Let’s have a short trip to Italy and draw a mountain landscape in soft pastels. Pine trees here throw very soft shadows on the valley and a little brook sparkle in silver reflecting the morning sky. In this class, Elena Nahum Leroy will demonstrate several pastel drawing techniques as you create a beautiful Italian Scenery. No experience necessary.
DATE: February 26, 2021
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $28.90 – $34.47
Students are expected to provide their own supplies in order to participate:
Pastel paper
Set of soft pastels
Soft Round brush of any size between 3 and 8
You can draw with pastels or you can paint with pastels. We will do all of these!
Get ready for a new experience with Elena Nahum Leroy and create a piece of art that will make you feel happy for a long time.
DATE: February 12, 2021
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $28.90 – $34.47
Students are expected to provide their own supplies in order to participate:
Pastel paper
Set of soft pastels
Soft Round brush of any size between 3 and 8
If you appreciate texture in oil painting, you’ll love this Rooster art class. Elena will guide you step by step on how to paint with a palette knife in oil and avoid the mess, fix common mistakes and how to use colours properly to make your painting look professional.
DATE: February 5, 2021
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $28.90 – $34.47
MATERIALS:
- Students are expected to provide their own supplies in order to participate.
- Stretched primed canvas 16×20 or bigger
- Oil paints: Titanium White; Primary Yellow or Yellow Medium; Primary Red or Red Medium; Alizarin Crimson, Madder Lake or Carmine; Ultramarine; Black; Phthalo Blue, Prussian Blue or Primary Blue; Sap Green or Chromium Oxide; Yellow Ochre, Golden Ochre or Raw sienna; Burnt Sienna
- Brushes: Hog Bristle Flat brush N 10 or 12
- Flat palette (or cardboard wrapped with foil)
- Metal medium palette knife
- Linseed oil (no thinners or solvents)
Still Life with Apricots (Acrylics) Art Class with Art Vancouver
When it comes to fruits, velvety apricots are irresistible with their warm colour, soft texture and sweet aroma.
Join Elena Nahum Leroy as she guides you in creating a beautiful and delicious still life with apricots with the elegant complement of Bachelor Button flowers. Elena will guide you through learning acrylic techniques and more!
No experience necessary!
DATE: Friday, January 22, 2021
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $24.99 – $29.99
MATERIALS:
Students must provide their own supplies:
- Stretched primed canvas or thick paper
- Acrylic paints: Titanium White, Primary Yellow or Yellow Medium, Primary Red or Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson or Madder Lake or Carmine, Ultramarine, Black, Phthalo or Prussian Blue or Primary Blue, Sap Green or Chromium Oxid, Phthalo Green or Emerald Green. Yellow Ochre or Golden Ochre or Raw sienna, Burnt umber or Raw umber, Burnt Sienna
- Brushes: Synthetic round brushes N 2 or 3, Synthetic flat brushes N 5 or 6 and N 10 or 12
- Flat palette (or cardboard wrapped with foil)
Note: This kit is available to order online from RUSART for $70 plus taxes, including free shipping. If interested please email elena@rusart.ca for further details.
All other art supplies are available at https://rusart.ca/art_store/
Paint Magnolia in Watercolours Art Class
This cold winter, let’s dream about the sweet floral aroma of spring; when the sky is ultramarine blue as the warm wind plays with flowers’ petals. Magnolia is a queen of the spring season. Let’s paint these fascinating flowers together. Elena Nahum Leroy will guide you through learning watercolour techniques and more! No experience necessary.
No experience necessary!
DATE: Friday, January 15, 2021
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $24.99 – $29.99
MATERIALS:
Students must provide their own supplies:
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- Watercolour paper A4 or bigger
- HB pencil and eraser
- Artist grade watercolours 10+ colours: Primary Yellow or Yellow Medium, Primary Red or Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson or Madder Lake or Carmine, Ultramarine, Black, Phthalo or Prussian Blue or Primary Blue, Sap Green or Chromium Oxide, Phthalo Green or Emerald Green, Yellow Ochre or Golden Ochre or Raw sienna, Burnt umber or Raw umber, Burnt Sienna
- Soft brushes: flat N 8 or 10 or 12, round N2 or 3
Note: This kit is available to order online from RUSART for $55 plus taxes, including free shipping. If interested please email elena@rusart.ca for further details.
All other art supplies are available at https://rusart.ca/art_store/
Paint a Peacock in Watercolours Art Class
Peacocks have always played a special role in arts and mythologies as a symbol of prosperity, beauty and mystery. The beautiful male peacock feathers can be found across many different cultures. Join Elena Nahum Leroy and paint a king of all birds in watercolours. She will guide you in creating vibrant and colorful peacock feathers.
No experience necessary!
DATE: Friday, January 8, 2021
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $24.99 – $29.99
MATERIALS:
Students must provide their own supplies:
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- Watercolour paper A4 or bigger
- HB pencil and eraser
- Artist grade watercolours 10+ colours: Titanium White, Primary Yellow or Yellow Medium, Primary Red or Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson or Madder Lake or Carmine, Ultramarine, Black, Phthalo or Prussian Blue or Primary Blue, Sap Green or Chromium Oxide, Phthalo Green or Emerald Green, Yellow Ochre or Golden Ochre or Raw sienna, Burnt umber or Raw umber, Burnt Sienna
- Soft brushes: flat N 8 or 10 or 12, round N2 or 3
Note: This kit is available to order online from RUSART for $55 plus taxes, including free shipping. If interested please email elena@rusart.ca for further details.
All other art supplies are available at https://rusart.ca/art_store/
Jan 10 – Mar 14, 2021 (Sunday)
10-11 am
$180+GST for 10 sessions
Topics covered:
- Decoy and overloaded piece
- Opposite-coloured Bishops
- Pawns’ structure
- Crazy Rook. All possibles rules of draw
- The space advantage
- Smothered checkmate
- Two Bishops advantage
- Endgame: breakthrough
- The strong and weak squares
- Middle game to endgame transition
- Middle game: The Exchange sacrifice
- Endgame: Checkmate by Knight and Bishop
ONLINE
Portrait Drawing – Level I
(Teens and Adults)
8 sessions, 1.5 hrs each
$220+GST
Art Supplies not included
Jan 14 – Mar 4, 2021 (Thursday), 7.15-8.45 pm
Basics of portrait drawing in pencils and soft mediums.
Live. Interactive. Educative.
List of Supplies
- Graphite pencils: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
- Gum and art erasers
- Black gel or ink pen
- Mixed media or watercolour paper (approx. A4-A3 size)
- Soft round brushes: #2 or #3 and #6 or #8
- Soft Pastels
- Charcoal
You can buy a full kit of high-quality supplies from RUSART for $60+taxes, including Canada-wide shipping.
Session 1 Basic forms, light, shadows, perspective: cube, cylinder, cone, sphere.
Session 2 Basics of skull and facial proportions and anatomy
Session 3 Eyes and nose: anatomy, approached and tips (black and white and in colours)
Session 4 Lips and ears: anatomy, approached and tips (black and white and in colours)
Session 5-6 Portrait in charcoal (side view)
Session 7 Portrait in soft pastel (front view)
Session 8 How to show emotions, avoid common mistakes, and improve your drawings
Mediums in Oil Painting – Part 1: Different kinds of oils and mineral spirits
TIME: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
PRICE: $29.99
Students must provide their own supplies:
– Acrylic Paints (Titanium white, Medium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow or Golden Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Blue, Black, Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson or Madder Lake, Sap green or Oxide Chromium Green.)
– Synthetic brushes: flat or filbert size 10 or 12, size 5 or 6; round size 3 or 2.
– Canvas or thick paper
– Flat palette or cardboard wrapped with foil for mixing colours
– HB pencil and eraser
– Water and paper towels