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Aurora Bear Social at Luminous Elephant Studios - April 22

Dive into the world of nature and paint a unique and spirited Aurora Bear on Earth day with watercolors in Elena Markelova’s signature double exposure style. Elena will be showing you how to combine a portrait of the Bear with a Northern Lights mountain landscape using different watercolour techniques and some of Elena’s favourite tricks to add more life and movement to your beautiful painting. In this 2.5 hours class you will learn the basic watercolour washes as well as some advanced techniques, and will leave with a beautiful painting and a new skill set that can be used for future art projects! All materials are provided for this enchanting evening along with a glass of wine, tea, and a Flourist cookie.Location:...

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March Watercolour Workshops in Coquitlam

This March I'm hosting two watercolour classes at Artisan Gifts and Flowers in Coquitlam, suited for both beginners and advanced students. In these 3 hours classes you will learn the basic watercolour washes as well as some advanced techniques, and will leave with a beautiful painting and a new skill set that can be used for future art projects!1. Aurora Bear - March 5, 5-8 pm Dive into the world of nature and paint a unique Aurora Bear in Elena Markelova’s signature double exposure style. Elena will be showing you how to combine a portrait of the Bear with a Northern Lights mountain landscape using different watercolour techniques and some of Elena’s favourite tricks to add more life and movement to the painting.Learn...

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Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair, December 2-4

Join us for the 41st Annual Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair!Friday, December 2nd 4pm – 9pmSaturday, December 3rd 10am – 6pmSunday, December 4th 10am – 4pmPoirier Forum - 618 Poirier Street Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A9I'm looking forward to seeing you this holiday season!More information about vendors and tickets here - coquitlamcrafts.com

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FREE Online Demo with OPUS - September 29, 11 am - 12:30 pm (PST)

I'm thrilled to present my watercolour demo with OPUS! Dive into the world of nature and paint a unique Killer Whale in my signature double exposure style. I will show you how to combine a portrait of the Orca with a mountain seascape of its natural habitat using basic watercolour techniques and some of my favourite tricks to add more life and movement to the painting. MATERIALS:Watercolour Paper – Baohong Watercolour Paper, Cold Press, 300 gsm Watercolour Paint- Opus Essential Watercolour Hooker’s Green Dark, Cobalt Turquoise, Phthalo Blue, Payne’s Gray, Van Gogh Olive Green, Daniel Smith Indanthrone Blue Brushes – Opus Galiano Brush Set and Hake Brush   It's free and open worldwide! Please register here

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