all levels!

A bit about Karin:

Karin Richter was born in Germany into an artistic family, Karin has had a passion for painting since she was a child. She has been a professional artist for more than 20 years with a style that can be described as impressionistic.  Her subjects are varied and she enjoys working in watercolour, oils, acrylics and pastels. 

Karin completed her professional training in foreign languages, worked as a translator and interpreter in France and Germany and eventually moved to Montreal in 1973. Calgary has been home to Karin and her family since 1977. She draws inspiration not only from the western landscape and the Canadian Rockies close at hand but also from international destinations she travels to on a regular basis. Throughout the years, Karin’s paintings have been featured in solo and group shows in many prominent locations and private and public galleries locally, nationally and internationally. Sharing her knowledge of painting has been a joy to Karin for many years. She is an enthusiastic art instructor to many aspiring artists in classes and workshops in Calgary and across Canada.  She has become known as the traveling artist and leads groups on painting holidays on land and at sea in Canada and Europe.

An elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor (CSPWC), the Alberta Society of Artists (ASA), the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) and Pastel Artists Canada (PAC) with a Master Pastellist designation (MPAC), Karin has received many awards including the Immigrant of Distinction Award in 2010 for her contributions in the art community. Karin’s work has appeared in several trade publications and is included in the Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries and in Canadian Artists at Auction. She is featured in the book entitled “How Did You Paint That – Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes” published by the International Artist Magazine. Her paintings can be found in corporate and private collections all over the world.

For any questions please e-mail ykwatercolour@gmail.com or call Shawna at 920.4290