Upcoming Events
COVID19 protocols are in place at the Mill Pond Gallery to ensure the safety of our RHGA membership, teachers, students and guests. Everyone entering the building must sanitize their hands, wear a mask, maintain physical distancing, sign our Contact Tracing log and adhere to the room capacities posted for each room.
Saturday, December 5 to Sunday, December 20Smaller paintings for the gift-giving season. Whether you are holiday shopping or treating yourself, our gallery walls will have something for everyone. Drop in and meet our local artists.
Virtual Small Treasurers
November and December
Smaller paintings for the gift-giving season! Whether you are holiday shopping or treating yourself, our Small Treasures Group Show has something for everyone.
This original artwork is part of the Virtual Small Treasures show, coinciding with our Small Treasures show currently on live at the Mill Pond Gallery.
All work will be featured on our Facebook Page and Instagram in curated posts during November and December.
Collage: Keep It Simple – Kal Honey
Virtual Workshop
Sunday, December 6 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
A fast-paced, fun collage session using a simple but open-ended formula that will get you loving to play with collage while learning valuable compositional ideas applicable to all visual art. Artists can use their own collage materials (images, patterns, textures, etc.) and/or a visual materials stack provided via email. (Access to a colour printer required for the latter.)
Visit Kal’s website – kalhoney.ca
Price: $35.00 member $40.00 non-members
Payment is made online!
Any questions? Contact Mary – maryespinosaart@gmail.com
Purple Irises in Acrylic with Marianne Broome
Virtual Workshop
Sunday, December 13 – 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Come and explore a vibrant, realistic flower painting in acrylics. Paint along with the demo.
Marianne will demonstrate step by step from the photograph, leaving time between each step for you to work on your own painting. We will cover composition, values, colour palette, handling the background and much more. Marianne explains the use of a variety of techniques including soft blending on petals, hard and soft edges, achieving depth and overall colour harmony.
Suitable for all levels. Reference photos will be provided.
Marianne’s website may be viewed at http://www.naturesedgestudio.ca
Price: $50.00 member $60.00 non-members
Payment is made online!
Any questions? Contact Mary – maryespinosaart@gmail.com
Weekly Events
Member Open Studio
Monday Daytime and Evening, Friday Daytime
All members are welcome to come in and paint in our bright studio/workshop space during our Member Open Studio days. Please contact us if you would like to learn how to open/close the gallery. Enjoy creating in an informal and supportive environment.
Please note: Open Studio is not available on Monday evenings when a Demo/Artist talk is scheduled. Check our Calendar of Events for dates.
Please check the Calendar of Events for Paint-In dates
Non-Instructional Figure Drawing – All Welcome!
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Life drawing or figure drawing has always been the backbone of any artistic training and is the ultimate way to improve your hand to eye coordination. These are non-instructional sessions from a nude model. Poses will range from short to long and participants bring their own materials. What can be a better way to wrap up the week then in a company of your fellow artists, refreshments and making art inspired by human form!
Members $15/session, Non-Members $20/session