Patricia Eschuk, Wayward Garden, oil on canvas, 2020 (detail). Please click on the picture to view the whole image.
- Application Deadline
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 12:00pm - Saturday, October 16–Saturday, November 13, 2021
- 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- Online with Zoom
This focussed mentorship will take place online.
Application deadline: Wednesday, October 6 by noon
Meeting dates:
- Saturday, October 16, 1- 4pm
- Saturday, October 30, 1-4pm
- Saturday, November 13, 1-4pm
The purpose of this mentorship is to provide a space for oil painters to try new approaches—to challenge their comfort zone through experimentation and play, and deepen their awareness of their unique voice. It will include exploration of technique, line versus form, composition and process (looking, responding and making choices about your work), as well as instinct and the role of the body (not what one is painting but how). A list of materials that most painters will already have (basic paints, brushes, etc.) will be provided in advance.
This Focussed Mentorship is for those who already have a painting practice, whether representational, symbolic or nonobjective, and who want to take it to the next level. It will not focus on making a “finished” work of art, but painting better, through new approaches, self-reflection and critique.
Please send three images of your work and a paragraph explaining your interest in this Focussed Mentorship to Adriana at [email protected], with “Focussed Mentorship in Paint” in the subject heading. Eschuk will select a limited number of participants. There is no fee to apply, but you must be a MAWA member. Successful applicants will be charged $75 for the program. If finances are a barrier, please speak with MAWA staff.
Application deadline Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021, at noon for women and gender minority MAWA members with painting practices. Cost to successful applicants: $75
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Inspired by natural settings, Patricia Eschuk works with oil paint and mixed media to explore the intersection between external and internal landscapes. Using a responsive, process-based approach, she plays with the physical qualities of the mediums to create an expressive visual language. Prior to her professional artistic practice, she worked and taught as a physical therapist and holistic practitioner. Her understanding and experience in working manually with the human body and its energy influence her art work. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows within Manitoba.
