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May 9 – Luscious Landscapes – Joan Larson Four hours of fun learning the basics of Landscape Painting in Pastel! We will cover: trees, trees and more trees; how to use your greens for believable landscapes; how to create distance and depth through Atmospheric Perspective; Basic Perspective; Skies and Clouds.  We...

May 2 – Mosaics – Debra Hagen Feel like creating with a medium that’s been used for thousands of years? In this class you will have the opportunity to do just that! We will be using a glass tile from Italy called smalti. It comes in many different colours and...

April 25 – Keeping it Simple: Acrylics with Tom Shardlow Painting can be one of the most difficult and complex of undertakings. There are many rules, all of which can be broken. However, keeping it simple can cut through the confusion and produce rewarding results. This one-day workshop will focus...

April 11 – Driftwood (oil painting) – Elissa Anthony Here on the West Coast seascapes are a way of life for many artists. Driftwood comes in many shapes, sizes and colours. It can make or break your beach scene.  We will be painting with traditional oil paints with a focus...

March 21 – Fantastic Florals with Gelli Plates! - Linda Greig We will start in the morning by creating unique papers using a gelli plate and a variety of materials. During the afternoon session we will create an abstract floral painting using acrylic paint and the gelli prints we created...

March 28 – Drawing: Stretching Your Skills – Jennifer McIntyre Though artists strive to be original they are often encouraged/taught to draw realistically or formulaically.  This workshop includes exercises, games and skill development that help the participants draw in expressive ways that encourage creativity and originality  All materials provided About...

March 14 – Exploring Oil Painting – Margery Blom Covering the fundamentals of oil painting using several Techniques (Blocking, Layering, Alla Prima and Glazing) this workshop offers step-by-step guidance with demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and individual feedback to help students learn how to select and use materials, apply paint in different...

March 7 – Marks, Scars & Tattoos – Dennis Brown No not on you!!  On canvas or paper. Dennis will demo playing with various marks, then adding in scars and finally doing a form of tattooing. He will then provide individual guidance to each participant as they explore these features...

Feb 28 – Watercolour Sketching – Diane Micheline While sketching a landscape, we will identify the non-essentials and discuss composition, light and shadow.  With a limited palette and ink pen, you’ll create sketches in a variety of formats go home with your own little sketchbook to take everywhere for daily...

Feb 21 – Fun with Charcoal Portraiture – Peggy Burkosky Peggy will guide you with step by step instructions on how to compose a professional style portrait, using vine charcoal.  Once you have learned the basic composition of a portrait you will be able to begin sketching friends and family...

Nanoose Bay artist Jolene Hassard paints in the style of dotillism using acrylic paint. She creates intricate, colourful, Mandala-like backgrounds with her subjects contrasting in silhouette.

Nanoose Bay artist Jolene Hassard paints in the style of dotillism using acrylic paint. She creates intricate, colourful, Mandala-like backgrounds with her subjects contrasting in silhouette.

Nanoose Bay artist Jolene Hassard paints in the style of dotillism using acrylic paint. She creates intricate, colourful, Mandala-like backgrounds with her subjects contrasting in silhouette.

Nanoose Bay artist Jolene Hassard paints in the style of dotillism using acrylic paint. She creates intricate, colourful, Mandala-like backgrounds with her subjects contrasting in silhouette.

Nanoose Bay artist Jolene Hassard paints in the style of dotillism using acrylic paint. She creates intricate, colourful, Mandala-like backgrounds with her subjects contrasting in silhouette.

The freshwater pearls are Keshi, the daggers are outlined with crystals and the ear wires are hypoallergenic, gold filled.

The freshwater pearls are Keshi, the daggers are outlined with crystals and the ear wires are hypoallergenic, gold filled.

These earrings on are gold vermeil leverback hooks.

Each mug features a painting by Island Artist Linda Greig. They can be put in the microwave but NOT in the dishwasher.