Wednesday Workshops
Acrylic / Oil – Creative Landscapes
Dates: Wednesday, March 4, 11, 25, April 1/ 2026 (4 weeks)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Sam Paonessa
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Price: $200 (no HST)
Sam is an award-winning career artist. This workshop will focus on the development of editing skills and incorporating new techniques in acrylics and oils. Subject reference will be discussed and chosen to help stretch the artist’s imagination and creativity. Sam will assist artists to do less “copying” of an image and to encourage interpretation and the creation of atmosphere, mood and narrative. Sam will demo three landscape subjects and one still life over the four weeks. (Scent-free oils only) sampaonessa.com
Watercolour – Portraits
Dates: Wednesday, April 8, 15, 22, 29 / 2026 (4 weeks)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Luan Quach
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Price: $200 (no HST)
Luan is a renowned portrait artist who has won numerous awards locally and internationally. Luan will guide you in adding interest and connection to your portrait painting. This will include understanding the structure of the human head and making appropriate colour choices to express mood and emotion. Luan will show you how to bring life to your portraits by going beyond mere likeness. luanquach.com
Acrylic / Oil -Explorations
Dates: Wednesday, May 6, 13, 20 /2026 (3 weeks)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Andrew Judd
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Price: $150 (no HST)
We are so happy to welcome Andrew Judd, an award-winning career artist and graduate of OCAD. In this workshop Andrew will focus on “How we see”, a topic many artists struggle to understand. Some general rules to strengthen our compositions will be discussed. Andrew will also talk about colour harmony, a challenging and fun subject to explore. You may choose to paint in acrylic or oil, depending on your preference. (Scent-free oils only) andrewjudd.com