david Langevin
MASTER ARTIST
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MEDIUM: Oil | Acrylic
SPECIALTY: ✔ Generalist
David Langevin wanted to be an artist from a very young age and so when I graduated high school I went on to study Fine Arts in college and university. I did not learn a lot about how to be a better artist or painter, and they taught us nothing about the professional life of an artist and how to make a living in the trade.
After graduating university I spent years studying materials and techniques of painting and in particular, the methods of the Old Masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
When I developed my courses and workshops for artists I decided that I would focus on teaching all of the stuff that I wanted to learn in school: Being a master of my craft, and; understanding the strategies and skills required to make a living selling my art. I have also learned that the best way to learn almost any skill set is to learn directly from an accomplished professional in the field – a Master (or Sage).
Taking workshops and getting mentoring is the way to go for any artist wanting to be a better painter, and a more successful entrepreneur.
~ David
David’s EXPERTISE
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Specialty: ✔ Generalist
Technical:
Technique Demos
Supplies and Tools – what to use, where to save, and where to spend
Business:
Pricing Artwork
Running your art business the day-to-day
Approaching Galleries
Studio Time Management
NOTE: David regularly demos his technique and offers general feedback on artists’ work in relation to the use of his technique only. David does not offer full critiques.
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- Mentorship Session: Meet via video conference for a monthly 2-hour session with your Mentor and small group. You choose the mentor, we provide the group!
- Mid-Month Session: Meet via video conference for a 1-hour session with your small group and Navigator to connect, share progress, encouragement, and support.
- Weekly Events: Attend LIVE weekly events online, on hot topics like Finding Your Style, Composition & Critiques, plus master DEMOS. Access event recordings!
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Emerging
Mentorship MembershipNext session: September 09, 2025
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT Tue
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Emerging
Mentorship MembershipFocus: Technique
• Skills: Color, Layering techniques, Glazing technique
• Medium: Acrylic, Oil
• Style: Impressionism, Painterly, Realism
• Subject Matter: Animals, Landscape
Focus: Business
• Skills: Pricing artwork, Gallery representation, Collector and client relationships
Next session: September 25, 2025
On the 4th Thursday of every month
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT Thu
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Technique & Business Focused Group
Taking the craft of painting to the next level of expertise while channeling the lost secrets of the greatest painters in history. Creating dramatic and engaging effects in acrylics and oils in any style, with any subjects matter, using the glazes and veils juxtaposed with thick impasto passages. Learn how to use your studio time in the most productive manner and develop and sustainable business model.
NEW ON-DEMAND ONLINE COURSE
MASTERING LIGHT & COLOR
MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Trees and rocks, water and sky, mountains and snow, these elements, combined with distinctive painting methods and an audacious style, have characterized the paintings of this well known artist.
David Langevin’s dramatic renditions of the Canadian wilderness and his bold ‘tree portraits’ have become almost as familiar as the subject they depict. His art is represented in galleries across the country and has inspired many nature lovers, artists, and of course, collectors. Moreover, his striking use of light and unique painting methods have created a captivating vision of this country’s landscape that has even influenced the way many art lovers and collectors of his work view those same subjects; a hike in the forest or the mountains is never the same for those who have come to know Langevin’s imagery.
Langevin seems unrestrained by any limitations to his artistic expression. Whether the source of his inspiration is landscapes, “treescapes,” or the human form, they all carry the signature of his rare talent and vision.
David Langevin is a modern-day Old Master – an impeccable craftsman, an innate talent.
“When I looked at the paintings of the Old Masters I saw in their work something that I did not see in modern art. Nothing in my education or experience as a painter could help me understand how they achieved the effects that they did. I wanted that. I wanted to know I could achieve any effect that I could imagine. I wanted complete expressive freedom…”
After finishing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Ottawa, David spent several years perfecting his painting skills. He pored over old texts, treatises, and manuscripts stored in the backrooms of art restoration departments and libraries reserved for conservationists.
David obtained a Masters in Art Education degree from McGill University, specializing in methods and materials for the painter.
Since 1992, he has been living in British Columbia where he finds an endless supply of inspiration for his art. David gives lectures, writes a regular technical column for painters, consults, and conducts workshops on painting materials and techniques. His paintings are sold in galleries across Canada.
