Painting 1 & 2
10 Week Class | Available
This is a mixed level, process based painting course with an emphasis on development and expansion of visual language skills. Students are encouraged to work on structured exercises that lead to developing individual projects. We will explore fundamental painterly concerns such as light and shadow, colour relationships, paint handling, composition, abstraction, gesture, energy, intention and personal expression. Working from observation of still life, figure and landscape, classes include structured exercises, inspirational lectures based on contemporary and historical painting, demonstrations and critiques with the emphasis on painting time in a supportive environment. The course content takes direction from the issues and needs that arise in the previous class. Beginners are welcome and brought into a process by the group. Students will have an opportunity to develop their own voice through ongoing painting practice.
Note: Students can paint in either acrylics or oils.
Base Tuition: $480 + Model Fee: $30 + Material Fee: $12 = $522 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Observation and ways of seeing
- Values and colour mixing
- Structure and composition
- Paint handling Introduction to a process based practice
Martha Eleen
Martha, a Toronto-based painter, has been teaching painting and drawing at Toronto School of Art since 2004. Martha’s paintings are represented in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, and have been exhibited in public galleries in Canada, the US, Mexico and Japan.