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2011: A Year in Review

It was an exciting landmark to open the halls of Living Water to yet another class of visual art students this year; the first time the college has run two programs in one year. We would like to share with you some thoughts on the programs, as well as a collection of photos from each. Continue down the page to find links to our two review pages.

Iconography: The Gospel in Paint

A 2011 Course in Review

Click to read about last year's Summer Iconography Program

May 21 was a particularly rich day for the students of Living Water College of the Arts, and, judging from the response of the guests in attendance, it was not only a profound experience for the students but for everyone present. Guests found the blessing of icons to be reverent and very meaningful at a personal level, while the students experienced the blessing in a more profound way. They each had spent a very full two weeks looking into the face of Jesus and watching him emerge quietly, yet personally, on the board they painted. ...

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Back to the Roots: Classical Painting and Drawing

A 2011 Course in Review

Click to read about last year's Drawing and Painting Program

Back to the Roots: A Program of Classical Drawing and Painting was a great success. Each student created 4 or more pieces of art, some as many as 9, employing a variety of techniques and subjects. Beginning with basic form and line in pencil drawings, the students moved on to do sketch work, grisaille (painting in monochrome with shades of gray), and then on to colour with oil and acrylic. ...

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