For over 35 years the Forest City Decorative Artists and its members have
been sharing the joy of creating beautiful pieces of art!
We explore many mediums and art forms including:
Oils
Watercolour
Acrylics
Mixed Media
Coloured Pencil
Pastels
Painting on Fabric
Ink & Oil Rouging
Carbon Pencil
Graphite
Scratchart
At FCDA we are focused on providing exciting classes with the highest
levels of creative learning, for new artists to those with years of
experience. With a variety of classes, demos and workshops offered,
we're sure you'll find something to get your creativity flowing.
Check out our classes and if you have any comments or questions,
please feel free to contact us.
Our group is a "working" group where each of our members may
contribute to organizational & promotional activities.
Come out and have some fun with artists that share your passion
in the ARTS!
Our In-house Teachers
(Apples & Blueberries designed by Debby Visser)
Debby Visser
Acrylics, Fabric Painting
Debby has been a long term member of FCDA, starting out as a student and then becoming a teacher herself. She teaches designs by Wendy Fahey, Holly Hanley and Paulette DiGesare to name a few, plus some of her own designs.
(Anemones designed by Pam Caley)
Pam Caley
Acrylics, Oils, Coloured Pencils, Graphite, Pastels, Ink & Oil Roughing
In addition to painting and teaching her own designs, Pam is also a "Willow Wolfe Certified Instructor (WWCI)" and "Certified Mary Owens Teacher (CMOT)"
​​(Pretty Yellow Orchid by Janet Johnston)
Janet Johnston
Watercolour​
Janet was able to explore her creativity when she worked: making displays for the wool department at Simpsons and creating advertising layouts for a weekly newspaper. She moved to England where she was invited to be a Carnegie Greenaway children's book judge which reignited her interest in art. She then earned an MA degree in Children's Literature and an essay on Children's book illustration that was used by the National Library of Canada for the promotion of Canadian children's picture books. Back in Canada to she joined a folk art painting group in Merrickville ON and learned to draw and took art classes at every opportunity. She now continues to pursue an expertise in Botanical illustration with it's emphasis on watercolour.
Donations
FCDA is a non-profit organization and can
always make good use of your donations.
We use these funds to engage our community
in artistic endeavours and to increase our
profile throughout Canada and the U.S.
