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4 Week oil or acrylic painting workshop
Intermediate to advanced |
Wednesdays - March 6th to 27th |
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A 4 week painting workshop, suitable for intermediate to advanced students with prior experience.
Integrating both landscape and abstract, this workshop will inspire students to interpret, simplify and edit photo references using less traditional techniques and colour palettes, while encouraging creativity and imagination. |
Wednesday Afternoons - March 6th to 27th
Time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Price: $136.00 + HST
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Sam Paonessa is a professional, award winning artist who has enjoyed a creative career for over 40 years.
His interest remains with plein air landscapes and he is a founding member of Plein Air Canada.
He is inspired by great art, other artists, loved ones, the ever changing seasons of the land and endless life subjects. Recently Sam has been sharing his creative expertise leading workshops at home and overseas.
This plein air painting course will provide students with the challenges of outdoor painting focusing on the core principles of composition, value, colour and edges. Student should have some experience and be able to carry their materials a short distance to the site. Sam will demonstrate each day, sharing his plein air painting techniques using traditional and less tradition tools in a fun and friendly environment.
Demonstrations will be in acrylics, but oil painters are easily accommodated.
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June 24th to 28th
Registration starts on February 10th
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Location:
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
20 Russell St E, Thornbury, Ontario |
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Landscape Painting - Plein Air & Studio |
July 22nd through 26th |
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Enjoy the best of both worlds - paint and sketch in the field and then develop colour studies and sketches in-studio. The first half of the course will consist of Plein air painting, followed by the remainder of the time in-studio. Instruction will include demonstrations and is suited to oil and acrylic painters.
This course is not suitable for beginner plein air painters. |
Course Start: July 22nd End: July 26th
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Course Code: ARTS2439 Section 41
Price: $451.41
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Friday October 27th - 2023 |
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Following a highly successful and creative Summer workshop, come and join award winning plein air artist and instructor, Sam Paonessa, for a 1-day plein air workshop at the scenic Edwards Gardens in East Toronto this Fall. This workshop is for painters who are intermediate to advanced skill and are recommended to have some outdoor painting experience, open to any paint medium students wish to work in.
The workshop will begin with a demonstration by Sam to inspire artists and provide experienced direction to help improve your skill in plein air painting. The surrounding area provides plenty of subjects to choose from as a natural focus. The instructor will be there to assist students individually as well as collectively through technique demonstrations and individual guidance.
The day will allow for a lunch break. The end of the day will encourage students to share their work for constructive feedback.
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Friday, October 27th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
$210.00 +HST
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Location:
Edwards Gardens
777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto |
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ARAS Artist Feature - Celebrating Excellence
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"Sam Paonessa Triumphs at National Art Competition" |
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8 Week Oil or Acrylic Painting Workshop |
Tuesdays - October 24th to December 12th 2023 |
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An 8-week painting workshop, led by professional artist and multi-award recipient Sam Paonessa, is perfect for students who have a passion for painting and wish to further develop their skills and techniques. A variety of subject matter will be explored including landscapes, wildlife and still life. Your expert instructor will provide inspiring demonstrations and helpful critiques to help you perfect your skills.
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Tuesday Afternoons - October 24th to December 12th
Time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Price: $272.00 + HST
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8 Week oil or acrylic painting workshop suitable
for intermediate to advanced students |
Wednesdays - October 25th to December 13th |
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An 8 week painting workshop, suitable for intermediate to advanced students with prior experience.
Integrating both landscape and abstract, this workshop will inspire students to interpret, simplify and edit photo references using less traditional techniques and colour palettes, while encouraging creativity and imagination. |
Wednesday Afternoons - October 25th to June 13th
Time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Price: $272.00 + HST
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PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN TUSCANY - SEPTEMBER 2017 |
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Workshop Artists Sook Chang, Sam Paonessa and Zora Buchanan |
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Tetouan Museum of Fine Art |
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Plein Air in Chefchaouen |
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Zora Sketching |
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Plein Air in Tetouan |
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Exhibition Night at the Green Olive Studio
Sam, Sook, Zora and School Director, Jeff McRobbie |
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Sudbury Art Club Workshop |
A first time trip to Sudbury turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. Sudbury Art Club invited me to conduct a weekend workshop, which was a real pleasure; a wonderful, friendly, warm group of artists who enjoy learning and appreciated the information that was shared. We had some fun and I was even awarded with a trophy for being one of their favourite instructors. Thanks Sudbury Art Club! |
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Proudly hoisting my trophy "Playoff" style! |
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Workshop Student Comments |
"Great tips, instruction, guidance. Would sign up for another workshop." L.P. |
"Relaxing, informative and most of all inspirational." A.B. |
"Thank you for your insightful instruction and the inspiration of your paintings." P.G |
"Great information in a calm, relaxed atmosphere. Thank you!" B.G. |
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Plein Air Workshop at Willowpond Inn, Orono Ontario |
One day workshop at Willowpond Bed and Breakfast
Participants enjoyed a glorious day at this secluded pond on the
Willowpond property |
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Left to right Sook, Michaela, Luisa and Rotraud |
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Rotraud finds a quiet spot |
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Sook with her beautiful painting |
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Michaela painting the Willow pond |
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We had a fabulous outing with a gourmet meal to top off the end of the day prepared my Marta and Lech Jaworski at the Willowpond Inn.
For those interested in the Willowpond and / or painting there call 1-888-732-3265 or email: martajaworski@gmail.com |
Workshop Student Testimonials |
"I LOVED it. I came home so excited and eager to learn more. Your instruction was informative and respectful. Despite my lack of knowledge and experience, I never felt like I was "just a newbie". I learnt an enormous amount and realized how much more I need to learn before I can consider myself a REAL artist! I would love to do more lessons with you and will look into it…"
Debbie Moolman |
"I found it very enjoyable and informative. I appreciated your help along the way - particularly showing me some actual brush techniques and tricks, eg loading the brush with multiple colours then turning the brush while painting a stroke to distribute the different colours smoothly. You are very upbeat and encouraging - very important to students who are not too sure of their own progress or ability."
Ala Baker |
"Sam Paonessa is a warm, generous, and sensitive person, and a very good artist! The atmosphere in his classroom is friendly, supportive, and non-competitive. Sam works with each individual at their own level, offering very good advice and help in producing some really amazing paintings. With his vast experience, he can so often see just what isn’t working and show you how to fix it! He also does painting demonstrations and brings in great reference materials to paint from along with examples of his own paintings to ponder (and be jealous of!). It’s been a real pleasure being in his class, which is why I keep signing up, session after session."
Kathy White
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One Day Workshop at Edward's Gardens, Toronto |
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Ala Baker and Sook painting at Edward's Gardens, Toronto |
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Ontario Society of Artists 140th Anniversary Excursion to Killarney |
Shown are some photos and paintings from a retreat in
Killarney Provincial Park. |
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John Stuart Pryce, Rick Taylor with Sam at George Lake, Killarney Provincial Park |
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"Georgian Grey" - 12 x 16 |
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"Killarney Red" - 12 x 16 |
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"Pink and Red, Georgian Bay" |
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Painting at George Lake, Killarney Provincial Park |
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Over the past few years, Sam has conducted painting workshops and demonstrations for a number of Artist Groups in the GTA. |
These groups include:
The Markham Group of Artists
The Thornhill Group of Artists
The Scarborough Arts Guild
The Willowdale Group of Artists |
For more information on attending workshops or arranging
a workshop for your group, contact Sam Paonessa at:
sam @ sampaonessa.com |
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