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  • Renee Duval | Vancouver Island School of Art

    Discover Renee Duval's background and education. Biography Renée graduated with honours from Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver and received her MFA from Concordia University in Montreal. She has exhibited extensively throughout Canada as well as in the U.S., France and Mexico. Her work can be found work in both public and corporate collections and she has received numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec. Renée has over 30 years experience teaching painting and spent over 20 years as the Curator /Director of Exhibitions of the McClure Gallery in Montreal. Renee’s own paintings reflect her profound interest in the language of painting and perceptions of the natural world. She now lives and works in Vancouver, BC. www. reneeduval.com @reneeduvalart on Instagram Education MFA Concordia University Fine Arts Diploma (with honours), Emily Carr College of Art and Design Renee Duval Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

  • David Kaarsemaker | Vancouver Island School of Art

    Discover David Kaarsemaker's background and education. Biography David Kaarsemaker holds a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from the University of Ottawa. He has worked as an art educator in a wide range of institutions, including The Art Gallery of Ontario, Algonquin College, and the University of Ottawa. He was a finalist in the 2017 RBC Painting Competition and his work is included in the collections of Global Affairs Canada, the City of Ottawa, the City of St John’s, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, and the Newfoundland Provincial Art Bank. David’s paintings over the past few years come from ideas and images that arise from the quiet mental states achieved after several days of walking alone on long backpacking trips. https://davidkaarsemaker.com/ Education MFA University of Ottawa BFA Concordia University David Kaarsemaker Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

  • Eric Metcalfe | Vancouver Island School of Art

    Discover Eric Metcalfe's background and education. Vancouverite Eric Metcalfe has embodied the avant-garde "tradition" in Canadian art since at least the late 1960s. Born in 1940, he has worked as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, performance artist, illustrator and filmmaker, sometimes working under the name Dr. Brute. In 1973, he co-founded, in Vancouver, the pioneering artist-run centre Western Front. Over the years, he has drawn on a wide variety of influences, from jazz and comic books to conceptual and found art and movies. Metcalfe is a winner of the Governor General's Visual & Media Arts Award (2008). In 2010 he received a commission from the 'Cultural Olympiad' to create visual sculptures in collaboration with the renowned George Lewis musical score for 'ikons'. Metcalfe recently received (August 2015) an honorary doctorate from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Member of the R.C.A. 2021 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts University of Victoria Announcement of University of Victoria Honorary Doctorate Eric Metcalfe Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

  • Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

    17b880be-3e6d-4d69-b264-944bd32cec73 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing for the Absolute Beginner Items required for the first class: - Graphite Pencils (range of H and B pencils) - Selection of markers/pens - Large paper (newsprint or cartridge pad) - Sketchbook - Erasers Additional supplies to be discussed at first class: - Drawing pencils set of 6 (8B-2H range) - Pitt drawing pen set of 4 pens with one brush tip (black) (or equivalent set) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Eraser pen (optional) - White conte stick or chalk - Set of compressed charcoal - Set of assorted sizes vine (willow) charcoal - Blender stick for dry mediums - Markers/felt pens (colours and sizes based on your personal choice) - Chunghwa (or India) ink and brushes - Chalk pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - 9 x 12” Hard bound sketchbook (or coiled) - Assorted sheets of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses, hot/cold press - Newsprint paper pad/cartridge paper pad - Plastic toolbox or small luggage case for material storage & transport (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 .

  • Painting: Understanding Abstraction II

    a91cd541-9398-45ae-af5d-e8135f1ee16d Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Understanding Abstraction II Students can choose any painting medium to work with such as oil, acrylic, watercolour or gouache. While the instructor has experience and knowledge of all these media, the student is expected to have some knowledge of the medium they choose to work in for this course. If you are looking for a how-to-paint course, please consider our Painting: Introduction I course. For every class to do in-class exercises: - 9 x 12” or larger sketchbook (preferably the kind with rings so pages can lie flat) or loose sheets of paper - 9 x 12” watercolour sketchbook (Arches, 100% cotton) - HB pencil, eraser and sharpener- set of watercolours, watercolour brush #10 (approx) - palette to mix paint on - coloured pencils - glue stick - scissors - jar of water Materials will be discussed during the first class but here is a general overview of what you should expect to have on hand: -paints: a good selection of colours, at least two of each of the primary and secondary colours (a warm and cool of each), two browns, black and white -brushes: a range of brushes from small to large, round and flat -medium: (for acrylic or oil)-odourless mineral spirits (for oil) -palette to mix paint on-palette knives (metal for oil, plastic for water based medium) -rags -surfaces: canvas, cradled panels, paper, found wood -drawing materials: pencil, charcoal, etc. 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 .

  • Watercolour: Contemporary Approaches

    f872318f-7e48-4fb7-aeb1-354517ac862e Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Watercolour Contemporary Approaches For first session you need: paints, brushes, plastic palette and watercolour sketchbook and two containers of water.  List of colours: Winsor Lemon, Winsor Yellow*, Winsor Red*, Alizarin Crimson, Winsor Blue (red shade)*, Winsor Blue (green shade), Winsor Orange,* Winsor Violet * and Winsor (Pthalo) Green*, Permanent Rose or Opera. If on a budget, just purchase colours with the asterisk. The palette above includes a warm and cool version of each of the primaries (yellow, red and blue) as well as the three secondaries. The "Winsor" version of the colours is the least expensive. Higher quality paint gives you more pigment and more value for your money. However you can also just use any watercolour paint you have on hand and be prepared for the results depending on quality on paint. -Brushes: buy brushes that are specifically made for watercolour, synthetic sable round sizes 4 and 12 and 1" flat brush -Palette: white plastic palette to mix your paints on (white lids from yogurt containers work well) -Paper: 6 full sheets (22x30) of good Watercolour paper (Arches, Fabriano), rag, 140 lb -Sketchbook: sketchbook with watercolour paper for practice exercise -Ruler: 18" or longer -Spray bottle -Masking tape (low tac/painter's tape) -H pencil, eraser, sharper -Roll of tracing paper (22") -Bristle brush for glueing -White glue -Scissors -Blotting paper (1 sheet) 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 .

  • Painting Inspired by Photographs

    19c624e2-a06c-4a8f-a48b-c3c06b9aac52 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting Inspired by Photographs Bring all materials to the first class: Paint colours- You can use the colours you usually use but please make sure to include at least the following 8 colours: (less expensive “Hue” versions are fine but– pay attention to whether they are light or deep) Titanium white Magenta or Alizarin crimson Ultramarine blue Cadmium orange Cerulean or Turquoise blue Burnt umber Cadmium yellow light Naples yellow Brushes - Most types of brushes for oil or acrylic are fine. You don’t need to buy expensive brushes. I like having a hog bristle brush on hand because it can withstand scrubbing. You should try different types of brushes but please include at least the following: - 1 flat or filbert #10 or #12 (approx. 1-1½” wide) - 1 flat or filbert #3 or #4 - 1 round #1 or #2 You will also need: - 1 Palette knife (I recommend teardrop shaped) - 1 roll of masking tape - 1 roll of paper towels (blue shop towels are excellent) - 1 board or surface that you can tape your paper to for painting. - A black dry-erase marker - 2-3 clear plastic sheet/document protectors If you are using oil paint: - Palette for oils -I recommend disposable palette sheets - Medium for oils – 1 small bottle of linseed oil 1 bottle of odourless mineral spirits (Taltine, Gamsol) or non-toxic citrus thinner - 1-2 small empty glass jar with lid for your thinner - 1 small container for medium. (Clean tuna can is fine) - Paper for oils: We will start by working on paper for quick exercises. You’ll need at least a dozen sheets so a pad is a good and economical choice. Get the larger one you can always cut it. You must either have canvas paper, paper for oils or paper that you have gessoed ahead of time. Sometimes we will be working on a coloured ground, so you may want to have a the 3 primary colours in a cheap acrylic. You may also want to work on canvas or board for some projects. We’ll talk about size and surface in class. If you are using acrylic paint: - Palette for acrylics – If you use acrylics regularly, I recommend you try a stay-wet palette (buy the largest) OR disposable palette sheets - Liquid medium for acrylics (your choice of gloss or mat) - 2 containers for water (plastic yogurt containers are great) - Paper for acrylics: We will start by working on paper for quick exercises. You’ll need at least a dozen sheets so a pad is a good and economical choice. Get the larger one you can always cut it. Canvas paper or paper made for acrylics are best but any paper that can withstand wet media is fine. The Canson XL mixed media will wrinkle a bit if you use lots of water but it’s a very economical choice for studies and exercises. You may also want to work on canvas or board for some projects. We’ll talk about size and surface in class. 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 .

  • Drawing: History and Practice

    5878a212-2199-4f4d-971c-5cd377264642 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: History and Practice Required materials for the first class: - Graphite Pencils: B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B … (soft) - Sketchbook or Drawing Papers and Drawing Board with Clips - Utility knife or Pencil sharpener Additional materials to be discussed during the first class: - Calligraphy: Calligraphy Pens India Ink (black and/or Brown) Watercolor paint brush (various sizes) - Charcoal: Vine and Willow Charcoal Compressed Charcoal Charcoal Pencil - black and white (soft, medium, hard) Conté Compressed Pencil - black and sanguine (soft, medium, hard) Conté Compressed Charcoal/sanguine color - Pencils: Graphite Ebony Pencil Flat Sketching Pencil Woodless Graphite Pencil Graphite stick 6B, 7B, 8B... Colored Pencil - Drawing Papers: Charcoal Papers Drawing and Sketching Papers Newsprint Pastel Papers and Surfaces Pen and Marker Paper Pads Portable Sketchbook Bristol Pad 18 x 24 Newsprint Pad 18 x 24 - Roll-tip Pen (Microns or Artist’s Loft) - Erasers (Vinyl eraser, Kneaded rubber, Yellow gum) - Pastel Chalk (Black, White & Sanguine) - Tackle box or carrying bag - Masking tape - Scissors - Two bull dog clips - Metal or wood yard stick - Four or Five pieces of soft white wiping cloth cut into app. 10 x 10” piece - Workable fixative or hairspray (do not use it inside) - Drawing Board with Clips 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 .

  • Painting: Composition and Process

    98b59487-55e7-47e6-b067-ce762422cc93 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Composition and Process Items required for the first class: Paint: For this class I am assuming that you have some experience painting so use whatever paints you generally use-oil, acrylic, gouache or watercolour. Recommended colours: Quinacridone Red or Permanent Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Medium, Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium. You will need a palette, brushes, rags, and whatever you need to clean your brushes. Surfaces: Three small or medium-sized surfaces. Stretched primed canvas, canvas paper, or gessoed wood panel is acceptable. Additional items to be discussed during first class: This course will include collage exercises, so have some colour magazine sources available, glue, scissors and matboard or stiff cardboard to glue images onto. Also have available: tracing paper, glassine, or parchment paper (from grocery store is fine) or any thin translucent paper that you can trace images on and/or paint on. For the digital collage part of the course you will need some photo processing software. I will be providing information during the first class as to a few free Open Source options. We will generally need two small or medium-sized surfaces (11" x 14" to 16" x 20") to paint on each week for class and homework assignments. Along with gessoed surfaces, stretched primed canvas and canvas paper are acceptable. 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 .

  • Drawing: Observation, Memory & Imagination

    c0deef32-2922-4794-97c4-fbf09e7fe54e Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Observation, Memory & Imagination Items required for the first class: - Graphite pencils (range of H and B pencils) - Selection of markers/pens - Pencil crayons (can be provided by VISA) - Sketchbook - Erasers Course Supply List: - Drawing pencils set of 6 (8B-2H range) - Pitt drawing pen set of 4 pens with one brush tip (black) (or equivalent set) - White conte stick or chalk - Set of compressed charcoal - Set of vine (willow) charcoal - Markers/felt pens (colours and sizes based on your personal choice) - Chalk pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Eraser pen (optional) - Blender stick for dry mediums - 9 x 12” Hardbound sketchbook (or coiled) - Assorted sheets of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses, hot/cold press (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for exercises) - Wood panel/cradled wood board (minimum dimensions: 8 inches; maximum dimensions: 24 inches) - Newsprint paper pad/cartridge paper pad - Plastic toolbox or small luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) Suggested places to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ Michaels, 3501 Blanshard St, 111 Uptown Blvd Unit, Victoria BC or order online: https://canada.michaels.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 .

  • Watercolour: Landscape as Experiment

    ba55652e-5d1a-4d79-a354-879fbb222894 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Watercolour: Landscape as Experiment - watercolour paint in tubes (blue, red, yellow, orange, violet and green) Recommended brand and colours: Winsor Blue, Winsor Red, Winsor Yellow, Winsor Orange, Winsor Violet and Winsor Green. - white gouache - watercolour brushes: #10 and #4 round synthetic watercolour brush and a 3/4" flat brush - plastic palette for mixing colours (white plastic lids could suffice) - blotting paper (optional -sold in large sheets at Opus) - H pencil, eraser and sharpener - lo-tac masking tape (1/2") - small spray bottle - 4 sheets of Arches (or equivalent) watercolour paper, 140 lb, cold press 22 x 30”, or an Arches watercolour pad, 140 lb, cold press, 10 x 14”. (You will work on one-quarter sheets of 22 x 30" watercolour paper for this course. I recommend you bring all your sheets to the first class; the instructor will show the proper way to tear paper or you can cut them in advance. You will need to bring two quarter sheets to each class. - set of 12 soft pastels 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 .

  • The Art of Street Photography

    d9bfbe8d-4d57-4fc3-b8eb-dd2620efcc6a Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - The Art of Street Photography - Notebook and Pen - A DSLR Camera, mirrorless camera. A point and shoot can or cell phone camera can be used as an alternative. Prerequisite: A basic understanding of how to use your own camera and how to upload images onto a computer. 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 .

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