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August 22-26, 2011


The Zen of Quadra Island
Plein Air/Studio Seminar
with Marilyn Timms SFCA SCA



If you haven't been to Quadra Island (or even if you have), you need to be here with expert painter Marilyn Timms SFCA SCA.

Painting outdoors can be one of the most rewarding things an artist can do, especially when it takes place on a pristine island. Join expert outdoor painter and award-winning artist Marilyn Timms, best known for her loose and flowing style. Timms will help, inspire and encourage you for memories that will last a lifetime.

All water media are welcome.

 If the weather doesn't co-operate, or if you want to keep on painting on your own, we have a comfortable studio to work in.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

 Class size is very small, so register early

Price $595 includes 5 days instruction, delicious lunches, unlimited studio time

We have some easels, tables, paper towels, plastic containers, etc you are welcome to use. We like to go out together for dinner on Thursday night as a group.

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Deposit: $250 non-refundable

MasterCard and VISA accepted

 email Nanci to reserve or call toll free (877) 285-3390

Artist's Statement:

Starting with weekend life drawing, then on to oil, watercolour, ink and more - thirty years have gone by and the pull is stronger than ever for me. I am fascinated with dimensions - how can I manipulate the mat opening or canvas dimension to create a second layer, or third, or more? I have never much been bothered about WHAT I paint - more about how. I am in love with the gentle elegance of watercolour, yet also drawn to the rich colour and texture of acrylic. The longer I paint - the more I discover to learn.

 

Profile:

Born in London, Ontario, Timms, an army brat, moved around Canada until settling in Vancouver, BC, then finally in Courtenay Vancouver Island. For more than thirty years, Marilyn Timms has been perfecting her ability to draw and paint. Workshops and seminars over the years with numerous painters have helped her move forward in this process, of course, but in the main she considers herself self-taught. After many years of life drawing, she found her passion for painting with traditional oils on canvas. As fate would have it, a severe allergy to the binders used in oils forced her to look at other mediums, including the new acrylic paint, pastels and finally, watercolors. A weekend workshop in watercolor technique was all it took and, soon, she was winning awards. Feeling the urge to work a new medium again, Timms turned a second time to acrylic paint and found a second, award-winning love.

Awards:

  • Timms has been awarded the Barse Miller Memorial Award at the American Watercolor Society's
    136th Annual International Exhibition in 2003 in New York City, NY, USA. (See below)
  • She has had her paintings accepted into the Societe Canadienne de l'Aquarelle Annual Watercolor Exhibition, Brossard, Quebec, Canada in 2002
  • the Canadian Society for Painters in Watercolors OPEN WATER Juried ExhibitionToronto, Ontario, Canada in 2000 and more.
  • She exhibits mostly in Western Canada, although her credits include
    a solo exhibition in the South of France as well.

    Timms was awarded full signature membership in the
    Federation of Canadian Artists in 1993 and maintains this status.

    In 2005, Timms attained full signature membership in the Society of Canadian Artists, Toronto, Ontario.

     

 

Memberships/Affiliations:
 

 

  • Director, British Columbia Arts Council
  • Senior (Signature member) Federation of Canadian Artists
  • Signature member Society of Canadian Artists
  • Supporting member American Watercolor Society
  • Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Comox Valley Tourism
  • Comox Valley Art Gallery

     

 

 

Publications:
 

 

International Artists publication 100 Ways To Paint Flowers and Gardens Volume 1
- How Did You Paint That? Series 2005
 

The Watercolor Techniques of 23 International Artists, Chapter 20 2005
 

CARFAC Visual Arts Voice Spring 2002 "Artists Share Secrets of Selling Their Work
 Feature article, "The Pleasure of Art" In Focus Magazine Sept. 2001 Issue
 Master Painters of Canada Showcase, International Artist Magazine, Summer 2000 Edition,
November 2004 Edition
 Back Cover Images October 1999 Issue FCA NEWS
 Cover Image July/August 1999 Issue FCA News
 Article March 1999 issue The Artists' Magazine
 Article Exhibition Catalogue 1993 Images of Excellence

 

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