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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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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.
