KATHRYN WADEL
INTERDISCIPLINARY MIXED MEDIA ARTIST
About Us
Teaching-Artist Biography
Kathryn combines her passions for art and community by
facilitating in-person art classes and programs provincially, and virtually
on a national scale. She has over nine years of experience
working within the Canadian art sector as an artist, instructor,
organizer and facilitator. In Kathryn’s professional art practice,
she explores environmental, cultural and social practices that
connect communities across disciplines. She utilizes mixed
media techniques in her painting, drawing, and sculptural
practices that often explore the human condition as it exists
within the Anthropocene. Kathryn believes that art is an
essential human practice that builds meaningful connections
across cultures and communities.
Programs & Workshops
Kathryn teaches programs and workshops around British Columbia and online with national and international participants. Explore introductory to advanced level sessions in mixed media, acrylic, oil, watercolour painting, collage, eco-art and more!
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June - August 2022
Drawing for Beginners
Online Workshop
Sunday, June 12
10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) /
1:00pm - 3:00pm (EST)
All 13+
Reconnect with your creativity and improve your drawing skills no matter your level! In this drawing workshop for beginners, artist Kathryn Wadel will guide you through simple drawing exercises and demonstrate how she combines them in her drawing practice.
You’ll learn helpful tips and techniques using graphite pencils, charcoal, kneadable erasers, blending stumps, household items, and more!
Stylized Landscape Painting
Online Workshop
Sunday, June 26
10:00am - 1:00pm (PST) /
1:00pm - 4:00pm (PST)
Ages: 14+
Break away from realism and explore stylized landscape painting with BC-based artist Kathryn Wadel!
In this intermediate, acrylic painting workshop, Kathryn will guide you through colour mixing techniques, as well as various drawing and painting techniques to create a stylized landscape painting on canvas. A painting method that will enable you to unleash your creativity and further explore your own artistic style.
Open to beginners and intermediate.
The Relaxing Art of Painting Clouds
Online Workshop
Sunday, July 10
10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) / 1:00pm - 3:00pm(EST)
Ages 12+
Get inspired by the beautiful skies across Canada! Join BC-based artist Kathryn Wadel and create a series of cloud-inspired paintings on canvas or paper. You’ll explore shape, form and movement through the formation of clouds using your choice of acrylic, oil, gouache or watercolour paints.
With reference photos from her travels across Canada, Kathryn will guide you through the relaxing art of painting clouds, as well as demonstrate a variety of painting techniques and colour mixing recipes—and encourage your expressive style!
Watercolour for Beginners
In-Person Program
July 14 - August 18
12:30pm - 2:30pm (PST)
Ages 50+
Join BC-based artist Kathryn Wadel in our weekly watercolour painting program — perfect for beginners! Kathryn will introduce you to a variety of watercolour painting materials, tools and techniques to inspire the development of your painting practice. Students will be guided through demonstrations and exercises exploring colour mixing, brush work application and creating dimension through layering techniques. Please bring your own supplies to the first class.
Landscape Watercolour Painting
In-Person Program
July 14 - August 18
3:00pm - 5:00pm (PST)
Ages 50+
This program is open to intermediate level participants who wish to explore watercolour landscape painting techniques. With encouraging guidance and step-by-step demonstrations, Kathryn will guide students through painting techniques to create realistic and expressive watercolour landscape paintings. Kathryn will provide demonstrations for elements of landscape painting including: compositional sketches, colour mixing, gradients, glazing layers and brushwork techniques. Students will further develop their watercolour painting practice and create personalized landscape watercolour paintings on paper. Participants are encouraged to bring personal landscape reference photos to use as inspiration for their paintings.
Mixed Media Landscapes
Online Workshop
Sunday, July 17
10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) / 1:00pm - 3:00pm (EST)
Join BC-based artist Kathryn Wadel for an afternoon of exploring mixed media landscape drawing and painting! In this 3-hour workshop, you’ll be able to develop your mixed media art practice through the creation of landscape-inspired imagery.
Kathryn will guide you through the process to create a series of landscape-inspired works of art, all the while positively encouraging the development of your personal drawing style.
Drawing Summer Landscapes
Online Workshop
Sunday, August 14
10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) / 1:00pm - 3:00pm (EST)
Celebrate the beauty of summer with this nature-filled project! In this beginners-to-intermediate drawing workshop, artist Kathryn Wadel will guide you through drawing techniques to create a summer-inspired landscape drawing.
You’ll learn helpful tips and techniques for using graphite pencils, charcoal, kneaded erasers, blending stumps, household items, and more. And you’ll even get some tips for drawing outdoors! The perfect workshop for landscape lovers.
Art + Nature
Summer Camp for Youth
August 15 - 19
9:00am - 12:00pm (PST)
Professional artist educator Kathryn Wadel will lead artistic projects inspired by the beauty and wonder of nature. Kathryn will provide examples from professional artists and artistic movements, lead demonstrations to inspire students’ art projects and encourage their creative self-expression. Young artists will have the opportunity to create hand-made artist paper from natural and recycled sources, paint locally inspired landscape paintings, develop a series of nature-prints, challenge their creativity with up-cycled sculpture and more!
Abstract Acrylic Painting: Part 1
Online Workshop
Sunday, August 21
10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) / 1:00pm - 3:00pm (EST)
Spend a lovely Sunday afternoon getting creative and learning the basics of abstract acrylic painting! In this two-part intro workshop, Kathryn will introduce you to different types of acrylic paint.
She will also guide you through a variety of abstract painting techniques and colour mixing exercises to create a series of miniature abstract artworks. A great workshop for tuning into your creative flow.
Part One: Kathryn will introduce you to acrylic painting tools and provide a step-by-step demonstration on how to customize your colour palette. You’ll learn how to create secondary, tertiary, neutral and contrasting hues, as well as experiment with painting techniques to create a series of colourful abstract paintings.
Art + Nature
Summer Camp for Youth
August 22 - 26
9:00am - 12:00pm (PST)
Professional artist educator Kathryn Wadel will lead artistic projects inspired by the beauty and wonder of nature. Kathryn will provide examples from professional artists and artistic movements, lead demonstrations to inspire students’ art projects and encourage their creative self-expression. Young artists will have the opportunity to create hand-made artist paper from natural and recycled sources, paint locally inspired landscape paintings, develop a series of nature-prints, challenge their creativity with up-cycled sculpture and more!
Abstract Acrylic Painting: Part 2
Online Workshop
Sunday, August 28
10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) / 1:00pm - 3:00pm (EST)
Spend a lovely Sunday afternoon getting creative and learning the basics of abstract acrylic painting! In this two-part intro workshop, Kathryn will introduce you to different types of acrylic paint.
She will also guide you through a variety of abstract painting techniques and colour mixing exercises to create a series of miniature abstract artworks. A great workshop for tuning into your creative flow.
Part Two: Kathryn will review acrylic painting tools and demonstrate layering techniques to create depth, movement and textured abstract paintings. You’ll learn how to combine additive and subtractive painting techniques to create experimental abstract artworks using paintbrushes and palette knives.
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