Laborious Daze
- Brian 'Bunny' Batista
- Sep 1
- 4 min read
HOT NEWS TO WRAP UP THE SUMMER
How is it already September?! The hot days of summer are nearing their end as we slide into harvest and Autumn. It's time to get back to work on our artwork and back to the studio for the Autumn semester.
This issue will have a lot of info about what is coming up in the studio and the student show as the autumn semester opens up. Be sure to read it otherwise you may miss out on upcoming opportunities.
Summer camps
Art show drop off and exhibition info
Back to the studio autumn semester
Courses and drop in session listings
Bunny's Book club
Tempera workshop dates
Other opportunities
Summer Camps:
Training the artists of the future. We had two weeks full of youth and a few dogs in the studio. Bunny takes educating the youth seriously but they don't take him very seriously. They must think he's one of them. He encouraged deeper learning about art while making stuff too. We covered everything from drawing, exquisite corpse, painting, still life, self portrait, sculpey and more. They were fun and chaotic as usual and they young ones have left their lasting mark on the painting sink backsplash.
ART SHOW INFO
We have already received more than 30 pieces and expect more for the final drop off time for artwork is Tuesday Sept. 2nd at 5 pm. We will begin hanging the show at that time and some volunteers will be helping out. Come see the show starting Sept. 3rd.
The exhibition will run until September 29th at the 4th floor gallery @cSPACE Marda Loop.
Participants are encouraged to invite guests and promote the show all month.
We will host a reception on Friday September 26th 5 - 9 pm.
For the reception we will have some catering tables out and anyone who wants to bring a treat for the table of snacks is welcome to contribute.
BACK TO THE STUDIO AUTUMN 2025:
COURSES:
People have already been signing up for sessions. Each session has a limit on available spots. The website counts them down so once they are sold out that all there is folks.
Ensure you get a spot by registering early. Space is limited.
DROP IN SESSIONS:
We will continue with the popular Portrait night Thursday evenings Sept. 25th.
We will resume our regular drop in figure sessions starting September 26th.
Monday mornings we will have Rise & Draw 9:30 - noon if there are enough participants signed up.
Monday evenings we will do Long Pose sessions. We aim to add more set deck and lighting changes to encourage more painters to participate.
Wednesday we will continue with Quicksketch and short pose with Luke Church.
Thursday nights will be portrait nights 6:30 - 9:30
Friday mornings we will continue morning anatomy studies 9:30 - noon.
*There will be no sessions on stat holidays as cSPACE is closed to the public and check your course listing for other exceptions on the website or calendar.
Bunny's Book Club:
Though it got a little quiet in the summer that only offered more time to read. Bunny will be Away in London for the first part of September and our usual meeting date would fall when the exhibition opening is and the next would be on halloween so we will split the difference, so the next meeting will be in October 10, 5- 8pm.
Tempera workshop dates:
Alla Kireyeva and the Sacred Arts guild of Alberta will be back in the studio and I highly recommend you consider trying out the tempera course they offer here.
Veronica's veil. The Mandylion of Edessa. The foundation and justification for icon painting. This workshop is for beginning and intermediate iconographers.
Classes will take place on each of the dates below, from 10 am to 2 pm,
October 18th, 2025 #1. Building the schema of the face. Slightly asymmetrical - 4 hours.
November 1, 2025 - #2. How to make hair, moustaches and beard – 4 hours.
November 29th - #3. Composition. How to place an image in a shape. Halo, what letters mean on an icon of Jesus Christ – 4 hours.
TBA, early 2026 - #4. Drawing with graphite pencil and white pencils on a toned paper. Schema of building highlights - 4 hours.
The price of this course is still being worked out.
Watch for our announcement soon.
Other opportunities:
Supermarché de l’Art, a new non-profit event we’re putting together for November 8 at cSPACE Marda Loop. It’s a one-day art market with about 40 local artists, designed to be fun, approachable, and affordable, every piece will be between $30–$300. We’ll take care of the packaging, display, and central checkout, so artists can just enjoy being there and meeting people.
We’re still taking applications until September 15
As many of you know Bunny is off to London to do some art gallery hopping and sketch booking in order to hide from his birthday on the 12th. When he comes back things will be rolling again with a renewed vigour and inspiration for the autumn semester so watch out and be sure you are ready to get going once more.
See you all in the fall.
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