Artist

Lauren McKinley Renzetti

Making . Is. Important.

accomplished Toronto visual artist, scenic painter, teacher & curator

GRASS! Latest works

This latest series happened by accident. I do a plein air retreat the last week of August. We do sunrise to sunset & everything in between. One sunset was – less than stellar but- The Light on the Grass was Amazing! It opened a whole new world to me. Grass moves, it dances, it bobs it works individually and as a group. This series moves from what I would term as detailed observation to total abstraction. my fall goal was masking fluid experiments and SGAFFITO! this series is totlaly – happily about that.

I am working; in watercolour with masking fluid, acrylic with masking fluid as well as palette knives, scratching tools ( combs, shishkebob sticks) as well as dowels for dots. These paintings as a process were me looking at the challenges of individuality as well as community, groups of one type intersecting with other totally different groups, new life – timid -to large & bold , to the aged endings – withered. Grass is a metaphor for Humans, for music, for movement for life. Can we navigate through the Grass, find our fellow groups & thrive?

night meadow acrylic on boardby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Night Meadow , XV, 13.5 x 12 acrylic on panel board, 08/10/2022 $75

curls & hills 2, acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — curls & hills 2, acrylic on paper 8×8 $40unframed 60 framed

farm land furrows 2 watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — farm land furrows 2 Farm Land Furrows I, XXIV 7.5 x 7.5, watercolour, 8/10/2022 $40/60

grasses on prince of whales 1/9/2022 watercolourby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — grasses on prince of whales 1/9/2022 watercolour 9 x 11 $40

furrows , acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — furrows, acrylic on paper 8×8 $40

curls in hills acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — curls in hills, acrylic on paper 8x 8 $40 unframed

Linear ragweed grass dance, watercolour 8 x 10 2022 $70/50

time passages watercolour largeby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Time Passages, XX, 17 x 17 watercolour resist on paper, 5/10/2022 $100/130

still layers II, acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — still layers II,Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

grasses on prince of whale 2 1:9:22 watercolourby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — grasses on prince of whale 2 1:9:22 watercolour 9 x 11 $50

magical meadow acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — magical meadow acrylic on paper 10.5 x 7.5 , acrylic , 8/10/2022 $50/70

wheels of time over meadow watercolour smallby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — wheels of time over meadow watercolour small

grass expanse II acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — grass expanse II, acrylic on paper 8×8 $40 unframed 60 framed

meadow in sunset acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — meadow in sunset, acrylic on canvas Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

night stars and meadow flowers acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Night Stars & Meadow Flowers , XXV, 10.5 x 7.5 acrylic on paper , 08/10/2022 $50/70

grace filled meadow 11 x 16 watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Grace Filled Meadow , 11 x 16, watercolour on paper $80/120

meadows patterns 2, acrylic large paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Meadow Patterns II, 16 x 16 acrylic on paper, 30/9/2022 $100/130

weeds in sunrise 1by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Weeds in sunrise 10 x 14 , 2022 $60/80

by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sun Passing over a Meadow, XVII, 8.5 x 3.5, watercolour , 5/10/2022 $25/45

clumps of grass acrylic and gel on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — clumps of grass , acrylic and gel on canvas $55

Meadow, watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Meadow XXXVI, 10.5 x 7.5 watercolour 10/10/2022 $40/60

michaels universe 16 x23 watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Michael’s Universe, watercolour on paper framed 16 x 23 framed 2022 $200/160

morning prayers 2 watercolour 6 x 16 by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Morning Prayers II, watercolour, 6 x 16, 2022 $120/80

cresendo grass 1 acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — cresendo grass 1, acrylic on paper $40 unframed 60 framed

meadow patterns 1 acrylic on paper small by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — meadow patterns 1 acrylic on paper 8×8 , $40/60

singing grass watercolour on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — singing grass watercolour on paper 8×8 $40

letendre grasses acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Letendre Grasses , XXI, 10.5 x 10.5, acrylic with palette knife 5/10/2022 $50/70

vibrations , acrylic on canvasby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — vibrations Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

scratchy notes, acrylic on paperby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Scratchy Notes, XIII, 8 x8 , acrylic on paper 30/9/2022

curls & hills acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — urls & hills acrylic on canvas 8 x8 $50 by Lauren McKinley Renzetti

linear ragweed grass dance , watercolour 8 x 10 by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Linear ragweed grass dance, watercolour 8 x 10 2022 $70/50

cresendo grass , acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — crescendo grass , acrylic on canvas Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

flowers are confetti, acrylic on canvasby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — flowers are confetti, acrylic on canvas 8 x8 $50

night stars twinkle on meadow watercolour largeby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Night Stars Twinkle on a Meadow, XIX, 8 x 19, watercolour on paper 5/10/2022 $60/80

sunset expanse rythmns in grass acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sunset Expanse, Rhythms in Grass , VI Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

Meadow in sunset , watercolour . Lauren McKinley Renzetti — meadow in sunset watercolour on paper $70 framed

farm land melody watercolourby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Farm land Melody 7.5 x 9. 5, watercolour, 8/10/2022 $40/60

grass expanse 1 acrylic paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — grass expanse 1 acrylic paper 8x 8 on canvas $50

farm land furrows 1 watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — farm land furrows 1 Farm Land Furrows I, XXIII, 7.5 x 7.5, watercolour, 8/10/2022 $40/60

clean cropped hayfields watercolour small by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — clean cropped hayfields watercolour small $25 unframed

shorn meadow , acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — shorn meadow , Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

tall flags of grass by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Tall flags of grass 9 x11 watercolour, $40/60

star song watercolour small by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Star Song, XXVII, 5.5. x 5.5, watercolour, 10/10/2022 $20/40

morning prayers 1 , watercolour 6 x 16 by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Morning Prayers I, watercolour, 6 x 16, 2022 $80/120

buzzing suns watercolour smallby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Buzzing Suns, XXXI, , 5.5. x 5.5, watercolour, 10/10/2022 $25 unframed

thistles abound 11 x 16 watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Thistle abound 11x 16, watercolour, 2022 $120/80

letendre grasses 2 acrylic on board by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Letendre Grass II, XIII, 9.5” x 9.5” panel board , Completed 5/10/2022 $60

singing acres watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Singing Acres XV, 10 x 6, watercolour 2/10/2022 $25/45

white flowery meadow acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — White Flowery Meadow , XXVI, 10.5 x 7.5 acrylic, 08/10/2022 $50/70

star shine on grasses watercolour small by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Star Shine On Grasses, XXVIII, 5.5. x 5.5, watercolour, 10/10/2022 $20/40

star wheel turns watercolour small by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Star Wheel Turns, XXX, 5.5. x 5.5, watercolour, 10/10/2022 $20/40

moving sunny meadows watercolour big by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Moving Sunny Meadows XVIII, 8 x 19 , watercolour, 5/10/2022 $60/80

Thistley meadow by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Thistley meadow 8 x 10, watercolour, 2022 $70/50

grass choirs , acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — grass choirs , acrylic on paper 8×8 $40 unframed 60 framed

meadow striations watercolourby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Meadow Striations , watercolour 8 x 10 300lb paper 2022 $70/50

still layers 1 acrylic on canvas by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — still layers 1, Acrylic 8 x8 stretched canvases completed 30/9/2022 I $50

twinkling night meadow on boardby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Twinkling Night Meadow, XIV, 10 x 9.5 panel board Completed 5/10/2022 $60

dream- grassy furrows acrylic on paper largeby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — dream- grassy furrows 6 x 16, acrylic on paper 30/9/2022 $100

hot days , watercolour small by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — hot days , watercolour XXIX, 5.5. x 5.5, watercolour, 10/10/2022 $20/40

furrows 2, acylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — furrows 2, acylic on paper 8 x8 , 30/9/2022 $40/60

meadow in sunset II acrylic on paper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Meadow in Sunset II, VIII, 8 x8 ,30/9/2022 acrylic on paper $40/60

close cropped hayfield 2.watercolour by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Close Cropped Hayfield XXXIII, , 9 . x 7.5, watercolour, 10/10/2022 $40/60

COVID is changing all of our lives. This is a great time to reinvent the world, yours- mine -ours. If you want to connect with art or me through zoom or online classes visit my links or learn with lauren section directly above . Stay safe, Wear a Mask. Blessed Be to you.

Art Made DURING Covid 19 – June-July 2020

Art Made from Television

This past few years I have been teaching and scenic painting so much that my own personal art practise has been virtually non-existent. I did not mind so much as my house is full to bursting with work from previous years.But this Pandemic was a door opening for me, to making for the sake of myself and my own spirit. The challenge was “what to paint” . So, like many I took to Netflix and binge watched. While watching I always, draw what strikes me as interesting. I decided to warm up my paint brush arm with recreating some of my drawings and scribbles into larger format acrylic paintings. This series gave me an opportunity to use the idea from the Television screen as a jumping off point. All of these images came about while watching WestWorld.

City LIghts by Lauren McKinley Renzetti City Lights- acrylic, tissue paper on canvas board 20” x 24”-July 2020- $125

Understory II by Lauren Mckinley Renzetti — Understory II -acrylic on canvas board 30” x 24”-July 2020- $300

Understory I Lauren McKInley Renzetti acrylic on canvas board 20” x 24”-July 2020- $250

Fiiire by Lauren McKinley Renzetti Fiiire- acrylic, cold wax on canvas board 30” x 24”-July 2020- $300

GROWTH by lauren mckinley renzetti — Growth- acrylic on canvas board 20” x 16”-July 2020- $100

Art Made with Masking Fluid

Another aspect of COVID 19 lockdown was looking at – what do I want to explore ? This got me thinking about materials in my own tool kit I have not explored fully. SO I pulled out masking fluid for watercolour & played around with how that could be used much like batik, as a resist , to create multilayered abstract fantasy landscapes. I used a great German squeeze pen with a lovely tip to draw on the surface. I also use a plastic stick to score into the paper to create deep grooves.

Red to Blue-by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Red to Blue- watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

zig zag by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — zig zag -watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

Wax in Maroon- by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Wax in Maroon- watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

Purple Night Musicby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Purple Night Music- purple watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

fireworks by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — fireworks- watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

Purple Target by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Purple Target -watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 -$10

Green with Purple Square by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Green with Purple Square watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

wave form by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — wave form -watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $10

Orange & Blue Dots & Grass by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Orange & Blue Dots & Grass -watercolour on paper, 2.5” x 6.5” June 2020 $15

Wax Paper Masking by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Wax Paper Masking -watercolour on paper, 2.5” x 8” June 2020$15

Target by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Target, watercolour on paper 6 .5 “x 6.5” June 2020 $15

David’s Eyeby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — David’s Eye, watercolour on paper 7 .5 “x 7.5” June 2020- waxed paper cut out $25

Wheat Fields by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Wheat Fields, watercolour on paper 9 .5 “x 6.5” June 2020 $30

Landsat Organization, by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Landsat Organization, watercolour on paper 9 .5 “x 6.5” June 2020$30

Lee’s Laughter by Lauren McKinley Renzetti

Rainbow Batik by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Rainbow Batik, watercolour on paper 6 .5 “x 9.5” June 2020 $30

Summer Meadow,by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Summer Meadow, watercolour on paper 6 .5 “x 9.5” June 2020 $30

Night Music by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Night Music, watercolour on paper 6 .5“x 9.5” June 2020 $30

Summer Buzzing, by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Summer Buzzing, watercolour on paper 9 “x 12” June 2020 $30

Summer Heat,by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Summer Heat, watercolour on paper 9 “x 12” June 2020 $30

City Lights II by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — City Lights II, watercolour on paper 12“x 9” June 2020 $30

City Lights III by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — City Lights III, watercolour on paper 12“x 9” June 2020 $30

Understory III by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Understory III, watercolour on paper 12” x 9” June 2020 $30

Wavy Quilt- card by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Wavy Quilt- card watercolour on paper 7.5” x 4” June 2020-green, brown, purple $15

Grass by Water , card by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Grass by Water , card watercolour on paper 7.5“x 4” June 2020 $15

Grassy Hill-card by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Grassy Hill watercolour on paper 6” x 4” June 2020 $15

Night Sky in Blue -card by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Night Sky in Blue watercolour on paper 7.5“x 4” June 2020 $15

Batik by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Batik -watercolour on paper, 4” x 4.75” June 2020 $15

Purple Quilt card by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Purple Quilt card – watercolour on paper 7.5“x 4” June 2020 $15

Night Sky in Red - card by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Night Sky in Red – card watercolour on paper 7.5“x 4” June 2020 $15

A calm day by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — A calm day , watercolour on paper 7.5 x 5” $15

Fireworks over water by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Fireworks over water, watercolour on paper,5 ½” x 3 ¾”, $10

Sparkles & Dots by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sparkles & Dots , watercolour on paper7.5 x 5, $15

Summer night music by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Summer night music watercolour, & pencil on paper, 7.75 x 11.5 , $20

Taped Plaid, by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Taped Plaid, watercolour on paper 5” x 3 3/4” $5

Wave Forms by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Wave Forms , watercolour on paper, 5 ¼” x 3 ½”, $5

Art Made Exploring Old Ideas- Labradorite Rock Paintings

There are works hanging in my house that are pieces I have always really loved. Several years ago, I specifically made a series of paintings based on my husband , David’s, extensive rock & mineral collections. Labradorite is a lovely stone with iridescent qualities & huge depth within its striations. I did one painting based on this stone. I had put on my some day to do list more of this type of stone .COVID 19 helped me to finally take this project up.

The result is twelve stretched canvas or canvas boards covered in modelling paste ( a combination of TriArts smooth plasticky modelling paste and speedballs rougher more porous modelling paste) as the first layer. Then many layers of very watery acrylic, high viscosity paint & used much like watercolour, painting it horizontally so all of the watery paint will pool in the recesses & valleys in the surface. Many of the works have 20-30 layers. I use a top coat product by Golden called Ultra Violet Light Sensitive Gloss (UVLS-G) to give the work a rich sheen- mimicking the quality of the polished stone.

Labradorite I by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite I acrylic, modeling paste on stretched canvas, 8”x 8” x .5”- July 2020- $45

Labradorite II by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite II acrylic, modeling paste on stretched canvas, 8”x 8” x .5”- July 2020- $45

Labradorite III by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite III acrylic, modeling paste on stretched canvas, 8”x 8” x 1.5”- July 2020- $45

Labradorite IV by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite IV acrylic, modeling paste on stretched canvas, 8”x 8” x1 .5”- July 2020- $45

Labradorite V by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite V acrylic, modeling paste on canvas board, 10”x 10” – July 2020- $40

Labradorite VI by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite VI acrylic, modeling paste on canvas board, 10”x 10” – July 2020- $40

Labradorite VII by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite VII acrylic, modeling paste on canvas board, 10”x 10” – July 2020- $40

Labradorite VIII by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite VIII acrylic, modeling paste on canvas board, 10”x 10” – July 2020- $40

Labradorite IX by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite IX acrylic, modeling paste on canvas board, 10”x 10” – July 2020- $40

Labradorite XII by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Labradorite XII acrylic, modeling paste on canvas board, 24”x 24” ” – July 2020- $250

about

Lauren McKinley Renzetti I am drawn to nature, the slow opening of a seed, a lizard’s skin, the human eye up close and personal, our planet from space, molecules under a microscope. I am interested in where art comes from, the tools , the materials, and the stepping stones made by other artists before me.

Unlikely Spoon Collection

I am part of the Group classified as the 1% or the people of the Haves. I have shelter, food ,clothes, family, a job, health and wealth. The Syrian crisis led me to thinking about the two main classes: the HAVES and the HAVENOTS. Spoon Collections reside in many homes collecting dust, always unused. This is a testament to being a Haves. If this is spoon collection never gets used, then why not make it out of very unlikely materials; hair, nails, volcanoes, the moon, toxic waste, and concrete etc. This is the beginning thought process for these works. They are conceptual, silly, dark and commenting on what us Capitalist Haves spend our hard earned money on. -August 2016

Volcanic spoonsby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Volcanic spoons, acrylic , spoons, pins, 8×8 x 1.5 , 2015 $75 (3)

Inner Planets Spoons by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Solar System Spoons- Inner Planets -1 +1, mercury , Venus, mars, Jupiter $125

Solar System Spoons outer planets +1Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Pluto $125 — Solar System Spoons outer planets +1- Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Pluto $125

Black Pepper and of the Earth by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Black Pepper and of the Earth, spoons, dirt, pepper, glue, pins, 8x8x 1.5, $65(2)

Home Economics 101 spoons by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Home economics 101 counter cross stitch, organized chaos $75

Chocolate spoons by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Chocolate spoons, spoons paint, pins 8 x 8 x1.5 2015 $75 (3)

home economics 102 spoons by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Home economics 102 embroidery, quilting, knitting $100

From Rags to Riches, by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — From Rags to Riches, spoons, burlap, gold leaf, gems, pins, 8 x10 x 2, 2015 $125 (4)

From the Land of Milk &Honey by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — From the Land of Milk & Honey , spoons, acrylic, pins , 8×8 x1.5, 2015 $65 (2)

small town spoons by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Small Town Spoons, Cork Town , Bean Town $75

toxic waste spoon 2 by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Toxic Waste we know and Love II, Browns Ferry USA, Greifswald Germany, Kalpakkan India $100

Fine Mesh, Course Mesh and of course the Moon by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Fine Mesh, Course Mesh and of course the Moon, spoons, acrylic, pins, 8x8x 1.5 2015 $75 (3)

Tools of commerce, information, money, keyboard, power $150 by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Tools of commerce, information, money, keyboard, power $150

Good Homes & Gardens Spoons by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Good homes & Gardens, 25 yr shingles, sphagnum moss ( red and green) $65

Sacred Dot Paintings

Sacred Dot Painting

I have always been intrigued with Australian Aboriginal Dot Paintings. The tools they use are round dowels of various sizes. The way of painting takes a lot of guess work out of how to paint but also is an interesting problem. with pattern and design. This is a meditative practise as much as an art form. I started out painting objects that were sacred to me as an artist. Then I branched off to things that I thought were sacred through time, religion, daily life and nation. August 2016

Hour Glass: Time Keeper by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Hour Glass: Time Keeper , acrylic on canvas board, 12×16, 2016 $125

Mayan Symbol: To Scatter(Sowing the seeds of humanity) by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Mayan Symbol: To Scatter(Sowing the seeds of humanity), acrylic, canvas board, 8×8, 2016 $80

Caduceus: Do No Harm by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Caduceus: Do No Harm acrylic on canvas board, 12 x16 2016 $130

First Neanderthal Skullby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — First Neanderthal Skull, acrylic on canvas board, 8×8, 2015 $100

Ankh: Breath of the Sun for Eternal Life by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Ankh: Breath of the Sun for Eternal Life acrylic on canvas board, 11 x 14 , 2016 $100

Buddha’s Feet by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Buddha’s Feet , acrylic on canvas board, 14 x 11 2016 $125

Sacred: Dream Catcher by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Dream Catcher acrylic on canvas board, 12×16, 2016 $125

daytime moon by lauren renzetti , 8″ x 8″ $50

Sacred :Taoism Ying Yang by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred :Taoism Ying Yang, acrylic on canvas board, 8×8, 2015 $80

Sacred: Aum; Brahman –at Man Hinduismby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Aum; Brahman –at Man Hinduism , acrylic on canvas board, 8×8, 2015 $100

Sacred: Star & Crescent of Islam by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Star & Crescent of Islam , acrylic on canvas board, 8×8, 2015 $80

Sacred Peace by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred Peace, acrylic on canvas board, 12×12, 2016 $150

Sacred: Heart Beat , by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Heart Beat , acrylic on canvas board, 12×12, 2016 $150

Sacred Circle: Watermelon Slice by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred Circle: Watermelon Slice acrylic on canvas board, 12×12, 2016 $175

Sugar Skullby Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sugar Skull acrylic on canvas board, 8×8, 2016 $80

Buddha Meditation by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Buddha Meditation acrylic on canvas board, 12×16, 2016 $175

Sacred: Ruth Gowdy McKinley Teapot by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Ruth Gowdy McKinley Teapot acrylic on canvas board, 12×12, 2015 $175

Sacred: Snowflake II by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Snowflake II acrylic on canvas board, 12×12, 2015 $125

family by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Folk Art: Nuclear Family Acrylic on board 10 x 10 2016 $50

Sacred: Snowflake I by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Sacred: Snowflake I acrylic on canvas board, 12×12, 2015 $150

schtanna for protection of water by Lauren Renzetti , 12 x 12, $100

hex against lightening by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Schtanna Against Lightening Acrylic on board 8 x 8 2016 $50

schatnna for growth, by Lauren McKInley Renzetti — Schtanna for Growth by Lauren McKinley Renzetti , 12 x 12 $100

hex of good luck by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Schtanna for Goodluck Acrylic on board 8 x 8 2016 $50

Weeping Willow by Lauren Renzetti — Weeping Willow acrylic on canvas board, 24 x 24 , 2017 $500

Large sun by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Giant Sun Mandala Acrylic on board 30 x 30 2016 $400

Wine as a Colour & Beverage by Lauren Renzetti — Wine as a Colour & Beverage acrylic on board, 12 x 25 , 2017 $300

classical sounds by lauren mckinley renzetti 12" x 24" $250 — Classical Sounds, acrylic on board, 12 x 26 , 2017 $300

cutlery- sentinels of the meal by lauren mckinley renzetti — sentinels of the meal by lauren mckinley renzetti acrylic on board, 12 x 24, 2017 $300

bar code by Lauren McKinley Renzetti — Not My Identity Acrylic on board 12 x 24 2016 $200

not magritte's painting by lauren mckinley renzetti — not magritte’s painting by lauren mckinley renzetti 25 x 12 , $200

sacred humpback whale by lauren mckinley renzetti 36″ x 12″ $400

wind harvesters by lauren mckinley renzetti 36 x 12 , $350

weeping willow by lauren mckinley renzetti — Weeping Willow, 24 x 25, acrylic

Our Whole Earth by Lauren MckINley Renzetti — Our Whole Earth, 36 x 36 , acrylic sold

famous wave by Lauren mckinley renzetti — famous wave 36 x 26 acrylic sold

Schatanna of Eco Wisdom by Lauren Renzetti — Schatanna of Eco Wisdom

classes with lauren

classes with lauren Have a question? Send an email.

Fall 2022 AGO classes are Live & in person! Hurray!

ADULT PROGRAMS with the AGO, 317 Dundas West, Toronto (downtown) http://ago.ca/learn/courses https://ago.ca/learn/courses

Wednesday 630-930pm –Intro to Painting , 10 weeks, using acrylics Sept 28 -Nov 30. We explore value, colour theory, still life, landscape, abstraction, portraiture and all sorts of techniques with each subject matter. https://ago.ca/learn/courses/introduction-painting-0

Thursday 10-1pm Intro to Painting, 10 weeks, acrylics Sept 29 – Dec 1 We explore value, colour theory, still life, landscape, abstraction, portraiture and all sorts of techniques with each subject matter. https://ago.ca/learn/courses/introduction-painting-0

Thursday 2-5pm Contemporary Painting, 5 weeks, acrylics with materials exploration Sept 29- Oct 27 learn about different substrates, the various ways to stretch, grommet and show your work. look at technicques with gesso, gel and crackle mediums. using materials fomr home form kitchen and from your garage to be in the now of painting.https://ago.ca/learn/courses/contemporary-painting

Thursday 2-5pm Painting Explorations inspired by Denyse Thomasos. 5 weeks, acrylics- Nov 3- Dec 1 we iwll look at using a paint stick to balenace, masking tape to create hard edges and how to convey architecture, spaces and pattern . we iwll look at how to achieve ideas through several ways to enlarge your work, working form a grid as well as from overhead projectors.https://ago.ca/learn/courses/painting-explorations-inspired-denyse-thomasos

Friday 2-5pm Intro to Printmaking, 5 weeks , Sept 29- Oct 27 work with mono print, collagraph, soft linoleum, drypoint into plexiglass as well as silkscreen. great intro to a few styles of printmaking https://ago.ca/learn/courses/introduction-printmaking

Friday 2-5pm AGO Highlights , drawing in the gallery 5 weeks, – Nov 4- Dec. 2 visit gallery spaces and walk in the shoes of many artists and art styles, from Indigenous mystical owls to Henry Moore Sculpture, to quiet paintings of rooms, to Impressionist landscapes. Explore the gallery learning about the how, the why, and the who of the art in the gallery learning nifty drawing techniques along the way !https://ago.ca/learn/courses/ago-highlights-drawing-galleries

Don’t have time for a 5 or 10 week committment ? No worries then join me for a 1 hour quick artmaking forray via zoom!

AGO senior social coming up One Tuesday a month. Join me- its free!

Tuesdays September 13, 11am-12pm https://ago.ca/events/seniors-social-betty-goodwin-and-armand-guillaume

Tuesday October 11, 11am-12pm, https://ago.ca/events/seniors-social-ed-pien

Tuesday November 8 11-12 in Person and with zoom it sall about printmaking!!!

Tuesday December 13, 11 am-12pm

To keep you art engaged!:

1 minute video of painting a sunset sky https://youtu.be/Q-3trhvt1dk 7minute video of the same sunset and sky as a tutorial https://youtu.be/SK3N9C00CgY 1 minute video of painting a sunset on water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrCXLAgDzzk 9 minute video of the same sunset and water as a tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbwB4tvCiIk&t=476s

View my sketchbooks and videos: Earth View https://youtu.be/2sdt31qM8yw Live in a Red House https://youtu.be/-LbBHWzqou0 Moon View https://youtu.be/gK_YUvWz2qA Nite For Rest https://youtu.be/MUJ9HVzVchI Texture https://youtu.be/PLbzFSnFqYE Yes https://youtu.be/PWmASQzGEa0 Music with visuals- Wonder Blessing https://youtu.be/3N4DQwQH4o0 People Ring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huor7IasyRg Home & Studio Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEvkVCTv5o

SUMMER Sunday- Friday August 27- Sep 1, 2023. In person & outdoors… 5 DAY INTENSIVE ARTIST RETREAT North of Toronto course fee: $150, Accommodation/ food about $400 Unicamp Of Ontario, http://unicampofontario.ca/register

This is running, in 2020-2021 & 2022 we all did well, even with some COVID restrictions but there are meals in the dining hall, or outside and you can bring your own meals . Tenting and cooking on your camp site is also an option. Art making can easily be done with social distancing as we are on 60 acres.we had a full group of 14 people each year and a lot of fun painting!

August 2023

SUMMER RETREAT at UNICAMP, north of Shelburne

ARTIST’S OUTDOOR RETREAT: Connecting with Nature August 27-Sept 1, 2023 .Unicamp Of Ontario, 638159 PRINCE OF WALES RD, MULMUR ON L9V 0C5 Registration: 519-925-6432 or http://unicampofontario.ca/register

Connecting with Nature with Lauren McKinley Renzetti. Using Unicamp and environs as our inspiration with its picturesque vistas, mossy craggy caves, dappled ponds, rolling hills, fantastic forests and expansive skies. We will explore the perfect location and capture the light of morning, afternoon, dusk and sunset. In three or four sessions a day create a series of studies in watercolour paint or pencil , ink , chalks or pastels, with on location drawing and painting.( Lauren would like to work mostly in watercolour this year but don’t let that hinder you if you have the room for other supplies. Waterdcolour lightweight and is so easy to carry around. ) These studies can be small and detailed and can then be a spring board for larger works back in your studio or be finished works in their own right. Go off on your own, or stick with the camaraderie of the group. Be introduced to a variety of techniques and strategies to create interesting composition. This retreat is for all abilities, whether you are a practicing artist or just starting out, you set your own pace. Bring your own materials. Unicamp Of Ontario Registration: 519-925-6432 http://unicampofontario.ca

Program Fee: $150, + Accommodation & you must bring your own food, about $350 Dates: August 30- Sept 4, 2020. Sunday 4pm- Friday 4pm Limited Space BOOK NOW!

photographs courtesy of Oliver Yang www.OliverYang.com

Supplies & Things to Bring I will be working in watercolour and demonstrating in that medium. You of course can use acrylic but it is harder to do work outside with . Less materials/choices are actually better than more, so pick one main medium and work in that.

Suggested Art Materials List Basics: * means optional Small Travel Sketchbook, along with a Canson Mixed Media Sketchbook 7 x9 , or 11 x 14 -heavier paper for wet studies – For sunrises and sunsets the view changes dramatically every few minutes so a few sketchbooks or surfaces is good so you can do very quick sketches.

2h,2b, 6b pencil, erasure, sharpener , paper stomp, erasing shield, *pilot fineliner or a waterbased ink pen , *watercolour pencils-derwent is lovely, reeves is economical and good too, *(digital) camera or phone with camera, water containers with lids, *foldable seat or bucket with towel to carry and sit on, blue painters masking tape to create borders on longer studies.ask for the Non stickier tape,

for watercolour water paints wet or dry, palette, talkon brushes round, flat sizes #2-8 , sponges, wax crayon or masking fluid*, plexiglass board 18″ x 24″ , masking tape, 140lb paper block pad or 200lb individual sheets of Waterford or Arches or Fabriano .

Other Things to know: Unicamp is an Unitarian Universalist Camp It follows the 7 UU principals that believe we should respect all life and the earth. Explore all 7 principals through art making and quiet reflection!

Accommodation: Unicamp has 3 types of accommodation 50 tent sites (up to 6 people), 6 rustic dorms with bunk beds, bathroom and meals in dining hall and private cottages (for 6 people) with shared kitchens. Cottages and dorms go fast, so book early. You can order tasty meals in the dining hall or cook your own food. Food is usually 60% vegetarian, and they can accommodate most special diets with notification.

Bedding:Bring sheets, pillows, quilts or sleeping bags- it can get to as low as 5 degrees at night this late in the season.

Clothing: Be prepared to Layer up and layer down. During the day the weather is sunny and hot, but once the sun sets temperatures do drop. Unicamp has a 3 acre spring fed pond with swimming and canoeing. Towels, bathing suits, sweaters, wet weather clothing, sun hats, sunscreen, bug juice are also recommended.

Directions: From Shelburne take County Rd. 124 north to Redickville, go east (right) on County Rd. 21 past Honeywood to Prince of Wales, go south to #638159. There is a large sign on the left. Please note that GPS and internet map programs tell you to take County Road 20. Please do not do this as it will bring you up from the poorly maintained bottom of Prince of Wales Rd. Please take County Road 21 (some maps show Side Road 25).For more detailed information including maps please visit website: http://unicampofontario.ca/directions-to-unicamp/

Paint in Tuscany with Lauren from September 16-30,2020. Sign up for one or two weeks. Space is limited to 12 participants! Registration and Information: mckinleyrenzetti@gmail.com This won’t happen due to Covid for 2020–2022 but check in for 2023!

September 2023?

When– From Sept 16 to Sept 30, 2020. 1 or 2 week options , leaving Toronto Sept 16/222 overnight, arrive in Rome morning of Sept 16 or the 22, 2020 . This is cancelled this year due to covid 19 but will return ( hopefully ) at a similar time in 2021.

Package includes: -Pick up and drop off at the Rome airport and transport to Villa which is about 2 hours from Rome. -7 or 14 nights shared accommodation with own bathroom in an authentic Tuscan farmhouse -6 or 12 days of painting classes- plein air mostly (4-5 hours per day) with Lauren Renzetti -3 meals per day, with wine included with dinner prepared by inhouse gourmet chef -A Visit to Cetona and a visit to Orvieto- nearby Tuscan towns.

Cost for 1 week double occupancy/sharing a room $1600 each or $2000single private for one week- single private room/bathroom

Cost for 2 weeks $ 2750each, sharing a room or $3500single private room and bathroom for 2 weeks

Note price does not include flight cost (estimated at $1000)

Art Making Schedule:

Sunrise drawing /painting -1hr.- Optional

8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast

Possible Technique building -1hr.

Painting session outside 1-3 hr.

1-2pmLunch

Painting session outside 1- 3 hr.

7:00 Dinner

Here is a sample itinerary that was shared with the 2017 tourist and painting program. I may include the opportunity to paint/draw the sunrise and sunset depending on the views available to us. They will always be optional.

All	Painting workshop
Day 1 wedensday- Arrival
1-1:30 Transferred from airport in Rome to our villa (2.5hours)
5:30 Meet and Greet at Villa Alari
7:00 Welcome Dinner
Day 2-thursday
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
	9:30-11:00Grounds-Local Tour (identifying painting spots)
	11-1pm Intro-Painting in studio
1-2pm lunch
	2-3:30 painting outside
	3:30-6:00pm visit Cetona
7:00 Dinner
Day 3- Friday
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
	10-1pm painting outside
1-2pm lunch
	2-4 painting
7:00 Dinner
Day 4- Saturday
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
	10-1pmvisit Chiusi’s marketor Painting Outside
1-2pm Lunch
	2-4:30 painting

7pm Dinner
Day 5- Sunday
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
Visit Florence	explore mixed media etc.
7pm Dinner
Day 6- Monday
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
	10-1pm Paint
1-2pm Lunch
	2-5 Paint
7pm dinner
Day 7- Tuesday
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
	10-1pm Paint
1-2pm Lunch
	2-5 paint
7:00 Farewell Dinner
Day 8- Wednesday Departure
8:30am- Depart for aiport	9AM Visit market in Cetona
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
1-2pm Lunch
	2-5pm Paint
5:30 Meet and Greet arrivals at Villa
7:00 Welcome Dinner

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ADULT PROGRAMS with ARTiculations 2928 Dundas St West , Toronto ON  (west end) http://articulations.ca/

some reviews from students :

5/5Lauren is a colour master and great teacher! Her course gave new insights into how colour theory and provided practical tips on application to painting and printmaking. Highly recommended!- DG

5/5The balance of content with hands on painting was effective. It was a fun day, but we sure worked hard. Lauren is amazing at keeping a fast pace and yet continually touching base with each student. I look forward to taking other courses with her.- PS

5/5Lauren was excellent, well prepared and her teaching method was first rate. The only thing for me was that by 2-2:30 my brain was fried, have no idea how this could be dealt with.-DM

5/5Lauren is awesome! She is patient and approachable. The course design is amazing. I learned so much in one day. Loved that we were put to “work” right away. Lots of great exercises and learning activities. Thank you so much Lauren!! -LS

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