Art Classes & Workshops:
Join us for art classes and workshops. Limiting to small class sizes, Pre-registered and enhanced cleaning policies. Studios have been spaced out and you will have your own 6 ft table to create on, following guidelines from Public Health Officials. We also have beautiful outdoor covered garden studios to create in. Please review our Covid19 Policies and procedures. We look forward to having you join us!
Session: June 22nd – July 27th (6 wks)
Tuesdays (5:30pm-8pm)
Session: Nov 2nd – Dec 7th (6 wks)
Tuesdays (9:30am-12pm)
Tuesdays (5:30pm-8pm)
Instructor: Steve Chmilar
If you have ever wondered how artists like DaVinci or Rembrandt could have created such breathtaking works of art, then this course is for you. Even if you are a beginner, you can learn the steps and techniques that the great masters used to paint timeless masterpieces. Climbing the tallest mountain is possible if you take it one step at a time.
Sunday, August 15th (Time: 10-12:30)
Sunday, Nov 14th (Time: 1-3:30)
Create a floral work with delightful nuance and texture, no matter if you’ve painted before or not. A colourful bouquet will be used as a starting point from which to draw inspiration, but playful variation and expressive approach will be encouraged.
Instructor: Laura Bonnie
July 8th – Aug 12th (6wks)
Sept 16th – Oct 21st (6wks)
For beginners as well as painters at all levels. Mixing techniques, painting surface prep, and composition planning will be addressed. Creative use of reference imagery and other practices will be touched upon.
Traveling tree ring pours and dips
Monday, July 12 (10am-12pm)
Join us for an afternoon of spectacular acrylic pouring. Whether you are completely new to acrylic pouring or have lots of prior experience, you will enjoy this class.
Wednesday, July 28th (6-8:30pm)
Saturday, August 14th (12:30-3pm)
Wednesday, August 18th (6-8:30pm)
Tuesday, Sept 14th (6-8:30pm)
It is said that Mandalas are used as symbols for meditation, protection and healing. Mandala in Sanskrit means both `circle` and `center` implying that it represents the visible world around us as well as the invisible one deep inside our bodies (the center healing circle).
Dreamscapes and abstracts
Thursday, July 22nd (9:30am – 12:30pm)
Tree of life and abstracts
Monday, August 30th (1pm – 4pm)
Join us for an afternoon of making a magical Alcohol Ink. Wether you’ve never worked with Alcohol Ink before or if you are coming with lots of experience, you will find this to be an intriguing intuitive method to paint.
August 21st & 22nd
Time: 9:30-1pm (3o min lunch break)
Instructor: Steve Chmilar
Experience: Beginners
In this two-day course you will learn the fundamentals of portraiture drawing. The first session will cover a series of quick studies that help to build the foundation of any successful portrait. In the second session you will be guided through a step-by-step method for capturing an accurate likeness in a life-size portrait drawing.
Sunday, August 15th (Time: 1-3:30)
Sunday, Nov 14th (Time: 10-12:30)
Instructor: Laura Bonnie
Create an acrylic landscape painting from start to finish choosing from a range of reference photos for inspiration. Canvas, brushes, and all other painting supplies will be provided. A fun workshop for beginning and advanced painters alike. You’ll leave with a colourful and unique landscape painting of your very own.
Sunday, August 8th 10-3:30
Instructor: Kate Brooks-Heinimann
Experience: Beginner
This workshop offers an introduction to the foundations of acrylic painting. Technique, colour theory and brush types will be explored. Students will create a painting guide and a study using their new acrylic painting knowledge learned throughout this workshop.
Wednesday’s Sept 15th – Oct 20th
Time: 5:30- 8pm
Instructor: Kate Brooks-Heinimann
Experience: Beginner
In this six week Intro to Acrylic Painting course students will learn a variety of acrylic painting techniques, colour theory, and how to include the elements and principles of art in their paintings. In addition to several acrylic painting studies, students will also have the opportunity to develop and create a final painting project of their choice.
Saturday, August 7th
Time: 9:30am -3:30pm
Relax and watch your painting come to life as you pour your paint directly onto canvas and watch it change into something beautiful. Let the paint flow, change direction and come to life.
Session: Saturday, Oct 23rd
Session: Saturday, Nov 20th
Time: 12-4pm
Instructor: Angela Johansen
Designed to build creativity, break through blocks, experiment, play and share in an encouraging environment, this writing workshop is ideal for anyone from seasoned professionals to those who have never written beyond their own journals.
June 19th (Flowers & Ferns)
July 17th (Birds & Nature)
August 21st (Fruits & Veggies)
Time: 9:30 – 3:30pm (Saturday)
If you have always wanted to paint and think that watercolours are frightening, come and try them in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. Take out those watercolours and see what they can do in a bright and free way.
Sept 14th – Oct 19th (6 wks)
Two times to select from
Tuesday’s 9:30 – 12pm
Tuesday’s 5:30 – 8pm
Learn the fundamentals of drawing in a fun, relaxed classroom setting. This interactive course will guide you through the basic techniques of mark making and measurement. You will play with line, form, shape, shading and perspective. Your instructor will provide demos and one-on-one tips.
Magical swipes and flip cup
Thursday, August 5th (1pm-3pm)
Join us for an afternoon of spectacular acrylic pouring. Whether you are completely new to acrylic pouring or have lots of prior experience, you will enjoy this class.
Saturday, August 14th
Time: 1-3:30pm
OMG did you forget your sister’s birthday?! Did your friend have a baby?! Have you ever reached for a card and there wasn’t one there?! Then this class is for you!
We offer kids & youth programs in a variety of mediums and for different age groups! No experience is necessary.
Fall 2021 Dates coming soon
Instructor: Steve Chmilar
In this six-week course we will copy an old master portrait using similar methods that the world’s greatest painters have perfected over centuries. Get ready to learn as this workshop covers a great deal of information.