Contemporary Drawing: Ideas Lab
11 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-10-15 12:00 PM
Take your drawing beyond traditional observation and discover new ways to bring your imagination to life. In this hands-on studio class, you will transition from observational drawing into working with photo sources, concept-driven ideas, and hybrid techniques. Using a mix of dry and wet media, you will explore how line, shape, colour, and value can be pushed to create deeply expressive artwork. Each in-class project is designed to give you the space to experiment, refine your personal style, and complete finished pieces in a supportive environment.
NOTE: This is an intermediate drawing class: Introduction to Drawing or previous drawing experience is recommended.
$530 +
Model Fee: $17 =
$547 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Exploring a spectrum of drawing media
- To use the figure in more conceptual, expressive and thematic ways than in standard studio figuration
- Using various visual references, visual tools and “automatism” (spontaneous imagination) as drawing methods
Andy Fabo
Andy is a Toronto artist, art critic, independent curator and art educator. Since his first solo show at A Space in Toronto in 1979, he has exhibited across Canada and internationally. In 2005 he was given a retrospective at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. He is the author of several essays and reviews in Canadian periodicals (C Magazine, Descant, Parachute, Fuse) as well as many exhibition catalogues. He has taught in many Canadian universities, including McMaster, York, Brock and U of T. His paintings and drawings are in museum collections across Canada and his videos (collaborations with Michael Balser), have screened globally and are in numerous North American and European collections.
2013 Master of Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary Art, Media Design Program) OCAD University
1973-75 Alberta College Of Art And Design, Calgary
1971-72 Alliance France, Paris
1970-71 University Of Calgary