Join Richard for this festive watercolour workshop. Paint, learn and have fun together. Try something different as Richard shows you how to paint lovely watercolour miniatures on Japanese art paper that will double as original greeting cards. This is a great opportunity to learn and practice Richard’s special painting techniques and processes. All levels are welcome, including beginners.  A sample image is provided here.  Richard will have a number of new images for the class to work with.
Fees include entry to the gardens. Please bring your own packed lunch, otherwise the restaurant is open, but busy on weekends.
We will be following provincial health orders for this class, including masks, distancing etc.
Richard Wong is a professional wildlife artist with international credentials.  His art is popular.  His classes are fun, relaxed and fully supported, even within a pandemic!
Learn more about Richard:  www.richardwongwatercolors.ca

Workshop Fee $95
Call 250 479 6162 to register or register online below.
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Richard Wong, Artist Statement & Biography

“How I Became A Wildlife Artist”

This great adventure of mine started fairly innocently.
I spent a glorious 25 years with the provincial government of British Columbia working in finance and policy (Ministry of Environment). During that time, I came to appreciate our wildlife and natural environment, all so delicately balanced! Then it came time to retire. So I did.
My life as a wildlife artist started soon thereafter. With time on my hands, and a Christmas gift of art supplies (from my wonderful spouse), I enrolled in art classes (2010). First it was traditional watercolor classes. Then it was Chinese brush lessons. I soon discovered Japanese art paper, and my career (second) as a professional wildlife artist began. Learning to paint, especially watercolor, allows me to capture the very essence of wildlife and nature like no other medium. Much of our wildlife is affected to the point where we are losing them rapidly. So I do what I can to spread this message of awareness: to paint and capture our wildlife in beautiful, vibrant watercolors; to teach others how to do this; and along the way, to engage and connect people and communities through my love of art. This love has taken me to Australia and the United States, where I’ve taught, presented and shown my work (Watercolor on Japanese Art Paper). I now paint (professionally), teach and sell from my lovely home base in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Wishing everyone a very lovely journey as we embark on yet another wildlife/art adventure full of wonder, excitement and discovery!

Sincerely,
Richard Wong
Professional Wildlife Artist
Watercolor on Japanese Art Paper