ART WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS FALL 2018

We believe everyone is an artist at the Creative Palette.  Our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where both beginners and advanced artists can come and relax and create art using different methods and materials with an experienced artist.  Come and experience a home-based studio for smaller more specialized classes.  We will be offering "en plein aire" classes, figurative classes using live models, and different art forms including sculpture, mixed media and painting both indoors and out.  Check regularly for new workshops!  Our workshops for adults ages 16 and older are usually Tuesday mornings or Friday nights for adults!  

3 Day Beginner Watercolour - Master the Basics! 

Finally a class for those who want to learn all there is about traditional watercolour techniques.  Have fun and come out with a great understanding of how to master watercolours.  Simple, easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to get good washes, the use of resistance including masking fluid and salt, and layering colour on watercolour paper.  All materials are included and you will alternate between two 12 x 16" paintings of butterflies and flowers.

Tuesdays Sept. 18th, 25th and Oct. 2nd, 2018 from 10:30 am to 1 pm (NOW FULL)

or on Fridays Sept. 21st, 28th and Oct. 5th from 6:30 to 9 pm

 Cost is $175 plus HST and includes all supplies

Intuitive Art - Experiments in Alcohol Ink I

 Learn how these amazingly vibrant paints work by dripping, smudging, throwing, spattering, scraping, and pouring with inks.  Follow your inner creative child on a journey and see what beautiful and intuitive painting you can create.  You will create two separate images that may be representational or abstract in nature.  (Please note the use of rubbing alcohol may cause strong odours so caution is recommended if you are sensitive.) 

Available on Tuesday Oct. 16th, 2018 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (NOW FULL)

 or on Friday Oct. 19th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Cost is $55 plus HST and includes all supplies

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Still life Drawing and Painting in Watercolour Batik

Join us for this 3 Day workshop where you will learn how to use thumbnails to choose a composition working from a still life setup.  Good instruction on how to see and draw from 3 dimension to transform a drawing ready to paint.  Continue your study of light, tone and colour as you learn how to create a watercolour batik on rice paper.  Techniques in pen and ink linework and colour theory will be a part of this great workshop.  Seasonal stillife setup could include fruit, flower, lantern and or a vase.  All 3 classes should be taken together for success in this workshop.  Suitable for beginners.

Available on Tuesdays Nov. 6th, 13th, and 20th, 2018 from 10:30 am to 1 pm

 or on Fridays Nov. 9th, 16th and 23rd from 6:30 to 9 pm

Cost is $185 plus HST and includes all supplies. 

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Still life Drawing and Painting in Acrylics

Join us for this 3 Day workshop where you will learn how to use thumbnails to choose a composition working from a still life setup.  Good instruction on how to see and draw from 3 dimension to transform a drawing ready to paint.  Continue your study of light, tone and colour as you learn how to apply acrylics in bold, thick strokes. Techniques in the painterly method will be demonstrated on a 12 x 16" canvas provided.  Suitable for beginners.

Drawing class Tues. Nov. 6th, with painting portion offered Nov. 27th and Dec. 4th. 20th, 2018 from 10:30 am to 1 pm

 or drawing class Fri. Nov. 9th with painting portion offered Fri. Nov. 30th and Dec. 7th from 6:30 to 9 pm

Cost is $195 plus HST and includes all supplies for this 3 day workshop.  If you wish to take just the 2 day painting classes the cost is $140 plus HST, please inquire for more details. 

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Pen and Ink Techniques - Create a Zentangle Lantern

Come and join us for this fun 1 day workshop where you will learn basic techniques in zentangling to create a design using numbers or symbols to decorate a lantern.  You will draw and ink a template that you will shade in black in white ink.  Your drawing will be scanned, duplicated and printed on rice paper and adhered to a glass lantern provided.  (Please note you will have to wait a week to pick up your completed lantern).  This class is available to teens and/or adults.  Create a gift for someone for the holidays!  Great class to take with your teen!

Available on Tues. Dec. 11th from 10:30 am to 1 pm

 or on Friday Dec. 14th from 6:30 to 9 pm.

Cost is $68 plus HST per person and includes the lantern. 

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More workshops are added frequently, so please check regularly.  A minimum of 5 participants for a class to run.  Our single day or evening workshops are designed to give adults a chance to just come out and try an art class in a relaxed, step-by-step environment.  Why not come out and see what you can do in just a few hours!  All supplies are included.  (Exception is the nuno-felting class where bubble wrap and a rolling pin is required.) 

Price Schedule

All supplies included in first workshop. Prices negotiable for continuing workshops.

Private Lesson $75 per hour
2-4 participants $35 per person per hour
5-8 participants $25 per person per hour

If you wish to participate with other creative people in a medium of your choice you are welcome to give us a call and we will do our best to put a group of people together for you!

"Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing."
-Marc Chagall

"The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable."
-Robert Henri

"When it is working, you completely go to another place, you are tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. That's what it is all about."
-Ketih Haring