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Here is a better picture without the glare...

l'Oktoberfest des Quebecois 2008

I went to paint with some follow artists over the past weekend at the 3rd Oktoberfest des Quebecois held in Mascouche, Quebec. We were there to promote for the festival de peinture a Mascouche which is coming up soon on the Thanksgiving weekend in October. It was an afternoon of painting and drinking. lol. Here are some pictures of the event.


My work of the afternoon. I didnt drink away the whole afternoon you know..lol
panoramic view of the site
Suzanne Gregory
Wood barrel maker showing his stuff. Did you know there is no glue used in making the barrel?
Some Bavarian dancers.

Chantal Peterson working away.
Nancy Aubut
Andre Montmorency (our spokesperson for the festival) with his painting behind.
Jacques Sevigny
Monique Dupuis with Suzanne Gregory

fall workshops and courses

Hi, I will be conducting workshops and courses in the upcoming weeks and months. Here are the details...

One day workshop for portrait drawing - September 14, 2008 Sunday (beginner - advance) Workshop covers portrait sketching start to finish in charcoal. (6 spaces available, cost $30) Please contact josefsy@sympatico.ca

One day workshop for portrait oil painting - October 19, 2008 Sunday (advance) Workshop covers using a limited palette, from preparation, initial sketch, lay in, modeling to final touches. (6 spaces available, cost $35) Please contact josefsy@sympatico.ca

Basic/ portrait drawing - October 2008 date to be announced . (beginner- advance) 8 sessions of 3 hrs cost $120 (sessions are every 2 weeks Tuesday 7-10 pm) Instruction will be adjusted on participant's level. Please contact josefsy@sympatico.ca

William wip01

I started the portrait of William in oil last night. Its about an hour and a half work with frequent disturbance from the kids.

William's portrait

Hi folks. Its been awhile since I have updated the blog. I have been busy. I started teaching drawing portraits at home for the first time. I have 5 students in total. They are former students from previous classes I have. Here is a demo sketch I gave showing the gride technique. You can see the grid lines around the portrait.

some life drawing and doodles Nov 2007

Festival 2007

It was a great edition of the Festival this year. As usual, talent is everywhere. Denis Jacques was the invited artist and his works are exceptional. Well executed works are a signature. It really cool to see original works of a great artist up close. Just like walking into a Museum. Very inspiring. I bought Denis' DVD and he was very nice to autograph it for me. I also bought a work of art by a fellow artist named Guy Hamel. He was the 1st prize winner of last year. I will post it when I have a picture of it.


My wall:)

Denis Jacques' works


Self portrait
me and Denis Jacques.
Denis and a fellow artist modeling for his demo with pastels.


I did a portrait of my niece Anna during the first day.

some life drawings from summer

Deck Finally Finished

Finally finished the deck. Several weekends of work. Thanks to Capt. Picard for giving me a hand. :) Thanks also to Patrice at work who gave me tips for the deck.

life drawing 06-06-07

A day of painting in Mascouche

It was a day of painting at the family day festival in Mascouche. I was painting at the Festival Peinture a Mascouche under a tree. We had great weather. I did 2 paintings. One of my daughter (above) and my first plein air painting (below). I really enjoyed the time I had over there.



Kids were invited to paint on giant canvases or their individual masterpieces.

My spot under the tree. My first time using my sketchbox easel.

The Festival Peinture a Mascouche kiosk.

One day charcoal portrait workshop

Hi, I will be giving a one day charcoal portrait workshop on the Saturday May 19, 2007. It will start from 10am to 4pm. The morning will be a demo to show the process and techniques of portrait sketching using charcoal. The afternoon will be the hands on and I go around to do the guidance. To sign up you can contact Chantal Peterson at 450-474-4133 x273 or visit the Festival Peinture a Macouche website http://www.festivalpeinturemascouche.com. Hope to see you there.

Life Drawing April 25, 2007

Portrait Society of Canada

http://www.portraitsocietyofcanada.com

I have been accepted to the Portrait Society of Canada recently. There are some pretigeous portrait artist from all over Canada. Juan Martinez, Yuqi Wang to name a few.

life drawing April 11, 2007