This workshop will cover different applications and approaches to drawing with oil pastels. We will also cover basic colour theory, blending, and layering techniques. Subjects will include still life, landscape, and portraiture. Suitable for all levels. See supply list SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 10AM - 1PM ONLINE

This workshop is designed for people who are interested in capturing the energy of nature using Chinese brush painting. You will be introduced to traditional and contemporary techniques and learn about Chinese ink, rice paper, colour, texture, composition, and the aesthetic principles of Chinese brush painting. You will learn technical skills, such as loading the brush with ink and water, dry and wet brush stroke control through instructor demonstrations, as well as in class discussions and hands-on practice. This workshop focuses on creative exploration of the brush painting medium and expanding your visual vocabulary. You will be encouraged to explore contemporary approaches using this ancient art medium. Some experience in painting will help but is not necessary. Suitable for all levels. All supplies included SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 10AM - 4:30PM IN-PERSON

In this course, students will be encouraged to connect to their unconscious through drawing. Students explore what happens when they try to let go of conscious thinking and work more intuitively in their art practice. During each class, students will practice automatic drawing (similar to what the Surrealists were doing in the 1920s), free-form drawing and 'no-editing' exercises. The creation of ink blots and doodling will be used as starting points for picture making. The course will also include meditation exercises and drawing inspired from dreams. Drawing materials and process will focus on mixed media and collage. By doing this work, students will explore what lies below the surface in their unconscious while finding new images and techniques for their art practice. This class is ideal for those who love to draw and are curious to see what new images might come up during these explorations. Suitable for all levels. THURSDAYS, JAN 8 - APR 2, 6PM - 9PM IN-PERSON

c8d83b67-2431-4f5b-b185-18d7f5f471b2 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Mending Made Visible II Items required for the first class: - personal item made of woven fabric that needs mending - embroidery cotton (in colours that you are drawn to) - fabric scraps - embroidery needles - embroidery hoop Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - knit personal item that needs mending - fingering weight wool (in colours that you are drawn to) - darning needles The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies. You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

0e49f96b-5779-4c42-8d3c-1713350aa55c Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Pastel Trees - 12 colour set of soft pastels (buy a set with a violet pastel in it, or else buy a single violet pastel to supplement the set) - 12 x 16 coloured pastel paper pad or two full sheets of Canson pastel paper (torn in half) - plastic eraser - rag - small watercolour brush for blending (optional) Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

8fd0687b-9c5d-4794-8e13-ed32db6b501b Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Expressive Watercolour Paint - Watercolours in tubes - Turner and Holbein are my choices for colour quality. Lukas is a reasonable brand with nice vivid colours suitable to this course's approaches - A range of warm and cool primary colours. Reds: Alizarin Crimson (cool), Cadmium red hue (Warm) Yellows: Cadmium light hue (W), Lemon Yellow or Hansa Yellow (C) Blues: Cerulean (C) & Ultramarine (W) Raw Sienna and Payne's Grey Acrylic medium -Any brand, used for base coats Brushes - Use a variety of rounds and flat synthetic sable brushes for watercolour/gouache - Have a large (#10 or #12 ) flat watercolour /gouache brush, #8 rigger, and Princeton 'Dagger" brush - Flat 1” acrylic brush to apply acrylic medium - Feel free to use what you already have Pens - Black water-soluble felt-tipped pen - Sharpie (fat) - Fudenosuke pen - Black broad posca marker Surfaces/Paper - Look for an 11"x14" or 16"x20" multi-media pad that takes watercolour and ink - Plan to repurpose old sketchbooks Palette - Plastic palette for mixing paint, (white plastic lids, white plates or disposable palette pad can also be used) Other Supplies - Drawing board (18x24”) - 2 Bulldog clips (to hold the paper to the board - optional). - Plastic containers to hold water (such as yogurt containers) - Painters masking tape (removable) - Rags (old cotton clothes) for cleaning up - Small spray bottle (Optional) Inks - Black ink specifically for fountain pens such as Parker Quink. Higgins also has a reasonable one - Three colours of Acrylic Ink (not for Fountain pens-it will clog them!) - F&W Liquitex and Golden all make good ones. Red. Cerulean and Ultramarine Blue or similar (so many hues will work) *with paints and inks, I prefer to shop to taste as you would buying shirts or pastries rather than focusing on theory. - Dip pens - pen holder and speedball C-5, C-6, and Hunt School Nib The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .