{"product_id":"brian-smith-2017","title":"PAST MASTERCLASS -  Figurative Abstractions with Brian Smith - Oct 20th - 22nd 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/1271\/files\/2183436_-_small_grande.jpg?v=1485293577\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMASTERCLASS -  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; color: #a88d2e;\"\u003eFIGURATIVE ABSTRACTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e with Brian Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003eThis exciting 3-day workshop will help you get over the fear of working with the human form in an abstract way. Right from the start with gestural painting - through to the final long pose composition - you will be encouraged to PLAY and let go of all your art inhibitions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003eDevelop your ability to abstract from the human form, see shapes in the figure more clearly, develop more satisfying compositions that include the draped and undraped body, and develop a looser, freer approach to painting the figure. Come on - \u003cem\u003eit’ll be FUN!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/1271\/files\/Hazel_s_morning_sun_grande.jpg?v=1485293616\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eDate:   Oct 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e - 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eTime:  10:00am - 5:00pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eCost:   $450\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003eWorkshop Location:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003eEllis Art Studios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e1021 Ellis Street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003eKelowna, BC V1Y 1Z3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003eRegistration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can secure your spot by purchasing this workshop online or by signing up via email or telephone at director [@] ellisartstudios [dot] ca | 250.300.4668 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003eRefund \u0026amp; Cancellation Policy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eA supply list will be provided upon registration.  You may withdraw 4 weeks prior to the workshop start date and receive a full refund. No refunds will be allowed after this date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e_______________________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/1271\/files\/2987304_grande.jpg?v=1485293649\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #24678d;\"\u003eAbout The Instructor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eBrian Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e graduated from the \u003cstrong\u003eOntario College of Art and\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e in Toronto, Canada in 1969. For over 45 years he has been both a professional, award-winning graphic designer and a practicing fine artist focusing on classical drawing and painting from the figure. His works are in collections across North America and he has exhibited in numerous juried and invitational shows, including winning \u003cstrong\u003eBest in Show\u003c\/strong\u003e in both the \u003cstrong\u003eEtobicoke Annual Juried Exhibition \u003c\/strong\u003eand the \u003cstrong\u003eColour \u0026amp; Form Society Annual Juried Exhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eIn January 2005, Brian was awarded the title of \u003cstrong\u003eHonourary Drawing Master\u003c\/strong\u003e by the \u003cstrong\u003eDrawing Society of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e. Gerritt Verstraete, co-founder of the Drawing Society of Canada, noted that to receive this honour, an artist must “demonstrate a substantial commitment to drawing as well as mastery of drawing techniques. They have developed a body of work that positions drawings as complete works in themselves and not just preparatory work or ‘studies’ for paintings. A Canadian drawing master is an artist who loves to draw, who draws well, who is comfortable in one or any number of styles and who has spent many years creating drawings that in turn have become valuable contributions to Canada’s overall artistic heritage.” Previous inductees have included Robert Bateman, Peter Mah, Eric Freifeld and Ken Danby. See \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.drawingsociety.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003ewww.drawingsociety.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e for details. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eBrian was also named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e for November 2008 by \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e magazine and was a featured artist on the television program \u003cstrong\u003eStar Portraits\u003c\/strong\u003e which aired in the Fall of 2009 on \u003cstrong\u003eBravo!\u003c\/strong\u003e. Check out their website for further information:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bravo.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003ewww.bravo.ca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eBrian has taught classes and workshops on life drawing, portraiture and figurative abstraction for over 20 years and has been on the faculty of the \u003cstrong\u003eOntario College of Art and Design University\u003c\/strong\u003e (OCADU), \u003cstrong\u003eThe Koffler Centre for the Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHaliburton School of The Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e, C\u003cstrong\u003eurry’s Art School\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVisual Arts Mississauga\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNeilson Park Creative Centre \u003c\/strong\u003eas well as conducting \u003cstrong\u003eMaster Classes \u003c\/strong\u003ein his own studio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #a88d2e;\"\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e     I have been drawing and painting the human form for more than fifty years now and I continue to derive an enormous amount of pleasure from it. Whether a classical drawing of the nude in sanguine chalk or an abstracted painting of the figure in situ, the thrill of the human form and the challenge of recording and interpreting that form and its gestures and surfaces keeps bringing me back daily.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eI am an artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003ebecause \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003ethe human form inspires.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.drawn2life.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca\u003ewww.drawn2life.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/1271\/files\/Evening_Idyll_grande.jpg?v=1485293688\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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