Opportunity to Play

“Forest Light ”  watercolour    Ruth Hayes

After painting for many years and working in various media I sometimes wonder why I keep returning to watercolour. Certain media seem to have their decade or so of popularity. Oils have always been popular and it is the media I trained in. Watercolours at some point seemed to be the media of choice and I was sucked in. Acrylics, pastel and mixed media have all fascinated me  and I love them all. But I ask why I return to watercolour . I think it is because of the challenges. When I hear comments such as “unforgiving medium”  “you can’t make a mistake” or “hard to control” I question whether we’re talking about the same medium. I love the surprise, the not knowing what will happen with the paint, the water and perhaps a bit of salt. Mistakes become “opportunities” and the “not knowing ” becomes my expanded knowing as I stay with the process.

I offer ongoing classes in watercolour and you are invited to come and play in the new six week series starting in March.

Monday moring classes or Tuesday morinigs March 9th and 10

10 am- 12pm

Fee $140.00

optional materials fee

Thursday evening class 

March 12th

7:15-9:15 pm

For more information phone 416-699-8609