Special Offering June 5-6

All You Need to Know About Gels, Grounds, and Transfers Get on the cutting edge of this versatile medium, used as a surface to paint on and to understand this state-of-the-art technique. Students must bring gels and grounds if they have them. Eight 12x12 canvas boards or stretch no larger than this, large palette knives, brushes (whatever you have), paints, a photo or copy in coloured or black and white. Most grounds and gels will be supplied by instructor.

Instructor: Joan Holben, Cost: $103.14
Canadian Resident Course Code: ARTS 169 540
USA Resident Course Code: GENI 2500 900

Guest Artist Mike Svob

June 28 – July 2 (including the July 1 Holiday)
Mike Svob has been a full time artist since 1982. This year (2010) he is celebrating his 29th year as a professional artist. Outstanding artistic achievements have included mastering watercolours, acrylics and oils.

Mike is an impressionist that is easily identified by his signature use of strong bold colour. To date Mike has had over 65 exhibitions and has produced 25 large scale murals throughout North America.

Mike studied at the University of Western Ontario. He is a past president of the Federation of Canadian Artists and is also a senior member (SFCA) of this society. As an award-winning artist and a leading teacher and workshop instructor, Mike strongly believes that sharing knowledge among fellow artists and art students provides only positives results for all.

His paintings are held in many private and corporate collections throughout the world. His work has been featured in International Artist Magazine, Magazin Art, and in many newspapers throughout North America and is also included in several art books.

Designing With Acrylic: Course
June 28 – July 2 (including the July 1 Holiday)

This workshop will focus on the foundation of good design and will be followed by the application (or technique) using acrylic. Each day will emphasize a different problem-solving painting approach. The demonstrations will emphasize the underlying concepts. The participants will then be given a chance to apply these ideas and methods in their own work. Mike will assist and critique each participant on an individual basis. A supply list will be provided prior to the start of classes.

Instructor: Mike Svob
Cost: $460.00
Canada & USA Resident Course Code: GENI 20 490

Farewell Henry!!

The St. Lawrence College Summer School of the Arts had very humble beginnings. One day in 1972, I had the pleasure of taking a group of St. Lawrence College students out for a day of painting to Picnic Island (Stoven Island). Somehow this outing became an activity that lead to the creation of the now well-known Summer School of the Arts. All of my first courses took place on location, in the islands, with my dream of following in the footsteps of the Group of Seven, doing the real Canadian thing. Expansion of the program saw use of college facilities to offer courses on campus.

It has been a joyful journey and I have loved every minute of it! Now, in my 75th year, I would like to do one more get-together with students old and new to offer one last Summer School of the Arts course. This will be my farewell!

Henry Vyfvinkel