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Landscape Painting

Learn the fundamentals of landscape painting while exploring its beauty. Explore topics such as: oil painting safety, composition, value, and design, as well as focused lessons on how to paint sky, trees, clouds, buildings, shrubs, flowers, and more. This course is suitable for both beginner and seasoned landscape painters. No class on March 13 and […]

Portraiture: Drawing or Painting

Students will start by learning the structure of the head and using shading techniques to create value and form. Next, they’ll study the fundamentals of portrait painting with a simple palette of three colours plus white. Topics include brush drawing, mixing accurate skin tones, layering paint, and capturing a likeness while working from a professional […]

Life Drawing

Explore different drawing tools and the essential elements of life drawing, while learning about proportion, structure, and movement of the human body. This program will begin from the inside-out, building your drawing and observational skills, leading up to drawing a professional nude model. Suitable for all skill levels.  No class on March 14, 2025. 

Brush Calligraphy: Beginner One-Day Workshop

Brush pen calligraphy can be used to add a personal touch to everything from greeting cards to event signage. In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of modern brush pen calligraphy, including how to hold a brush pen, form basic strokes, and connect these strokes to form lowercase letters and words. Students will receive […]

Hand Lettered Holiday Ornaments Workshop

Custom ornaments make a wonderful gift for friends and family! In this two-hour workshop, students will learn how to draw beautiful script letters and use them to decorate their own acrylic ornaments. Students will leave the workshop with their finished ornaments as well as a set of worksheets to continue their hand lettering practice at […]

Landscapes Painting: Winter Scenes and Snow Workshop

Discover the beauty of painting snow covered landscapes in this hands-on workshop for oil and acrylic painters. Learn about layering paint in loose impressionistic brush strokes, capturing the beauty of pearly white snow and snow shadows in luminous paint. With step-by-step instructor guidance and critiques, this course is suitable for both beginner and seasoned landscape […]

Oil Painting: Without Solvents Workshop

Have you always wanted to paint with oils? Learn the art of oil painting without solvents and chemicals, while exploring topics such as studio safety and clean up, colour mixing, and energetic brush strokes! This workshop is perfect for beginner and experienced painter who would like to add oils to their skill set.

Crafty Christmas

Young artists will capture the essence of Christmas in this fun and fancy winter workshop! design decorations and make wreaths or paper snowflake sculptures all the while listening to traditional Christmas classics.