Painting for Adults | Dollard Centre for the Arts

Painting Classes for Adults

Creative Acrylic Painting – Online

Teacher: Beverley Wight
8 weekly sessions
Monday: May 18 to Jul. 6, 2020

Explore acrylic painting techniques of all kinds through practice and demonstrations.

Materials required: Acrylic brushes and a set of beginning acrylic paints.

Teaching Method:
Receive weekly recorded video lessons via email and connect with the instructor via phone & photo or video to go over your progress every week.

DDO Res: $212 / DDO Seniors: $201
NR: $224 / NR Seniors: $212

Questions? Contact Beverley by email:

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Enjoying Watercolour – Online

Teacher: Renée Mizgala
8 weekly sessions
Monday: May 18 to Jul. 6, 2020

Learn basic to more innovative watercolour techniques through demonstrations and critiques while you explore various subject matter.

Materials required:

Watercolour paper – good quality, 140-lb cold press
Watercolour tubes – 6 colours minimum
Watercolour brushes, synthetic – a no 8 round and a 1/2 inch flat
A palette and a small container of masking fluid

Teaching Method:
Receive weekly written lessons via email, including visual steps, and connect with the instructor via phone & photo or video to go over your progress every week.

DDO Res: $186 / DDO Seniors: $174
NR: $197 / NR Seniors: $186

Questions? Contact us by email:

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Oil Painting: Original Images – Postponed

Teacher: Jacinta Ionno
8 weeks from Apr. 15 to Jun. 3, 2020
Wednesday 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. or Wednesday 7 p.m. to 9:30 pm

Learn underpainting, layering and blending techniques through demonstrations and exercises using your own photographs of various subjects.

Materials not included: cost approx. $150
DDO Res: $159 / DDO Seniors: $148
NR: $171 / NR Seniors: $159

Questions? Contact Jacinta by email:

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Preparing for a Professional Practice in the Visual Arts – Postponed

Teacher: Claudine Ascher
8 weeks from Apr. 20 to Jun. 8, 2020
Monday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Learn how to prepare your portfolio, define your artistic practice, select your imagery, create artist statements and how to write your biography.

Prerequisite: students must provide 10-20 examples of their work in any format.

DDO Res: $142 / DDO Seniors: $130
NR: $153 / NR Seniors: $142

Questions? Contact Claudine by email:

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Exploring Image Transfers – Postponed

Teacher: Linda Sidel
8 weeks from Apr. 20 to Jun. 8, 2020
Monday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Transfer your own photographic images into acrylic media and learn to use painting techniques like texturing to create dynamic images.

Materials not included: $80 payable at first class

DDO Res: $175 / DDO Seniors: $164
NR: $187 / NR Seniors: $175

Questions? Contact Linda by email:

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Introduction to Acrylic Painting – Postponed

Teacher: Geneviève Sideleau
8 weeks from Apr. 15 to Jun. 3, 2020
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Experience each step of the acrylic painting process from colour theory, paint application to handling of various techniques and subject matter.

Materials not included: approx. $150

DDO Res: $212 / DDO Seniors: $201
NR: $224 / NR Seniors: $212

Questions? Contact us by email:

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