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Brushwork and Mark Making

3 Day Workshop | Registration opens 2026-04-14 12:00 PM

Adult: All Levels
2026-08-04-2026-08-06
10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Tue Wed Th
$343.00 CAD

Brushwork and Mark Making

3 Day Workshop | Registration opens 2026-04-14 12:00 PM

This three-day intensive painting workshop focuses on brushwork and mark-making as a primary expressive and descriptive tool. Through a series of demonstrations, slideshows, exercises and extended studio sessions, students will explore how different kinds of marks - controlled, loose, economical and experimental - can shape form, space and meaning in a painting. Emphasis will be placed on brush handling, the relationship between hand, tool and surface while developing confidence in making decisive marks. Participants will work with traditional brushes as well as alternative tools, exploring how material choices affect gesture, texture and visual language.

The workshop is designed for painters at all levels who want to loosen habits, sharpen intention and deepen their sensitivity to touch and surface.

Notes:
- The workshop will be taught in oils but acrylics are welcome.
- All levels welcome, however, some drawing and painting experience is recommended.

Base Tuition: $338 + Material Fee: $5 = $343 Total _____________________________________________________________________________________

  • What You Will Learn:
    - How to handle brushes with greater control, sensitivity and confidence
    - How to use economy of brushstrokes to describe form, light and space
    - The difference between descriptive and expressive mark making and how to move between them
    - How different tools and surfaces influence the character of painted marks
    - Strategies for developing a more intentional and personal approach to brushwork and mark making
Harvey, Brian
Brian Harvey

Brian lives and works in Toronto. He has been painting and exhibiting for over a decade and his work can be found in public and private collections across Canada, the United States and Europe. His paintings are studies of the commonplace and the typically mundane: the everyday objects, spaces and urban landscapes that surround him that are frequently overlooked. He has training from Seneca College, Sheridan College, Toronto School of Art, the Art Centre at Central Technical School, and has recently completed a BFA from OCAD University in Toronto.