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Out of stockThis all new six week course is perfect for people who can't attend art classes during the week, but would like more than a one day workshop. Follow instructor demos and learn a step-by-step landscape painting process from inception to finish, including underpainting, sketching, colour mixing, composition, adding or removing elements as needed, layering and detailing. Paint from photos of landscape / skyscape / waterscape scenes and learn to take your techniques from Studio to Plein Air. Use watercolor, pen and Ink / or acrylic or oil. Materials List.docx
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The absence of great women artists in art history was exclusively the result of bias in society -- scholars, curators, collectors, museum directors, critics – and had nothing to do with any lack of talent on behalf of women artists. The best women painters, sculptors and photographers proved their work at least equal to men at every opportunity, when given the chance. This course will focus on getting acquainted with six of these female artists through our own interpretation of one of their works each week of the course: Emily Carr, Anne Savage, Vera Weatherbie, Käthe Kollwitz, Mary Pratt, Boschka Layton Click HERE for the Materials List for 6 WOMEN 6 ARTISTS (1)
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Explore essential techniques that form the basis of realistic painting. Learn how to create strong compositions, observe light and shadow more accurately, understand color relationships, and render convincing textures. You will also gain practical and in-depth knowledge of color theory and color perception techniques, specifically within the context of realism—focusing on still life and landscape subjects. In this course, students can choose any reference they like in the style of still life or landscape and work on it in class, or they may use the references provided in class. By the end of the course, your skills will have significantly improved, and you'll feel more confident in creating your own artworks. Click HERE for Materials List
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Begin your art journey here! In this course, you’ll learn how to build spaces, objects, and landscapes like a true artist. Fundamentals of drawing and one - and two - point perspective are taught in a simple, practical way —perfect for creating volumetric forms and realistic landscapes without complicated formulas or confusing rules. Drawing still life with various textures and forms using only graphite pencils offers an exciting, hands-on experience to understand light, volume, and space. This course is ideal for beginners and anyone looking to strengthen the foundations of their drawing skills to improve every aspect of their art. Click HERE for materials list
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Dedicated time in Studio One on Thursday afternoons to make art with others at OAS. Take four weeks. Play and collaborate with other artists in this completely informal, co-operative studio setting. Gelli printers, collage artists, print-makers, and other mixed media artists are invited to join this social, productive and inspiring tabletop art group. Open to members and non-members, this is the perfect opportunity to work on your art with others and learn from each other along the way. No formal instruction whatsoever, but feel free to offer / receive feedback and encouragement from others, (as you wish).
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This is a facilitated studio series that focuses on artistic exploration, finding inspiration, and nurturing your creative consciousness. Supported by a collaborative environment, students will be introduced to techniques in composition, colour, and expression. Bring your favorite supplies -- from drawing to painting to mixed media, from landscape to still life to figurative -- and more. Chose your own adventure – whether it’s a brand new project, or one already in progress that you would like support working on. Extra artistic prompts and exercises will be available for those who want to expand their creative understanding. This spring, Stephanie will address the curiosity around submitting to juried shows, and offer insight into what's involved in reaching that level in your art. Learn what jurors are looking for, and how to create pieces based on their criteria. This is perfect for anyone who's taken at least a few beginner drawing or painting classes.
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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. Beyond Beginner Watercolour Materials List
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Out of stockThe impressionist artists were not trying to paint a reflection of real life, but an ‘impression’ of what the person, light, atmosphere, object or landscape looked like to them. And that’s why they were called impressionists! They tried to capture the movement and life of what they saw and show it to us as if it were happening before our eyes. With a focus on the fundamentals of composition, this course delves into the importance of visual set up, values and brush strokes to create aesthetic and emotive paintings in an impressionist manner. You’ll work initially to create pencil sketches that will evolve, with the instructor’s guidance, into fully developed paintings. With attention to light and values, colour, shape, placement and proportion of elements, and the harmony of brush strokes, you’ll learn how to develop works that are visually strong and feel fulfilling and meaningful. Click HERE for Material-List
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Out of stockCreate dreamy, soft florals in watercolour using wet-in-wet technique, negative painting and lost edges. Plan paintings with a limited palette and allow colours to naturally flow and blend on the paper. Great practice for those who want to build their watercolor knowledge, skills and loosen up. Click HERE for Materials for Shelley Prior’s Spring AM Class
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Out of stockJoin 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 oil. 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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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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Out of stockNot at all realism, this is fun with portraiture and colour! Basically, we're working from a black and white photo and using bright colours to make a vivid and fun portrait based on the values, rather than the boring 'right' colours. Don't miss this chance to break away from copying all the colours in a reference. Instead you can experience the freedom to assign new colours in the correct value and learn to loosen up a bit. Students will work from their own reference image. This is suitable for anyone with an understanding of the watercolour basics. Colourful Portraits in Watercolour Materials List
