ART ON THE EDGE - Painting Big Rock and Wild Water With Carole Finn, OSA, CFS, SFCA - Carole Finn Artist
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ART ON THE EDGE
A VACATION ART RETREAT
Pa i n t i n g B i g R o c k a n d Wi l d Wa t e r
With Carole Finn, OSA, CFS, SFCA.
A PLEIN AIR + IN STUDIO COURSE
FOR ARTISTS OF ALL LEVELS.
UCLUELET, VANCOUVER ISLAND
April 27 to April 30, 2022.ABOUT “ART ON THE EDGE “:
Join award winning artist Carole Finn as she shares her
deep love for the wild, untamed landscapes of the Pacific
Rim, one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
In this 4 day course for all levels of artists, Carole will help
you to find and nurture your own painting style, with an
understanding of modern impressionism and landscape
art; share her well-honed techniques of mastering of
Photoshop to demonstrate its use in making good decisions
in choosing the right color, value and composition; and
learn how to use the software in painting a landscape that
will astonish you with their depth and value.
If you have an inkling
to paint landscapes,
HOW THE COURSE WORKS: this is the course for
Expect your 4 days with Carole to offer daily structure, yet you.
experience the flexibility to be able to work with artists of
varying abilities. In other words, depending on your
specific interests and abilities, you can self direct your
choices for how to spend your day, yet still gain from group
class time.
Typical daily schedule:
• Meet each morning before 8:30, have a discussion/
lesson, then leave to go out on the trail.
• Some will want to do Plain Air. Others will want to take
pictures and return to the studio.
• Lunch between 12 and 1 p.m.
• 3:30 p.m. we will return to the studio for a critique and
lesson.
• 5:00 p.m.: Daily closing.MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
Canadian artist Carole Finn is a passionate advocate of
celebrating and safeguarding the wild, natural spaces of
Canada. In her lifetime as an artist and art educator, she
established on of Canada’s lauded art colleges, the
Haliburton School of Art and Design; in the Great
Canadian Shield of Ontario; has founded various public
art galleries with a mission based role to introduce art
and engage with the surrounding community; and has
incubated various art groups of differing disciplines into
the Haliburton Guild of the Arts.
In 2009, after receiving the Queens Medal and many
other awards for her work, Finn finally followed her
heart’s desire to be a full-time professional artist in 2009,
bringing to life her years of study at OCAD,York
University Fine Arts in Toronto and lastly at her beloved
Community College, Haliburton HSAD.
Awards + Recognition
In her landscapes, Carole attempts to capture not only
the spirit of the place but also its atmosphere. • Queen’s Medal- for outstanding
community service awarded by the
The images she chooses to paint, are iconographic; Queen through the Canadian
representing that particular and unique place. She loves Government
using shapes, value and color to build the drama in her
compositions. Her animals, which are part of the fabric • Fellowship of Applied E ducation
of these environments, tell their stories and ask the awarded by Sir Sandford Fleming
viewer questions through their eyes. College
• • Highlander of the Year- awarded
Carole is a passionate educator; and loves sharing her• by the Haliburton County Chamber
love for art and the technique of making art. A recently of Commerce.
full time transplant to the west coast of British Columbia;
• Board of Governors for Sir Sandford
she is now based in Oak Bay, Victoria BC; and is eager to Fleming Communiyty College -
bring her mentoring to artists of all abilities in this appointed by the College for 8 years.
exciting course, Art on the Edge.
• Professional Recognition elected to
the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA)
• the Federation .of Canadian Artists
awarded SSFCA standing for artistic
achievement.ABOUT THE LEARNING:
FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE PAINTERS:
FOR MORE ADVANCED PAINTERS
This is a check list. When you enroll you will be asked
to email back 4 of the most important topics that
Many painters use various apps to help them with
apply to your artistic growth
their pictures. Some have very steep learning
curves.
1-Getting Started:
All these apps are trying to do in some small way
Theory- Learning to apply Photoshop tools to
what Photoshop offers. Why not learn how to do all
artistic canons through Lecture / Demo/Slide
these skills in the real software itself?
Presentation
Learning to use Photoshop as a part of your art
•Using your devices and camera as Helpmates. tools is what we will all do. Advanced painters can
•The Camera as a Tool to get the right Picture. count on Carole’s years of Photoshop experience
•Composition - The Start: Rule of Thirds, creating to up level their skillset and increase the efficiency
a path for the focal Point, Cropping an Image with which they work.
•Value Black and White to Colour.
•Fine-Tuning Composition for establishing Focal
Point: Contrast using light and dark.
•Soft Edges-Hard Edges.
•Colour How the Eye sees and where does colour
come from. Reading Colour characteristics,
Colour Families: Primary Colours. Mixing to
get any Colour / Value Colour Temperature -
Warm/Cool (Evening).
2-Getting to Work
• Making a Notaire / Using a view finder
• Understanding Materials
• Brush Strokes,
• Preparation of Canvas
3-Getting to Your Next Piece:
•The development of Modern Art: Impressionism
to Now.
•Finding Your own Style.
4 days. Wild Vistas
Ocean Air.
A Vacation to do something
you love. Join us.WHAT YOU WILL NEED: COURSE FEES:
A final materials list will be sent upon $695 CAD
registration.
You will be able to order most of your supplies What’s Included in your course fees:
via the Ultramarine Art Store in Tofino. • 4 days of instruction + guidance with your lead
instructor.
MEET ERIN, the owner of Ultramarine. • Venue
451 Main St. Tofino B.C. V0R 2Z0 • Carole’s personal guide for identifying painting
250.266.2026 locations,
• Daily light breakfast with coffee, juices and yummy
ORDERING SUPPLIES: fresh baked goods from Zoe’s Bakery. https://
Erin will be able to get most of the materials www.zoesbakeryandcafe.com/
you will want. Please correspond directly with
her. Supplies must be ordered NO LATER than What the price does not include:
2 weeks before the start of the Retreat. They will Accommodation, meals and travel to and from Ucluelet
be delivered the first day of the retreat to the
Community Centre by 8:00 A.M.
COURSE LOCATION THE FINE PRINT:
The course will be held at the modern and Payment for the course is due on registration at
sustainably designed Ucluelet Community http://www.carolefinnartist.com/events
Center, a few steps away from the ocean’s edge, If your course cancellation is made within 30 days of
wild vistas and the trails to get us there. the course commencement: the payment is
completely non-refundable, non-transferable; except
500 Matterson Dr, in the cases of travel and force majeure, earthquakes,
Ucluelet, BC lockdowns and other emergency instances, where
V0R 3A0, Canada fees will be refunded minus admin costs of $100.
To learn more about the location and facilities, If participants are able to transfer to new dates,
please visit: should this be the case; there will be no transfer fees
https://ucluelet.ca/community/parks- for a new course.
“My paintings are an attempt to show beautiful locations
whose natural integrity has either been altered by human
intervention or is about to be. What is the cost of our
imposition on the virginal status of these lands and the
inhabitants therein?” Carole Finn, 2018.MAKE THIS A FAMILY VACATION
ABOUT UCLUELET: • You will also drive through scenic Sutton Pass, at an
altitude of 250m (850 feet) – where we especially
https://www.discoverucluelet.com/ recommend heeding to the speed limit. Travel
All you want to know is on this site. Watch and get westward until you come to the junction between
excited. This is the perfect spot to bring your family. Tofino and Ucluelet.
They have lots to do while you paint. • Turn left at the Tofino/Ucluelet junction and drive
Fishing. Golfing. Whale watching (this is migration south towards Ucluelet for 8 km (5 miles).
time, so you are sure to see lots even from shore).
Aquarium. Biking. Hiking on Trails too numerous to
mention. Surfing (Known as Maui North). Tofino (only HELPFUL TRAVEL INFORMATION + CONTACTS
40 minutes away)
• Tofino Bus: Bus service from Victoria to Ucluelet daily.
Phone: (866) 986-3466 ; Web: www.tofinobus.com
GETTING TO UCLUELET: • Budget Car Rentals: Pick up and drop off locations in
UCLUELET is 179 miles from Victoria, a scenic 3-hour Ucluelet & Tofino Airport. Phone: (250) 725-2060 ;
drive from the Departure Bay ferry in Nanaimo and 20 Web: www.bcbudget.com
minutes from Tofino Airport • Pacific Rim Navigators-Shuttle Service: Phone: (250)
725-8399 ; Web: www.pacificrimnavigators.com
BY CAR: • BC Ferries: Phone: (888) BC FERRY ((888) 223-3779);
Web: www.bcferries.com
Tofino – 40 Minutes. Port Alberni – 1.5 Hours. • BY AIR:
Nanaimo – 2.5 – 3 Hours. Victoria – 4 Hours • https://www.pacificcoastal.com/vancouver-to-tofino/
• Pacific Coastal Airlines: Scheduled flights from Tofino
To reach Ucluelet from the British Columbia mainland, Airport to Vancouver International. Phone:
you’ll first need to take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay, 1-800-663-2872 ; Web: www.pacificcoastal.com
or Tsawwassen, to Nanaimo. The Horseshoe Bay • Pacific Seaplanes: Scheduled flights from Port Alberni
terminal is north of Vancouver and this ferry route and tours from the Ucluelet Harbour. Phone: (250)
takes just under 2 hours while the Tsawwassen 616-5858 ; Web: www.pacificseaplanes.ca
terminal is south of the city, closer to the USA border • For Highway 4 road work updates, and closure
and it takes just a little over 2 hours. schedules, visit http://www.drivebc.ca or https://
www.facebook.com/eac.bc.ca.kennedy.hill/
The Horseshoe Bay ferry arrives at the Departure Bay
terminal in Nanaimo while the Tsawwassen ferry
THE WEATHER: (What to Wear)
arrives at the Duke Point terminal just about 15
minutes south of the city.
Always check your weather app.
The west coast of North America can be foggy especially
• Travel north on Highway 19 for 43 km (26 miles),
in the mornings and evenings. The ocean current flows
• Take Exit 60 onto Highway 4 (also known as the
from the arctic. On the other hand, when the sun comes
Pacific Rim Highway) heading west for 156 km (97
out it can be warm and lovely. The bottom line is to bring
miles). You will drive through spectacular Cathedral
clothing for cold weather, rain and sun. :-)
Grove, historic Port Alberni (drive straight downhill
and turn right at the junction/river), and on the
winding road around Sproat and Kennedy Lakes.
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