DEMO - VIA ZOOM- Margaret Ferraro
2025-01-14 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom meeting
You’re invited to the Pastel Party! Many colours: many personalities.

Pastellist Margaret Ferraro is having a party, and she’s inviting many colours. Come and watch and listen to Margaret as she explains her take on the wonder of colour, and how to create vibrancy in your work, at the dullest time of the year.

You’ll learn about choice of ground colours, choosing a palette, and layering colours to create the rich textures of pastel while watching her paint a pastel painting.

We will start signing in just after 6:30pm to meet and greet each other. The demo will start at 7pm

More information to follow

PORTRAIT DRAWING -via Zoom
2025-01-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Ontario
Sign on after 6:30pm to meet and chat, and at 7pm we will start sketch/draw/painting each other.

We will take turns drawing each other for a timed period. Shortly after 8:15, we will take time to view each other’s work

Life Drawing - In Person at NYSC
2025-01-28 18:00 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Arrive at 6pm to assist in set-up and we will begin drawing at 6:15pm

Bring a lightweight portable easel & gator board with clip, large newsprint pad & a variety of drawing tools

Neurographic Art- via Zoom
2025-02-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom meeting
Neurographic art is a meditative and fun style of artwork that will have you relaxing and playing with your materials. Join Dianne Hunter as she leads us through this interesting new approach – part art-part psychology.

Materials you will need: Watercolour or another paper that can take water; waterproof black marker or pen; some type of colour: i.e. watercolour, markers, inktense blocks, coloured pencils; circular item;i.e. penny, bottle top, etc.

We will start signing onto Zoom just after 6:30pm to greet and chat with each other; . We will start our painting at 7 to 8 pm and then we will show and talk. Offering each other advice and support.

PORTRAIT NIGHT VIA ZOOM
2025-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Ontario
We will start signing in after 6:30pm to meet & greet each other. We will start portraiture drawing at 7pm. At 8:15pm we will share our sketches.

ART DEMO -Andrew Sookrah
2025-02-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom meeting
Noted Artist Andrew Sookrah will paint a cityscape in oil.

Start signing on after 6:30 pm and demonstration will begin at7:00 pm..

Life Drawing in person at NYSC
2025-02-25 18:00 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Arrive at 6pm to assist in set-up. We will start drawing at 6:15pm

Bring a portable light weight easel with gator board & clip & lots of newsprint paper/pad & drawing tools

Nora McPhail - Watercolour FLORALS- In Person
2025-03-04 18:30 - 20:30 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave, Willowdale, ON, Canada
Join Nora MacPhail for a fun and informative watercolour demo and workshop and paint along. We’ll create a beautiful daisy garden full of colour. You’ll learn the important basics of watercolour as Nora takes you step-by-step through the painting process. There will be flower demonstrations as well as individual feedback. So, set aside those winter shovels and paint spring flowers with Nora. Beginner Friendly.

Materials

Bring the watercolour supplies you have and enjoy- watercolour paint and palette, flat and round brush, water container, paper towel, w/c paper (8″ by 10″ suggested). Nora will be using Hot-Pressed Watercolour Paper by Fluid, but any professional watercolour paper will work.

Demo -Andrew Judd - ZOOM
2025-03-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Ontario
Watch amazing artist Andrew Judd paint a landscape of India. He will paint over an old painting for added texture. sign in after 6:30 and the demo will begin sharp at 7:00 pm.

Location: ON ZOOM

Demo - Paint in the Style of Tom Thompson
2025-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom meeting
Painting With Zest and Colour in the Style of Tom Thompson

Artist Janine Marson will do an acrylic painting demo in the style of Tom Thompson, a master colourist. Janine will demonstrate his painterly style and discuss how his productive en plein air “boards” helped to inspire and influence her own 2017 Project “Through Tom’s Eyes, creating 100 original oil paintings on board. Through her painting demo she will address Thompson’s choice of colours, gestural brushwork, painting process, and how he captured the essence of the scene.

Life Drawing - In Person at NYSC
2025-03-25 18:00 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Arrive at 6 pm to assist in set up and we will begin to draw at 6:15pm

I suggest participants bring a lightweight portable easel and gator board with clip. Plus lots of large newsprint pad/paper & drawing essentials.

NO ZOOM

Portrait Night - TBD
2025-04-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Ontario
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

Location:TBD

Photography - Improve your Photos for Better Paintings - In Person.
2025-04-08 06:30 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre , 21 Hendon Avenue, North York ON M2M 4G8
Photographer Blake Chorley will offer a powerpoint presentation on using your camera and discuss ways to approach your subject matter with the intention of it becoming a painting.

Location: North York Seniors Centre –

Critique Night - In Person
2025-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave, Willowdale, ON, Canada
The extremely versatile, talented and profusive Andrew Hamilton will offer constructive feedback on two of your paintings. Not only will your paintings improve, but you will learn a ton by listening to the critiques of your colleagues as well.

Location: The John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York

Life Drawing - In Person at NYSC
2025-04-22 18:00 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Arrive at 6:00 pm to assist in set-up and start drawing at 6:15pm

Bring a portable lightweight easel gator board & clip, lots of newsprint paper/pad and drawing tools.

AGM - Annual General Meeting
2025-04-29 18:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
This meeting will be at the John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York in person and on zoom, Members who unable to attend may arrange for another WGA member to … their vote

Please arrive around 6pm to assist in set-up and to chat. We will start the meeting at 6:30 pm/

OPEN HOUSE - Learn how to set-up and photograph still life scenes with your phone with Blake Chorley, photographer
2025-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York
Learn how to set up interesting still life scenes including lighting and how to use your phone to photograph them. Then photograph the still life and paint it at home to share at a later meeting. Photographer Blake Chorley will provide helpful hints and directions for both Apple and Android phones. Arrive at 6:30 to help set up.

Life Drawing
2025-09-23 18:30 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Life drawing with model. Arrive at 6:30 to set up.

Portrait Drawing in Person
2025-09-30 19:00 - 21:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York
Please arrive at 6:30 to set up. Bring your preferred medium for in-person portrait drawing.

Printmaking Demo on Zoom
2025-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Join printmaker Karen Klee-Atlin as she presents three forms of relief printmaking: multiple block linocut, reductive linocut and white-line printmaking. Karen will share examples of her own work and give a live demonstration of the whilte-line technique. She will cover what materials are used and how to set up a simple registration jig.

Originally a painter, Karen’s work in woodcuts, linocuts and monoprints represents many years of printmaking as her primary medium.

Haunted Halloween Watercolour Demo and Paint-a-long with Nora MacPhail
2025-10-14 18:30 - 21:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York
Bring your watercolour supplies for a fun evening painting a unique and spooky Halloween scene. Arrive at the John Mackenzie House for a 6:30 start of the demo to allow sufficient time to complete the painting.

Life Drawing
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Life drawing with a model. In person.

Paint Night on Zoom
2025-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom meeting
Interact with other WGA members while you paint. You will be provided with one or two scenes to paint at home in any medium you choose while sharing encouragement and experiences with others on Zoom.

Still Life Painting Reveal
2025-11-11 19:00 - 21:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York
Bring in your still life paintings based on the photos taken at the open house, and/or any other still life paintings you have completed recently to share with the group. Please arrive at 6:30 to set up and get organized.

Painting Fabulous Greeting Cards-Zoom Demo and Paint-a-Long
2025-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom meeting
Artist Sheryl Shapiro will present three different techniques for making unique painted greeting cards and we will paint along at home. Sheryl will provide us with a suggested list of materials before this date so members can gather whatever tools they have or want to buy.

Life Drawing
2025-11-25 18:00 - 20:30 | North York Seniors Centre, 21 Hendon Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M2M 4G8, Canada
Life drawing with a model. In person. Set-up at 6pm with live model beginning at 6:30.

Demo Oil painting with a palette knife- zoom
2025-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Pastel and oil painter, Maria Iva, will demonstrate painting in oil with a palette knife. Join us online on Zoom after 6:30 and the demo will begin at 7:00.

Holiday Party
2025-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York
Celebrate the holiday season with WGA. Please bring your holiday spirit and a refreshment to share for the buffet table.

Zoom - Life Drawing
2026-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
Details to follow

Beauty in Motion: Edgar Degas' Ballet Dancers - A Zoom Presentation by Art Historian Anik Waldeck
2026-01-20 19:00 | Ontario
Beauty in Motion: Edgar Degas’s Ballet Dancers

Let’s go backstage with one of the most celebrated artists of the 19th century!

Edgar Degas’s beautiful ballet dancers have captured the hearts of art enthusiasts the world over and become synonymous with the Impressionist movement. One might expect Degas’s seemingly countless images of this theme to focus primarily on the lovely tutus and graceful arabesques of pretty ballerinas as they flit across the stage. Closer observation, however, reveals that his primary interest lay elsewhere. Instead of repeatedly depicting the glitz and glamour of a full-dress performance, the artist became fascinated with what happened behind the scenes.

Art Historian Anik Waldeck will pull back the curtain to reveal the world of ballet in 19th-century France, the manner in which Degas depicted its complexities and how he produced these beloved works of art.
