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If you are new to art, begin your journey here! Relax and enjoy as you discover the freedom inherent in watercolour. In this course, Diane will lead you to learn and control the fascinating interaction between water, paint, and paper. Focus on handling edges, backgrounds, negative painting; learn how to add washes, layers, and texture. From florals to landscapes, you will have fun learning the techniques needed to create a successful watercolour painting while you develop your own style. You will love Diane’s demonstrations and enjoy lots of individual attention. No pressure, just fun! Beginner Paint Materials List
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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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In this portrait drawing course for just beyond beginners, Connie walks you through a step-by-step approach in fundamental portrait drawing methods. She will guide you on choosing materials, the correct way to hold your pencil, the ‘recognition’ of a visual image, getting the right proportions and perspective, and how to design strong compositions. She will cover how to accurately render crucial, realistic features, such as eyes, ears, and hair. Using dark pencil, white pencil, and toned paper you begin to understand what creates a successful portrait- one that captures a person’s spirit- expression, likeness, personality, and mood. Lots of demonstrations, and individual feedback.
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Have you always wanted to try painting but didn’t know where to start? The Confident Beginner is a fun, encouraging 8-week acrylic painting course designed for absolute beginners—no experience required! In a relaxed, no-pressure environment, instructor Heather will have you exploring the basics of acrylic painting step by step. Each week features a simple project that introduces key techniques like brushwork, color mixing, layering, and composition. You’ll gain confidence as you create landscapes, still lifes, florals, and more—learning to enjoy the process as much as the final result. Whether you’re new to art or returning after a long break, this course will help you develop your creative skills, quiet your inner critic, and leave each class feeling proud of what you’ve made.
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This course is designed to teach gestural movement and building off a central structure to embrace the rhythm, and balance of the figure. The sketch sessions will consist of short, medium and longer-timed ones to allow students to focus on a different aspect at each time: from a quick figure building to the expression of volume and weight. Basic proportions of the human body and anatomy for artists will be provided. Materials List Drawing Fall 2025 Connie Lee
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Combine the expressiveness of storytelling with the precision and control of drawing and painting. With a focus on watercolour and with the additional support using mixed media (optional), this course will introduce various watercolour techniques and subjects. Students will have the opportunity to expand their creative ideas with Jamie’s guidance, crafting a piece from start to finish. It covers basic watercolour techniques, and art fundamentals such as composition, light and shade, colour mixing, layering, and texture across different subjects. You will gain an understanding of colour theory, effective colour combinations, and techniques suitable for beginners looking to start with watercolour, as well as for those who want to take their painting to the next level with expert guidance. Jamie Lo Materials LIst Fall 2025
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Discover the Double Primary Palette system (also known as the Split-Primary Palette ) so as to have control over the mystery in your watercolour painting (and other colour work you may choose for your expression). This apprenticeship course provides the training to gain proficiency in everything from warm and cool colours, through hue, saturation, and luminescence. Like an apprentice, acquire the skills needed to punch up the impact and grace of your images with a thorough understanding of the light that your colour mixing presents in your expression. Paint 2 and 3 colour gradients toward full colour wheels from your chosen colour palette. Double Primary Colour Mixing in Watercolour Materials List
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This short course is packed with tabletop printmaking techniques, with additional access to a small printing press (12 x 24). “An introduction to integrated Printmaking” will launch you into a wonderful world of possibilities to expand your art practice with affordable, safe and accessible printmaking techniques adaptable to a variety of media. This course also touches on the philosophy behind an artistic mindset and approach, which is formative and process based. Plenty of inspiration will be offered for the artist to carry forward into their own, individual creations. Fabric printing can be included. Each week, including the first, will be preceded by a 15 minute YouTube demo in order to minimize class demo time and maximize in studio work time. This will also allow participants to bring the materials required to pursue their own interests. This course is ‘hive’ designed to encourage the development of social artistic learning connections.(AND...students will have the opportunity to follow up with a six week, open studio series to continue to explore and play.) Fall 2025 OAS Materials List for Printmaking Class
