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Summer Festivals & Community Events

opus_admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Summertime is about “fun”. When late June rolls around and we look to the outdoors, feel the warmth of the sun on our skin, smell the freshly cut grass, and think about how to use our “down time”, the outdoors invites us to do more out there... This year WE want to be out there too and we’re extra excited for this summer’s festival season!

Explore new things – experiment, get hands-on, try something new, and stock up on summer memories that will inspire your artwork when you next return to the studio. Take your sketchbook or camera along with you and capture what you see – festivals offer a wonderful opportunity for people watching and new experiences!...Read more

Taka Sudo

opus_admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000

We caught up with our cover artist and 2016 Vancouver Mural Festival artist, Taka Sudo in his studio to learn about his art. Contrasting elements are a major inspiration for Taka. His work mixes cityscapes with nature, neon colours with neutral tones, bold features with subtle strokes, and energetic vibes with calm, flowing lines....Read more

8th Annual Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge

Opus Art Supplies — Mon, 27 May 2019 21:38:29 +0000

to everyone who joined their creative community for the 8th Annual #OpusOPC!" width="700px;" />...Read more

Fresh Takes on Landscapes

Opus Art Supplies — Thu, 09 May 2019 17:39:44 +0000

Take a trip with watercolourists Leslie Redhead and Sandhu Singh, and oil painters Michael King and Ken Faulks! With their fresh takes on traditional mediums and a love of landscape, they share ways to break free and find your own approach to expressing the beauty of the outdoors....Read more

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Creating a Sensory Experience Through Art

Opus Art Supplies — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:04:00 +0000

The Embrace by Marney-Rose Edge

Fill your senses with Spring! Two artists share how their sensory experience of their subjects, flora and fauna, becomes part of their work, both in process and in the completed piece.

Thank you to Marney-Rose Edge and Melody Unger for speaking so beautifully on this subject.

Florishing Flowers with Marney-Rose Edge...Read more

How to Paint a Blossom with Marney-Rose Edge

Opus Art Supplies — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:03:25 +0000

The Embrace by Marney-Rose Edge

Marney-Rose Edge's watercolour florals capture the delicacy of the blooms and juxtapose them with dramatic backgrounds. The results are stunning works filled with light, colour, and the beauty of nature....Read more

Ideas for Decorative Papers

Opus Art Supplies — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:02:05 +0000

Our expanded selection decorative papers is offering inspiration this spring! In addition Japanese Chiyogami and tissue papers . Their beautiful and delicate patterns, interesting textures, and wide variety of colours offer you a plethora of creative possibilities, whether you're making paper art or using it for embellishing your work.

Chiyogami, also known as Yuzen, is a Japanese screen printed washi paper filled with delicate patterns. The diminutive scale of the designs lend themselves to small scale applications, such as the paper dolls and small boxes that it has traditionally been used to make....Read more

Faber-Castell Week at Opus Art Supplies

Crissy - Opus Art Supplies — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:52:31 +0000

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April 2019 - Fill Your Senses With Spring

Opus Art Supplies — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:47:38 +0000

Let the beauty of spring's blossoms open up your creativity!

Thank You for Sharing Your Gift in 2018!

Opus Art Supplies — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:58:38 +0000

The holiday season is a time for giving and receiving, and both have happened in abundance in the last few months thanks to your participation in our 2018 Share Your Gift Donation Drive. Your donations of lightly-used art supplies have been given a meaningful new life, offering non-profit organizations, schools, and community groups throughout the British Columbia much needed materials to allow others to pursue their artistic endeavours.

Our call went out and you answered with abundance!...Read more