With Kim's health being less-than-ideal, and the very real concern around a second wave of Covid, we have chosen to err on the side of caution and not do ANY teaching in-person until at least the beginning of 2021 -- and quite possibly longer, depending on the way things play out. On the plus side, we've both got tons of interesting online options to keep you creative -- see listings above!
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Virtual Collage Jam is a real-time, weekly social collage-making session using the Zoom platform.
Work, chat & connect while indulging in some cut-and-paste therapy! Getting hands-on is very grounding, and collaging is tons of fun, regardless of level or ability. I'll be working (playing!) and chatting right alongside you. Get full details and sign up here! On the Minus Side:
While I will shortly be posting my scheduled Courses & Workshops at both Neilson Park Creative Centre and Visual Arts Mississauga, it seems unlikely that either centre will re-open in time for even a shortened Spring term... Fingers crossed, but don't hold your breath. On the Plus Side: Kim and I are both madly brainstorming various online options to help artists to come together virtually – for everything from structured online courses to informal studio work-together sessions. More on this soon – both here and via my email updates. Use my contact page to request to be added to my list to hear about these opportunities first! Meanwhile: Be kind to each other, help those in need, keep your distance, wash/sanitize frequently, connect with others virtually, and stay as positive as possible. We'll get through this together – it's the only way. Much love! Kal Indoor Street Art
Now's your second chance: Get your Urban Art vibe on - minus the weather! Saturday & Sunday March 21 and 22, 2020 at Neilson Park Creative Centre. On the street, art is vital, raw, democratic — and a lil’ dangerous! Why should street artists have all the fun? In the comfort of our studio, explore some of the ideas, themes and methods that make street art so compelling through inspiring examples and open-ended exercises. Get your urban vibe on — no sirens required! Saturday & Sunday, March 21 & 22, 9:30am-4pm Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Courses
Collage & Mixed Media This course is designed as an ongoing investigation into the nature and potential of this versatile, visceral medium. With inspiring examples by collage masters, individual and group discussion and plenty of set and open-ended exercises, we’ll delve into a variety of artistic ideas and issues through collage. Thursdays, 9:30am-4pm, Jan. 23 - Feb. 13 (4 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. New Work from Old Life Drawings Got a ton of old life drawings squirrelled away? GREAT! Let’s rework them! This course will get you thinking and playing with endless new possibilities from those old drawings: cut, paste, reconfigure, distress, draw, paint over, under and through them! New designs, new narratives, new emotions = exciting new work! Thursdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, Feb. 20 - Mar. 12 (4 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Weekend Workshops Indoor Street Art On the street, art is vital, raw, democratic — and a lil’ dangerous! Why should street artists have all the fun? In the comfort of our studio, explore some of the ideas, themes and methods that make street art so compelling through inspiring examples and open-ended exercises. Get your urban vibe on — no sirens required! Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 1 & 2, 9:30am-4pm Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Maps in Art Maps have long conveyed our geo-political world, and can now represent vast ranges of data and ideas -- from cyberspace to mindscapes. Maps are visually interesting and have great potential for personal expression. Through inspiring map art examples and exercises, we’ll spend the weekend mapping out some new artistic territory! Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 29 & Mar. 1, 9:30am-4pm Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Humber Valley Art Club (at Neilson Park) Painting: Creative Explorations Popular mentor and instructor for so many. Kal understands the rules and principles that hold so many of us back from discovering our own artistic style. This course is primarily about ideas and creativity, and how to push past the hiccups on your journey. Brief lectures with inspiring masterwork examples, will challenge you to Learn, Apply, Comprehend and Transcend! Wednesdays, Mar. 4, 11 & 25, 10am-3:30pm You must be or become a member to take Humber Valley courses & workshops. Visual Arts Mississauga: Courses Value 101 Value is your most powerful visual tool – but seeing the value underlying the colour takes knowledge and practice – get both in this quick-hit class! Through inspiring masterwork examples, discussion and structured exercises, you'll learn how to orchestrate compelling value relationships that make your paintings really work! Mondays, 9am–12pm, Jan. 20 & 27 (2 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Composition 101 Composition isn’t rocket science: it’s simply visual principals that any artist can learn and apply. This quick-hit class demystifies the basics of composition through discussion of principles, masterwork examples and plenty of hands-on exercises. You’ll walk away with a quiver full of new ideas you can apply immediately! Mondays, 9am-12pm, Feb. 3 & 10 (2 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Beginning Abstraction Are you stuck in your painting process? Perhaps you have mastered drawing or painting what’s in front of you, or perhaps representational painting doesn’t appeal to you but you are not sure how to take the next step. Abstraction may be the solution. Through examples, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and plenty of fun — you’ll try new ways of working, seeing and thinking to explore abstraction. If you’re curious but unsure about abstraction, start with this introductory course. Mondays, 1pm–4pm, Jan. 20 - Mar. 2 (6 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Neilson Park Creative Centre
Colour For Painters Colour is crucial… but — we all have favourites — and blind spots! Using colour theory and masterworks as jumping-off points, we’ll explore real-world combinations and relationships through structured and open-ended painter’s exercises — revisiting the basics and extending in new directions — always with plenty of room for personal direction! Thursdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, Nov. 7 - Dec. 3 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Design With Collage Collage is unparalleled for training your compositional eye — so easy to play with size, position, cropping, colour, relationships… But the flexibility can also drive you insane! Through masterwork examples, discussion and plenty of hands-on, learn and apply timeless design principles to your collages. Cut-and-paste confidence starts here! Thursdays, 1pm-4pm, Nov. 7 - Dec. 3 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Visual Arts Mississauga Mixed Media With Maps Are you drawn to maps? Maps are visually interesting and have great potential for personal expression despite of their humble beginnings as identifiers of our geo-political world. Maps can now represent vast ranges of data and ideas — from cyberspace to mindscapes. Through inspiring map art examples and exercises, we’ll spend the day mapping out some new artistic territory! Monday Nov. 4, 9:30am–3:30pm Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Collage is the New Paint Have you ever tried to paint with paper? Do you wish your pictures could feel a bit fresher, a bit livelier? Try collage! Working with paper as paint helps you make unexpected and interesting decisions and discoveries, once you learn to apply basic strategies. With instructor guidance you can experience the fun and overcome unexpected challenges when you add collage to your tool box. Mondays, 9am–12pm, Nov. 11 - Dec. 2 (4 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Beginning Abstraction Are you stuck in your painting process? Perhaps you have mastered drawing or painting what’s in front of you, or perhaps representational painting doesn’t appeal to you but you are not sure how to take the next step. Abstraction may be the solution. Through examples, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and plenty of fun — you’ll try new ways of working, seeing and thinking to explore abstraction. If you’re curious but unsure about abstraction, start with this introductory course. Mondays, 1pm–4pm, Nov. 11 - Dec. 2 (4 weeks) FULL. Be sure to register early for the winter term! Queen West Art Crawl September 21-22
For me, the fall art season always kicks off with the Queen West Art Crawl, a 2-day outdoor art exhibition in Trinity Bellwoods Park — in the heart of Toronto’s funky Queen West. Featuring 200 artists, live music, food vendors, Steam Whistle beer tent and kids area, it makes for the perfect art weekend destination. Saturday and Sunday, 11am-6pm I’ll be in my usual spot, straight up the main path from Queen Street: booth J10. Come on by and say hi! Neilson Park Creative Centre: Presentation UnStuck! Strategies for Staying Positive and Productive in the Studio All artists experience creative ebb and flow in their work. Sometimes the stars are in alignment and everything ticks along beautifully. Other times, not so much! In this presentation, artist and instructor Kal Honey will address the inevitable ups and downs of a creative life, sharing insights and strategies for dealing with some of the more common pitfalls of artistic process: getting creative again after a setback or time away, the importance of “failures”, the pros and cons of perseverance, evaluating your work-in-progress, asking yourself the right questions, overcoming negative thoughts and more! In equal parts inspiring and re-assuring, this talk is for anyone who’s ever doubted their creative process and product. FREE! Sunday Sept. 29, 12:30-2pm Registration HERE (or call 416-622-5294) is preferred, but not essential. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Courses Gesture and Design: The Yin-Yang of Abstract Expressionism The beauty of abstract expressionism was the successful marriage of gestural mark-making with considered design. But how does one achieve this diametrical balance? In this course we'll follow Franz Kline's example, first working expressively —large and loose, then honing in on interesting compositions to expand into full-fledged paintings. $25 materials fee payable to the instructor Thursdays, 9:30am-4pm, Oct. 3- 31 – (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Colour For Painters Colour is crucial… but — we all have favourites — and blind spots! Using colour theory and masterworks as jumping-off points, we’ll explore real-world combinations and relationships through structured and open-ended painter’s exercises — revisiting the basics and extending in new directions — always with plenty of room for personal direction! Thursdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, Nov. 7 - Dec. 3 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Design With Collage Collage is unparalleled for training your compositional eye — so easy to play with size, position, cropping, colour, relationships… But the flexibility can also drive you insane! Through masterwork examples, discussion and plenty of hands-on, learn and apply timeless design principles to your collages. Cut-and-paste confidence starts here! Thursdays, 1pm-4pm, Nov. 7 - Dec. 3 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Life Drawing & Painting With model and convenor (that’s me) but no instruction, expand your repertoire and explore the joys of creating compositions with the figure. Use drawing and water-based media. Morning short poses. Afternoon, long poses. Take either morning or afternoon or both and make a day of it! Fridays, 9:30am-12:30pm and 1-4pm, Sept. 27 - Nov. 29 (No sessions Oct. 11 or Nov. 15) 8 weeks Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Visual Arts Mississauga: Art Appetizers (2-weeks each) Colour 101: Contrasts Whether it is found in nature or neon signs, colour is a big reason why we paint! Through inspiring masterwork examples, discussion and structured exercises (both swatches and real-life painting) you’ll learn how to orchestrate compelling relationships between your context colours and your star colours. Mondays, 9am–12pm, Sept. 30 & Oct. 7 (2 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Stencil Jam So many great stencils at art stores — but isn’t it cheating? No! Just as with collage, the real art to using off-the-rack stencils is how your combine them, layer them, use parts of them - harnessing their strengths and transcending their limitations. Mondays, 1–4pm, Sept. 30 & Oct.7 (2 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Colour 101: Harmonies How do you create harmonious colour? Colour that’s too similar is boring. Colour that’s too different is jarring. Through inspiring masterwork examples, discussion and structured exercises; learn how to choose, modify and arrange colours to achieve those elusive harmonies, and make your colours sing! Mondays, 9am–12pm, Oct 21 & 28 (2 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Custom Stencils Addicted to using stencils? Take it to the next level — by cutting your own! Learn to recognize, adjust and create images that makes for good stencilling, then cut some yourself in different materials. Crisp edges, colour variations, layers, fades — let the stencil games begin! Mondays, 1–4pm, Oct 21 & 28 (2 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Visual Arts Mississauga: 1-Day Workshop Mixed Media With Maps Are you drawn to maps? Maps are visually interesting and have great potential for personal expression despite of their humble beginnings as identifiers of our geo-political world. Maps can now represent vast ranges of data and ideas — from cyberspace to mindscapes. Through inspiring map art examples and exercises, we’ll spend the day mapping out some new artistic territory! Monday Nov. 4, 9:30am–3:30pm Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Visual Arts Mississauga: Courses Collage is the New Paint Have you ever tried to paint with paper? Do you wish your pictures could feel a bit fresher, a bit livelier? Try collage! Working with paper as paint helps you make unexpected and interesting decisions and discoveries, once you learn to apply basic strategies. With instructor guidance you can experience the fun and overcome unexpected challenges when you add collage to your tool box. Mondays, 9am–12pm, Nov. 11 - Dec. 2 (4 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Beginning Abstraction Are you stuck in your painting process? Perhaps you have mastered drawing or painting what’s in front of you, or perhaps representational painting doesn’t appeal to you but you are not sure how to take the next step. Abstraction may be the solution. Through examples, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and plenty of fun — you’ll try new ways of working, seeing and thinking to explore abstraction. If you’re curious but unsure about abstraction, start with this introductory course. Mondays, 1pm–4pm, Nov. 11 - Dec. 2 (4 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Kim's Gallery Walk and Talk June 22
Saturday June 22 sees the return of Kim-Lee Kho’s popular Gallery Walk & Talk, which I always assist with. We LOVE these walks, and so do participants! It’s always a congenial group, and we see some great art and have some wonderful conversations about what we see. This edition we’ll be visiting the recently re-opened MOCA, and we’re busy hatching a few other enticing destinations to round out a great afternoon! Haliburton School of Art + Design Landscapes: Real, Imagined & Altered Please note: This course is not suitable for beginners. Who hasn’t rendered a landscape at some point in their art-making? Well-known or never-before-seen, real or imagined, fact or fiction — place has an endless capacity to speak to us as artists, captivating us to attempt to capture and express what it is that’s moving, intriguing, haunting us. But this ain’t your conventional landscape course! Designed to get you moving past simply capturing the scene, this course begins with individual artistic field research in the beauty of the nearby Haliburton environment — honing your observational skills. Once back in the studio, you will be challenged to interpret and transform your findings in increasingly expressive and conceptual ways, expanding into guided but self-directed exploration of personal ideas. Some structure and support, lots of creative latitude! Come explore some new artistic territory. Monday to Friday, July 22 – July 26, 9 am – 4:30pm Register HERE or call 1-866-353-6464 ext.3 Watercolour Painting – Experimental Challenge your preconceptions about what constitutes a watercolour painting and how it might be created. Through both set and self-directed exercises, you will be encouraged to be as adventurous as possible in your media combinations, methods and subject matter. Group discussion and personal attention will enable you to better understand and develop your artistic vision. If you're already excited about your current direction — develop it, push it further. If you're stuck - become unblocked in a creative, non-threatening environment. If you're just beginning, explore the vast array of options and start to find your path, your voice. This course is both safe haven and launching point: personal expression and direction are paramount, and at every turn you will be encouraged to hear and trust your inner compass in boldly exploring new directions. All levels and abilities are welcome - you need only an open mind and an adventurous spirit. $20 materials fee. Monday to Friday, July 29 – August 2, 9 am – 4:30pm Register HERE or call 1-866-353-6464 ext.3 Neilson Park Creative Centre: Courses
Post-Travel Art Incubator Artists travel differently: they notice keenly, feel deeply. Things resonate long after the journey… But how to process it all? Through masterworks, group discussion and structured but open-ended exercises, this course helps you hone in on key aspects of your experience, and supports you in developing exciting new work. Thursdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, April 11 – May 30 (8 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Painting, Plus... Your basic painting skill set is the foundation for this adventure that will have you exploring unusual additions to your painting arsenal as we work with varied materials, sources, and methods. With inspiring masterworks, discussion and plenty of artistic leeway, this course is guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing! Thursdays, 1–4pm, April 11 – May 30 (8 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Workshop Assemblage We FILL our world with stuff. Objects speak of our desires, hopes, fears, memories and follies. What better to construct art from?? Through masterworks, group discussion and structured but open-ended projects, this course helps you with all aspects — from artistic to prosaic — of making art from existing objects.Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, 9:30am-4pm. Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Abstraction 101 Reality is overrated! Learn to look at what interests you in ways that only you can. Through masterworks, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and most of all, plenty of fun — this course will expose you to new ways of working, seeing and thinking. Curious but unsure about abstraction? Start here! Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26, 9:30am-4pm. Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Collage: New Directions 4 full days of exploration with a balance of contemporary examples to inspire, exercises to get your motor running, and open-ended challenges —all in a collegial and supportive environment with individual attention and group discussion — with plenty of creative leeway to take things in the directions you find most compelling! Monday to Thursday, June 10-13, 9:30am-4pm. Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Visual Arts Mississauga: Courses Introduction to Perspective Throw back the curtain on the expansive world of dramatic depth! Soaring skyscrapers, zooming vehicles, narrow streets and broad cityscapes, right down to still lifes and everyday objects that look convincingly 3D! Whatever you want to draw, a basic working knowledge of perspective will make it look RIGHT. We’ll learn the fundamentals of 1-, 2- and 3-point linear perspective and how they govern the sizing and placement of elements. Starting with basic geometric volumes, we’ll then apply that knowledge to creating convincing drawings of a host of subjects, with a quick look at how lighting adds further drama. Get ready to go dimensional! Tuesdays, 9am–12pm, April 2 –April 30 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Essentials of Collage Collage is both easier and more difficult than it looks! Learn the basics of creating successful collages though examples, discussion and plenty of hands-on exercises that will hone your eye for colour, value, composition and texture. We’ll also explore the innate collage strengths of juxtaposition, narrative and surprise. Tuesdays, 1–4pm, April 2 –April 30 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Creative Perspective Pre-requisite: Introduction to Perspective or a working understanding of 1- and 2-point perspective Building on your fundamental understanding of perspective, this course provides a framework to apply those principles to the kind of images you want to create! Each week we’ll take on a different perspective challenge, always with plenty of creative opportunities to make it your own. This time it’s personal! Tuesdays, 9am–12pm, May 7 – June 4 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Adventures in Abstraction An ongoing exploration into the realm of abstraction: what wonders may lie around the next artistic corners? Through examples, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and above all, plenty of fun — you’ll try many new ways of working, seeing and thinking. Let’s see how far this rabbit hole goes! Tuesdays, 1–4pm, May 7 – June 4 (5 weeks) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. AtreMbassy: Workshop Art in Boxes Ever since Joseph Cornell made his exquisite art in boxes in the 40s and 50s, putting collections of interesting objects into customized boxes has been a vital part of art-making for artists of all stripes. Whether to tell a story, create a shrine, show a collection, pique our curiosity or make us laugh — you can do it visually — in boxes! Kicking off with inspiring examples of artist’s boxes, we’ll then dive into making your very own based on your themes and interests. From box and contents selection to optimizing composition, right down to the attachment prosaics — we’ll cover everything you need to create your own fascinating boxed art. Come spend the day thinking inside the box! Friday April 12, 10am - 4pm Register HERE or call 416-998-5045. Humber Valley Art Club (at Neilson Park)
Painting: The Rules and How to Break Them Painting is rife with rules: a virtual torrent of shoulds and shouldn’ts. Yikes! While all artistic rules exist for a reason, none is absolute: art thrives on the unexpected, sublime solution that renders rules moot. Each day we’ll take on one of painting’s key tenets: after a brief lecture with inspiring masterwork examples, you’ll be challenged to create work harnessing the truth of the rule, and then, discerningly, break that same rule. Regardless of experience, this workshop will deepen your appreciation for why the rules exist in the first place, as well bolstering your creativity in pushing beyond them. The best broken rule is an understood rule: Learn. Apply. Comprehend. Transcend! Wednesdays, 10am–3:30pm, January 9 – January 30 (4 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-621-8660. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Courses Collage and Mixed Media This course is designed as an ongoing investigation into the nature and potential of this versatile, visceral medium. With inspiring examples by collage masters, individual and group discussion and plenty of set and open-ended exercises, we’ll delve into a variety of artistic ideas and issues through collage. Thursdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, January 24 – February 28 (6 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Watercolour: Contemporary Approaches Break out of the mold and use watercolour like you’ve never before! Through inspiring contemporary examples and open-ended creative challenges, explore and exploit watercolour’s strength, delicacy and versatility as a medium of NOW, not just yesteryear. Nary a barn or split rail fence in sight! Thursdays, 1–4pm, January 24 – February 28 (6 weeks) Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Neilson Park Creative Centre: Workshop Art Alchemists Get creative while giving your wallet a rest in this decidedly low-budget and hi-fun workshop. Through stimulating challenges, we’ll endeavor to transform everyday base materials into artistic gold with use of the most important artist’s materials of all: head, heart and hands. Saturday and Sunday February 9-10, 9:30am-4pm. Register HERE or call 416-622-5294. Visual Arts Mississauga: Courses Abstraction: More Approaches Forge a little further into the realm of abstraction, exploring what might lie around a few more artistic corners! Through examples, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and above all, plenty of fun — you’ll try many new ways of working, seeing and thinking. Let’s see how far this rabbit hole goes! Mondays, 9am–12pm, February 4– March 4 (4 weeks; no class February 18) Register HERE or call 905-277-4313. Markham Group of Artists: Member's Day Composition Pointers Have you ever wondered why some paintings “work” better than others? Underpinning every successful piece of art is a successful application of composition: whether intentional, intuited, or by sheer luck. In this fast-paced and informative lecture, you’ll learn many key compositional principles and see examples of how they’ve been applied in masterworks old and new. Hands-on sketchbook exercises along the way will help you intentionally apply the principles. By increasing your knowledge and understanding of composition, you’ll strengthen the impact and visual sophistication of your work, and take it to the next level. Saturday, February 2, 10:15am - 12pm Varley Art Gallery Details HERE. Markham Group of Artists: Workshop Art Alchemists Get creative while giving your wallet a rest in this decidedly low-budget and hi-fun workshop. Through stimulating challenges, we’ll endeavor to transform everyday base materials into artistic gold with use of the most important artist’s materials of all: head, heart and hands. February 16, 10am - 3pm Details HERE. |
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