Art Classes in Vernon, BC
About Our Classes
Joan and her assistant, Linda Edwards, offer 3 classes per week. Students range from beginner to experienced. The Wednesday afternoon class will be geared toward beginners. Classes start in early January. For each session, students will do different drawing and painting techniques and projects. We concentrate on teaching the basics and then try to find new and interesting projects related to those basic techniques.
Schedule For January - December, 2020Five - 6 week sessions, with 2 weeks off in between each, with longer breaks for Christmas and summer.
3rd session – Tuesday, Jan. 7 to Thursday, Feb. 13/2020 Off – Friday, Feb. 14 - Monday, March 2 4th session – Tuesday, March 3 to Thursday, April 9/2020 Off – Friday, April 10 - Monday, April 28 5th. session – Tuesday, April 29 - Thursday, June 4/2020 Off – Friday, June 5 - Monday, Sept. 7 1st session - Tuesday, Sept. 8 - Thursday, Oct. 15/2020 Off – Friday, Oct. 16 - Monday, Nov. 2 2nd session – Tuesday, Nov. 3 - Thursday, Dec. 10/2020 Off –Friday, Dec. 11 - early Jan/2021 Days and Times:
Tuesdays from 9 am to 12 pm – Experienced
Wednesdays from 12:30 to 3:30 pm – Mostly but not totally Beginners Thursdays from 12:30 to 3:30 pm – Experienced Further DetailsStudents will be asked to indicate to Linda and Joan prior to each session whether or not they will be attending the next session of classes and which day they would prefer.
Maximum # of students in each class will be 7. Minimum # will be 3. Each session will have certain projects that we have planned, and students would (hopefully) complete these projects during that session. If you have any suggestions re projects not listed above that you would like to do, please let us know and we will do our best to incorporate your ideas. Depending on time, we may or may not be able to complete every project listed, but we will try. The time off periods would give students the opportunity to complete any unfinished projects and/or to work on their own ideas. Projects would not normally be carried over to the next session. |
Some of the techniques and Projects That We Hope To Complete This Upcoming Year1) Pouring technique
2) Distortion 3) Drawing for angles and perspective 4) Flowers - negative style 5) Pen and Ink - painted 6) Okanagan Landscape - any style 7) Doodle style - painted 8) Drawing/painting en plein air weather permitting 9) Creating texture 10) Colour pop - using pure colours next to grayed down colours 11) Portraits using chalk pastels/pencil/watercolour 12) Sayings taken literally and/or creatively 13) Drawing- Figures 14) Water 15) Negative painting 16) Drawing styles 17) Puddling Beginners will cover: Paints, palette, brushes, pencils, watercolour paper, drawing paper, basic set-up for painting, basic painting techniques, brush strokes, drawing techniques, colour theory, composition, perspective, easy painting exercises, etc. CostCost: $130 / session, payable at the beginning of each session. Students are asked to pay the full amount for each session regardless of the number of classes they might miss that session because make-up classes are available. Students may attend any other class to do a make-up class during that session. If you will be away for the first couple of classes in a session, you may start late, come to extra make-up classes, and try to ‘catch up’.
This schedule would give students the option of planning their own trips to coincide with the 2 week, Christmas and summer off-times. Private classes may be available upon request. Location:
9085 College Dr., Coldstream – click for map
Art Show
This January, our students are having their own art show at the Vernon Community Arts Center from Jan. 9 - 28, 2020.
From Art Show in May 2012
Student's work can be seen at:
VCAC in January |
