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Creative Art Classes with Cynthia Mackenzie
My
classes inspire an innocent delight and freedom of expression
that will
awaken your true creative spirit
 Creative Art Classes
offer a pathway to translate into
art the unique ways that you see and appreciate the world around and
within you. You are encouraged to release the inner messages that demand
that you ‘get it right’ or only produce something ‘perfect’. Rather than
developing proficiency—even expertise—in copying the work or techniques of
others, you will focus on developing your artist’s voice that will help
you discover your unique, highly personal style. And you will find it
remarkable how quickly this personal style emerges.
Working in a group setting assists you to learn and
gather a multitude of new ideas from others. In addition, you see how your
own creations fit so beautifully into the bigger picture.
SERIES 1 - includes
working with charcoal, pastels and water-based tempera paint. Through a
series of lively non- threatening exercises, you will play with color,
texture and composition.
SERIES 2 - builds upon and
extends what has been introduced in Series 1.
SERIES 3 - teaches you how
versatile and easy it is to use Acrylic paint. With the light-hearted
approach of the previous Series, you will work with different mediums and
techniques on a variety of surfaces.
SERIES 4 - working in
either Acrylic or Watercolor, you will plan, draw and complete works of
art.
Duration: each Series can be taken
once a week for 5 consecutive weeks from 7-9:15 or as a Weekend Intensive
Saturday 10-5/ Sunday 11-3 (see the schedule
below for dates)
Costs: $195.00 per series. All materials provided.
Booking/Payment options:
- Call 403-240-2547 to book a space in the class of your choice.
- Please prepay with cash or cheque as I do not accept credit cards.
Tips that will maximize and enrich your Creative Art Class experience:
- Bring a painting shirt so you can be messy.
- Do your best to say ‘yes’, even if what is asked seems odd or scary.
When we relax, laugh a little, and don’t take things too seriously,
amazing things happen.
- Understand that I don’t see anything as a mistake, but as a glorious
opportunity to learn and play.
Winter 2010 / Spring 2011
Schedule
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Series 1 -
CREATIVE ART |
| Five classes: |
Wednesday, September 22 to October
20, 2010 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, October 9 and Sunday,
October 10, 2010 |
| Five classes: |
Tuesday, November 2 to November 30,
2010 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, January 15 and Sunday,
January 16, 2011 |
| Five classes: |
Thursday, February 24 to March 24,
2011 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March
6, 2011 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April
10, 2011 |
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Series 2 - MORE
CREATIVE ART |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, October 23 and Sunday,
October 24, 2010 |
| Five week: |
Tuesday, January 18 to February 15,
2011 |
| Five week: |
Thursday, March 31 to April 28, 2011 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15,
2011 |
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Series 3 -
INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, October 2 and Sunday
October 3, 2010 |
| Five week: |
Wednesday, November 3 to December 1,
2010 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, February 26 and Sunday,
February 27, 2011 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22,
2011 |
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Series 4 - MORE
PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC OR WATERCOLOR |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, December 11 to Sunday,
December 12, 2010 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, March 12 to Sunday, March
13, 2011 |
| Intensive: |
Saturday, May 28 to Sunday, May 29,
2011 |
Frequently Asked Questions
I have never tried to draw or paint and doubt that I have any talent.
Will I be able to succeed in your classes?
Yes, yes, and yes. The classes
are developed so that it is impossible to get anything wrong. Step by
step, you learn that making art is fun and easy, once your judgments and
fears are laid to rest. One of my great joys is seeing students who
initially trembled with fear and insecurity leave the class with their
first pieces of art…and huge smiles.
Can I take the same level more than once?
Yes, many people have done this.
Can I bring my teenage son/daughter?
These are adult classes, however some teens
have joined us with great success. I am open to discuss their
participation so give me a call.
What will I gain from your classes?
You will certainly take away
many original creations. Most important, I show you how to see with ‘the
artist’s eye’. Whether or not you continue to make art, my hope is that
you will forever regard the world in a richer and deeper way. Rather
than simply stopping to smell the flowers, tree bark, or pebble, you
will, for example, examine the way the leaf attaches to the stem. If you
spill your coffee, you will watch in wonder as it flows around your
chair leg. You will pay attention to your dog’s world as he ambles
through the garden; you will marvel at all the colours in a shadow.
I have been painting for a long time; how would your classes benefit
me?
As a working artist, I
occasionally experience periods akin to writer’s block where I lack
ideas and inspiration and feel I cannot face an empty canvas. At these
times, I am my own worst critic, pressured by the nagging inner voice
telling me that as a professional, I should come up with something
fresh, new, and exciting. If you have experienced anything similar,
coming to a series of classes with me will immerse you in the delight of
artistic creation. You may find that when you re-connect with your own
unique voice and particular style, once again you paint for the sheer
joy of doing so. Engaged and refreshed, you are ready for new directions
and destinations.
Do you offer any other workshops?
Future workshops include:
- Using gold and silver leaf—with Cynthia Mackenzie
- Introduction to mixed media—with Cynthia Mackenzie
- Introduction to oil painting—with Tyrrell Clarke
- Meeting, painting and drawing the local plants of the Millarville
area—with Cynthia Mackenzie and
Marilyn Geddes
- Using your digital camera—with Anton Quon
Testimonials from past
Creative Art Classes
- Under Cynthia’s guidance I was able to create without thinking – an
energizing experience, which left me delighted with both the process and
the outcome.
- I loved the experience of finding I was able to create a piece of
art that expressed what I was feeling. This is magic.
- For me it was pure enjoyment – a release of control, and a real
learning experience. I learned about myself. I discovered a part of me I
had glimpses of before. Thank you Cynthia for the wonderful gifts you
shared with all of us.
- Thank you so much for teaching me art is more than what we create
on paper. That it is something to discover within our selves. You gave
me courage to express freely, without fear of judgment.
- Cynthia has many wonderful creative ideas to release our artistic
side. She provided a safe, stimulating environment in which to the
express the artist within.
- I appreciated the process and your encouragement to suspend
judgment and focus on the feelings involved. The classes were the high
light of my week.
- Relax – have fun and dispel the myth you were taught in elementary
school, that you don’t have the ability to paint or draw.
- I loved Cynthia’s art class. All I had to do was show up – she
supplied everything (including snacks). Very relaxing.
- Cynthia’s intuition, warmth and understanding of human nature
offers an experience you may only have felt as a child. You escape in
your imagination and become uninhibited about the “doing”.
- Cynthia supports and encourages freedom of expression. A very
positive experience – every class.
- Very inspiring. Wonderful to have permission to simply play.
- Cynthia uses a nonjudgmental gentle approach to allow us to accept
and realize just how much we are each, truly an artist in our own right.
- Loved it!
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For more information call CYNTHIA
403-240-2547 or
EMAIL cynthiamac@shaw.ca
LIFE COACHING $60 PER
HOUR
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LINKS
www.creativeartclassescalgary.com
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