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Every Saturday, from April 7-28, 2012
11:00am - 2:00pm
VanDusen Botanical Garden
The transcendent beauty of the cherry blossoms continues to inspire artists during Vancouver’s signature springtime event, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival(VCBF). The beauty of your surroundings in the breath taking VanDusen Botanical Gardens capture’s your imagination as you paint outdoors – feel and love with passion the gifts of nature: colour, light and cherry blossoms.” – Alfonso Tejada, VCBF Plein-Air Master. Bring your easel, paints and supplies as a team of exceptional artists guide you as you create your own masterpiece. Members of the Federation of Canadian Artists including Janice Robertson, Alan Wylie and Bob McMurray will teach students to work in different media – water colour, oil and acrylic. It does not matter if you are a beginner or an advanced artist, come join us for four, three hour Saturday sessions on April 7, 13, 21, and 28 from 11 AM to 2 PM. For Plein Air sessions and demonstrations, meet in the Glass House, should it rain, and then explore exquisite locations in the 55 acre garden with 20 varieties of cherry trees. This April give yourself the luxury of taking time out every Saturday to relax, be encircled by the beauty of cherry blossoms, paint, and enjoy an incredible sense of accomplishment. Individual sessions are still at the bargain price of $50, or $175 for all four sessions. Payment may be made conveniently through PayPal coming soon, or by mailing a cheque to: Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Schedule for instructors and dates:
Individual Classes:
Class 1: Sketching and Painting in Watercolour and Mix Uses. Class 2: Painting with Acrylics Class 3: Painting Acrylics and Oils Media Class 4: Painting in Acrylics All Four Plein Air Sessions: Instructor Bio’s: Alfonso L. Tejada I was born in Durango, Mexico. In 1963 I moved to the colonial town of Guanajuato where I studied Architecture. My interest in the arts was fostered in the fine art studios of Professor Jesus Gallardo, where I studied drawing, watercolour painting and metal etching. My formative professional years were spent in the hearts of Guanajuato and San Miguel Allende where I lived, studied and practiced architecture for 14 years. The influences of these two towns created the foundations of my artistic development. After moving to Vancouver in 1976, I taught in the design studios in the School of Architecture at UBC for 5 years. My work in architecture & urban design has allowed me to travel to North & South America, Asia and Europe. These travels have influenced my artistic visions, particularly Italy where I have painted and taught courses in Plein Air painting in Venice every summer since 1999. Painting and sketching “En Plein Air” are the foundations for artists to see, feel, smell and touch the reality of the amazing world in which we live. My professional interest in townscapes and where they intertwine with nature are the sources of my inspiration. My work looks at the traditional models of the 17th Century “I Vedutisti” in their vistas of cityscapes; the improvisation of painting outdoors, as in the 19th Century works of Turner, Whistler, Sargent; and the impressionist works of Monet and Sorolla. www.alfonsotejada.com http://members.shaw.ca/atejada// Bob McMurray Bob McMurray considered a career as a commercial artist in high school but opted instead for the business world. After establishing his practice as Chartered Accountant he renewed his interest in oil painting, attending night school classes given by Alexander Sutherland in 1973. Bob has been influenced by the works of Edward Hopper and Robert Genn and has worked in watercolour since attending the Federation Workshop on Saltspring Island in 1986 and subsequent years. He completed the Federation Foundation Courses in the 90's, returned to oils and other media and was elected to Signature status (AFCA) by the Federation of Canadian Artists in 1995. http://www.painterskeys.com/pal/bob_mcmurray/ Alan Wylie AWS.d.f., SFCA., CWA., LWS., NWWS., CIPA, CSPWC Alan Wylie was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1938. In 1960 he graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Mural Design and Mosaics. He immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1967 and began a career as a full-time artist, teacher, and Art Gallery owner. In 1974 he moved to British Columbia and now lives in the historical village of Fort Langley with his artist wife, Janice Robertson. Throughout his career Alan has participated in 73 solo shows and innumerable group exhibitions. He has won many prestigious awards in Canada and the United States, including the Spilsbury Gold Medal (four times) of the Federation of Canadian Artists - Vancouver, the Grand Prize at the First Annual On The Edge International Exhibition in Canada, the Gold Medal of the California Watercolor Association, San Francisco, the Rouse Gold Medallion at the Adirondacks International Exhibition of American Watercolors - New York, the High Winds Medal (twice), the CFS Medal, the Mario Cooper and Dale Myers Medal, the Alden Bryan Memorial Medal and the Dong Kingman Award at the American Watercolor Society - New York, First Prize in the Louisiana Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition in New Orleans, and numerous other awards in International Exhibitions. He is a Senior Signature Member and Past President of the Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA) -receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007; a member of the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists (CIPA), the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS), the California Watercolor Association (CWA), the Louisiana Watercolor Society (LWS),the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor (CSPWC), and is a Dolphin Fellow (the first Canadian to achieve this distinction ) of the American Watercolor Society (AWS., d.f.). In 2006 he was the first international juror of selection for the 105th Philadelphia Watercolor Society Exhibition; has served as juror of selection for the 139th American Watercolor Society International Exhibition in New York, and juror of awards for the 29th Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors- Old Forge, New York. He was one of only two Canadians invited to show in the First International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition in China and was made an honorary Member of the Jiangsu Watercolor Research Institute. Alan is also a noted mural and mosaic artist, with forty-five completed works in Scotland, Canada and the United States. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Janice Robertson FCA, SFCA Well-known BC artist Janice Robertson was born on Vancouver Island, into a family with a long history of women artists. She lives in the historic village of Fort Langley with her artist husband, Alan Wylie. Since launching her professional career in 1989, Janice has received many awards, including three Bronze Medals in the Federation of Canadian Artists annual Signature members show, the Margaret and William Foley award at the 2001 Adirondacks National Exhibition of Watercolors in New York and the Foreign Award in the 2004 Houston Watercolor Society exhibition. Janice holds senior Signature membership in the Federation of Canadian Artists and the Northwest Watercolor Society. She served as president of the Federation from 1999 to 2000. She is represented by galleries in Vancouver, Toronto, Whistler, Vancouver Island, Fort Langley and San Jose, Mexico Janice works in watercolor, acrylics and oils. Her work often features her abiding love for the beauty of the west coast landscape. |
