WORKSHOPS
SOLD OUT October 10th-31st - Expressive Landscape Painting - Corinne Garlick
Expressive Landscape Painting in either Acrylic or Oil. This workshop will explore a range of topics from basics of colour theory all the way to expressive brushstrokes and emotive painting.
Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 for 4 consecutive weeks.
$180 +HST
Painting Expressive landscape: In this workshop we will be Creating an acrylic or oil painting from the beginning to end, corinne Garlick will guide you through stages of painting that will help build a strong foundation to getting a dynamic expressive finished piece. We will be working from photos of landscape that corinne will provide, weather you are a beginner or an experienced painter you are sure to enjoy building from what you know and pushing your boundaries to see great results.
Materials list:
The gallery will be providing a student grade 18×24″ canvas. If you would like to work larger or upgrade to a gallery depth canvas please bring your own with you to the workshop.
Corinne Garlick will provide a few images to choose from so you don’t have to bring your own. A sketchbook if you would like. We will have paper/pencils at the gallery to use. Please bring these items week 1: A variety of brushes large, medium and small with the large and medium flat shaped (square) and the small being round (finer tipped)
Paint: titanium white, Ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue, Cadmium yellow, Lemon yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson red.
These are a recommendation so you don’t have to have all of these colours to make your painting. A palette knife is also helpful for colour mixing and a Table top easel (we have extras to share if someone can’t get one)
**Please note there are no refunds for workshops. A credit will be issued if 48hrs notice is given for extentuating circumstances**
November 7th-28th - Printmaking - Jen Hamilton 4 SPOTS AVAILABLE
Lino cut, relief printing and mixed media Printmaking. Explore a variety of printmaking techniques in this dynamic workshop.
Tuesday 6:30-8:30 for 4 consecutive weeks. Most supplies provided. You are required to supply your own printmaking paper.
$200 +HST
Stay tuned for more details coming soon
**Please note there are no refunds for workshops. A credit will be issued if 48hrs notice is given for extentuating circumstances**
December 12th - Paper Quilling - Hattie Benjamin
Learn the art of Paper Quilling. Create a unique holiday themed card or art piece in the one night workshop.
Tuesday December 12th 6:30-8:30.
All supplies provided
$50 +HST
**Please note there are no refunds for workshops. A credit will be issued if 48hrs notice is given for extentuating circumstances**
January 9th-30th - Painting with Graphic "Overpainting" - Peter Karas 4 SPOTS AVAILABLE
Working from still life learn to overlay your painting with a more expressive and Graphic style. Painting can be completed in either Acrylic or Oil.
Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 for 4 consecutive weeks.
BOLD AND GRAPHIC – OVERPAINTING” WITH PANACHE
Have you ever wanted to explore a more expressive and graphic style in your painting? In this four week workshop we’ll create a simple still life painting, and then attempt to bring it to new levels of graphic and bold expression. Using redrawn paint and charcoal, gestural brushwork, and intuitive (non-evident) colour application we’ll take a simple painting and make it “zing”. A hands on workshop course of 4 two hour sessions, open to all skill levels.
Supply list:Basic Painting Kit
The gallery will be providing a student grade 18×24″ canvas. If you would like to work larger or upgrade to a gallery depth canvas please bring your own with you to the workshop.
A variety of brushes (large, medium and small) with the large and medium flat shaped (square) and the small being round (finer tipped)
Paint: Titanium white , Ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue, Cadmium yellow, Lemon yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson red.
These are a recommendation so you don’t have to have all of these colours to make your painting (but having all of these is very helpful). A palette knife is also helpful for colour mixing, mixing palatte, Table top easel (we may have extras to share if someone can’t get one)Drawing gear (pencil eraser)A couple of sheet of paper for sketches. Some charcoal pencils, pastels etc for redrawing onto your painting – (don’t worry if you don’t have these as I will bring along a selection of this stuff that you can try out.) We’ll work from still life (on site) for most of the classes, but you’re welcome to bring a photo of something that you’d like to paint as well.
**Please note there are no refunds for workshops. A credit will be issued if 48hrs notice is given for extentuating circumstances**
February 27th-March 19th - Creating with Collage - Sarah Cowling
Creating with Collage – Beginner to Advanced Class with Sarah Cowling
Class will begin with a brief history of collage and Sarah will share some useful books about collage making.
Participants will be taking collage a step further in this workshop. The group will start by making a selection of individual stained tissue papers and then creating at least two collages using these papers.
We will make a concertina style sketchbook and develop collages unique to this style of sketchbook.
A number of fun activities such as collaged post cards, a shared collage, Directed Collage, playing with words in our collages and creating texture in collage will be introduced.
Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:30 for four consecutive weeks.
$180+hst
Please note there are no refunds for workshops. Credits will be given with 48 hours notice.
