Victoria Wallace
Agenda
Emerging Encaustic Artist Exhibtion
LucSculpture, 663 Greenwood Avenue, just north of the Danforth
Join us at LucSculpture as we proudly present an exhibition of the works of 8 Visual Artists who have broadened their visual vocabularies with the Encaustic medium - the Ancient Greco-Egyptian practice of painting with melted beeswax. Opening reception - Saturday, June 18th, 2 to 6pm- refreshments will be served - all art appreciators are welcome!
Wax and Wane
663 Greenwood Avenue
Like the stages of the moon, visual artist, Victoria Wallace, moves from painting in acrylics to encaustics, driven by the variations each medium offers and the phases of her own creative spirit.
Encaustic Workshops @The Art Gallery of Peterborough
The Art Gallery of Peterborough, 2 Crescent Street
ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOP
The Ancient Art of Painting with Beeswax
Instructor: Victoria Wallace
Days: Saturday OR Sunday
Dates:April 9 OR April 10, 2011
...Times: From 10:30 am to 4 pm (half hour break)
Location: Art Gallery of Peterborough Studio
Ages: Adult class. Max 8 per day.
Cost: For a one-day, five-instructional hours workshop
Including instruction, supplies and materials.
$ 105.00 non-members (+ HST)
$ 99. 00 AGP members (+ HST )
Encaustic is painting with pigmented melted beeswax. Victoria’s comprehensive encaustic workshops give participants a thorough knowledge of the encaustic medium and method - from the classical to the experimental. Artists at all levels with backgrounds in almost any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. Beginners welcome. Bring a lunch and smock to wear.
Victoria Wallace is a multi-media artist working, actively exhibiting and conducting workshops in acrylic, encaustic, and sculptural media. She opearted a successful mural and specialty paint finish company in Toronto for over 25 years. Victoria’s extensive commissions include work for television, film, theatre, businesses and private collections across Canada and internationally. Victoria instructs art workshops in Peterborough and Toronto at art schools and galleries.
Ontario Arts Council Grant
Art Gallery of Peterborough
I am proud to announce that I received an Ontario Arts Council Grant for the exhibition, In Transit - The Ongoing Journey From Here to There, with Eric David, at the Art Gallery of Peterborough Sept 17/10 to Oct 31/10.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Ontario Arts Council for the generous grant. I would also like to thank the recommender, The Art Gallery of Peterborough, particularly the former curator, Pam Edmonds, for selecting me as a potential recipient of the grant.
Rendezvous - When Sight and Sound Meet
Laluque Atelier, 1362 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario
An art exposition featuring the work of Victoria Wallace and Eric David in which the element of sound has been added to the paintings/artworks thus heightening the viewer's relationship to the art.
Art In The Park
Millenium Park (at King and Water off the Otonabee Trail)
Come to the second annual Art In The Park event, exhibiting the work of professional artists from Peterborough and the Kawarthas, in a beautiful setting by the Otonabee River...don't miss this treasure!
Encaustic Workshop
1362 Bathurst Street
Encaustic Workshop
*NEW! Experience the incorporation of Washi, Japanese Handmade Paper,
into my Encaustic Workshops, beginning June 5/10!
At Laluque Atelier
1362 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Saturday, June 5, 10am to 3:30pm, 2010
With Artist Victoria Wallace
Encaustic is the ancient art of painting with melted beeswax. My comprehensive Encaustic workshops give participants a thorough knowledge of the Encaustic medium and method - from the classical to the experimental. Artists with backgrounds in any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. However, no artistic ability is required to produce uniquely beautiful Encaustic artwork.
Over the duration of the workshop, you’ll learn about
the history of Encaustic
safety issues with Encaustic tools and media
Encaustic waxes, media and materials used
Encaustic techniques including: tools, layering, scraping/scribing, use of stencils, collage, image transfer, monotypes, carving and more.
The attendees produce as many as five or six original pieces of art in the Encaustic medium during the workshop.
You may bring a photocopied/Xerox’d image for print-transfer onto the wax, but I will provide samples for you to work with. You may also wish to bring a graphite drawing to print-transfer onto the Encaustic surface.
Please wear an old shirt or an apron to protect your clothing.
Cost of the workshop is $125 plus tax per person. This price includes all materials, paints, media and substrates; one hour lunch break. To reserve your seat, please pay in advance at Laluque Atelier (416) 833-1399, or Victory Art Supply 705.536.3051, with credit card by telephone or email.
I look forward to meeting you all!
~Victoria Wallace~
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P.S. If you are interested in booking a group Encaustic Workshop, please contact me at the above numbers to make arrangements.
In Transit – The Ongoing Journey from Here to There
The Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street
Visualization is a thinking process. It is a brain function. With visualization the scene’s blank corners begin to fill; questions arise, thus producing the interaction of another sense: Sound. Sound is the outcome of thought. Sight or sound, in isolation, can be embracing, but empty; lacking entire fulfillment. However the marrying of the two senses brings forth a third dimension. The enriched comprehension of the moment is brought into reality. The meeting of the visual element with sound is more than the sum of their parts. This unification completes the ‘picture’, if you will, by explaining the before and after. The sensation of observing a documentary film is implied; relationships to characters and landscapes take on an emotional connection to the viewer/listener.
In our daily lives we are in transit whether this is imposed by external forces or driven by our will.
Nothing stays static. From the baby carriage to our last movement, moving from here to there is part of our human psyche so much so that our society has evolved around transit. Even as we move towards a sense of locality in an effort to reduce our carbon footprint our society is still in motion, perpetual, nomadic.
Sounds and images in combination. Evocative, descriptive, whether we dwell in cities or in rural environs we are a blur of motion resisting entropy. We try to fill our vacuum with journey from here to there.
Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
533 Paterson Street
Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
The Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour is visited by art collectors from the Canada and the U.S., allowing the opportunity to see and purchase artworks by these recognized and actively exhibiting artists directly from the artists' own studios.
Thank you to the artists and visitors who participated in the 2009 Studio Tour . The response to the two exhibitions and over 30 artists studios was wonderful, with over 7000 attending.
The 2010 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour - Saturday and Sunday September 25 and 26.
Workshop: Unlock the Mysteries behind the New Acrylic Mediums
Karma Creative Studio, 485 Lawrence Ave. West (east of Bathurst St. on the south side of Lawrence)
Are you in love with acrylics paints, but mystified by the mediums? Do you use acrylic mediums as workhorses, rather than experimenting and playing with the infinite and awesome possibilities they could bring to your artistic practices? In this ongoing series of workshops, I will show you how to unfold the mysteries and explore the limitless uses and creative technical applications of acrylic mediums with acrylic paints and mixed media, in either abstract or representational artworks. In each workshop, you will be introduced to the many new acrylic polymer mediums, gels and grounds and learn hands-on how to broaden and diversify your creative process with the textures, layering and mixed media opportunities you’ll discover through the additions of dry media, acrylic skins, collage and much more.
Materials list:
A $10 materials fee for pre-prepared supports to be used in class
Canvas, heavy watercolour rag, birch panels or illustration board -recommended: approx. 4” x 6” to 8”x 10” (*Optional: I will have these materials available as packages for an additional $10)
a variety of acrylic brushes, palette knives and other favorite painting tools (Karma and I will have some of these tools available for your use)
your favourite dry media, ie, dry pastels, charcoal, pencil crayons, etc. (I will provide some)
Tri-Art Non Stick Palette or similar flat plastic palette
notebook & pencil for notes and sketches
photographs that inspire to use as reference
*PLEASE NOTE: Tri-Art sponsors all paints and mediums used in this must-do workshop
$135 + HST each day workshop, $10 +HST for materials, $10 +HST additional for optional materials. Visa, Mastercard and debit accepted.
Spaces are limited, so please reserve your space early!
Workshop - Unlock the Mysteries Behind the New Acrylics
York Centennial Centennial Recreation Centre, 2694 Eglinton Ave W., Room 107.
Are you in love with acrylics paints, but mystified by the mediums? Do you use acrylic mediums as workhorses, rather than experimenting and playing with the infinite and awesome possibilities they could bring to your artistic practices? In the following series of workshops, I will show you how to unfold the mysteries and explore the limitless uses and creative technical applications of acrylic mediums with acrylic paints and mixed media, in either abstract or representational artworks.
Workshop Lesson Plan: Tri-Art
Workshop 1 - Acrylic Polymer & Gel mediums - The Ground (theme: transparent colour as a base for your landscape paintings)
Workshop 2 - Grounds and Textures - Dry Media Ground and Nepheline Ground (theme: Abstract)
Student Material List:
$10 materials fee for pre-prepared supports
Canvas, heavy watercolour rag, birch panels or illustration board (recommended: approx. 4” x 6” to 8”x 10”)
a variety of acrylic brushes, palette knives and other favorite painting tools (I will provide some)
your favourite dry media tools, such as, dry pastels, charcoal, graphite sticks, etc. (I’ll provide some)
Tri-Art Non Stick Palette or similar flat plastic palette
notebook & pencil for notes and sketches
photographs that inspire to use as reference
pizza boxes (to carry home wet art work-optional)
*PLEASE NOTE: Tri-Art sponsors all paints and mediums used in this must-do workshop
