France and I have just finished our first series of “Break-a-Brush!” workshops.
Each one-day workshop took on something special of the character of our featured painter and in turn fed our combined creative energies. In the first workshop, we explored the legacy of Tom Thomson. Our second session, on Expressive Portraits, contrasted styles and characters of Fred Varley and Edwin Holgate, inspiring us all. Our last two sessions featured David Milne and Emily Carr respectively. They were both, at times, reclusive in their lives and their art. Each stayed true to their inspiration and at times, moved us deeply, as when France recited the Emily Carr poem:
Dear Mother Earth!
by: Emily Carr
I think I have always
specially belonged to you.
I have loved from babyhood
to roll upon you,
to lie with my face pressed
right down onto you,
in my sorrows.
I love the look of you
and the smell of you.
when I die, I should like
to be in you unconfined,
unshrouded.
the petals of flowers
against my flesh and
you covering me up.
We’ve now created a picture gallery for each of the workshops, where you can take a look at some of the superb artwork, and artists! Check them out.
Congratulations all!
P.S. You can now find information on the next series of Break-a-Brush! workshops, which start on the 4th May, on my website: https://www.davidkearn.com/courses_e.htm