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Discover the magic of watercolour in this introductory course. From colour mixing, to all the basic techniques, David will walk you through the fundamentals of painting in watercolour to begin your journey in this wonderful medium. Click here for the Materials List
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Out of stockThis class will enhance your painting skills on small surfaces, including composition, colour harmony and expressive brushstrokes, to create a unique piece for yourself or for sale. Click HERE for 2026 Materials List for P Cheung
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Unleash your inner artist in The Timid Painter, a gentle introduction to acrylic painting for absolute beginners! In this relaxed and supportive class, you’ll explore basic techniques, colour mixing, and brushwork while creating simple, beautiful projects. Each session is designed to build confidence and creativity, with no pressure to be perfect—just enjoy the process of painting! Whether you’re new to art or simply nervous about getting started, this course will help you find joy and freedom with every brushstroke. Click HERE for Painting-Acrylics-Supply-List
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Discover the freedom and expressive possibilities of oil painting with a palette knife! In this five-week course, artist Maria Iva will guide you through creating vibrant, textured landscape paintings using only a palette knife—no brushes and no solvents. Through step-by-step demonstrations and individual guidance, you’ll explore colour mixing, values, composition, light, and texture, while learning to simplify landscapes and create depth with bold, confident strokes. Inspired by the Ontario landscape, Maria will share her techniques for painting trees, rocks, water, skies, and more, helping you loosen up, build confidence, and develop your own expressive style. Click HERE for Palette Knife with Maria Iva list of supplies Fall 2026
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Turn your travel memories into beautiful sketches or paintings! In this fun and creative class, you'll learn the basics of urban sketching and use your own travel photos as inspiration to create colourful scenes on paper. You'll learn to draw buildings, streets, and architectural details; understand perspective to create depth; add people, trees and elements to bring your scenes to life -- all while exploring expressive pen and ink techniques with watercolour. Some drawing experience will help, but no need to be an experienced artist. Just bring your travel photos and your memories! Click HERE for the Watercolor Pen and Ink Materials List
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From paper to picture, this course will teach the beginner the flow of water and paint. We'll discuss paper, paint, brushes and tricks fine artists use to complete several watercolour originals. Learn how much water to use, how to put on a wash, skies, flowers, fruit and scenery. Have fun while learning in a casual and friendly evening class. Click Here for Beginner Paint Materials List
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Dive deeper and build on the basics of watercolour such as colour mixing, techniques including graded washes and their combinations, wet in wet principles, assessment and strategy and planning, and knowing your image thoroughly through drawing. Technical exercises will be presented to strengthen those techniques. The depiction of space consistently (by assessing and presenting lighting and elements of perspective) will be addressed. Participants will be mentored toward completing any more challenging images of their choice, beyond their current capabilities. Learn to enJOY seeing everyday images as potential beautiful and inspiring watercolour paintings, and realize your many options for watercolour painting subjects that are both meaningful and challenging. Click HERE for Intermediate Watercolour Materials List David Foster
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Let perfection take a backseat while creating art. This is your permission to play, trust your instincts, and fall in love with the unexpected. Be inspired by the raw beauty of nature. Unlock the sensory snapshots already living in you: the crash of ocean waves, the intoxicating perfume of your favorite bloom, the hush of a mountain landscape that once took your breath away. Here, every "mistake" is just a doorway to discovery. Growth isn’t a straight line—it’s a thrilling, messy, glorious loop that transforms you again and again, just when you think you’ve arrived. All of this happens right at the edge of what you already know. And I’ll be right there beside you, cheering you on. Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil. Art Supply List OAS Fall 2026 Judy Mayer-Grieve
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Have you ever wanted to learn to paint but were not sure where to start? Have you tried acrylic but you'd like to get more out of it? Then this course is for you! Over 8 weeks, we will familiarize ourselves with acrylic as a medium and all sorts of techniques we can use with it. We will cover everything from colour theory, to mixing techniques, to brushwork, to various art and design principles. Each week we will complete a small painting or paint sketch incorporating learned techniques. By the end of the course, we will have painted portraits, landscapes, abstract art, colour studies, and everything else in-between! Click HERE for the Materials List - Fall Tuesday AM Acrylic Painting Class
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Sometimes the hardest part of a painting is knowing how to finish it. Do you have a painting that has been sitting unfinished because you can't quite figure out what it needs? Perhaps you have a small painting that you really like and would love to develop into a larger work. Or maybe you've simply reached a point where you are no longer sure what to do next. This class is designed to help you solve those problems.Bring a painting you are struggling with, an unfinished work, or a smaller painting that you would like to develop on a larger scale. We will look at the work together and discuss what is working, what might need changing and what possibilities you have for moving the painting forward. This will be a collaborative and interactive class, with everyone having the opportunity to look at the paintings being worked on and offer ideas and suggestions. There is a great deal to learn from seeing how another artist approaches a problem. I will also bring some of my own unfinished paintings. The painting shown with this class is one of mine — it is unfinished, and I am not completely happy with it. I will work on this painting during the class and share my thought process as I try to resolve it. You will see how I identify the problems, consider different solutions, make changes and work toward a painting that I am more satisfied with. Sometimes we learn just as much from figuring out what isn't working as we do from creating a successful painting. This class is about learning how to look at your work with fresh eyes, make decisions with confidence, and discover ways to bring a painting to a satisfying conclusion.
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We all love the painting process and all that delicious colour, but it really starts with a good foundational drawing, whether it's a sketchbook watercolour, or a masterpiece. Don't underestimate the power of good design and structure! This course is different from a regular drawing class, as it's designed with the painting process in mind. We'll be learning about composition, perspective, proportion, structure and more, through studies and practice. If your wondering if your drawing skills are holding back your painting, this will help elevate your understanding and accuracy of the design before you even pick up a brush. Supplies - standard sketchbook (8x10" or similar), hb pencil, eraser, pencil, ink pen (eg. pigma, staedtler, size .3)
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There is something wonderfully inviting about a boathouse sitting along the edge of a lake. Whether old and weathered or bright and beautifully maintained, these simple structures offer wonderful opportunities for painting. In this class, we will explore boathouses, lakes and the surrounding shoreline, using photographs as our starting point. We will look at how to simplify buildings and structures, while using light, shadow, colour and atmosphere to create paintings with greater depth and interest. Our scenes will include water, trees, sky and shoreline, along with a few people and other small details to bring the paintings to life. I will also show you how I adjust the lighting and shadows from the original photographs to create a stronger and more interesting composition. Boathouses are a great way to become more comfortable with adding buildings and structures to your paintings without becoming overwhelmed by complicated details. Five paintings will be created during this class, giving you plenty of opportunity to explore different compositions and approaches. Click HERE for the Supply List
