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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 - Barbara Chapman - All
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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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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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Discover the Double Primary Palette system (also known as the Split-Primary Palette) in order to gain control over the mystery of creating the colours you want to use for your practice. This four week beginner course provides the training to gain colour mixing proficiency in everything from warm and cool colours, through hue, saturation, and luminescence. In this brief class series, you will learn through a series of exercises. You will paint a variety of 2, 3, and 6 colour gradients, and ultimately full colour wheels in your chosen colour palette. Palette paint choices will be explored, and the colour mixing dynamics of each participant's current palette will become clear. In just a matter of a few weeks, you’ll be ready to choose, create, and control colour in your practice. The instructor will work in watercolour, but all mediums are welcome. Double Primary Colour Mixing in Watercolour Materials List
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Collage is the perfect medium to help you unleash your creative potential. Whether it's to tell a story, fine tune your design and compositional skills or to simply jumpstart your creativity, collage offers a highly expressive and personal form of art that anyone can do, as well as enjoy. This course will explore a wide range of subject possibilities whilst combining an assortment of mixed media and various transfer techniques. Emphasis will be placed on creative exploration and study of the Principles of Design. Basic Tool Kit for Collage Course
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Practice and play with colour mixing using only six paints (Double Primary) to create several versions of the same image, yet with completely different effects. See for yourself the grace and impact that intentional colour mixing can have in your practice. Building on the theory of the Split Primary palette, this apprenticeship course will make your colour mixing intentional, with remarkable results. Build up your colours or knock them back – you will try both, and progress in the journey of developing your unique style as an artist. While there is no prerequisite for this class, this course will apply the learning from the preceding class "Double Primary Colour Mixing (watercolour)". People who did not take that course are more than welcome to join this one. Double Primary Colour Mixing in Watercolour Materials List
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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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Maybe you have already started, or maybe you're just jumping in now? The Growling Confident Beginner is a fun, encouraging 6-week acrylic painting course designed for people new to the joys of acrylic. 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.
