Painting with oils captures the light, surface and atmosphere of a subject like no other medium, and it is flexible, allowing the artist to be expressive and abstract, or to render the subject with accurate realism. These workshops will teach you how to handle oil paint with the confidence you need to create images filled with light, colour and atmosphere. Whether you’re new to the medium or an experienced painter this workshop will develop new skills and challenge your approach to working.

Learn to:

• Mix colour with confidence
• Develop skillful brush work to keep colours and shapes clean and bright
• Simply your subject and build your painting in stages
• Create a strong focal point to express your meaning
• Learn how and when to use mediums
• Learn principles to develop a strong composition
• Discussions on colour including simplified palettes and colour temperature

Workshop includes:

• Painting demonstration that will take you through the entire painting process
• 2 colour mixing demonstration using a split complementary palette.
• Slide show of current and historical painters
• Exercises designed to teach concepts
• Group discussions
• Individual tutoring to deal with your specific needs and goals
• a take home booklet of course information

Lunches and Refreshments included:

• Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday
• Coffee, tea, water and snacks available throughout the day

Materials

With the exception of some items *Materials are not included*. 

See materials list link below

Location

Georgian Manor B&B studio

36 Elma Street
P.O. Box 353
Thornbury, Ontario 

Workshop Hours

Friday  1:00pm - 5:00pm

Saturday 9:30pm - 4:30pm

Sunday 9:30pm - 4:00pm

*Course does not include accommodation*. 

Cost for 3 day workshop:

 $415 + HST = $470

Painting with oils captures the light, surface and atmosphere of a subject like no other medium, and it is flexible, allowing the artist to be expressive and abstract, or to render the subject with accurate realism. These workshops will teach you how to handle oil paint with the confidence you need to create images filled with light, colour and atmosphere. Whether you’re new to the medium or an experienced painter this workshop will develop new skills and challenge your approach to working.
Painting with oils captures the light, surface and atmosphere of a subject like no other medium, and it is flexible, allowing the artist to be expressive and abstract, or to render the subject with accurate realism. These workshops will teach you how to handle oil paint with the confidence you need to create images filled with light, colour and atmosphere. Whether you’re new to the medium or an experienced painter this workshop will develop new skills and challenge your approach to working.

In this workshop we will cover key principles of composition, cropping and editing to bring out your subject. Group discussion and a  pastel demonstration will guide you through all the important stages of building your pastel and will include:

• cropping and editing your subject
• Creating a value map to guide your colour application
• How to work with the pastel wet and dry
• How to build a strong underpainting
• How to simplify the details 
• Strategies in when to use hard and soft pastels- how to layer pastel

Each workshop includes handouts, demonstrations, individual tutoring to deal with your specific needs and goals, group discussion and a final critique. Exercise are designed to develop new skills and challenge our approach to working (materials not included). Each class is limited to 14 people. 

***Materials list will be sent upon registration

WORKSHOP DATES (2 available dates)

APRIL 4-5 (Sat-Sun)- (NOW FULL -Join waitlist)

 10:00AM - 4:30PM BOTH DAYS

  & 

November 7-8 (Sat-Sun) (4 spots available)

 10:00AM - 4:30PM BOTH DAYS

LOCATION

YORK CENTRE, 490 YORK ROAD ('OTHERWISE STUDIO' - BUILDING I, SUITE  201), GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA

 Cost for 2 day work:

 $250 + HST  = $280.00

Note: this workshop does not include lunches but is centrally located to restaurants with walking distance.

In this workshop, we learn to make sense of the colours in our palette and use them to build pastel work that is fresh and bright, avoiding work that is muddy and over worked. Begin to understand your light source so you can make creative decisions that pay attention to colour harmony and balance, while infusing energy and atmosphere into your work. Group discussion and a pastel demonstration will guide you through all the important stages of building your pastel and will include:

• Understanding colour and value
• Colour temperature - and how to use it
• Using broken colour
• Putting colour harmony and balance into your work
• Understanding and using reflected light

 Each workshop includes handouts, demonstrations, individual tutoring to deal with your specific needs and goals, group discussion and a final critique. Exercises are designed to develop new skills and challenge our approach to working (materials not included). Each class is limited to 14 people. 

***Materials list will be sent upon registration

WORKSHOP DATES

December 5-6 (SAT- SUN)

 10:00AM - 4:30PM BOTH DAYS

LOCATION

YORK CENTRE, 490 YORK ROAD ('OTHERWISE STUDIO' - BUILDING I, SUITE  201), GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA

 Cost for 2 day work:

$250 + HST  = $280.00

Note: this workshop does not include lunches but is centrally located to restaurants within walking distance.

In this 4 week online workshop you will learn key concepts