RECREATION

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Visual Arts
Adult Workshops
VISUAL ARTS
Registration starts
August 16
Adult Art Workshops - Beginner
These popular workshops offer the chance to sample art materials in a “try-it” style workshop, in a comfortable and welcoming environment. The
focus is on exploring materials, learning about process, and working with basic steps for the beginner level artist. A wonderful chance to have a fun
outing, meet new people and explore your creativity! No experience is needed.
Location: Gallery@501 - Studio Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Cost: $18.00 Age: 18Y+ Max 20
Sep 20 Watercolour Painting 107125
Oct 4 Pastel Mountain Landscape 107126
Oct 11 Animal Symbol Painting 107889
Oct 25 Halloween Lantern 107128
Nov 1 Easy Colour Prints 107129
Nov 15 Simple Cityscape 107888
Nov 22 Van Gogh Flowers 107131
Nov 29 Festive Silkscreen Printing 107132
Explore the colors of fall as you learn some basic step by step tips on how to use
watercolor to paint a fall landscape.
Discover how fun it is to work with chalk pastels! Using black paper, you’ll
learn how to blend and layer colors to capture a mountain scene in the style
of Canadian artist Lawren Harris.
We’ll view the symbolic animal paintings of First Nations artist Jason Carter in the
gallery, and learn how to create a bear symbol using acrylic paint, onto a
patterned background. This will involve basic shapes and colors.
Transform a mason jar into a lantern, using silhouette cutouts, gel medium,
cellophane, vintage images and a battery powered tealight. Make it as spooky or
classy as you like - great to display at home.
See how easy it is to create colorful patterned prints on paper, using paint on a gelli plate
which is a reusable gelatin media. Great for those who love color, this process is fun
and full of endless possibilities! Recipe to make your own gelli plate will be provided.
We’ll look at the artwork of Richard Borowski in the gallery, and get inspiration to
create our own work of art. Learn how to create a simple print of a cityscape using
basic lines and styrofoam printmaking.
Learn how to paint flowers in the style of Van Gogh, using acrylic paint. This class is
about getting expressive with color and brushstrokes.
Learn how to print an image with stencils and inks on a silkscreen. We’ll create
some seasonal images using simple shapes & tools. Great for those who want
to try something new!
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