ANIMAL PORTRAITURE KIDS OIL PAINTING SESSIONS

SPRING 2022

Join me at the studio for a special series of painting classes devoted to animal portraiture! Together we will turn to the majestic horse for inspiration. These enriching oil painting classes will teach your children advanced colour theory and value study to deepen their understanding of what painting can be for kids.

Students will flourish in beautiful and immersive under-painting and sub-sequential progressive art lessons while being nurtured with my wholehearted mentorship in the studio. Their confidence will grow with every brushstroke as they transform their paint board from white space to realized representation inspired by nature. Together we will learn how to capture the essence of animal portraiture through composition and a specific colour palette in your child’s own style and with a painter’s heart.

Painting experience is not necessary to enjoy this class. Students will leave with not only a beautiful heirloom painting but a total confidence only an art class at The Imagination Studio can bring.

KEY LEARNING:

painting application and technique
development of painting language and articulation
expressive visual language
colour theory discovery
achieving form through value
visual choice and decision making
artistic agency
confidence through painting practice (we honour all the things that show up)

DATE:

Class 1: Tuesday April 12, 2022.

Class 2: Tuesday April 19, 2022.

Class 3: Tuesday April 26, 2022.

Class 4: Tuesday May 10, 2022.

There is no make-up class for this session. A zoom link will be sent of the missed class so the student can catch up at home.

INVESTMENT: $245+ HST *includes all materials (oil paints, brushes and paint board) and studio time.
STUDIO TIME: 3:30AM-4:45PM
AGES 6-10

BRING

★ full water bottle

★ art friendly clothes (oil paint does not wash out) aprons are provided

★ extra masks

★ a curiosity to learn

NOTE

These are not paint-whatever-you-want classes. These are guided lessons which teach and build a foundation in painting. Much like learning how to play the piano, these classes teach essential skills to give kids tools in their toolkit of visual expression. Students are expected to participate in the lesson. You can paint what you like at home.

COVID-19 Public Health measures in place. Students must wear a mask unless they have a medical exemption.

COIVD-19 SPECIFICS

The studio and washroom will thoroughly be sanitized after each class
Students will be required to wear a mask as directed by the Grey Bruce Pubic Health Unit (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO) and follow the Town of The Blue Mountains mask bylaw (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO). We also respect mask exemptions and hold space for a 0 shame environment about this.
Students will not share materials wherever possible and instead have their own tools to use during classes
Frequent hand-washing is required throughout the class
Hand sanitizer is always available at the entrance of the studio
Parents must screen their children following Public Health Guidelines before entering the studio CLICK HERE for access to the digital screening tool
We are committed to social distancing whenever possible
Drop-off and Pick-up procedures in place
In the event of a mandatory shut-down, classes will transform to a digital platform and art kits will be provided. Sorry no credits or postponements.
Contact tracing in place
Students will experience programming within their assigned group only
EMERGENCY COVID-19 ILLNESS OR SUSPECTED ILLNESS PLAN: Your child's health will be monitored. Students who display or express symptoms will not be allowed to attend class. During the program, if a participant becomes sick, they will be immediately isolated from others and parents will be notified to pick them up within 30 minutes. If you cannot pick up your child within the 30 minute time window you MUST have your emergency contact pick up your child within this time.
For any questions about how the studio operates safely, please send an e-mail enquiry

Pre-registration required.

Cancellation & Refund Policy: Cancellation & Refund Policy

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY: Refunds will not be given, and no adjustments (credits) or postponements will be made for missed or partially attended weeks. In the event of a mandatory shut-down, classes will transform to a digital platform and art kits will be provided with zoom classes. Please remember this is a small scale family-owned business. Realities presented due to Covid-19 sadly means less flexibility in some instances. When the world shuts down we still need to keep our creative spirits alive.

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