Painting Trees & Forests
4 Week Class | Registration opens 2025-04-15 12:00 PM
This course is designed to explore the art of painting trees and forests, guiding students through essential techniques to capture the textures, colors, and atmosphere of wooded landscapes.During this course you will engage in guided exercises to learn how to paint various types of trees, create depth and perspective in forest scenes, and develop key painting skills. Topics will include colour mixing for natural greens and earth tones, brushwork for foliage and bark textures, and composition strategies to bring your landscapes to life.
Base Tuition: $240 + Material Fee: $8 = $248 Total ___________________________________________________________________________________
- What You Will Learn
- Techniques for painting different types of trees, including evergreens, birches, and dense forests
- How to create depth and perspective in landscape paintings
- Color mixing strategies for natural greens, earth tones, and atmospheric effects
- Brushwork techniques for realistic foliage and bark textures
- Composition principles to design dynamic and engaging forest scenes
Leila Refahi
Leila is an experienced art teacher and researcher with a demonstrated history of working in Visual Art. She has taught painting and drawing in different art schools and universities in Canada, Finland, Germany and Iran since 2011. Leila works with painting, installation and digital media to create participatory art experiences. Her work mainly focuses on environmental issues, climate change and endangered animals. She is interested in socially engaged art and its impact on raising and transforming environmental knowledge in communities. She has presented six solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 national & international group exhibitions and festivals.