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Lydia Panart

Abstract Painting Workshop

This in-person two- day workshop will offer artists the opportunity to immerse themselves into the abstract realm.

Artist Lydia Panart will show participants the steps to create an abstract painting from the conceptual idea to the final resolution. This time, playing with a variety of coloured papers from different sources in a simple collage application, Lydia will encourage students to explore a couple of compositions as small sketches (main inspirational ideas) to be developed as a second step on a canvas by changing scale (from a small scale in the first design, to the actual size of the canvas). In this step, collage won’t necessarily be a part of the final painting.

Lydia Panart

“As an artist, my intention has always been to engage the viewer in a visual dialogue with me, looking for that authentic connection, for a richer experience beyond our individual realities and perceptions.”

Through visual explanations about the elements & principles of design, Lydia will be guiding in composition, colour, contrast/transitions, etc, including painting techniques demonstrations along the process. Lydia will be offering one-on-one feedback and group discussions looking for a rich process for everyone.

This program is suitable for those with some previous painting experience looking to enhance their own artistic voice.

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Ticket sales are non-refundable.

About the Instructor

Lydia Panart is an award-winning artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Inspired by the beauty of its European-influenced architecture, she studied at the National University of Buenos Aires, and graduated as an architect in 1991. Lydia is known for her thought-provoking abstract artworks created primarily with acrylics that have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Lydia has taught art at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Burlington Arts Centre, the Living Arts Centre, Visual Arts Mississauga and the Avenue Road Arts School. Through her works, she reflects upon human essence, her inner-self, and her core values.