Class Description: Are you tired of painting alone? Maybe you feel stuck on something in your painting practise or you prefer painting in a social space with others? Take your painting to the next level in this inspiring three-hour workshop with like-minded painters. The first hour we practise some exercises that will help develop your perception and painting skills, including drawing, colour mixing, “target practise”, paint handling and brush work. The remaining two hour block is your time for independent study with gentle, knowledgeable guidance from your instructor and the camaraderie of your fellow artists. Bring something on the go, a new project, or if you are completely unsure of “what to paint”, you can ask for project assignments to help your painting grow. Oil or Acrylic
Prerequisite: Some painting experience recommended (self-taught is fine!)
Six sessions: Tuesdays 4-7pm June 11-July 16 (Drop-ins welcome)
Class fee: $425 for 6 sessions/ Drop-ins $75 per session (contact Val for availability) Text: 778-865-2650
Location: #228b-2270 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay ENTRY AT BACK SOUTHEASTERN STAIRS: Text me when you arrive and I will open the door 🙂
To register: email val@valnelson.ca or text 778-865-2650 with your expression of interest
Payment: E-transfer, cash or cheque
Supply list: See below for details!
SUPPLY LIST
General supplies: Bring the paint colours and brushes that you have, a palette for mixing colours, and a project with your canvas to work on. Also a container for water (acrylic or water-soluble oils) or any mediums you like to use. Oil painters may like using linseed or walnut oil or an alkyd resin such as Gamblin Galky lite plus an odorless mineral spirits such as Gamsol.
You will also need a few more things for painting or drawing studies. See below for what else to bring.
Bare minimum colours:
medium red
medium yellow
ultramarine blue
titanium white
NIce to have:
burnt sienna
burnt umber
yellow ochre
a cool green such as pthalo or viridian
Miscellaneous:
small palette knife , tear-drop or diamond-shape
sketchbook and 2B pencil (HB is fine)
For painting studies: 9 x 12″ or 12 x 16″ canvas-pad or canvas paper pad, such as Canson or Fredrix, OR multimedia paper pad (priming with white acrylic gesso recommended for flow and archival purposes) . These are often available at Monks’ Office Supply one block south of my studio on Cliffe Ave.
Print out 8.5 x 11″ any photo image you might be working from
rags/ paper towels
apron or old clothes
green painters tape
nitrile gloves for hand protection (paint/hardware store)
ART SUPPLY STORES in Courtenay: Monk’s Office Supply, Benjamin Moore House of Colour, PJ’s, Walmart
ABOUT VAL: An honours graduate of Emily Carr College of Art and Design and former ballet dancer, Val Nelson has been the recipient of a number of grants and awards, including finalist for the Royal Bank Painting Competition. She has been represented by Bau-Xi Gallery (Vancouver/Toronto) and Galerie de Bellefeuille (Montreal) and attended a residency at the Vermont Studio Centre among others. She paints full-time while also enjoying sharing her passion for painting with students in travelling workshops and also classes in her private art studio in Courtenay, BC on the western coast of Canada.
