This course provides students with an introduction to the basic materials and techniques of drawing. Emphasis is on elements such as line, shape, value, space, proportion, perspective and composition. In addition, students are encouraged to explore a range of materials and develop personal expression in their drawing. Subject matter includes still life, the figure, landscape, architectural space and student-supplied source material. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 16 - DEC 16, 6PM - 9PM(PDT) IN-PERSON (Due to two statutory holidays Wednesday courses start Sep 16)

This workshop will focus on simplifying landscape images by breaking them down into simple shapes. You will discover what makes for a good landscape reference image and learn ways of using colour theory to play with the illusion of space in painting. This workshop will help you find ways of adding depth and visual drama to your landscape paintings and drawings. The demos will be conducted with acrylic paint, but you can work in any colour medium such as watercolour, gouache, pastels or coloured pencils. (Oil paint is not recommended due to the slow drying time). Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 10AM - 4:30PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

This workshop will focus on creating artworks inspired by ornithology—the study of birds—with a whimsical twist. You will use collage as a starting point to develop a composition because collage offers an immediacy that allows you to begin a work without necessarily having a specific idea. You will create two artworks in the duration of the workshop: a collage based on an Audubon image, followed by a watercolour painting influenced by your collage. This workshop will awaken your imagination while revealing the freedom of collage-making and how to use watercolour to interpret forms. Suitable for all levels. All supplies included. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1:30 - 4:30PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

This course guides students through the complexities of colour theory with weekly exercises that focus on making colour swatches. The systematic assignments explore the full range of colour mixing and a multitude of colour combinations. Topics covered include value, complements, temperature, and how colours change depending on context. By the end of the 12-week course, students will gain a thorough understanding of the colour wheel and how colour theory can be put to immediate use in their paintings. The colour assignments culminate in a completed personal workbook that becomes a long-term source book. Students can work in acrylic, watercolour or gouache. Oil paint is possible but challenging due to the slow drying time. Suitable for all levels. TUESDAYS, SEP 22 - DEC 15, 2PM - 5PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

This online course focuses on a wide range of contemporary approaches to the genre of landscape. We will consider the history of landscape painting and how artists today respond to this history and use the subject as a way to explore a variety of formal and narrative possibilities. The course is structured according to visual priorities such as shape and form, gesture, composition and scale, the illusion of depth vs flatness, light and shadow, the interaction of colours. In-class exercises will be quick studies of these various visual themes as well as discussions around how formal qualities can evoke emotion, atmosphere, and meaning. We will work from a combination of shared photographs and paintings, direct observation, collage, and memory. Class projects will be accompanied by presentations of work by both historical and contemporary artists. Whether you aspire to be a professional artist or are searching for a fulfilling and meditative practice, landscape painting is a way to engage in close observation and increase one's engagement and appreciation for the wonders of our natural surroundings. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 16 - DEC 16, 10AM - 1PM(PDT) ONLINE (Due to two statutory holidays Wednesday courses start Sep 16)

This workshop uses the work of the early Modernist, Charles Demuth as the source for subject matter. You will look at Demuth’s abstracted flower paintings to learn how to see negative shape and understand that what you leave out in a painting is just as important as what you include. This workshop will give you the tools to look at flowers and plants and see them as simplified shapes. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1:30 - 4:30PM(PDT) ONLINE

Collage offers endless ways to combine images in an imaginative and fantastical way. The spontaneity and immediacy of collage is ideal for creating unique and personal images, often resulting in surprising and stunning compositions. This workshop will explore the possibilities of collage with emphasis on the whimsical, the absurd and the fantastic. Let this afternoon workshop free your creative inhibitions and release your playful side. Suitable for all levels. All supplies included. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 & NOVEMBER 29, 1:30 - 4:30PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

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

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