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OAS is very excited to welcome Tatjana to OAS! In this two-day workshop, participants will explore the playful world of papier mâché using familiar, household materials such as tinfoil, masking tape, and cardboard. Taking inspiration from Mexican Alebrijes and other mythological chimeras, participants will design and sculpt their own whimsical creatures that blend the real and the fantastical. Day One focuses on building armatures and learning how to make and apply homemade paper clay and pulp. Day Two will be devoted to painting and finishing, bringing each unique creature to life through colour, texture, and pattern. This workshop encourages creativity, experimentation, and storytelling through sculpture—no prior experience required! All materials are included, and artists of all ages are welcome! Participants are encouraged to wear clothing suitable for messy work or bring an apron.
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It's officially SPRING! Discover the beauty of spring flowers with watercolour. n this 3-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to paint blooms with ease and enjoyment. With guided, step-by-step demonstrations, you’ll explore foundational techniques like layering, blending, and gentle brushwork to create soft texture, depth, and flow in simple floral compositions. This session is beginner-friendly and designed for anyone looking to build confidence and enjoy painting flowers in a loose, expressive style — without the pressure of perfect realism. You'll be well on your way to painting your way through spring, and beyond! MATERIALS List for Loose Florals in Three Hours
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Fluid Art, is a fun and expressive way to get creative! It might just be the creative art form that you have been looking for. No experience is necessary! Come join us, as you play and experiment with acrylic paints in this fun, interactive workshop. In this beginner course, AJ will teach you the fundamentals of fluid art: making pouring medium and mixing acrylic paints while experimenting with open cup, flip cup, and chain pull. Be captivated by the process; the colours, and the magic and movement. You will have an opportunity to transform four canvases into beautiful diptych abstract art and impressionist art that you will be proud to display. Fluid Art with AJ Webb Materials List updated
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Are you stuck for the perfect holiday gift? Spend the day with fibre artist Cathy Disbrow as she teaches you how to needle felt a serene winter scene into a 5” x 7” wool painting. She will show you how to stab wool into a felt sheet canvas using a special needle to create your own masterpiece. Students will learn various needle felt painting techniques which includes blending wool to make gradients, felting birch trees, a pair of birds, and more. Learn about composition, shading, highlights, and texture. Cathy will help each of you individually if you need more instruction.
Materials included in the cost: Wool, 2 needles, and a wool felt sheet with drawing on it. Foam felting pads are provided for students to use during class and can be purchased separately, if you would like to keep yours for future projects.
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Out of stockSo you bought a sketchbook - now what? This is a rare and wonderful opportunity to learn how to draw and record everything you see. Sketching is an integral part of being an artist. From daily life to paint planning ideas, this course will provide critical, lifelong skills from a master instructor. This is also a great way to jump off into painting. You'll learn the best and fastest way to draw, and add some colour sparingly in places. Sketching Supply list (doc says 2024 but the supply list has not changed)
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Out of stockMaterials for Abstract Watercolour with Shelley PriorAbstract ExplorationsHaven't you always wanted to let loose with your watercolours? Join Shelley and explore pattern, design, texture, mark-making and some gorgeous colour combinations. It's a great opportunity to try out new techniques, maybe even add a few other elements and just experiment. Shelley will help you get started with some ideas so you can learn to play like a kid again.
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Life Drawing This course focuses on drawing and sketching real-life subjects in the form of everyday objects as well as specialized cast statues. The cast statues include depictions of statues and wall decals from the renaissance, casted using white plaster cast. These objects and casts will inspire students to create vividly authentic sketches, allowing them to enrich their artistic talents. With attention to value, form, perspective and proportion, you’ll be sure to learn skills that will further your artistic journey and develop works fueled by technical skill.
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Join Barbara for a four week mentoring class as she guides you through the topics of composition, shape, value and colour, light and shadow as well as painting techniques. Expect Barbara to discuss various art related topics as she moves about the class and circulates through the studio for individual attention. Students should bring their chosen subject matter in either oil or acrylic. Participants can choose to work one one piece throughout the 4 weeks, or bring a new piece each week. The choice is yours, and Barbara is there to help you on your path to clarifying your voice. Bring your normal working supplies and chosen painting surface (plus any images that you would like to paint) as well as a cover for the OAS table. Materials List - BChapman - mentoring
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Oh the stories they could tell! There are some absolutely fabulous textures in things that are old and worn. Grab your watercolours and paint rusty metals, weathered wood, tarnished copper etc. with amazing textures and colours that simply didn't exist when they were brand new. Join Shelley as she explains how to tackle these subjects to make them come to life on paper.
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Back AGAIN by popular demand! Dedicated time to just paint with others in Studio One. Get out of the house, and take your Monday evenings to create anything you wish in this completely informal setting for optimal comfort and focus. This studio time, open to members and non-members, is the perfect opportunity to work on pieces from classes you're taking, or whatever you like. These precious hours involve no formal instruction whatsoever, but feel free to offer / receive feedback and encouragement from others, (as you wish).
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Abstract painting is art that does not attempt to render reality but uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect. In this fun, energetic course, you will learn a different strategy each week working on two paintings per week. Abstract Expressionist painting is fun for new and seasoned artists alike . You will paint ‘in the moment’ - no plans or expectations - enjoying the dance of shape, texture and colour and relying on your ‘gut’ for inspiration. It’s spontaneous, intuitive and fun and requires a spirit of risk.. Abstract Expressionism is always surprising. Over time Abstract Expressionist artists find their own style - much like their own handwriting or voice.This course will set you on that journey. Abstract Expressionist Painting Materials List and Course Breakdown
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Using twelve 12” x 12” wooden panels over four weeks, artists will be invited to participate in a set of activities and games designed to get the creative juices flowing. Artists will learn to appreciate the power of creative play to reinvigorate their art practice with energy and playfulness, the benefits of which will spill over into other aspects of their creative life. Using acrylic paint or watercolours (pre-mount your paper on the boards), pencils, wax, collage, stencils, modelling paste,printing, and crayons, artists will experiment with layering, varying degrees of transparency, and texture to create abstracted images of landscapes, faces, still lives and non-objective content. One key aspect of art theory will underpin the work in each of the, four weeks. Materials for 12x12x12 Abstracts
