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- Watercolour Flowers: Blue
f7694c69-4cc5-4d03-b6cb-748a56a007b3 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Watercolour Flowers: Blue - watercolour pan set or watercolour in tubes (recommended Winsor and Newton: blue, red, yellow, orange, violet, green) (if you already own watercolours bring what you have) - #10 round synthetic sable watercolour brush - #4 round synthetic sable watercolour brush (optional helpful for small details). - plastic tray for mixing colours (white plastic lids could suffice). - two containers of water - H pencil, eraser and sharpener - 9 x 12 watercolour sketchbook with 100% cotton paper, cold press, 140 lb is recommended (such as the Arches Watercolour pad). This pad is more expensive than the lesser quality pads but you will get better results and you can use both sides of paper. - paper towels 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 .
- 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
- Tamara Bond | Vancouver Island School of Art
Discover Tamara Bond's background and education. Biography Tamara Bond was born in Prince George BC and received her BFA from Emily Carr University in 1999. Her work has been shown in commercial and public galleries and Artist run-centres across Canada. Bond is represented by Madrona Gallery in Victoria, BC. She is a recent recipient of an Explore and Create Canada Council Grant (2021) to create a graphic memoir and another (2022) to create a series of large scale, mixed media paintings. Bond’s studio practice involves storytelling with many mediums including collage, painting, mixed media and drawing. She attempts to draw everything that her mind considers, and combines them all to create narratives from. Currently, this includes her own psyche, mad identity, nature, animals, her chickens, motherhood, menopause, dreams, and the principles and elements of design. tamarabondblog.ca Tamara Bond Education BA Visual Arts, Emily Carr University of Art + Design Tamara Bond Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS
- Watercolour Grids
c12ed5da-1256-4203-b193-2a61f21c07df Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Watercolour Grids - 9x12 watercolour paper pad (140 lb paper) - plastic paint palette - watercolour brush #10 - small spray bottle - pencil sharpener - H graphite pencil - white plastic eraser - blotting paper - 2 containers for water - 12” metal ruler 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: Eleven Ways to Generate Ideas
639d43ad-6544-4aae-97f1-baedf1dca3b3 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Eleven Ways to Generate Ideas - paper - pen or pencil - a few magazines or newspapers for collage work - something to play some of your favourite music - acrylic, oil, gouache or watercolour paints and brushes 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 .
- Mixed Media Portraits
2f423cbc-0e83-4869-af8f-5401a02492a1 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Mixed Media Portraits -2-3 cradled panels 8 x 10" or 9 x 12” All other supplies are provided for this workshop. 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: Thematic Approaches
5ed1e984-6a64-4bf1-9327-985ffa81fd41 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Thematic Approaches Items required for the first class: - black conté and/or charcoal - sketchbook - pen/pencil Additional Supplies to be discussed at first class: - graphite pencils: range from 4H - 6B - conté crayon (black, white, grey, sanguine and/or burnt sienna) - charcoal (compressed, vine) - coloured pencils (a few assorted colours of your choice) - blending stump (aka tortillon) - pen nib holder and nib for drawing - Chinese ink - bamboo brushes (small and medium) - eraser (white and kneaded) - watercolours: travel sets or individual tubes (at least 3 different colours) - plastic palette or small plate - #12 watercolour brush (synthetic sable: buy a brush specifically for watercolours - chalk pastels (buy a few individual colours based on your personal choice) - oil pastels (buy a few individual colours based on your personal choice) - rag (for clean up, wiping brushes) - pad of newsprint - few pieces of grey toned paper - assorted sheets of paper (Buy different types of hot and cold pressed rag papers. Large pieces can be torn down.) 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: Canadian Landscape I
d584c7b0-c611-4ca6-a0dd-9ce55456d789 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Canadian Landscape I Paint: For this class it is assumed that you have some painting experience, so use whatever paints and brushes you generally use—oil, acrylic, watercolour, or gouache. Recommended (but not required) colours: Quinacridone Red or Permanent Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Lemon or Hansa Yellow, Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Medium, Phthalo Blue (green shade), Cadmium Yellow Medium, Ivory Black. You will need a palette, brushes, rags, and whatever you need to clean your brushes. Surfaces: We will generally need one medium-sized surface (12” x 16” or larger) to paint on each week. Stretched primed canvas, large canvas paper, or gessoed wood panels are acceptable for acrylic and oil, or any watercolour paper for watercolour and gouache. 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 .
- To Draw a Diary
7acfa3f7-6978-4546-90a1-5add20cd9bd6 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - To Draw a Diary Items required for the first class: - black conté and/or charcoal - pen/pencil - sketchbook - pad of newsprint Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - pencils: range from 4H - 8B - conté crayon (black, white, sanguine) - charcoal (compressed, vine) - white vinyl eraser - kneaded eraser - watercolours: travel sets or tubes (red, blue, yellow, violet, orange, green) - plastic palette and/or white plastic lids or small white ceramic plates to mix paint on - watercolour brushes - colour pencils (assortment of colours) - oil pastels (assortment of colours) - variety of paper (including cartridge paper, rag paper, black/coloured paper, rice paper and anything else that catches your eye) 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 .
- Embroidery on Photographs
d90c5229-89a0-4eb8-9826-032b0f22f570 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Embroidery on Photographs -Embroidery needles (recommended size 5) -Multiple colours of embroidery floss (maybe up to 3 or 4 colours of 6-strand DMC) -Photograph (if printed out, using a slightly thicker paper than standard printing paper) -Any kind of plain linen or cotton fabric and embroidery hoop (roughly 5", 6", or 7") to practice embroidery stitches. These are not needed for the project itself, but for practice. 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 and Film Noir
18753406-d022-42e9-9949-87b072150917 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing and Film Noir Items required for the first class: - 18" x 24" or larger cartridge pad - HB, 2B and 4B pencils - white soft eraser - grey gum eraser (kneadable) - pencil sharpener - compressed charcoal/conte - willow or vine stick charcoal - bulldog clips (2 large size) - India ink & brushes Additional items to be discussed during the first class: - 11" ×14" or larger sketchbook - 18" x 24" newsprint pad - white and black conte crayons - 2-3 paper drawing stumps - #6 & #10 round watercolour brush - 1 tube each black and white gouache (optional) - rag/paper towel - scissors, exacto knife or box-cutter - masking tape - note-taking materials 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: The Flower as Art
fcb51755-3a6b-4288-bd68-0776f3b3b22f Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: The Flower as Art Materials needed for in-class exercises: - Arches Watercolour Pad 9 x 12”, cold press - set of watercolours (for in-class exercises) - watercolour brush (size 10 or equivalent) - HB pencil - eraser - glue stick - scissors - fashion magazine such as Vogue (great for collage!) I do recommend you buy yourself a Vogue magazine because one magazine will last you the entire course. Some in-class projects will involve collage You can choose any painting medium of your choice to do homework assignments. This will be discussed in more detail on the first class. - paints (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) in a range of colours including warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue, two greens, one orange, one violet and a tube of white - matte medium (acrylic), odourless mineral spirits and walnut oil (oils) - palette to mix paint on: disposable palette pads for acrylic or oil; plastic palettes for watercolour or gouache - variety of brushes (small, large, round, flat) - six surfaces to paint on such as watercolour paper (1/4 sheet minimum for homework) for watercolour and gouache or stretched canvases or cradled panels for acrylic or oil (canvas paper or canvas board is not recommended); surface of choice should be at least 12” x 12” or larger Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You may 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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