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Always evolving, Judy's journey continues. This class is about the exploration of various artistic materials and techniques to create unique and diverse art. Students are encouraged to experiment with the option of personal reference material of choice and / or subject matter, such as landscape, abstract, figurative, portrait, and mixed media and to employ recycled materials for inspiration. Your instructor will encourage you to explore and guide you through the various stages of development of your artwork. Experiment with mixing traditional mediums such as painting, drawing and non-traditional materials – found objects, textiles, collage elements and more will be celebrated. The emphasis is on creative exploration, allowing students to break with tradition and discover inspiration through new exciting ways of creating visual art. Judy Mayer Grieve Materials List for Art Classes Materials: Canvas or board, Water soluble Oil, Watercolour, Acrylic paint and mediums, gesso for building textures (and anything else you’d like to bring to your experience), from recycled to upcycled pieces of your choosing. Absolutely anything goes!
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Pastel is a fun, intuitive medium that can produce extremely diversified effects from highly realistic to an almost painterly quality. This course will examine the basic principles and techniques of drawing in soft and oil pastel. A variety of subject preferences including Still Life and Floral, Landscape and Portraiture will provide an opportunity for students to cultivate their foundational skills. Techniques will be explored through exercises, demonstration, discussion and study of Master Works. Greg Douglas Materials List Pastel
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This four-week class will guide you through the fundamental stages of drawing, teaching you to perceive values, perspective, and composition. You will learn how to translate your drawings into coloured paintings through colour mixing and application. This course is designed for both beginners and intermediate painters to unlock your artistic potential and discover your unique creative expression.
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Join Barbara as you explore a looser, more impressionistic approach to oil painting for beginners. Barbara will guide you as you learn how to start your paintings, how to use your paint and brushes, and recognize shape and value in a composition. She will also touch on colour relationships and composition which play an important role in conveying a strong visual statement. Expect to play with a variety of colours and colour relationships in the palettes of the great impressionists. Lots of individual attention will guide you as you start your journey of painting in an impressionistic style. Note: This is also an ideal class for anyone who has taken one of Barbara's earlier beginner classes as there will be all new subject matter and she will build on her previous lessons. Materials List - Barbara Chapman - OAS - Beginner
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During this four-week course, learn several ways to paint a photo -- ANY photo you love -- from reference, such as using the grid method or scribble method. Find out how to stylize your subject, by choosing which details to enhance, and which to ignore. By the end of the course, you will have the tools you need to break down and paint any reference image at all! Materials List - Fall Reference Course Maia Lee-Thomas
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Out of stockIn this crash watercolour course, Shelley will share watercolour basics and best practices for wannabe watercolourists and the importance of simplification. Learn about materials, washes, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, colour mixing, negative/positive painting, layering and some pretty cool textures. Through a series of exercises and small paintings, you'll gain a better understanding of the medium and the building process to create paintings of which you can genuinely be proud. Watercolour Boot Camp Materials List
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Out of stockYou've had a chance to try watercolour but are still struggling with a few things right? Shelley will help you plan your paintings for optimum results, conquer those brush marks in your washes, balance your values correctly, get clean rich colour or bright sparkling highlights that glow with life or create a dramatic effect. With a little guidance, you'll learn to overcome the trouble spots through a series of small paintings and discover ways to make your watercolours clean and fresh-looking! Gentle critiques will help you develop a better understanding of the medium and fall in love with the watercolour painting process. Watercolour Intermediate Boot Camp Materials List
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What's even more fun than watercolour? Mixed media is a great way to enhance any watercolour painting, without the need for layers of glazes. In this unique workshop we play with gesso, micron pens, gold leaf, and other great substances to develop new styles and beautiful pieces that are completely original. Treat yourself to something a different! MIXED MEDIA MATERIALS LIST
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Every Friday, OAS members gather in both of our studios to paint, connect, trade ideas, and encourage / admire each other's work. The cost is free of charge for all our members, and the experience is priceless. Studios open at 9 am and people linger until mid afternoon.
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Every Friday, OAS members gather in both of our studios to paint, connect, trade ideas, and encourage / admire each other's work. The cost is free of charge for all our members, and the experience is priceless. Studios open at 9 am and some people linger until mid afternoon.
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When you travel, you can take photos – or you can carry a sketchbook and record what you see. This class will give you the confidence to sketch on the go. The work you create will result in a more lasting impression of what you see. We will use simple tools to record what we are seeing on paper. Colour will also be explored in this class to add some vibrance to your work. Watercolour paints, and coloured pencils will be used, as well as pens, fine line markers and a fountain pen. We will produce sketches in class so be prepared to work and have fun! SupplyList2025-Skecthing
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Out of stockFresh, beautiful landscapes in watercolour! Smaller studies will allow us to explore different aspects of landscape painting such as skies, trees & foliage, water, buildings and more. Learn some effective shortcuts to simplify and capture the essential elements of a successful painting, such as composition, lighting, colour harmony and more.
