Westland Gallery

Past Workshops

Needle Felted Hare with Natashja Woodsma Spenler ~ January 7, 14, 21, & 28

Available

This workshop is for beginners and anyone with prior experience working with felt that wants to learn how to create a needle-felted hare from start to finish. Students will create a wire armature and learn to build their hare using wool fibers and a felting needle. Students will develop skills in proportion, creating realistic details such as eyes, and blending of wool colours to achieve a realistic coat. The cape and basket are customizable with multiple colour options to be selected by each student in class. Dates: TUESDAYS January 7, 14, 21, 28, 6:30 to 8:30pm Price: $295 for 4 classes This price includes all supplies!

Painting an Expressive Landscape with Corrine Garlick ~ February 4, 11, 18, & 25

Available

Join professional artist Corrine Garlick for a fun workshop where you will learn to paint an expressive landscape using dynamic colour and composition, in acrylic or oil paint. No experience necessary; materials list provided prior to the first class. Dates: TUESDAYS February 4, 11, 18, 25, 6:30 to 8:30pm Price: $195 for 4 classes

Creating Texture in Watercolour with Susan Garrington ~ March 4, 11, 18, & 25

Available

During this workshop, you will explore techniques to create texture with watercolour paint, with the goal of strengthening and developing each participant’s skills and style. This workshop is intended for those with experience working in watercolour; materials list provided prior to the first class. Dates: TUESDAYS March 4, 11, 18, 25, 6:30 to 8:30pm Price: $195 for 4 classes

Advanced Watercolour Painting with Sue Garrington ~ October 8, 15, 22, 29 ~ SOLD OUT!

Available

This workshop is intended for those with experience working in watercolour. During the workshop we will explore colour, tonal values, textures, lines and edges with the goal of developing and enhancing each participant’s unique style, and to produce a painting at the end of our four weeks together. Week One: Introduction and Colour Week Two: Tonal Values and Textures Week Three: Lines, Edges and Composition Week Four: Completing your painting Dates: TUESDAYS October 8, 15, 22, 29, 6:30 to 8:30pm Price: $195 for 4 classes

Painting Expressive Architecture with Peter Karas ~ Oct. 30, Nov. 13, 20 , 27 SOLD OUT!

Sold Out

Have you ever wanted to paint buildings in a lively and fun manner? Join artist Peter Karas for a fun four week workshop, where we’ll paint dynamic and expressive architecture and streetscapes. Beginning with basics of perspective, we’ll craft our buildings in colour, as we learn how to imbue our paintings with dynamic energy. This is a four week class in acrylic or oil paint. No experience necessary; materials list provided prior to the first class. Dates: WEDNESDAYS October 30, November 6, 13, 20, 6:30 to 8:30pm Price: $195 for 4 classes

Painting Workshop with Denise Antaya – Sunday July 14th 9:30-11:30

Available

“The outside world and how it’s brought to life on canvas” This workshop with Denise will be held in the gallery. Bringing her Plein Air sensibility into a studio setting. Denise will be bringing a photo to work from for participants. You will discuss how photos lie and how it is important to do both plein air and studio work, and how both practices help the other. She will start by doing a quick demo, first creating the underpainting using burnt umber. You will talk about values and how they do all the work, while colour gets all the glory.Colour will then be added over our underpainting. You will talk about glazes and how they are used to add a glow to your work. Denise will be available for all your painting and Plein Air or Studio painting questions. Workshop Material list Please bring the following materials. You are welcome to paint in either Oil or Acrylic. Denise will be painting in oils. Some of the following supplies are not needed if you are going to be using acrylic paint. Paint Odourless mineral spirits for cleanup in brush cleaner (oil) Soap to wash brushes (oil) OMS and linseed oil if you use as medium (oil) Brushes, what you prefer – rounds, flats, riggers etc. Palette knife Q-tips, or/and nail tees which are sharper ended q-tips. Sketchbook and pencils if you do thumbnails (not required) Painting panels – Denise uses Belgian linen. You can also get cotton. Canvas board or wood panels. Table top or standing easel (the gallery has some available so reach out if you do not have one) Suggested sizes: 9″ x 12″, 11” x 14”. It is easier to start small but you can go larger if you want. It would be helpful to tone your panels with transparent oxide red (light so it is peach colour), transparent oxide yellow or a burnt umber ultramarine mix for a neutral grey before the workshop. Transparent oxide red is a great colour because it complements green for that pop. Paint colours Ultramarine blue (Rembrandt) Burnt Umber (Rembrandt) Titanium white Cadmium yellow light Brown madder (Rembrandt) or Alizarin crimson Sap Green (Rembrandt) Can also bring favourite colours. I may bring yellow ochre, violet grey. Most of all bring your imagination and sense of fun! It’s going to be great!