Gouache is an opaque water-based paint that is easy-to-use and a great medium for beginners. Students will discover the excitement of working with gouache through a range of weekly projects. This course is inspired by the artist, illustrator, and writer Maira Kalman. The focus is on using objects and experiences that are part of your everyday life, as well as using popular culture and current events as subject matter. Composition, working with text, and ideas surrounding meaning and content will be addressed with each project. Course will include presentations of other artists working with ‘the everyday’ as a source as well as examples of artists who work with gouache. Suitable for all levels. TUESDAYS, JAN 6 - MAR 31, 2PM - 5PM ONLINE

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

The unique qualities of watercolour make it an ideal medium to create experimental landscapes. In this workshop, participants will make three small-scale landscapes that will focus on a variety of watercolour techniques, including mark making with brushes, mixing colours on the paper, and creating tonal graduations and glazing (layering of colours to create depth and brightness). Discussion of colour and composition will also be covered. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1:30 - 4:30PM ONLINE

In this workshop, you will be introduced to the building blocks of colour: value, hue, saturation, and explore how to use them. You will learn how to match and mix colours as well as how our perception of colour is affected by surrounding colours. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 10AM - 1PM ONLINE

Cyanotypes are hand-made, one of a kind prints made using photo-sensitive chemicals and the light of the sun or a UV lamp. In this workshop, students will learn how to make unique cyan-hued prints using found objects, plants, and photographs. We will examine how cyanotypes can mix with other media such as printmaking, drawing and collage, as well as its use as a photo-printing technique. The process of making cyanotypes can be unpredictable and can yield surprising results; as such the workshop will embrace play and experimentation as a part of the process of making. Discussions will include the historical uses of cyanotype as well as contemporary applications. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 10AM - 4:30PM IN-PERSON