Michael Wilcox, author of the book “Blue & Yellow Don’t Make Green”, inventor of the Split Primary System, Colour Bias Wheel and Head of the School of Colour is visiting from the UK to present a series of talks and Workshops here in Ottawa.

A Free Presentation This illustrated talk will be about the artist’s search for colourants over the centuries. Although we can obtain a wide range of paints, inks and pastels with absolute ease, this has been very recent development. Follow the journey of artists adapting some truly bizarre materials as pigments in their work.

Date: Thurs, March 28, 2019

Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM

Location: Memorial Hall, MacKay United Church

39 Dufferin Street, Ottawa

Fee: Free! (Pre-registration is required)

Registration and Information: ashbrookcreative@gmail.com or 613-833-8312

Practical Colour Mixing

In this hands-on workshop Michael will impart a full understanding of the various aspects of colour mixing. Visual and mixing complimentary colours will be examined and their use by the Impressionist fully explored. Topics will include the mixing of greens, mixing grays, employing the colours of nature, paints, pigments, additives and making full use of the complimentaries in all forms of colour work. A materials list will be provided at registration.

Date: Sat, March 30, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: John Stewart Hall, Church of St Columba
25 Sandridge Road, Ottawa

Fee: $150 ($125 each for two or more workshops)

Registration and Information: ashbrookcreative@gmail.com or 613-833-8312

Revitalizing Your Paint Box
Does your paint collection deserve a good dig out?Did you know that a high number of “Artist” quality paints will fade, darken or otherwise deteriorate? That some “Student” grade colourants are superior to their “Artist” quality equivalents and that many are better value. Many painters carry far more colours than they can ever get to know… some of which will alter over time.
At the end of this workshop you will have reduced your selection of colours that you require to 12 or 14. You will almost certainly save the cost of this workshop on your next purchase of artist paints and you will be assured of the longevity of your work. Attendees are encouraged to bring all their paints to the workshop.

Date: March 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Da Artisti Studio & Gallery
2565 Old Montreal Rd
Cumberland, ON K4C 1A1

Fee: $150 ($125 each for two or more workshops)

Registration and Information: ashbrookcreative@gmail.com or 613-833-8312

The Colours of Shadows
In order to depict shadows accurately you need to know what is actually going on.We are told variously that shadows are black – that they are not black – that they are always blue or always brown – that they are the complementary of the object, a red apple giving a green shadow for example – that on a bright day the complementary should be mixed with the local color to desaturate (gray or dull) the shadow color – that we could use ‘shadow’ color out of a tube – that the mid-value of the object should be used and that we can learn all we need by referring to photographs.This one-day workshop, which also discusses the depiction of distance and reflections, will guide the artist to producing realistic shadows. It will change the way that you work and think about some of the ‘hidden’ colors of the world around us. A list of materials will be provided on registration.

Date: Mon, April 1, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Monart Art School,
2445 St. Laurent Blvd, Suite B244, Ottawa

Fee: $150 ($125 each for two or more workshops)

Registration and Information: ashbrookcreative@gmail.com or 613-833-8312

Colour Harmony & Contrast

Colour Harmony… a third of blue and two thirds of orange, this or that balance of “warm” and “cool” colours, follow this or that diagram… the artist seeking colour harmony has a vast range of differing advice to choose from.  Yet the often presented “rules” do not have a scientific or mathematical basis.

There are a myriad of colour wheel recipes that the artist is told will harmonize, however, there are clear lessons to be learned by the artist wishing to explore the subtleties of natural colour harmony. These combinations are all around us.

Date: Sat, April 6, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: John Stewart Hall, Church of St Columba
25 Sandridge Road, Ottawa

Fee: $150 ($125 each for two or more workshops)

Registration and Information: ashbrookcreative@gmail.com or 613-833-8312

The Techniques of Glazing

Early Masters, such as Vermeer and Rembrandt applied multiple layers of transparent paint to produce the glowing hues and rich darks just seething with hidden colour, creating depth and intensity. This workshop will equip today’s artist with the technique of glazing, developed by the Masters… lessons from the past brought fully up to date!

While oils are the original medium of the masters, for this workshop we recommend the use of acrylic paints, to take advantage of their drying time. If you don’t have acrylics there will be some available for your exercises during the workshop. A materials list will be provided at registration.

Date: Mon, April 8, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Monart Art School,
2445 St. Laurent Blvd, Suite B244, Ottawa

Fee: $150 ($125 each for two or more workshops)

Registration and Information: ashbrookcreative@gmail.com or 613-833-8312