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about usWhether you want to take a one-day workshop, a 12-week course or a full-time program, there is a place for you at the Vancouver Island School of Art.

Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced artist wanting to add to your skills, we offer courses designed for you. Our small classes ensure that you will receive plenty of individual attention. Interacting with students of all ages, skill levels and backgrounds, will enrich your studies and deepen your experience at VISA.

When you join us at VISA, you become part of a community. You’ll feel right at home in our spacious and well-lit cozy heritage building in the heart of the Quadra Village in Victoria. The structure is easy to spot. For the school’s 10th Anniversary, we painted its exterior in the style of the so-called “Razzle-Dazzle” ships of the early 20th century, the same vintage as our building (1921).

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COURSES have supply lists that can be found online under the course description. Be sure to read the “bring to the first class” note.VISA is a non-profit society established in the province of British Columbia in 2004 and is a Registered Charity withRevenue Canada.

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VISA is accredited with the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA).

VISA has a Education Quality Assurance designation

The focus of the courses offered at VISA is on technique, personal expression and

contemporary context.

Vancouver Island School of Art British Columbia’s only independent art school with university transfer credits

VISA’s Diploma of Fine Arts is transferable to the Bachelor of Art in Fine Arts degree program at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK. Once accepted into the university, VISA diploma graduates can complete an undergraduate degree in eight months.

VISA’s Certificate of Visual Arts is equal to the first year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Media Arts or Bachelor of Design Arts degree at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

VISA’s Certificate of Visual Arts is equal to the first year of a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Fine Art at Vancouver Island University.

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DRAWING WITH LINES May 26 & 27 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Connie Morey $225 (supply list online) CYANOTYPE PRINTING Jun 2 & 3 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Tony Bounsall $275 (materials included)

WATERCOLOUR PLAY Jun 3 Sunday, 1pm - 4pm Wendy Welch $85 (materials included) EXPRESSIVE PLANT DRAWING Jun 16 & 17 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Kate Scoones $275 (materials in-cluded) COLLAGE: EXPRESSING YOUR INNATE CREATIVITY Jun 17 Sunday, 1pm - 4pm Wendy Welch $85 (materials included) MURALS AND STREET ART Jun 23, 30 & Jul 7 Saturdays, 10am - 5pm Kay Marie Gallivan $235 (Material Fee: $20 for respirator all other materials included) THE CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL Jul 8 Sunday, 1pm - 4pm Wendy Welch $85 (materials included) PAINTING AND COLLAGE Jul 9 - 13 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm John Luna $395 (supply list online) PAINTING ON DRAWING Jul 9 - 13 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Barrie Szekely $395 (supply list online) PAINTING ON FILM Jul 14 & 15 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Peter Sandmark $225 (Material Fee: $25, includes a roll of clear film, already exposed film, brushes, paints, and other tools) PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC SKINS Jul 21 & 22 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Anna Curtin $225 (supply list online)

DRAWING WITH NATURE Jul 23 - 27 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Connie Morey $395 (supply list online)

Spring/Summer 2018 WorkshopsMAKING ART A PRACTICE Jul 23 - 27 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Wendy Welch $395 (supply list online) CALLIGRAPHY.Jul 28 & 29 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Jenny Hainsworth Auld $275 (materials included)

DRAWING: NATURE INSIDE & OUTSIDE Jul 30 - Aug 3 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Barrie Szekely $395 (supply list online) OIL PAINTING: COMPOSITION & PROCESS Jul 30 - Aug 3 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Neil McClelland $395 (supply list online) PAINTING YOUR OWN FLOWER ARRANGEMENT Aug 5 Sunday, 10am - 5pm Jillian Player $125 Material Fee: $40 (supply list online) PAINTING: THE FLOWER AS ART Aug 6 - 10 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Wendy Welch $395 (supply list online) IPHONE/IPAD ARTOGRAPHY Aug 11 & 12 Sat & Sun, 10am - 5pm Tony Bounsall $225 HISTORY PAINTING (PNTG W266-30) Aug 13 - 17 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Neil McClelland $395 (supply list online) PAINTING: PLEIN AIR Aug 13 - 17 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Jeremy Herndl $395 (supply list online) PAPER PLATE LITHOGRAPHY Aug 19 Sunday, 10am - 5pm Tony Bounsall $175 (materials included) STORYTELLING WITH VIDEO Aug 19 & 26 Sundays, 10am - 5pm Kerri Flannigan $225 PAINTING AND TEXT Aug 20 - 24 Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm John Luna $395 (supply list online)

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Spring 2018 Course Schedule Tuesday

May 15-Jun 19 Wednesday

May 16-Jun 20 Thursday

May 17-Jun 21 Friday

May 20-Jun 22

10:00amto

1:00pm

Abstract Painting:Structure & ExpressionWendy DeGros

Urban PhotographyTara Nicholson

Painting: Nature & the SublimeXane St Phillip

Collagraph: Exploration into Textural PrintmakingTony Bounsall

Photo-Based Printmaking Tony Bounsall

Painting: Gesture and Colour Todd Lambeth

Outdoor Sketching Meghan Krauss

2:00pmto

5:00pm

Drawing as Mark MakingConnie Morey

Oil BasicsNeil McClelland

Painting the Everyday with GouacheWendy Welch

21st Century PaintingWendy Welch

Painting: Geometric AbstractionXane St Phillip

6:00pmto

9:00pm

Watercolour: Art & ScienceWendy Welch

Art & the Language of CraftConnie Morey

Photo ProjectsTara Nicholson

Painting: Colour as PracticeNeil McClelland

Tuition: $225. Some courses may have an additional Material Fee, see course details on website for more info

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HOW TO DRAW is an ideal drawing course for people with little or no experience in drawing. You will develop the observational skills necessary to make realistic rendering of what you see in front of you using materials such as pencils, charcoal and pastels. Basic components of drawing such as shading, perspective and proportion will be covered. Colour will be introduced in second half of course. Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm, May 15 - Jun 19 Meghan Krauss $235

OUTDOOR SKETCHING is a perfect drawing course to celebrate our beautiful spring weather in Victoria. This course will introduce you to some basic drawing techniques and review ways to approach drawing on location. Each week the class will meet at a different location in Victoria. All locations will be accessible by public transit. Great course for beginners or people with no drawing experience, or who lack confidence in their drawing abilities. Fridays 10am - 1pm, May 18 - Jun 22 Meghan Krauss $235

DRAWING AS MARK MAKING will explore experimental approaches to mark-making as the foundation for drawing through creative work with gesture, alternative tools and diverse drawing materials. Each week the instructor will expand on the range and variety of marks made through exercises and assignments that focus on line, value, texture, pattern and composition variance. You will develop a large repertoire of personal marks that can be used in many types of drawings. Tuesdays 2pm - 5pm, May 15 - Jun 19 Connie Morey $235

ABSTRACT PAINTING: STRUCTURE & EXPRESSION focuses on the ways artists approach the abstract image including using underlying structures such as the grid, architecture, nature, symbols as a starting point. Through the process of combining structure and gesture, you will discover your own personal approaches to abstraction. Tuesdays 10am - 1pm, May 15 - Jun 19 Wendy De Gros $235 OIL BASICS provides a great introduction for beginner painters to work with oils and for those planning to switch from acrylics to oil. You will learn about brush handling, colour mixing, glazing and scumbling, as well as how to prepare supports.You will learn how oil paint technology has progressed to the point where it is considered more environmentally safe than acrylics. Wednesdays 2pm - 5pm, May 16 - Jun 20 Neil McClelland $235

PAINTING: COLOUR AS PRACTICE offers an excellent opportunity to put colour theory into practice. You will create several paintings that employ key aspects of colour such as value, hue, intensity and temperature, as well as simple and complex colour relationships. An assortment of painting subjects are covered such as still life, landscape and the figure. Some painting experience is recommended. Thursdays 2pm - 5pm, May 17 - Jun 21 Neil McClelland $235

PAINTING: GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION follows the roots of early cubist-inspired abstraction up through mid-century minimalism)to more contemporary precedents The unifying theme is the contrast of the organic character of making a painting with a search for form that often recalls the designed environment. Focus will be on compositional formats such as stripes, rectangles and the grid. Prerequisite: Previous painting experience.Fridays 2pm - 5pm, Jun 1 - Jul 6 Xane St Phillip $235

PAINTING: GESTURE AND COLOUR teaches the fundamentals of painting with an emphasis on colour, line and form. Subject matter includes inventive still life constructions, live models, found imagery and photographs. Students work on colour exercises sequentially, from black and white through the complementary colours, to a full palette of colour by the end of the course. This course focuses on several quick and direct studies using paint on paper as opposed to making a “finished” painting Wednesdays 10am - 1pm, May 16 - Jun 20 Todd Lambeth $235

PAINTING: NATURE AND THE SUBLIME is based on landscape and nature and examines the more abstract qualities of painting. Students experiment with the application of paint on a surface to create atmosphere, mood and emotion. Natural phenomena and weather are used for their metaphoric capacities. The act of painting becomes a way to connect the artist to the natural surrounding world. Students can use acrylic or oils. Prerequisite: Previous painting experience. Thursdays 10am - 1pm, May 31 - Jul 5 Xane St Phillip $235

PAINTING THE 21ST CENTURY gives an overview of the main trends occurring in contemporary painting and will include a thematic survey of 20th and 21st century with an emphasis on artists that are practicing today. It traces the historical precedents for the current trends in art and focuses on a thematic approach to viewing artists’ works. Fridays 2pm - 5pm, Jun 1 - Jul 6 Wendy Welch $235

PAINTING THE EVERYDAY WITH GOUACHE is inspired by the artist, illustrator and writer Maira Kalman. The focus is on using objects that are part of everyday life, personal experiences, 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. Working with mixed media such as pastel, ink and collage is also a part of this course. Thursdays 2pm - 5pm, May 31 - Jul 5 Wendy Welch $235 + Material Fee: $35 for high quality watercolour papers

WATERCOLOUR: ART AND SCIENCE Throughout history, art and science co-existed in the form of botanical and zoological drawings; diagrams of the earth’s structure and our solar systems; and in the form of medical illustrations, to give but a few examples. This course will use several branches of science such as botany, zoology, geology, astronomy, and human physiology as a point of departure for watercolour paintings. Watercolour is the selected medium because it can be used for both drawing and painting. Basic watercolour techniques will be covered, but the focus of the course is on responding to a scientific subject in an expressive and imaginative way. Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm, May 29 - Jul 3 Wendy Welch $235 + Material Fee: $35 for high quality watercolour papers

COLLAGRAPHS: TEXTURAL EXPLORATION IN PRINTMAKING A collagraph is the process of making a print from a textured collage surface. Students will learn expressive ways to use material and processes in printmaking in this course. The focus will be on various collagraphic techniques, with students learning how to develop a multi-levelled textured surface that can later be enhanced or augmented with other media. Blind embossing and chine colle will also be examined. Thursdays 10am - 1pm, May 17 - Jun 21 Tony Bounsall $235 + Material Fee: $45 (for inks and printing surfaces)

PHOTO-BASED PRINTMAKING Introduces students to expressive ways to use photographic source material as a departure point in printmaking. The focus will be on various techniques including lithography, stencils and masks and image transfer. Blind embossing and chine collé will also be examined. Course will include hands-on demonstrations and time allocated to work on the press. Tuesdays 10am - 1pm, May 15 - Jun 19 Tony Bounsall $235 Material Fee: $45 (for inks and printing surfaces)

PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS is designed for students interested in developing a photographic project. From the student’s initial ideas and interests, project direction is formatted and a completed body of work is developed throughout the class. Class time is spent reviewing camera operation, flash techniques, basic lighting set-ups, and postproduction solutions (including Photoshop and presentation methods). Class critiques, individual meetings and slide presentations ground students’ projects amongst contemporary photography practices and provide technical and creative resources. Thursdays 6pm - 9pm, May 17 - Jun 21 Tara Nicholson $235

URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY is intended to deepen the understanding of urban spaces and to enhance methodological skills for capturing different aspects of urban scenes. Photography can help us observe the details of everyday life we often overlook. By reflecting on urban subjects through photographic theories and contemporary examples, as well as with hands-on experience, students broaden their understanding on the subject and create a thematic-based photo project. . The course includes on-location sessions, lectures and group discussions bsed on photos taken by students. Students will complete course with a final portfolio of works. Bring camera and notebook to first class. Prerequisite: a basic understanding of how to use your own camera and how to upload images onto a computer. Wednesdays 10am - 1pm, May 16 - Jun 20 Tara Nicholson $235

Calligraphy will help you get started on this versatile and expressive art form, as well as provide an excellent foundation for artists who want to incorporate lettering into their imagery or improve their lettering skill. On the first day of workshop, you will be introduced to the terminology, materials and tools of calligraphy. The Roman capital hand will be the starting point for learning about letter construction. On day two, you will continue to work on the Roman hand, learn more about spacing and page layout, and explore different ways of planning a calligraphy project. The italic hand -- the historic hand which evolved from Roman capitals and which forms the basis of typography to this day, will also be introduced in the second part of the workshop. Sat & Sun Jul 28 & 29, 10am - 5pm Jenny Auld Hainsworth $275 (materials included)

Drawing: Nature Inside & Outside will focus on elements in the natural world including both indoor studio work, as well as drawing on location (outdoors). Drawings will in close-up consideration of natural forms as well as combining several elements in one drawing. Methods of drawings covered range from quick studies to more developed compositional arrangements. Each day begins with a new project and ends with a class discussion of that project. You will record and research nature off-site (outdoors weather permitting) and then build drawings in the studio from your source material. The class will be encouraged to develop a contemporary approach to materials and ideas. No previous art experience required. Mon - Fri Jul 30 - Aug 3, 10am - 5pm Barrie Szekely $395.00 (supply list online)

Oil Painting: Composition & Process is an ideal continuation for those who took Oil Painting for Beginners workshop. You will discover the value of planning evocative and successful compositions using sketching, overlaying techniques, paper collage and digital collage. You will learn to create a compositionally strong starting point before you begin to paint, and then let the painting process take over. Some painting experience recommended. Mon - Fri Jul 30 - Aug 3, 10am - 5pm Neil McClelland $395 (supply list online)

Painting Your Own Flower Arrangement will introduce you to the art of flower arranging (floral design) and provide you with ideas on how to approach painting your floral creation. The first part of the day will be focused on making a floral arrangement by learning the classical “Dutch Master” design. You will learn professional tricks and rules of floral design and complete an arrangement that you can take home at the end of the day. You will paint your floral arrangement in the second half of the workshop. Instructor will assist you to develop a classic still life composition or you can stretch your imagination and create a composition of your choice using your design as inspiration. The flowers will be a seasonal mix. Some painting experience recommended.Sunday Aug 5, 10am - 5pm Jillian Player $125 + Material Fee: $40 (for flower and vase)

Painting: The Flower as Art will cover many ways to approach “the flower” as subject using drawing, painting and collage. Both historical (botanical drawings and 16th Century Dutch floral paintings) and contemporary ideas will be examined. You will work from observation, memory and your imagination. Work will include both representational and abstract approaches. Some painting experience recommended.Mon - Fri Aug 6 - 10, 10am - 5pm Wendy Welch $395 (supply list online)

iPhone/iPad Artography will show you how to make interesting art on your iPhone/iPad from your photographs in this workshop. You will combine or stack specific apps and layering images with handmade textures as well as learn effects such as digital paint treatments, grunge, distressed images or experimental abstracts. Participants must bring their iPhone (5-10) and/or an iPad, and have an iTunes account set up so they can download the required apps from iTunes before coming to the 1st class. Instructions on which apps to download will be sent out before the workshop. No previous art experience required.Sat & Sun Aug 11 & 12, 10am - 5pm Tony Bounsall $225 (no supplies other than what is indicated in description)

History Painting combines slide lectures with painting projects related to history painting. History painting was once the highest “genre” of painting, celebrating a heroic or mythical past. Now painting history is a way of engaging with both past and present, the political and the personal—commenting on the world as well as calling into question or subverting ways of representing and seeing the world. This class is ideal for painters with some experience or advanced painters looking for ways to generate meaningful and engaging ideas in their painting practice. Mon - Fri Aug 13 - 17, 10am - 5pm Neil McClelland $395 (supply list online)

Painting: Plein Air or painting outdoors from life, is a sensorial immersion in space where what we see is influenced by changing light, scents and sounds of the space. These physical attributes are also informed by our own physical condition, the quality of our attention and the history of the space. This workshop looks at the historical, philosophical and practical applications of the genre. Of particular focus is looking at plein air painting in a contemporary context and understanding its possible role in today’s world. The exercises are intense investigations of space, and training in the skill of looking. Classes will consist of field trips and hands-on painting, as well as ttechnical instruction and individual guidance. Oil and acrylic painters welcome. No previous art experience required.Mon - Fri Aug 13 - 17, 10am - 5pm Jeremy Herndl $395 (supply list online)

Paper Plate Lithography uses standard black-and-white photocopies as a printing plate. By creating an oil-based lithographic surface, students can reproduce and make prints of drawings or photographic images onto printmaking paper. Great for use in card making, art journaling, collage and as a base for encaustics. Printing can be done either by press or by hand burnishing. All materials provided except students need to supply their own visual resource materials and bring a notebook/sketchbook and pen. No previous art experience required.Sun Aug 19, 10am - 5pm Tony Bounsall $175.00 (materials included)

Storytelling with Video will look at shared and personal experiences of place through narrative-based video. Focusing on our lived experiences, we will consider many different of ways of navigating and negotiating being in space, and what things we are attentive to in our environments, both individually and collectively. Storytelling prompts given in this workshop will explore the ways in which we move through space; for example, is there a place (your street/childhood home/the forest/the mall/the bathroom etc.) where you experience or move through space differently? What stands out for you about this location? Why? This workshop will cover different ways of working with video as a medium, including shooting with a camera and stop-motion animation and will provide introductions and demonstrations on both the technical and conceptual aspects of creating video. New, beginner and experienced video-makers welcome. Equipment necessary for course: DLSR camera with video (preferable) or a video camera and laptop (iPhone can be used if you do not have a DLSR camera or video camera) No previous art experience required.Sundays Aug 19 & 26, 10am - 5pm Kerri Flannigan $225 (no supplies other than what is listed in description).

Painting and Text focuses on creating work that uses written text as the basis for narrative series. Students will be asked to bring texts that interest them as the basis for visual work (examples: poetry, memoir, historical record, fiction or myth.) Over the course of the workshop, we will examine strategies related to visual arts media including painting, drawing and collage. Text may be incorporated into the work itself or just used as a point of departure. The workshop will feature hands-on work, demos, one-on-one instruction, and critique, as well as slide shows providing examples. Some painting experience recommended.Mon - Fri Aug 20 - 24, 10am - 5pm John Luna $395 (supply list online)

Drawing with Lines explores line, a key element of drawing, through experimental approaches that will expand individual drawing practices. During this two-day workshop, you will investigate line through playful exercises and drawings that begin with linear three-dimensional materials (wire, string, willow branches) to use as a base for two-dimensional drawings. Sat & Sun May 26 & 27, 10am - 5pm Connie Morey $225 (supply list online)Cyanotype Printing will show you how to create handmade and photographic negatives to print wonderful cyan coloured prints which can be hand coloured or painted to add further depth and visual appeal to this 150 year-old process. Turn your photographs into a one-of-a-kind originals that may be enhanced with a variety of mixed media techniques. Sat & Sun Jun 2 & 3, 10am - 5pm Tony Bounsall $275 (materials included)

Watercolour Play will introduce you to watercolour through some basic exercises that demonstrate how to build simple, yet dynamic, compositions. The emphasis is on “play,” not on making finished paintings. You will learn how to hold the brush, how to mix colours and how to have fun by just making marks, shapes and well-designed compositions.Sun Jun 3, 1pm - 4pm Wendy Welch $85 (materials included)

Expressive Plant Drawing Do you find inspiration when you look at flowers and plants? Nature as subject matter is timeless and readily available; it sharpens your observational skills and hones your drawing skills. Simple drawing tools and watercolour are the mediums that will be used to explore the many approaches to drawing plants. You will also investigate mark-making and composition using the plants themselves as drawing tools. Emphasis in this workshop is on experimentation with materials and developing dynamic compositions. Sat & Sun Jun 16 & 17, 10am - 5pm Kate Scoones $275 (materials included)

Collage: Expressing your Innate Creativity Do you spend more time thinking about making art than actually doing it? Take an afternoon to work on fun and imaginative projects guaranteed to get you back into the flow of creating art on a regular basis. The time to start making art is right now, not some vague day in the future that never comes. By simply cutting, arranging and gluing papers to a surface, you will learn how to make striking compositions through the arrangement of line, form and colour. Sun Jun 17, 1pm - 4pm Wendy Welch $85 (materials included)

Murals and Street Art This three session workshop is an introduction to the fundamentals of mural painting, a traditional art form that has experienced a renaissance over the last several decades with the rise of street art and graffiti. You will learn to use a range of tools such as spray paint, stencils, rollers, tape, and painting with brushes to achieve many different effects. Participants will use the back walls of the Vancouver Island School of Art to make completed murals. Saturdays Jun 23, 30 & Jul 7, 10am - 5pm Kay Marie Gallivan $235, Material Fee: $20 for respirator (all other materials included)

The Contemporary Botanical is inspired by the fantastical and intricate botanical drawings from the Renaissance through to the 19th century. The workshop begins by drawing a series of plant studies from observation that will be used later as a source for design development and transformation. Sun Jul 8, 1pm - 4pm Wendy Welch $85 (materials included)

Painting and Collage covers the many ways that collage can be used in painting, from making idea sketches for composition, to creating dynamic layered surfaces with visual complexity. You will make their own collage papers from paint as well as used found surfaces and photographic images. The workshops will feature hands-on work, demos, one-on-one instruction, and critique, as well as slide shows providing examples. Some painting experience recommended. Mon - Fri Jul 9 - 13, 10am - 5pm John Luna $395 (supply list online)

Painting on Drawing uses drawing on paper as a starting point and then working with paint to isolate the main subject, theme or idea. The resulting work will include both the early drawing decisions and the painting elements. The focus is on the working with the process of drawing and painting to create a finished work. Each day begins with a new project and ends with a class discussion of that project. The class will be encouraged to develop a contemporary approach to materials and ideas. Mon - Fri Jul 9 - 13, 10am - 5pm Barrie Szekely $395 (supply list online)

Painting on Film will teach you the techniques of camera-less animation by painting and drawing directly on clear film as well as already exposed film stock in this workshop. Saturday morning: examples of drawn on film animation will be shown and students will learn specific methods for painting, scratching and modifying already exposed images on film. Saturday afternoon: you will be given 2 minutes of clear film, and several minutes of already exposed film that they can scratch, paint on and otherwise transform, using techniques learned. Over the weekend students will work on several minutes of painted film; and at the end of the Sunday afternoon their film will then be transferred to video and sound added. Sat & Sun Jul 14 & 15, 10am - 5pm Peter Sandmark $225 + Material Fee: $25, includes a roll of clear film, already exposed film, brushes, paints, and other tools

Painting with Acrylic Skins will show you how to make paint skins and incorporate them into your acrylic paintings. Paint skins are made by layering acrylic paints on a non-porous surface and then peeling them off for use in a painting. They can be added to paintings to increase the dimensionality which adds interest and complexity. You will work towards making two paintings over the weekend: one based on a geometric abstract grid and the other on a landscape. In addition, you will learn to use light and dark value contrasts to create a dynamic and vibrant composition. Some acrylic painting experience recommended.Sat & Sun Jul 21 & 22, 10am - 5pm Anna Curtin $225 (supply list online)

Drawing with Nature will use nature to explore the gestures, materials and subjects of nature. Each day a different subject and material from nature will be used to explore mark making through gestural drawing exercises and close observation on subjects observed and/or collected from nature. You will use drawing materials originating from the earth (graphite, charcoal, walnut ink, black tea), and spend time expanding creative mark making techniques, developing observational skills, work with line, value and composition. Projects will be done both inside and outside in nature as a way of expanding perspectives on drawing from the natural world. required.Mon - Fri Jul 23 - 27, 10am - 5pm Connie Morey $395 (supply list online)

Making Art a Practice is based on the book by Cat Bennett of the same name: Making Art a Practice: How to Be the Artist You Are. This workshop will introduce you to a range of simple, yet fulfilling drawing and painting prompts to get you excited about making art. The focus is on process and discovery and allowing yourself to make art even if you think you are not good at it. Projects will include drawing, painting, mixed media and collage. The most important thing that you will discover from this workshop is that art is its own reward. Mon - Fri Jul 23 - 27, 10am - 5pm Wendy Welch $395.00 (supply list online

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