Adult Classes
Winter/Spring 2012
Watercolour Exploration Beginner/Intermediate
Learn great basics or further your watercolour skills as Cindy takes you through basic colour theory along with information about watercolour pigments and their properties, brush strokes, watercolour techniques, values, composition and more. There will be exercises, demos and individual instruction with the opportunity to work on your own paintings. Supply list available at the Gallery
Instructor: Cindy Barratt
8 Thursday Evenings: January 19 – March 8,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $185
Discover Drawing Beginner
Do you have the urge to draw? Discover new skills in drawing with varied tools and materials. Projects in basic composition and design, still life, people, animals, birds and landscapes will be explored. This session is a supportive and fun atmosphere with no experience necessary. Drawing pencils, pastels, charcoal, ink and brush, all purpose drawing paper, felt pens, watercolour pencils, and conte’ will be used. Supply list available at the gallery.
Instructor: Nancy Corrigan
6 Monday Evenings: January 23 – March 5,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $115
European Back Alley and Alberta Rose
Learn to draw stairs and build from there to create back alley without having to look at any pictures.
Simple steps to draw and paint Alberta rose. Perfect paintings for friends abroad. Supply list available at the gallery
Instructor: Willie Wong
4 Wednesday Evenings: February 1 – February 22,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $110
Introduction to Coloured Pencil
In this six week session you will explore the versatile medium of coloured pencil through demonstrations and one-on-one guidance. You will learn different mark-making and blending techniques and how to layer colours to create depth and richness in your drawings. We will work on small drawings with reference provided by the instructor. Supply list available at the gallery.
Instructor: Susan Casault
6 Wednesday mornings March 7 – April 11,2012
9 a.m. – noon
Cost $120
Discover More about Drawing Intermediate
Do you still have the urge to draw? Enhance your drawing awareness and skills or re-new them! Projects in basic composition and design, still life, people, animals, birds and landscapes will be explored. This session is a supportive and fun atmosphere with no experience necessary. Drawing pencils, pastels, charcoal, ink and brush, all purpose drawing paper, felt pens, watercolour pencils, and conte’ will be used. Supply list available at the gallery.
Instructor: Nancy Corrigan
6 Monday Evenings March 12 – April 23 (no classes April 9),2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $115
Painting Animals with Acrylics Beginner/Intermediate
Did you always want to learn to paint fur and feathers that look real? Then join this class as Tina Bourassa will guide you through the different techniques that will bring you into the world of wildlife painting. This class is for both beginner and intermediate painters. Supply list available at the gallery.
Instructor: Tina Bourassa
4 Wednesday Evenings March 14 – April 4,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $84
Acrylic Basics and More
This 8 week course will provide great basics for beginners and further developmental instruction and projects for those who have already taken Acrylic Painting Classes. Colour theory and mixing, exercises in brush strokes, acrylic techniques, composition and much more will be covered through discussion, demonstrations and hands on painting projects. Supply list available at the gallery.
Instructor: Cindy Barratt
8 Thursday Evenings March 22 – May 10,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $185
Inuit Kids Playing with white Peonies
Simple ways to draw small children. This exercise produces colorful paintings that are timeless and ageless.
Learn to draw and paint white flowers like peonies with amazing water drops . Supply list available at the gallery
Instructor: Willie Wong
4 Wednesday Evenings Apr 11 – May 2,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $110
Coloured Pencil – Intermediate
This six week session is for students who have experience in the medium of coloured pencil and are ready to take on more challenging projects. We will experiment with various pencil techniques, and use the fundamentals of blending and layering to render a variety of subjects such as fabric, glass, and water. Instruction will include demonstrations as well as individual guidance. Photo reference provided by the instructor.
Instructor: Susan Casault
6 Wednesday mornings April 25 – May 30,2012
9a.m. – NOON
Cost $120
Abstract Art: Dabbling with Space
Designed to introduce to painters (any experience level) the idea of re-designing your paintings with emphasis on abstraction of the imagery. At the course the participants should be able to demonstrate new approaches to expressing in paint their personal content. In the first sessions we will be doing more mark making and drawing. Supply list available at the gallery
Instructor: Verne Busby
6 Monday Evenings Apr 30 – Jun 11 (no classes May 21),2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $199
Nature Drawing and Painting
Projects are demonstrated and explored such as basic composition & design, positive /negative space, perspective and still life. Fun ways of creating and discovering water-based paints (acrylic and watercolour) to stipple, stencil, dab, palette painting, modelling with gels and mediums. Drawing materials such as pencil, pastels crayons, conte’ and charcoal toward delightful nature expressions.
Instructor: Nancy Corrigan
6 Mondays Mornings May 7 – June 18(no classes May 21),2012
9 a.m. – noon
Cost $115
Painting with Pastels
This course will be an introductory to intermediate level study of soft pastel. Focus will be on building a pastel painting from the ground up, employing an under drawing and achieving a painterly effect by layering the pastel. Classes will start with still life, then progress to landscape, and finally wildlife or portrait. A good portion of the class will be devoted to increasing one’s confidence in drawing through detailed instruction.
Instructor: David Shkolny
6 Thursday Evenings May 17 – June 21,2012
7 – 10 p.m.
Cost $115
