SOLSTICE SUMMER STUDIO

       
​     Does your child wish to feel fulfilled and confident with their art practice? To do it in a safe and eco conscious way? Exploring community, environment and nature? Do they love plants and animals? Then allow them to be facilitated intuitively with natural materials... 
  • 1 on 1 lessons (exceptions for a small group or siblings)
  • Once or twice a week over the month of July (morning or afternoon sessions)
  • $60 a 2 hour session
  • Sessions include historical learning of pigments, materials and papers, guidance on best practices to keep the earth happy, tips and tricks on how to draw and paint, a field trip to find inspiration, using still life and stream of consciousness techniques. Materials are provided as well as refreshments and a light fruit snack (please notify of any allergens). 

Course Outline
Week 1: Mark making
Loosen up using stream of consciousness  and explore how lines express with found tools through weight, texture and pressure using charcoal, conte, ink, and graphite.
Week 2: Technical Lines
Expand on your marks with refinement using charcoal, graphite, ink, pastels drawing still life learning composition and lighting. 
Week 3: Water-colour
Colour theory practice, blending and painting techniques. Make your own water colour paints with pantry staples. 
Week 4: Botanicals and Animals
Create a final illustration of your favourite flora or fauna on 100% cotton paper with water colours, varnished with archival finishing. 

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Dates & Times
July 5, 7 & 8 
(10-12am or 1-3pm)
July 12, 14 & 15
(10-12am or 1-3pm)
July 19, 21 & 22
(10-12am or 1-3pm)
July 26, 28 & 29
​(10-12am or 1-3pm)
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Jesse has taught various art camps at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. She is currently a teaching assistant at Studio 9 School of the Arts and a sales associate at Opus Art Supplies.