Registration must take place no later than two weeks prior to the start date of a workshop. Registrations after this date will only be accepted if space permits. September 11 and 12, 2010 - Image Manipulation Instructor: Denis Cliff Fee: Quest members $100, Non-members $120 Times: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gain a sense of the dynamics that affect every painting in order to better control the elements of your work so they function more effectively. Learn to organize, manipulate and control elements such as subject matter, colour, line, texture, space (both positive and negative), shape or any other element that suits your particular interest. Discover the dynamics of composition and how different kinds of form can be arranged to create tension and force to produce power or, conversely, to produce harmony, rhythm or movement. You will also explore the "push/pull" effect of colour and value. These and other factors will be discussed in group and individual critiques, and you will receive personal attention in a non-threatening, supportive environment. Some exercises will be given in drawing to help speed up the process. Denis, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy, studied at the University of Victoria, earning a B.Ed. Following post-graduate studies at Toronto's New School of Art, he began showing paintings, drawings, sculpture and installations. He has taught at York University, the University of Toronto, Ryerson, OCAD, Emily Carr College, the New School of Art, Art's Sake Inc., and many other educational institutions, including the Toronto School of Art.