4170 Riverwood Park Lane, Miss. ON L5C 2S7
Office: 905 277 4313  ~ WEBSITE

Since 2009 I have been teaching at VAM in multiple disciplines.  Painting: acrylic, oil, ink, & mulit mediums - Drawing: Multimedia - Sculpture: wire sculpture and paper mache.

ONLINE COURSE 
​Winter 2021

​Doodle to Finished Drawing
Part 1
Ages 18+, Intermediate
WINTER
MON - 4 wks
11 Jan, 2021 - 01 Feb, 2021
3 hrs - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​ Price: $155.00 + HST

 Course DescriptionThe student will be challenged to create doodles based on images presented. These drawings will be reworked using drawing techniques [hatching, shading, blocking and values]. Composition is fundamental and will be the second element discussed to ensure students can create an interesting and cohesive finished drawing. Join us to explore how these simple creative exercises can develop your ability to envision something beyond your first observation. Part one and two will use similar approaches but the exercises and techniques will be more challenging in Part 2. 
Students must bring materials. 

Past Courses
Winter - Spring - Summer - Fall

Sample Classes from the past

Painting with Papers

Course Description: Using a variety of Japanese papers, “bleeding” tissue papers and assorted textured papers, you will discover the fun of layering to create beautiful bold or soft art images.
Once you start, it’s hard to stop!

Technical drawing: Chiaroscuro

Drawing for Pleasure - Outside or in studio

painting:
oil or acrylic

new weekly Challenges
each term

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Oil Painting from photo
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Working with photo references, the students will address the design elements and art theories through the weekly challenges, as they create their own interest driven painting.
Course Description:
Working from photo reference, explore new themes, design principles and technical elements to expand your ability to compose a great painting. Topics will include perspective, overlap, multiples, negative space, collage and the influence of words. Inspiration will be taken from copyright-free photo reference.
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Fall 2014
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Spring 2015
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Spring 2015
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Winter 2015

Workshops: wire sculpture & Paper Mache

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Wire Bird - in progress
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Student Small Bird Wire Sculpture from past classes

palette knife workshops

The Palette Knife is great for liberation of movement and mixing paint.  It gives us texture and layering that is otherwise very difficult in brush work.

Fabric and Portrait Study - Drawing

 We will look at a variety of drapery scenarios - how various fabrics hang, stretch, or hide and reveal the body/object. 
Chiaroscuro, washes, blending and contour  will be explored.  Models will be available in the last classes - to use the skills we have been working on, to show fabric on the human form

INK, ACRYLICS & WATERCOLOURS

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wet paper with ink and acrylic wash.

Abstraction

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Vigis - texture and colourfield
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Candis - texture and colourfield