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ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO

Hidden Talent Fine Art School has had a very exciting fall! We have students coming from as far away as Swan Hills, Sherwood Park and Westlock! Students have done exceptional work! It is hard to imagine that many of the 'Scared Stiff' students have blossomed into accomplished painters! With expert guidance, they have found that realistic art is attainable!







Congratulations to Barb G for selling a giclee of 'Age and Grace', a painting of a double decker bus graveyard .

Welcome to Sarah who will be helping out with the children and Young Rembrandt classes. She is great with a brush,very enthusiastic and the kids love her! I am looking forward to teaching with her!

Our Student Exhibition will be Sat. Dec 16th from 1:00-4:00 Come and join us as we proudly present our student's exceptional work!

Registration is now being taken for the Jan. Session. Classes start Mon. Jan. 16th. We are now accepting VISA and MASTERCARD so you can collect more air miles! 419-2055
Adult classes-
Mornings-9:30-12:30 Tues/ Thurs./Sat.
Afternoons 12:30-3:30 Tues
Evenings 7:00-10:00 Mon./ Tues./Thurs.
REMEMBER THAT CLASSES ARE PRO-RATED AND YOU MAY START AT ANY TIME! MAKE-UP CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO REGISTERED STUDENTS.
Young Rembrandts
Mon-7:00-10:00
Thurs. 5:00-7:00
Children
6-9 yrs old
4:30-5:30 Mon./ Wed./ Fri.
5:30-6:30 Tues.
9-12 yrs old
4:30-5:30 Tues.
5:30-6:30 Mon./Wed./Fri/

New this year!
Mona Lisa Club
Join us and paint your own unique version of Mona Lisa! We will have two meeting to discuss the details. The 'Monas" will be shown in Spot Light Gallery in the Spring. Bring your creativity to our first meeting Sat. Dec. 2nd @ 1:00. There is no charge for this club and it is open to all artists. Painting will be done outside of the classes.

Emerging Artist Group
Those students who wish to show and sell their work can now have marketing and career guidance. Enroll in three classes per week and have unlimited access to ALL CLASSES, as well as Professional Development and Marketing coaching. As an added bonus, EAG members will be featured on http://www.laurawatmough.com/ free of charge and exhibit in Spot Light Gallery! This is your opportunity to start on the path of becoming a sucessful artist! All mediums welcome.



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Newsletter Painting Tip

Tip of the Day :
Glazing can be done with Liquin Light. This is a non toxic way to have fast drying glazes without the smell and chemicals. An alternatives would be to use WALNUT OIL,a natural product that tends to be slow drying. Try out the Alkyde Walnut Oil Medium. A soft brush is a must, so ridges don't take away from the finished painting. Ideally the surface of your painting will be smooth with minimal brush strokes in order for the luminosity of the paint to be appreciated.

New Collectors

Congratulations to two new Laura Watmough Art collector...S. Miller from Alberta and G.Loveridge from Sasktchewan.

S. Miller purchased "Stone Cottage" and said that it reminded her of places and B&Bs she and her husband visited on their holidays. A great retirement present!

G. Loveridge saw the peonie painting on the internet and when she came to Edmonton for a visit, she came to the gallery for a peek. Well, we sent "Evening Glow" to her home in Sask. by purolater and it promply got lost!! We were worried for 8 days, but they finally delivered it in fine shape. It now hangs on her taupe walls and looks stunning!

July/August Events Glazing Workshop

Our first Glazing Workshop was a huge sucess! All students finished wonderful paintings that glowed with rich color and they finished them in less than 4 evenings! The textured canvas was a hit and fun to paint on.
August is a very busy time at Hidden Talent Fine Art School. Laura is on Summer hours, but behind the scenes she's busy with Adult and Children Summer Camps, Drop-ins and this year, Doug Swinton from Calgary is up for a Plein Air workshop.
Laura is also showing her work at the French Society CAVA On the horizon is the Second Annual Great North Paint Out in mid Sept.
For information email Laura at lwatmough@shaw.ca.

Eventful Summer

It is mid August, and What a hot summer!
The last Children's Art Camp is next week as well as the second Adult Summer Art Camp.There is still room for a few more so call 419-2055 on Mon. to get a place!
Art Walks, Radium Art Retreat, Glazing Instruction, 60 km Walk to End Breat Cancer, Swinton Workshop and drop ins! Who said I take the summer off?

Thank You To The Students!

The Children's lessons are over this session. They were a bit shorter that usual due to Spring Break and Easter falling on different weekends. The children learn many skills and are unafraid to use them. They are an inspiration to me and the adults that see their work. They will also be shown at the St. Albert Trade Show the beginning of April. Hidden Talent Fine Art School's mandate is to provide that " positive experience" so many of us didn't have when we were taking art in school!


On another note...Happy Birthday to Kealy and Kristin! Their mothers have gotten me into the 'Birthday Party Entertainment' business. We had a lovely party for Kealy with 9 of her friends and we painted beautiful watercolors to take home. Kealy's mom matted and framed them on the spot! If YOU are interested in having art lessons as an activity for your child's birthday, please email me!!

Inspiration

This Thurs. Afternoon I am posting photos from the last week. Students take their inspiration from each other, from their families and people around them. About half are painting landscape from mountains to exotic beaches, a few are painting people or animals, a few florals. The choice of subject isn't as important as the desire to do your best and learn from it. One student came in with a few favorite photos, but they were definitely reference photos and not enough compositionally to paint. Remember, every good painting has a center of interest and a defined way for the viewer to get there!

YOU CAN SEE MORE STUDENT PHOTOS ON:
MYARTSCHOOL2.BLOGSPOT.COM,
MYARTSCHOOL3.BLOGSPOT.COM AND
MYARTSCHOOL4.BLOGSPOT.COM

Students Study the Old Masters Techniques

Hidden Talent Fine Art School is proud to feature some of our artists in this blog. We will also show at " Back Street Cafe" on Perron Street in St. Albert. Stop by for a coffee and view Phyllis exceptional waterlillies and Hiedi's lovely sunflowers. The display will be changed every month.