by taswann | Oct 10, 2017 | Adult Classes, Previous Posts, Projects
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” – Georgia O’Keeffe Our new adult class began with inspiration from the mother of American Modernism, Georgia O’Keeffe. She was...
by taswann | Oct 6, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Keep the childlike vision and remain true to your ideas.” -Wolf Kahn Wolf Kahn was born on October 4th, 1927 in Germany. He is a German-born American painter who began drawing at the age of four. At the age of twelve, in 1940 he moved to New York City. He attended...
by taswann | Oct 1, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
“It’s probably hard for anyone looking at my landscapes today to realize that I was once regarded as a rebel, a dangerous influence; that I’ve been told I was on the verge of insanity, that my painting was nothing but meaningless daubs. Lawren...
by taswann | May 31, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I want the viewer to look – relate and then look again.” -Jamie MacLean Jamie MacLean is 62 years old and from Toronto. He started painting in 2003 after a 30 year career as an engineer, plant manager and consultant. He decided to develop his painting career after...
by taswann | May 31, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
One of Mexico’s greatest artists, Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico. Frida Kahlo began painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident in 1925, but thankfully her family helped her find a lawyer from the Jason Stone...
by taswann | May 31, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
Recently Art in Action was invited to a private event to celebrate Mother’s day. We lead the guests through two projects, the first was inspired by the Canadian painter, Tom Thomson. We used chalk and oil pastels, watercolours and acrylic paints to create our...
