• Date: July 02, 2012 to July 06, 2012
• Time:
• Location: St. Lawrence College, Brockville campus
• Address: 2288 Parkedale Avenue, Brockville, Ontario
• Contact: 613-345-0660 ext 3283
• Website: http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/parttime/SummerArts.htm

If you've always wanted to tackle watercolour but need to know where to start, this course will discuss the medium from brush, pigment and paper onward. Learn foundation mixing skills such as mixing from warm and cool primaries, understanding value, mixing and laying down washes, using negative space through a series of small exercises, guided experimentation and exercises. Every subject tackled in class will include a demonstration by the instructor and colour handouts will be provided for support in your future work at home. The most portable and surprisingly forgivable medium, watercolour is a fantastic way to make more room for painting in your life. Martha Robinson was born in Toronto and grew up in Port Credit, with summers at Youghall beach in New Brunswick. Her affection for the rural landscape, marmalade cats, birding and domestic animals was firmly established in her youth, and painting became a natural expression of those passions. Along the way Martha has also taught watercolour, acrylic and general art courses at the middle school, college and continuing education levels and is currently teaching throughout Ontario and in New Brunswick. Every November she can be found cowside at the Royal Winter Fair and because of this penchant for painting sheep, cows and the vernacular ruin of the rural landscape she is very much at home in Northumberland where painting from life and live subjects can be freely exercised. She was the poster artist for the 2011 Royal. She currently lives in Port Hope with her husband and a redheaded cat named Henry, and has good friends with sheep. Experience across a range of media has still left Martha choosing watercolour as a media of choice, and admiration for great location watercolourists like J.S. Sargent and Edward Wesson keeps her inspired and intimidated enough to keep working hard at her craft. She is also currently enjoying painting in oils and acrylics and working with oil pastels. Since 1993 Martha has exhibited in Canada and the United States in juried shows, small group gallery and independent shows and in public and private galleries. In the summers of 2007 and 2008 Martha was the Artist in the Park in Presqu'ile. Her most recent shows include solo exhibitions at The Lindsay Gallery in 2009, and Scott's Barn Cultural Centre in 2009 and 2010. Recent participation in juried shows includes the Fine Art Showcase at the Royal Winter Fair in 2009 and 2010 and The Peterborough Regional Health Centre Art Show. A full listing of past exhibitions and work can be viewed online at www.martharobinson.ca Instructor: Martha Robinson Cost: $279.90 Canadian Resident Course Code: ARTS 6001 540 USA Resident Course Code: 2500 503 *please call*