Organized by Sandrine Pelissier and Sophie Babeanu
We are passionate about making art accessible. We believe that if you can write, you can draw. Every year we organize a Culture Days event that will reveal the artist in you in a fun and relaxed environment.
Everybody is an artist!
We truly believe that art is for everyone and we designed a fun activity that will have you make a unique picture, easily and in no time. All you have to do is relax and let your imagination do all the work.
This activity is suitable for kids all ages as well as for adults, even the adults who could not draw to save their life.
If you like the picture you made, Sophie and Sandrine will help you upload it to the Big Picture Art Project, and online collective art project where artists from everywhere in the world are sharing drawings and stories.
Culture days are coming up and I will host and activity in my studio with Art therapist and Big Picture co-founder Sophie Babeanu:
Everyone can draw for the Big Picture Art Project.
September 30th and October 1st 10 am to 4 pm
The big picture is a collective art project where people in our local area and around the world are collaborating to create a big mosaic picture from thousands of drawings. You want to participate in the project and:
– The idea of drawing sends chills down your spine? – You have an interesting story to share? – You could not use a computer if your life depended on it? – What on earth is a scanner? – Last time you drew something was in elementary school – Your dog ate your drawing – You feel like having a conversation with two heavily french accented ladies.
Come and see us, we can help !
Sandrine and Sophie will show you some simple drawing techniques: line contour drawing, line and cross hatching, cross contour drawing, scumbling technique, drawing with twigs. You will also have the chance to try for yourself some fun techniques like continuous drawing, blind continuous drawing, and drawing with your non dominant hand.
Supplies will be provided.
Sandrine Pelissier is a North Vancouver-based visual artist and the author of Fearless Watercolor for Beginners. Her work has been published in many books and magazines.
Sophie Babeanu is a certified Expressive Arts Therapist. She graduated from Langara College in Vancouver). She has hundreds of hours of practice with children, seniors and adults from all walks of life.
Anyone Can Draw! The Big Picture Collective Art Project with Sandrine Pelissier & Sophie Babeanu
North Vancouver Sat, August 12, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Sat, August 12, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Space is limited and registration is required. Please visit Opus North Vancouver or contact them at 604‑904‑0447 to register.
The Big Picture is a collective art project where people in our local area and around the world are collaborating to create a big mosaic picture from thousands of smaller drawings.
If you would like to participate in this exciting project and agree to any of the following:
The idea of drawing sends chills down your spine
You have an interesting story to share
Last time you drew something was in elementary school
Your dog ate all your drawings (we won’t ask…)
You want to try some simple exercises for yourself
You feel like attending a demo by two heavily French accented ladies
Then this is the demo for you!
Sandrine and Sophie will show you some simple drawing techniques: line contour drawing, line and cross hatching, cross contour drawing, scumbling technique, drawing with twigs. You will also have the chance to try for yourself some fun techniques like continuous drawing, blind continuous drawing, and drawing with your non dominant hand.
Attendees are asked to bring along a sketchbook and a pencil or pen to sketch along with Sandrine and Sophie.
Sandrine Pelissier is a North Vancouver-based visual artist and the author of Fearless Watercolor for Beginners. Her work has been published in many books and magazines.
Sophie Babeanu is a certified Expressive Arts Therapist. She graduated from Langara College in Vancouver and is also a member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA). She has hundreds of hours of practice with children, seniors and adults from all walks of life.
This year for Culture Days Sophie Babeanu and I did have a fun activity where participants were drawing a selfie, the old fashion way 🙂 That is without a cell phone.
And here are the self portraits: (Click on any picture to see a larger version)
We have an exciting activity coming up for Culture Days
This year again, we invite you to participate in an exciting activity for Culture Days!
It is going to be fun, everyone can do it, kids will love it and it will take you about 10-30 minutes.
No painting or drawing skills required, all you need to know is to look into a mirror and trace!
You will make a selfie, the old fashion way 🙂 We will use a mirror and a simple print system. Your self portrait will be scanned and you can take it home, and why not use it as your new profile picture?
This activity will be facilitated by art therapist Sophie Babeanu and visual Artist Sandrine Pelissier
We scanned our collective artwork and are happy to announce that it is now available on Fine Art America. You can browse a variety of formats from canvas to bags and even cell phone cases and more. Check it out on Fine Art America here. All profits will go to the Harvest project, a North Vancouver local charity and food bank.
Sorry, the tree is now full and we can’t take any more participants in the project. If you are interested in getting news from us, we will probably work on another participate project next year for culture Days, please fill out the form here
Our collective art project is getting filled with many words of wisdom! This project is a collaboration between Sophie Babeanu (Expressive Arts Facilitator) and myself. We are very excited about the idea of giving many people from all other the world the chance to participate from a distance to our project.So if you want to be part of this collaborative work of Art, please listen to the recording bellow. you can also read the text if you prefer.
Then fill out the form with some words of wisdom you would like to share.
We will post on Facebook and here a picture of your sentence in the tree.
One participant will win a print of the final work of Art!
Voice recording
Imagine…..
For a moment…..
That you are a tree, a beautiful, magnificent tree with deep roots and soaring branches.
You live in a forest surrounded by other trees, birds, animals and lush plants.
On the inside, you are layered from a strong core unto your bark. Each year passing by you have grown a layer and became taller, wider and stronger.
If we could see inside that tree, we would be able to tell what those years have been like.
Now, we are inviting you to see those layers, this core, and to listen to them.
What do they have to say? What words of wisdom do they have to share?
Maybe you would you like to tell them something? What do you want to share with your inner tree?
Now write those words, this sentence on the paper we gave you and be ready to share it on the final artwork. You can write in English or any other languages.
Thank you.
Help us spread the word, share with your friends!
The tree is now full, thank you to all our participants. If you want to be updated on our upcoming participative Arts project, please fill out the form here.
