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Popular art instructor Andrew Cheddie Sookrah is pleased to offer a new series of in-person studio acrylic painting sessions where beginner and intermediate artists will work with colour hues and tonal values, as well as the structuring of shape and form in acrylic painting.

Adult Artmaking Workshops

Make art, grow friendships, and relax with a cup of tea at Sunday Sip and Create!

Adult Artmaking Workshops

Make art, grow friendships, and relax with a cup of tea at Sunday Sip and Create!

Tuesdays | 9:30-10 am

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Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

Buy single classes.

Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

Buy all 4 classes and SAVE over 30%!

Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

Buy all 4 classes and SAVE over 30%!

Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

2-day in-person art class

Led by Emily Pleasance, an artist and certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, this program is designed to help you slow down, drop into the body, and better connect with yourself and the natural world. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, Forest Therapy draws on the interconnectedness humans have with our natural environment. Through embodiment and relaxation practices, it will teach you how to see nature as a supportive resource.

GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE and SCHOOL GROUPS must contact the appropriate coordinator to book a visit.

Series Package: 6 sessions

Classes run Sundays from September 10 to November 5, 2023 (see full schedule)

In this workshop we will explore sculpture including different ways sculptures are made and the materials artist use to make 3D works for art. We will discover many types of 3D art together. We will start with a walk Outdoors to take a closer look at some of the sculptures located on the gallery/McMichael grounds. Then, inside the gallery we will continue our exploration of other sculptures. In the Studio, we will have a short break and then we will make our own 3D art using clay.

In this workshop we will examine how artists can express ideas using thick (impasto) paints. Inside the gallery we will begin with a visit to the theatre as a Âehind the Scenes look at this room which was a part of the McMichael³ home. We will also handle an artist³ paint box and their tools to examine how some artists (like the Group of Seven) expressed their ideas of nature. We will look at some paintings in the gallery spaces and will continue by taking a leisurely walk outdoors, then head to the Pine Cottage studio space. In the studio, we will have a short break, then make art. We will make our own nature-inspired painting using thick (impasto) paint and a plastic palette knife.

In this workshop, which combines outdoor and in-gallery activities and studio art-making, we explore Inuit prints and the stonecut printmaking method.

In this interactive, hands-on workshop we explore how artists (contemporary, Group of Seven, Tom Thomson and others) can use colour and dramatic lines in their paintings.

Enjoy the McMichael's woodland setting and its art collection in this workshop that takes a closer, fun look 2D shapes.

Begin with an in-gallery visit, followed by a discovery walk on the McMichael grounds. Lastly, in the Studio participants will use paper and a variety of design tools, drawing and colouring materials, to creatively express their ideas in making their own  shape  inspired artwork.

Adult Artmaking Workshops

Make art, grow friendships, and relax with a cup of tea at Sunday Sip and Create!

Adult Artmaking Workshops

Make art, grow friendships, and relax with a cup of tea at Sunday Sip and Create!

An intensive weekend of study in oil painting technique. Artist Judy Sherman will cover a wide range of painting skills and topics, including how to understand values, composition, colour, shape, form, lighting, brush technique and much more. Through demonstrations, painting exercises, and one-on-one feedback, students will learn to view and analyze the world as a visual artist.