Saturday, April 13 to Sunday, April 14, 2019

2-Day Workshop

10 am to 4:30 pm

Instructor: Margaret Ferraro

Level: Intermediate

Program Description

Students will explore the diverse functions of underpainting, with an emphasis on using the technique to extend values of range in artwork. Artist Margaret Ferraro will demonstrate the underpainting process step-by-step, guiding students through the entire process while incorporating students’ personal choices.

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About the Artist

Barrie-based artist and teacher Margaret Ferraro has exhibited throughout Canada and the United States. She has exhibited with the Pastel Society of America at the National Art Club in New York City, and the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada outside Montreal. In 2009, Ferraro published her first book, A Time to Dance, and was named a master pastelist by the Pastel Artists of Canada.  In her work, Ferraro continuously moves between landscape, figural and floral subjects, using a layering technique that incorporates a combination of charcoal, ink, acrylic paint and pastels. Texture and colour are the major factors in her compositions. 

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