Steve Chmilar is one of Canada’s foremost New Contemporary painters. Since his debut show at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in 2011, he has painted full-time by selling his work internationally to private collectors. In 2012, he won best in show at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit (Canada’s largest juried exhibition) and Prix De La Meilleure Oeuvre (Prize for Best Work) Mtl en Arts in Montreal. He has been featured on HiFructose,com and John Dalton’s Gently Does it podcast. Recently, he placed as a top finalist out of thousands of international entries in two of the internets largest art competitions: the 2nd annual Jonathan LeVine projects Delusional Art Competition and the Beautiful Bizarre Magazines Art Prize.

Steve’s teaching style is patient and encouraging. “I strive to make a learning environment as relaxed as possible while giving out a lot of information. A light-hearted, low-pressure space that is full of positive energy is the best place to absorb new information and experiment”.

Supply List: 

Must have for first class: (not supplied by instructor)

Small canvas or painting panel: Primed. 9”x12” is an ideal size. Up to 12”12” or 12”x15” can work as well.

Brushes: -Flat or angle flat: small, medium to large or 8 to 20 or 1/4” to 1” (8mm to 24mm)
-Filbert: small to medium, 1 to 4 or 1/4” to 1/2” (8mm to 12mm)
-Round: very small to medium, 0 to 6, most importantly sizes 2 to 4.

Oil Paint: (small 37ml tubes are plenty)
– Raw Umber, Burnt Umber or both.
– White (could be titanium, flake white replacement or fast matte).

Refined Linseed Oil. Any small quantity of any brand will do.

Mixing surface or palette of any kind.

Palette Knife: any small trowel shaped knife will do.

Rags or cloths. One or two is plenty.

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Supplied by instructor during the first class will be as follows:

Reference Images
Brush dip for cleaning and storing brushes.
Notes on technical information and theory.

Feel free to bring any other oil paints that you already have.