Coming Up – Another Virtual Watercolor Class Offering

I will be delivering another offering of Sketching With Ink & Watercolor this summer through the Community Arts program at the University of Saskatchewan.

This link will take you to the page with complete program details and online registration. At this point, there are still several open spots for students.

The class will presented in five (3-hour) sessions (once a week on Thursday evenings) spread out over a month from July 7 through August 4.

The series is designed for artists and would be artists who are attracted to expressive line work and lively colors and keen to create images inspired by everyday life experiences.

We will work with ink and watercolor on paper, and engage in a series of ‘see & try’ experiences – brief demos followed by hands-on exercises and assignments.

The aim: to build a set of skills to help people capture vignettes on paper wherever they find them – from their own backyards to street cafés halfway around the world.

These are some of the topics we will cover:

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One Week To Go…

Black Fox Flowers

We’re less than a week away from the opening of our Artists’ Workshop 2022 Spring Show & Sale.

It’s been a fun adventure sorting through my work from the last three years and deciding what I will be presenting in the show.

Amazingly, I’m feeling pretty much ready for the big event.

Maybe that’s a result of having had the last three years to be preparing for it.

Rural Roots

If I had to choose one word to describe the work I’ll be presenting it would be ‘varied.

All of the work is watercolor – nothing has changed there.

Some is watercolor with pen and some without.

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The Show Must Go On!!

It’s been 3 long years since our last Artists’ Workshop Spring Show (Thank you Covid!).

And as of today, it’s just 3 short weeks until our 2022 Spring Show which WILL be going ahead. Yeah!!

Our members are excited to share our fresh artwork with all of you.

This year’s show and sale presents works in oil, watercolor, mixed media, collage, pastels, textile art, and watercolor batik.

You’ll find works of art featuring landscapes, still lifes, florals, gardens, urban scenes, and abstracts.

Works have been created by Celeste Dumonceaux Delahey, Jean Dudley, Kathryn Green, Monika Kinner, Val Miles, Paige Mortenson, Sharron Schoenfeld, Leslie Stadnichuk, and myself.

The show and sale will be hosted at Grace Westminster Church Auditorium (505 10th Street E here in Saskatoon) on these dates at these times:

  • Friday, April 29, 5-8
  • Saturday, April 30, 10-4
  • Sunday, May 1, 12-4

I’ll be sharing previews of a few of my own works in a message or two in the weeks leading up to the event. So watch for those.

Mark your calendar now. We sure hope you can join us!

Tools For Sketching On The Go

 

Sketching on the go, whether it’s while vacationing in a foreign country or while sipping coffee in your local neighborhood cafe, is an exciting way to experience the world.

I’ve had a number of requests to share some info about what I take with me on these excursions. The answer varies depending on where I am, how long I’m planning to be out, and what I’m hoping to capture. But, that said, here’s the scoop on the basics and the extras.

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Another Class – Another Great Experience

I just wrapped up the third virtual offering of my Sketching With Ink & Watercolor Class presented through the Community Arts program at the University of Saskatchewan.

Five sessions (once a week) spread out over a month from start to finish. The series is designed for artists and would be artists who are attracted to expressive line work and lively colors and keen to create images inspired by everyday life experiences.

We worked with ink and watercolor on paper, and engaged in a series of ‘see & try’ experiences – brief demos followed by hands-on exercises and assignments.

The aim: to build a set of skills to help people capture vignettes on paper wherever they find them – from their own backyards to street cafés halfway around the world.

These are some of the topics we covered:

  • Cultivating the art of noticing as a way to breathe more life into images
  • Experimenting with dynamic lines to add variety and emphasis to the work
  • Mixing and applying watercolors in ways that keep them fresh and lively
  • Approaching a scene, exploring compositions, choosing a focus & completing a sketch
  • Putting it all together – including specific tools and tips for sketching on the go
  • Developing skills in critiquing your own sketches to keep growing as an artist

I enjoyed connecting with another lively group of committed students. They were quick to share their questions, eager to try to the techniques, and steady on the follow through with their practice assignments.

This time I delivered an evening class (5:30-8:30). So special thanks to husband, Dave, who created a 5:00 snack to nosh on before class, and was ready with dinner to enjoy after it was over.

More than once, during the delivery of the sessions, I found myself smiling to myself and thinking, “This is fun!” What more could you ask for?

Ending The Year With Gratitude

As 2021 rolls to a close, it’s oh so clear that the challenges of the Covid 19 Pandemic continue to bring major disruptions to work, family and life as we knew it.

In the midst of the madness, I want to mark this moment by expressing my gratitude to all who have been following and supporting my adventures in art. In a world gone sideways, your words of encouragement have meant so much to me.

I hope that the art I have created and shared in recent months has helped you find distraction, diversion, connection, and perhaps even a wee bit of joy!

As I look back from this vantage point, I see how engaging in art played a key role in my own health and wellbeing through this time.

Although I could no longer travel the world at will to sketch on street corners in exotic locations, I could always head to my studio and play with my brushes and my paints.

Although our Artists’ Workshop Spring Show was cancelled, I was still able to share my work online and in two live solo exhibitions. We weren’t able to hold live receptions for those events, but that encouraged me to find other ways to connect people with the work.

While I couldn’t take part in live workshops with other artists to improve my skills, many artists embraced online opportunities and shared their instruction through the virtual world. I took advantage of many of those offerings.

I also ended up delivering virtual Sketching With Ink & Watercolor classes myself – and grew my own presentation skills in the process.

It’s impossible to predict how 2022 will unfold. But I do know that I intend to keep on making make art whenever and wherever I can. I have a few new ideas brewing, and I look forward to sharing them with you all in the months ahead.

Wishing you the very best of the season and continued good health, Pat

Cafe Series Backstory Video

If you’ve been following my posts on social media (Facebook and Instagram), you may have caught one of more of the ten brief videos vignettes in which I shared some of the experiences and inspirations that gave rise to the ‘Care For A Cuppa’ exhibition and the Café Series in general.

The series touched on all of these themes:

  • hospitality,
  • contribution,
  • community,
  • relationship,
  • connection,
  • contemplation,
  • beauty, and
  • creativity.

The entire series of vignettes has now been combined into one video shown here interspersed with paintings from the show. If you are so inclined, I invite you to grab a cuppa your favorite beverage, press play, and reflect on your own life experiences connecting with self and others over a mug of coffee or a cup of tea.

If you haven’t yet seen the ‘Care For A Cuppa’ exhibition which has been featured through the fall at City Perks Coffeehouse in Saskatoon, this link will allow you to browse the individual works virtually and enjoy a virtual video tour of the show online at the Pauseworks Studio website.

BTW, the show run was extended two weeks until December 15th at 801 7th Ave N.

 

 

 

‘Care For A Cuppa’ Show Video & Online Gallery

The ‘Care For A Cuppa’ Show & Sale is now halfway through its run at City Perks Coffeehouse here in Saskatoon (801 7th Ave N). The exhibition continues until the end of November.

Several of you who are ‘from away’, or who may not be feeling that comfortable dropping in to a coffee house these days, have asked if it would be possible for me to share the show virtually so you can enjoy it, too. The answer to that questions is yes. I’m delighted to do just that.

Today I’ve uploaded the video you see here. This video walk-through of the show is just under two minutes in length and lets you see how the paintings are grouped and presented.

A couple of weeks ago I uploaded a virtual gallery of the 22 paintings with a description of the backstory for each piece along with size and pricing information. This link will allow you to browse the gallery.

I’d love to hear your reactions to the collection.

Do keep in mind that these pieces are available for purchase (at least those not yet claimed). Might be an idea to drop a hint about your favorite to someone who is thinking of a Christmas gift for you!

To inquire about purchase, simply email me at pat@patkatzart.com or text me at 306-221-8663.

Now, grab your own cuppa, sit back, and enjoy the show.

Solo Show #2 Is Now Up & Open For Viewing

Sunflowers And Shortbread

Care For A Cuppa?

The Exhibition

Now hanging and open for viewing (as of Friday, October 1st) –  my second solo art show for 2021.

‘Care For A Cuppa’ is appearing at City Perks Coffeehouse here in Saskatoon ( 801 7th Avenue N).  The show consists of 22 works – all in watercolor on canvas.

Here’s the backstory to the exhibit followed by all the details you need to know about the show.

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Country Paintings In A Country Show

For the second year in a row, I’m excited that three of my paintings are on display as part of the Member’s Show and Sale at the Humboldt Art Gallery in Humboldt, Saskatchewan – just 150 kilometers east of Saskatoon.

My pieces have a definite country theme and feel to them – abandoned buildings and old trucks.

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