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Oct 31, 2025
![[8-Week Art Classes] Intro to Acrylics: Painting for Pleasure](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Acrylic-painting-400x360.jpg) 
	Whether you are new to painting or returning to your practice, this program is a great way to relax and enjoy the painting process. Work in acrylics on paper and canvas along side the instructor as she guides you through beginner techniques to create landscapes, portraits, and still-life paintings from reference images. No experience required.
Artist/Instructor: Bernadette Lau
![[8-Week Art Classes] The Painted Portrait: Advanced](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Varley_Portrait-Painting-Workshop-400x480.jpg) 
	Simplify your portraiture palette and learn the art of mixing skin tones with only 3 colours + white in this advanced portrait painting program. Using the “Zorn” palette, we will explore an easy system to quickly and accurately mix warm and cool flesh tones in oil or acrylic paint. Topics include brush drawing, mixing accurate skin tones, layering paint, and capturing a likeness while working from a professional model.
Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris
![[8-Week Art Classes] Introduction to Portrait Drawing: Beginner to Intermediate](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Portrait-Drawing-400x480.png) 
	Discover the art of Portraiture! We will focus on the fundamentals of portraiture to understand the construction of the face and head by using a simple step by step drawing method. Next, we will use shading to create value and form, and together we will work towards capturing a likeness while drawing a professional model. Suitable for all skill levels.
Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris