The Open Art Studio group meets every Tuesday afternoon. It is non-instructional. Visual artists are welcome to come and work on their favourite projects and enjoy the company of their fellow artists. The work of the group is displayed in the display cases in the lounge, on the easel and on the walls. Anyone interested is welcome to join us.
Group Fee: $10 annually
Day and Time: Tuesday, 1:45-3:45pm
Location: Bonsor 55+ - MP2
Contact Bonsor 55+ at 604-297-4580 if you wish to connect with the Group Leader of the Open Art Studio Group for more information.
Display board theme for March St. Patrick's Day
March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and the Open Art group is celebrating it with a collection of Irish theme paintings.
Check them out on the display boards on the 2nd floor of the 55+ building.
Past Displays of the Open Art Group
2024
Childhood Memories Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day
Remembrance Day 2023 Winter Holidays Display 2023
Mulberry PARC Art Walk August 2023 Abstract Paintings on Display September 2023
Thanksgiving and Mid-Autumn Festival 2023
Each month, an artist is featured by this group.
Artist of the Month - March 2024
Pauline Lowe
Pauline has been a member of the Bonsor Open Art Group for many years now.
After many years of floral oil painting, and many other mediums, she has switched to alcohol inks.
Alcohol inks are a fairly new medium where you use a non porous paper. Also used is isopropyl alcohol, (99%). Once you have your colours and alcohol on your paper, it is blown with air from a compressor.
This method takes a lot of practice, but some of the results are beautiful.
Previous Featured Artists
2024
January - May Chan February 2024 - Josephine Lui
2023
February - Michael Chan | April - Pat Willemsen | May - Irina Lau | June - Estella | July - Dusanka
August - Catherine | September - Goodwin Young | October - Kam Yuk December - Alice Yeung
2020
January - May Chan | February - Pauline Lowe
2019
May - Pat Willemsen | June - Alice Yeung | July - Lyyli Ellip | August - Michael Chan | September - Eileen Mackenzie |
October - Dusanka Apic | November - Josephine Lui | December - Goodwin Young