Anita is a professional artist living in Goderich, Ontario and has enjoyed being a working artist, teaching classes and As an Elected Member of CSPWC my classes include Big Blooms on Textured Canvas along with Acrylic Abstracts and Mixed Media. I also have an online presence offering Workshops and an Art Membership. I have been at Art Workshops since 2000.

Anni's artwork is primarily in acrylic and mixed media on board or canvas, made in an expressive and open-ended way. Anni works with a variety of tools, often with unexpected results. Marks and shapes connect to imagination.

Astrid Pinnington, an avid gardener and cook with a particular interest in Preserving. She has been practicing the Art of Preserving for 25 years, with beginnings in church kitchens. Using local herbs, vegetables and fruits whenever possible she creates delicious jams, jellies, chutneys and pickles. Teaching and sharing her knowledge is a passion.

As a Watercolour artist and art instructor, Bev Morgan uses watercolours traditionally as well as incorporates it into other mediums. Using different techniques and tools, she experiments pushing colour, form and plays with light in her paintings.

A popular instructor at Southampton Arts, Bill is an award-winning artist from Port Elgin Ontario. Bill has a degree in Fine Art and a background in education. He prides himself on creating meaningful, fun-filled classes for artists of all levels.

Bruce County resident Cindy Matthews is a multi-genre creator who works as a visual artist and short story author. She has two collections of short stories: Took You So Long (pub. 2022, Porcupine’s Quill) and The Roach Family and Other Stories (pub. 2024, Dark Winter Press).

Grace Patrick is a self taught artist working in watercolours and acrylics. She was born and raised in London Ontario and now spends half the year in Saugeen Shores where the landscape and nature are constant sources of inspiration.

Sketching and watercolour have been daily companions in Greg’s routine for decades. Always having the ability to slow down, capture the emotion of the moment and connect with your surroundings make ink and watercolour ideal partners.

Hi-Sook Barker is a full time watercolour teacher known primarily for floral and landscape paintings in an impressionistic style. She has conducted many classes and workshops at countless locations. Hi-Sook is an elected member of the CSPWC and a signature member of the TWS.

As a visual artist and art instructor, Jacintha’s work is primarily in acrylics and mixed media as well as watercolour and ink. Using different techniques and tools and experimenting with pushing the boundaries of colour, form and the play of light has made her the artist that she is.

Get your Crafting on! Join me to make beautiful handcrafted cards and paper crafts to share with family and friends. No previous experience necessary. Everything is provided. Just come and have fun!

Painting is a passion as well as a skill. You bring your passion and with my classes you will develop skills to accomplish your artistic goals. My classes focus on building understanding composition, colour and painting handling with a focus on landscape with painterly qualities.

John is renowned for his carving artistry in several forms – wood, bark, soapstone and wire sculpture. He has competed with his wood carvings for many years at both the local and international level. He is passionate about nature and its beauty in all his work.

I have recently moved to Southampton from Oakville. I have been teaching art for over 35 years. I love everything about sharing my skills with my students. They bring me such joy.

Lorraine McDonald has been painting and teaching for many years.She is a graduate from Sheridan College in Fine Arts and a certified Ontario Teacher. Lorraine has been on the Elora/Fergus Studio Tour for several years and has a studio and gallery in her home on the Grand River.

Margaret is a textile artist who creates contemporary embroidered works and who incorporates hand stitching into her art quilts and mixed media work. She is based in Port Elgin and Toronto. Her work has been featured in the AGO shop and in solo exhibits.

Maria is an impressionistic landscape painter known for her vibrant use of color in oil and dry pastels whose work is inspired by Ontario’s natural beauty. As a skilled instructor, she leads engaging workshops, sharing her artistic insights and techniques with students.

Marian has been a knitter for over fifty years. She loves everything about it, the feel of the yarn, working with colour, and the satisfaction of creating something and watching colours and patterns unfold. With just two stitches (knit and purl) you can create endless possibilities.

Marianne Gibson earned her Honours B.A. in Fine Art from University of Guelph and has worked in various mediums, with a focus in encaustic since 2009. Her work displays spontaneity and energy, be it the sensual curves of a life drawing or textural brushstrokes of encaustic.

Marion has enjoyed teaching for SAC since 1992. Her thirty plus years as a Secondary school art department head is evident in her approach to teaching for the art school. When you check out her website @aldercreekstudio you will agree that she practices what she preaches!

Mark Thurman has taught figure drawing and anatomy for 23 years, in the Classical Animation Program at Sheridan College. He has also taught Figure Drawing at OCA, The Toronto School of Art, and Artists 25. Mark has drawn the human figure for over 60 years.

Marta Scythes is an illustrator, educator and stroke researcher. She teaches at the Haliburton School of Art & Design and Kingston School of Art. Her illustrations have been published by Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, McClelland & Stewart (UP NORTH series) and Queen’s U.

Michele Van Maurik is an award winning artist from Oakville who's dramatic light filled florals have been recognized internationally and is widely known as " The Painter of Petals." Her paintings are featured in Arabella, American Art Collector and International Artist Magazines

Mostly self-taught, Nancy continues to take classes and workshops, as well as teaching classes. She creates with a spirited eagerness to play and experiment, filled with “joie de vivre”, that I hope both inspires and brings pleasure to all those who view her art.

Tania Klimasko-Hoffman is an award-winning watercolour painter. She taught Arts for WRDSB for 33 yrs. Using a loose, intuitive style, Tania paints vivid, colourful impressionistic landscapes, florals and portraits. She loves to travel and paint plein air in the Canadian north.

As well as creating her own paintings, Wendy Bachiu is passionate about leading art classes and workshops to encourage even the very timid beginner to learn to draw or paint. Her experience in many art forms and her positive personality inspire her students to do amazing work.

Willy Waterton has spent the last 50 years as a photojournalist documenting the land and people of Bruce & Grey. Recently he has explored more of Canada and polar regions with the iPhone as his camera of choice.