Overview: Fall Art Classes 2024

Watercolour

Beginners' Introduction

8 morning classes

January 13, 14, 20, 21 &

February 10, 11, 17, 18, 2025 

9:30-12:00 noon

Instructor: Rae Bates

Location: 99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

A fresh start to watercolour basics for the new year.

Drawing & Composition Part 1

8 afternoon classes

January 13, 14, 20, 21 &

February 10, 11, 17, 18, 2025 

1:00pm-3:30pm

Instructor: Rae Bates

Location: 99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

Drawing is the art that underlies all other forms of visual expression.

Figure Drawing Part 1

8 morning classes

January 16, 17, 23, 24 &

February 13, 14, 20, 21, 2025 

9:30-12:00 noon

Instructor: Rae Bates

Location: 99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

Start the new year with figure drawing!  This is a class for everyone--beginners as well as those with experience.

Watercolour: Costumes

6 morning classes, split over two weeks

March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11,&12 2025

9:30am-12:00noon

Instructor: Rae Bates

Location: 99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

Enjoy new a still life subject matter--a collection of costumes!  Watercolour is ideal for exploring the colour, shape and evocative nature of clothing.

Drawing and Composition Part 2

8 morning classes

March 6, 7, 13, 14  &

April 3, 4, 10, 11 2025

9:30am-12:00noon

Instructor:  Rae Bates

Location:  99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

Continue to develop drawing foundations.  Special attention to compositions of interiors and expanding materials with black and white and warm and cool drawing media.

Figure & Composition

Figure Drawing Part 3

6 morning classes

March 31, April 1, 2, 7, 8 &9

9:30-12:30pm (3hrs)

Instructor Rae Bates

Location: 99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

Develop you figure drawing into composes works.  Longer poses.

Figure Drawing Studio 

(no instructor)

Figure Drawing Studio in Winter 2025 will focus on 4 session long poses--suitable for drawing, painting and multi view sketching. 

January 16, 17, 23, 24

February 13, 14, 20, 21

March 6, 7, 13, 14

April 3, 4, 10, 11

1:00pm-4:00pm (3hrs)

Location:  99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

Create, develop, experiment.