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Summer ART WORKSHOPS for painters
~Overview of 2024 workshops
2024 Workshops overview
This is an overview listing of the scheduled 2024 workshops. All 2024 workshops will be 4 days in length, Monday-Thursday (except Marleen Vermeulen’s 5-day workshop). The individual workshop pages provide more detailed information about each workshop and its instructor and are accessed by the ‘Details’ buttons under each course description below.
The fees for each class (both the early bird rate through February 29 and the regular rate from March 1 onward) are listed by instructor. Complete information about registration is on the Registration page.
All classes will be held at the Gibsons Curling Club in upper Gibsons.
Note that class updates, news and additional information about classes can also be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Link to our Facebook and Instagram pages by clicking on the icons in the footer at the bottom of every website page.
Instructor: Steve Chmilar
Title: Drawing Imaginative Realism
Medium: Drawing media (graphite, charcoal, pencils)
Level: Beginner to advanced.
Drawing experience is recommended, however, any ambitious beginner is welcome if they are open to a mind-expanding challenge.
Dates: July 1-4, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29
Instructor: David McEown
Title: Watercolour Inspired by Nature
Medium: Watercolours
Level: Intermediate to advanced; suitable for artists new to watercolour, but with some art background in other mediums.
Dates: July 8-11, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29
Instructor: Gaye Adams
Title: Create Compelling Light
Medium: Oils preferred; if acrylics, know your medium
Level: Intermediate/advanced (some painting experience is helpful)
Dates: July 15-18, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29
Instructor: Marleen Vermeulen
Title: Feeling Texture and Space
Medium: Oils
Level: Intermediate
Dates: July 22-26, 2023 (5 days: Monday-Friday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$685; $750 after February 29
Instructor: Greta Guzek
Title: GLASS HALF FULL – Painting from a Positive Perspective
Medium: Acrylics
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Dates: July 29-August 1, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29
Instructor: Kai Liu
Title: Painted Collagraph: Exploring Mixed Media Painting Techniques
Medium: Mixed media/print and acrylic
Level: All levels
Dates: August 5 -8, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29
Instructor: Angela Fehr
Title: Brave, Spontaneous Watercolour Landscapes
Medium: Watercolours
Level: Intermediate to advanced (including plein air)
Dates: August 12-15, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29
Title: Just Add Water
Medium: Mixed water media
Level: All skill levels from confident beginner on
Dates: August 19-22, 2024 (4 days: Monday-Thursday, 9am to 4pm)
Fees: Early Bird—$550; $600 after February 29