Spring Introduction to Painting
   March 27  June 12 2017. 10-1pm or 2-5pm (10  weeks, no classes   )
 Members $360 | Public $425  A great course for the painting novice! Learn various techniques used by accomplished artists. This course will introduce you to various painting styles and approaches in painting and will draw upon AGO’s collection for inspiration. Learn about value and colour, many paint techniques and then create  two still life, a landscape, abstracts in series and a self portrait. This is one of our most popular classes!
 As the Georgia O’Keeffe sow is on many of the projects will be using her ideas as inspiration

spring  City Explorations: Traveller’s Sketchbook – Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, March 28 – April 25 (5 weeks) 10am-1  pm
Members $225+ | Public $290+ not sure of price sorry Travel to select botanical jewels in the city for drawing instruction en plein air. Learn quick drawing and painting techniques in a range of media that will capture your favourite details. Instruction will take place in the Botanical Gardens and in the Art Gallery of Ontario for direct observation. Students are expected to bring the following supplies: a 4″ x 6″ or 5″ x 7″ hardcover, coil-bound sketchbook, a small cardboard viewfinder or slide frame, ballpoint pen/ gel pen, pencils (HB, 2B, 4B), self-contained pencil sharpener, kneadable eraser. A portable sitting stool is recommended. Students are asked to print out a copy of their receipt and gather in the Community Gallery located in the WFLC for the start of the first class. This terms theme is based on Georgia O’keeffe and her work with flowers.

spring   Introduction to Painting
 ,  March 29- May 31 2017, 7pm – 10pm (10 weeks)
 Members $360 | Public $425  A great course for the painting novice! Learn various techniques used by accomplished artists. This course will introduce you to various painting styles and approaches in painting and will draw upon AGO’s collection for inspiration.Learn about value and colour, many paint techniques and then create  two still life, a landscape, abstracts in series and a self portrait. This is one of our most popular classes!As the Georgia O’Keeffe sow is on many of the projects will be using her ideas as inspiration.

summer Intro to Everything  Wednesday 6-9pm August 2-23, 2017.( 4 weeks) Not sure which process is right for you?  Here’s your chance to experiment and play in the studio!  Inspired by themes in the AGO’s collections and exhibitions, each week students will explore a different art making technique.  From printmaking to painting to drawing and sculpture (and more), this is the ultimate crash course in studio sampling. All materials will be supplied by the AGO. This is an opportunity to enjoy process and making! Please note that this syllabus is a guideline only, and is subject to change depending on course progression and student focus.

summer Abstract Painting Thursday 7-10pm July 6-27, 2017.  (4 weeks)   Abstract painting is a course designed for the beginner or advanced painter who wants to learn more techniques. It is a technique driven class with a variety of techniques and artists explored. Learn about the variety of paint tools and how certain layers impact others. Techniques covered through demonstration will be; graduated blend, scumble, sgraffito, dry brush, dripping, spatter, stipple, graining, sponging, rag rolling, smuffato, impasto, block aging, glazing and hard edge painting with both tape and stencil. The course will also cover how to create an abstract painting from reality and mimicking famous artist styles.

summer Cityscape Painting  Thursday 7-10pm August 3-24, 2017.( 4 weeks)    For centuries, artists have found inspiration in the cityscape – its buildings, crowds, and more intimate spaces. In this four week workshop, students will create several paintings inspired by the urban landscape and notions of the “everyday”. The AGO’s collections will frame discussions relating to the history, formal innovations, related conceptual and ideological positions of the cityscape, and its potential for both representational and abstract painterly approaches. A basic knowledge of painting techniques is highly recommended. Students are responsible for the purchase of their own materials. A materials list will be provided on the first day of class.

Abstract Painting     8 weeks  Wednesday from 930-12  pm  Fall: Oct.4 – Nov 22, 2017. Winter: Jan. 17-March 7, 2018 . Spring: April 11- May 30 , 2018.  Fees: $315 includes hst http://lucsculpture.com/  663 Greenwood Ave at Danforth, Toronto  416.461.7936

Fall’s Theme will be technique building  delving into contemorary artists.

 In this supportive, introductory acrylic painting course we will investigate & create abstract works based on many different painting techniques, artists & their styles. Learn a variety of techniques including: graduated blend, scumble, sgraffito, smuffato, masking off, hard edge, stipple, impasto, combing, scraping, dripping, & high relief build up with inclusion painting using modeling paste. Using the principals of design, colour theory, composition & exercises on how to develop abstract ideas, you will develop your own style & body of work. This course is suitable from beginner to an advanced student. Each term we will cover different aspects of painting for those who wish to continue from previous terms

Drawing Explorations    Wednesday afternoon from 1230-3 pm Fall Session: Oct. 4- Nov. 22, 2017. Winter: Jan .17- March 7, 2018. Spring: April 11- May 30, 2018. Fee: $315 (includes taxes) for 8 weeks.  http://lucsculpture.com/  663 Greenwood Ave at Danforth, Toronto  416.461.7936 

Fall Theme will be starting from scratch- literally. Mark making and building up forms through line and  repeated pattern.

Whether you are taking the first step to becoming a drawer or been drawing for years, this course offers a chance to explore different drawing mediums in a nurturing safe environment. Each week different media will be explored from simple graphite pencils, pencil crayons, markers to India ink with nibs, oil and chalk pastel to  more unconventional items like coffee grounds, tea bags and graphite powder. All that is needed is a sketchbook, some loose paper  and drawing tools  from around your house.  Lauren will provide interesting forays into using wet mediums, printmaking methods and collage to enhance your images.  Drawings will come from direct observation as well as your imagination.  Subject matter will include; still life, botanical, architectural renderings , perspective, portraiture and landscape. Depending on the weather some drawings will happen plein air.

Limited to 10 participants

Abstract Painting Workshop Series  Offered -4 different themes 1-4pm , 4 weeks  Fee $195

at ARTiculations  2928 Dundas St West
, Toronto ON 
M6P 1Y8
  416.901.7464  http://articulations.ca/ 

 Fall Session 3  Abstract Painting: Through History – level 3

Friday November 25-December 16, 2016. , 1:00-4:00pm, 4 weeks  Fee $195

Lets create Abstract Art through the ages and learn how modern  artists reacted to the past. We will  be creating four works related to several  jumping off points in history.  We will start with ancient cave painting and the use of stencils and a limited palette. Then move into Egyptian Hieroglyphs and works by Torres – Garcia and how they are similar. Then we switch continents to Australian Aboriginal Dot painting using dowels and meditation  as our main tools, and finish with the impact of African Masks specifically on  Picasso and Modigliani. This course is suitable from beginner to an advanced student.

Week 1: Earliest Cave painting

Week 2: Emblems and Stories:  Egyptian Hieroglyphs  vs Torres –Garcia

Week 3: Australian Aboriginals. Dot painting

Week 4: African Masks vs. Picasso

Winter Session 1  Abstract Painting: From Landscape  – level 4

Dates Friday starting Jan 13- Feb 3, 2017.  1:00-4:00pm 4 weeks  Fee $195

at ARTiculations 2928 Dundas St West, Toronto ON M6P 1Y8  416.901.7464 http://articulations.ca/

 In this innovative, acrylic painting workshop we will investigate & create several abstract works based on transforming a real landscape photograph into an abstract version of it. You can make things more realistic or more abstract depending on your personal tastes. Each week we will explore something different; from technique, depth,  different paint strategies and  different view points. This course is suitable for a beginner or an advanced student.

 Week 1: Technique Building: creating several manufactured landscapes using  many techniques

 Week 2: Rocks, Sand and Surf : using a beach scene as a starting point 

 Week 3: Exploring trees:  looking  at piet mondrien’s apple tree series. We will explore techniques with schlapitka, the signature conifers, dabbing deciduous  and palette knifing bark

 Week 4:View from above part two using washes and watery paint we will cover our modeling past from last week , we will also finish week 2 and 3 projects .

Colour Theory for the Practicing Artist   (east end)

Saturday  November 4 2017  or Feb 3 or May 4 2018   from 9:30 to 4 pm  ( bring your lunch and all materials)

Fee $110 (including Taxes) Limited Space Please book Now!

Location:  LucSculpture School & Gallery , 663 Greenwood Ave at Danforth, Toronto  416.461.7936

http://lucsculpture.com/ 

In this full day workshop students will explore how colour works in relation to  its neighbors on the colour wheel. We will paint our way through true primary , secondary and tertiary colours along with homologous, analogous and complementary colours. Along the way we will gain some language about colour from hue, warm , cool,   tint, tone, intensity , simultaneous contrast, luminosity and what each colours value is on the grey scale.   We will also look at Colour Theorists, Itten, Munsell,  and Goethe. This is a hands on workshop where you may use the paint you already have to create useful colour wheels and value scales that help you further understand what your chosen palette can do .

If you are wanting to explore colour theory in its truest sense then using gouache** is the best medium to be working in  as it dries  quickly, matte (with no sheen) , is opaque, and does not flake. Turner and Pebeo are great brands, Reeves is very inexpensive but does flake. We want paint to be ideally opaque and matte so  the hue won’t be influenced by the surface or by the shininess of the paint.   **Colour theory can be done in  any paint medium; watercolour, oil, tempera,  and acrylic; however all of them have their own challenges. Watercolour should not have the use of white as the paper acts as the white and paint is transparent but does dry quickly. Oil paint takes a  long time to dry and can act quite transparently  with a sheen and turns muddy quickly. Also more brushes are needed as clean up is challenging . Acrylic comes in many brands  that  varies in sheen,  transparency and opacity along with “open paints” that are sticky and take a really long time to dry.  Tempera of a low quality will mix unevenly with a gritty nature and can flake off after it dries.

Materials list:
2H or HB pencil
Palette that can hold many  colours at once (round plastic ones with 6-8-10 wells are great)
#2, #4, talkyon round tipped brush and or #4, #6 talkyon flat tipped brush – it makes a smoother surface than hogs hair brushes
2-3 Water containers
The colours needed for this workshop are: (titanium) white, (ivory) black , primary yellow, primary red/magenta, primary blue/cyan. If true primaries are unavailable then owning cadmium red medium, magenta, lemon yellow, cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, pthalo blue or cyan are your best options .