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  • Collage and Gouache

    9b6cc46e-9eca-4b7a-95f3-4ff37e3acd88 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Collage and Gouache Please note, we will be discussing gouache in the first class so unless you have gouache already, hold off until we can discuss what to buy. FYI, we won’t be using acrylic gouache (Holbein or Liquitex). Gouache (in individual 15ml tubes) -Blue – one of the following: cobalt, cerulean or ultramarine -Red – one of the following: cadmium, naphthol or pyrrol -Yellow – one of the following: cadmium, azo or hansa -Cadmium orange -Dioxazine purple -Payne's Gray -Ivory Black -Titanium White 150ml tube Paper -Either pads or individual sheets with a smooth cold press surface (i.e., Winsor & Newton bristol 250g, Strathmore Mixed Media 300 g) -Some cartridge paper -Some newsprint paper -found paper Tools -one or more plastic palette knives -pad of disposable palette sheets -a couple of hog bristle brushes, no smaller than No. 8. Avoid nylon brushes as they don't work well with traditional gouache. -Xacto knife with extra blades -metal ruler-scissors, small like embroidery scissors-paper towels-glue sticks or mat medium -gloves 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 .

  • Contemporary Art I

    53866b07-0369-40fb-94a7-efab9dce4080 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Contemporary Art I Note-taking materials: - notebook (specifically devoted to this course) - pen - a textbook (see below) is required for this class, so please purchase prior to the start of class (either the paperback or Kindle version is ok) Occasionally you will be asked to bring in items for specific hands-on projects in class. Required Textbook: Rudd, Natalie, Contemporary Art (Art Essential Series), Thames and Hudson, 2023 https://www.amazon.ca/Contemporary-Art-Natalie-Rudd/dp/0500296707/ref=sr_1_2 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: 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 .

  • 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 .

  • The Self-Portrait

    a4bbf479-410a-4bd8-b0e8-17a15b67c3eb Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - The Self-Portrait Items Required for the First Class: Graphite pencils, HB, 2B, 4B Xacto Knife Sandpaper Paddle White Vinyl Erasure Kneaded Erasure, firm Strathmore 400 Series Sketch Pad, 18" x 24", 89gsm (or 2 - 3 single sheets) Drawing Board with clips, 23" x 26" (or Masonite board with large clips) Large mirror (stand alone or mounted) Portable lighting (or existing household strong directional lighting) Additional Items Discussed During the First Class: Vine/Willow charcoal (optional) Colored Chalk Soft Pastels, Rembrandt, set of 10 (or Sinoart set of 12) Toned paper Prefered: Canson Mi-Teintes, 19" x 25", 160 gsm, Graphite, Dark Gray or any color that is a medium value Alternative: Strathmore 400 Series Artagain, 19" x 25", 160 gsm, Steel Gray Blending Stump/Tortillon Misc. supplies as needed 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 .

  • Collage as Landscape

    1b409c5f-7b65-4d9e-ba40-b23eedb8057f Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Collage as Landscape - 6 sheets 8.5x11 card stock (or equivalant) - scissors - glue stick (“permanent” if possible) - Vogue magazine (Vogue has a great range of colours and textures but any high quality fashion magazine will do) 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: Experimental Landscapes

    55be09e5-63a6-463d-a6d3-4660916446db Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Watercolour: Experimental Landscapes - watercolour pan set or watercolour in tubes (blue, red, yellow, orange, violet, green) (if you already own watercolours bring what you have) - #10 or #12 round synthetic sable watercolour brush - plastic tray for mixing colours (white plastic lids could suffice). - two containers of water - H pencil, eraser and sharpener - lo-tac masking tape (1/2") - small spray bottle - 9 x 12″ watercolour sketchbook with 100% cotton paper, cold press, 140 lb (Arches paper pad is recommended. 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 .

  • Art History: Art as Therapy

    6773fc14-326f-475b-b0c6-f9df42d8fe63 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Art History: Art as Therapy Note-taking materials: - notebook (to be used specifically for this course) - pen Recommended Textbook: Art as Therapy, Alain de Botton and John Armstrong, Phaidon, 2013 https://www.amazon.ca/Art-as-Therapy-Alain-Botton/dp/0714872784/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23BL3OKMIUNHU&keywords=art+as+therapy&qid=1677960930&sprefix=art+as+therapy%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1 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 .

  • Kathleen Greenaway | Vancouver Island School of Art

    Discover Kathleen Greenaway's background and education. Kathleen Greenaway is a retired academic (digital technology management and organization behaviour) with decades of experience working in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. In all her endeavours, Kathleen brings to bear her significant leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. She has led large staff complements, managed significant budgets and implemented Canada-wide program initiatives. As an academic at Queen’s University and Toronto Metropolitan University, taught undergraduate and graduate courses in digital technology management and published in privacy, security and surveillance. As the Chair at a previous volunteer organization, Kathleen led the efforts to implement a strategic plan, overhauled the organization’s bylaws, recruited new board members, and reinvigorated several key tourism focused events. Kathleen is a graduate of Queen’s University (PhD in Management and MPA), Western University (MBA) and the University of Alberta (BA in Canadian Studies). Importantly, she is also a recent graduate of VISA with a Certificate in Visual Arts. She was an artist as a child but spent many years as a consumer of art. Attending VISA gave Kathleen back her love of creating art and she now spends her time on Salt Spring Island documenting in oils the changing scenes that appear just outside her kitchen window. Kathleen Greenaway Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

  • Professional Development for Artists

    dbf945a9-7295-4dbb-bf23-b16ac5ce20c4 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Professional Development for Artists - note-taking materials: paper, pen/pencils - students may also want to bring in their portfolio and previously applied for grants, applications, 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 .

  • Russ Reynolds | Vancouver Island School of Art

    Discover Russ Reynolds's background and education. Born in Victoria, Russ attended degree programs at Uvic and UBC and studied professional programs at Cornell and UNLV. He has a master’s degree in Business Administration and nine professional designations (four international) in real estate appraisal and urban land economics. Over the years Russ has volunteered on land use committees, neighbourhood community associations and professional panels. He is a collector of art, patron to artists and hobby artist primarily with respect to paintings on canvas. Russ has endless passion about all aspects of the art world from the prepping of a canvas to the tax mechanisms of art foundations. When he isn’t thinking about art or trying to assist a starving artist, he is appraising hotels and casinos and has done so for the last 38 years. Russ Reynolds Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

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