{"id":1699,"date":"2012-07-17T10:06:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorewestport.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2012-07-17T10:06:38","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:06:38","slug":"childrens-summer-art-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/childrens-summer-art-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Summer Art Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;Paint, Create, Play!<\/p>\n<p>Tap in to your creative potential!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Painting with Picasso<\/strong><br \/>\nAges 6-12<br \/>\nPicasso said it took him\u00a0a lifetime to relearn\u00a0how to paint like a child.<br \/>\nChildren have a fearless knack for experimenting with colour and form. This course will allow you to explore the full range of their ideas. With a different lesson and theme each day: still life, portrait, landscape, you will create fun and funky masterpieces to hang on your walls!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 1: Still life with Picasso and Matisse.<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents will be introduced to mixed-media through the eyes of Picasso and Matisse. acrylic paint and collage to create a one\u00a0of a kind mixed-media painting\u00a0using bowls, flowers, fruit as their subject matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 2: Funky Pet and People Portraits<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a brief art history and drawing lesson, students will capture the mood and personality of their pet or favorite person in paint.\u00a0Go home with a funky portrait!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Instructor<\/strong><br \/>\nMargaret Stuart has been playing with\u00a0paint, colour and texture for the past 24 years. She studied Fine Arts at Bishop\u2019s University, at the Saidye Bronfman Centre in Montreal and at the Haliburton School\u00a0of Art. Her mixed-media paintings have won awards.<\/p>\n<p>An Ontario Certified Teacher, Margaret creates an environment where children and adults feel comfortable exploring creativity and colour. Painting is where \u2018mistakes\u2019 are encouraged because they often turn into masterpieces! Embrace your inner artist!<\/p>\n<p>She lives and paints in the Ottawa Valley with her daughter, 6 quails, 5 chickens and cat Gwin where she teaches primary school nearby.<\/p>\n<h5>Fun workshops in downtown Westport\u00a0for children craving creativity<br \/>\nJuly 30,10am-12pm<br \/>\nJuly 31, 10am-12pm<br \/>\nLet your little Picasso paint while you shop or relax.<\/h5>\n<p>For more information and to register please contact:<br \/>\n<strong>Artemesia Gallery (613) 273-8775\u00a0or\u00a0Margaret Stuart\u00a0(613) 649-0290<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;Paint, Create, Play! Tap in to your creative potential! 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