This online workshop focuses on sustainable art practices for painters who want to reduce their environmental impact! During this workshop, we will cover safe disposal methods for acrylic and oil paints, ensuring your creative process stays eco-friendly. We will explore a range of non-toxic paints and studio materials, along with recycling and repurposing techniques. We'll also take a closer look at eco-conscious paint mediums and innovative products developed by forward-thinking art material companies. Join us to learn practical strategies for creating art that respects both your vision, and the planet.

MEET EMILY

Emily is a Toronto-based painter, art conservator and art instructor. Outside of her painting studio, she works as an art conservator at Toronto Art Restoration Inc., an art material science instructor at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU), and a painting teacher at the Toronto School of Art (TSA).

For her education, Emily completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) with a minor in Art History from Queen’s University. specializing in oil painting. After her undergrad, Emily pursued a Master’s of Art Conservation, also from Queen’s University, specializing in painting conservation. In addition to these studies, Emily completed a certificate in Traditional Materials and Methods of Painting through San Gemini Preservation Studies.

Emily is always mixing her love of art and science in her work, through the detailed exploration of materials, layering and technique, as well as through her teaching endeavors; Emily developed a program called Studio Practice: Materials and Processes for Painters. The course provides students with the knowledge they need to take full advantage of painting material properties, increasing their artist material literacy and understanding how to improve their practice to better care for their paintings and themselves while in their studios.