Current Artist & In-store Demos

Come in to learn about our line of Golden Digital Grounds, which will turn just about any relatively flat surface (even acetate, plastic and metal) into an inkjet printable surface, providing the control and freedom to create textures and surfaces at whatever scale and shape desired.

Staff will introduce the basics behind airbrushing, covering what materials you will need plus talk about the various models and equipment Opus carries. Learn how to use stencils and create varying effects with a demonstration from staff, plus opportunity for hands-on experience.

Learn how to turn just about any surface into an inkjet printable surface! Print on plastic, metal, paper, canvas, acrylic paints, and more! This is a great option for mixed media acrylic painters or just about anyone.

Come and experience a wide variety of acrylic mediums out for customers to test, play and ask questions about their many uses.

Have you ever wanted to cut your own mats for your own artwork or for artwork you’ve received as gifts? Come and ask questions about matcutting materials and try your hand at cutting a mat on one of our Logan matcutters.

This information session will include the basics of cutting your own mats on our line of Logan Matcutters and introduce the variety of ready-made mats that we offer and the bulk pricing available.

Come and watch how to create eye-catching abstract works of art using acrylic paints and mediums, an airbrush and found objects. Please bring your imaginations.

This demo will introduce the wide range of digital options available for card making. Learn about Opus’ wide variety of ready-made digital cards as well as digital paper options. Discover new techniques and options for materials.

Louise will demonstrate how to under-paint with acrylics, followed by highlighting the top surface with pastels to produce a vibrant and exciting painting. Come and learn how to utilize colour and texture to enhance your work. Louise shows her work throughout the Okanagan Valley and is currently exhibiting in a Wine Country Tour....Read more

Alfonso will demonstrate a la prima using direct watercolour and playful ink and pen sketches with washes of colour. This is a dynamic approach to building confident brushwork, making quicker decisions and tuning up your creative instincts. Alfonso is an advocate of plein air workshops and events. He teaches workshops in Italy and Mexico. View his work at http://alfonsotejada.com

Join Mike as he covers the traditional 2-D animation process and principles using a light box, animation paper, peg bar, and col-erase pencils. Mike is a graduate of Vancouver Film School in the 2-D animation program and has worked on shows for Disney, Warner Bros., PBS and the BBC. See his work at http://student.vfs.com/~mtse/

Add depth and interest to your paintings simply by adding texture. Daniel will be using acrylics to demonstrate how to achieve different natural textures such as rocks, trees, earth and more. Daniel’s work is displayed in Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and internationally. He teaches and has given many painting demonstrations in the lower mainland....Read more

Frank will discuss and show techniques for creating clouds, birch trees, mountains, logs, fog and mist, water droplets and of course, Arbutus trees. Frank studied landscape watercolour painting in LA at the Art Center, College of Design, and was admitted into the Federation of Canadian Artists in 1979....Read more

Moab is part of the Legion Paper family of products and is North America’s premier distributor of fine art papers and museum board sourced from mills around the world, is committed to developing innovative products, which empower visual thinkers to share their inspiration. Come in to learn about this great product line and the benefits of the archival properties.

Watch as we demonstrate the different variety of pastels we carry and their many uses and what makes them so versatile. We will also be introducing the new Pan Pastels and why they are so remarkable.

Come in to learn about the various products available and techniques to create your own Blockprints in your own home. We will cover the different types of Lino, Safety Kut Blocks, tools, and inks available.

Join Lindsey, our Opus printing specialist, for an introduction to printing on Moab and Canson Digital Papers for your portfolio and fine art works. Learn about different surface qualities, how to choose the best substrate for your image type, and professional presentation books and cases.

Donna will work in acrylics with a photo of a local scene. She will demonstrate how to evoke the essential elements of landscape through maintaining basic composition, abstracting shapes and refining colours. Donna’s work has evolved from expressing the local landscapes that she loves in a realistic manner, to a much more abstract and interpretive approach....Read more

If you are new to painting with acrylics (or just want a refresher!) come and be amazed. We will introduce you to various mediums and working properties of this versatile paint.

Join us to learn all the tips and techniques for framing and matting your artwork that we have to share. From regular to non-glare glass, to regular and archival mats, to ready-made frames to our wonderful do-it-yourself framing section, we have the knowledge, and we want to share it!

This wonderful hour will cover the basics behind watermixable oils, the brands, the benefits, the brushes to accompany them, and supports to create a solvent free oil painting.