Visual Arts Brampton
From beginners to experienced artists, we offer a range of classes and workshops for adults to explore in a fun and supportive studio environment. Working with experienced artists and instructors, students will learn their medium of choice though demonstration, exploration, and creation.
BYOB Paint Nights
Bring a partner, a group of friends or come on your own! Our easy, step-by-step, instructor led paint nights are for everyone - even if you’ve never touched a brush in your life! We want to show you that anyone can paint (and have fun while doing it!) Join us for an evening of artistic...
Drawing for Watercolour
Drawing is the backbone of good painting. However, not all drawings are created equal. When it comes to drawing as a base for a watercolor painting, less is more and fundamentals are important. In this two-day workshop, students will learn a variety of drawing techniques to help form the...
Expressive Figure Painting
Working from live models, both nude and clothed, students experience a variety of dry and wet media. Students will be guided through various exercises on how to approach the figure, from the aspects of abstraction to exaggeration and from conceptual to narrative. This workshop is for those who...
Fall Reflections in Soft Pastel
Come and explore the wondrous colours of fall in water reflections while we create landscapes from photos in soft pastels! In this 3-day workshop, students will create 3 soft pastel paintings with fall and winter reflections as the theme. The focus will be capturing fall colours in riverbanks,...
Introduction to Creative Acrylic Painting - Part 1
This four-part, project-based workshop is a fun introduction to painting with acrylics. Acrylics are incredibly versatile and rewarding, and can be used in myriad ways to create different styles of artwork. In this introductory workshop, students will create a new artwork each week using...
Introduction to Creative Acrylic Painting - Part 2
In this four-part workshop, students will explore more ways to use acrylics and additives to create a variety of artworks. This workshop will build on practices learned in Introduction to Creative Acrylic Painting, introducing new techniques and exploring others further. Students will be using...
Introduction to Life Drawing
This workshop is designed for those who are brand new to life drawing or for those who may have some familiarity with life drawing and want to develop their skills further. Our goal will be to learn how to render the human figure in a realistic manner using a live nude model as a reference. Life...
Introduction to Portrait Drawing - Pencil Basics
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be able to draw yourself, or people you admire on a piece of paper? This six-week workshop will teach students how to draw and be able to portray various expressions of the face using pencil. Each of the two hour sessions will cover topics that will...
Introduction to Portrait Drawing - Adding Colour
This workshop is designed to expand and build on portrait drawing skills learnt in Introduction to Portrait Drawing - Pencil Basics into the realm of working with colour. The four week workshop will allow students to learn how to blend and shade coloured pencil and how to draw the various parts of...
Learn to Draw - Beginners
The learn to draw for beginners workshop is geared towards those who have never drawn before or are looking to improve their skills and build on their creativity. This six week workshop teaches the basics of drawing, covering topics such as: perspective, proportions, form and volume, shading, and...
Learn to Draw - Expanding the Fundamentals
The Learn to Draw - Expanding Fundamentals workshop for adults expands upon concepts taught in the Learn to Draw - Beginners workshop and introduces the student to new drawing techniques and media. This four week workshop will allow students to further study picture layout using thumbnail...
The Painted Portrait
Painting from live models and photographs, students venture from the basics of construction through to the planes of the face and the head, including the details of the facial features. This workshop explores beyond just the head, by including part of the upper torso to depict a more substantial...
Sculptures - Clay & Plaster
In this six week program for students of all skill levels, students will learn traditional and modern processes to produce two different three-dimensional sculptures using clay and plaster. This workshop includes all required materials. Students will explore and make: A casting with plaster of...
Sculptures - Wire & Sand Cement
Have you ever wanted to learn how to create your own free standing sculptures? This four week program for students of all skill levels introduces the method of producing three-dimensional sculptures using wire armatures and sand cement. This workshop includes all required materials. Students...
TryArt Evenings
Are you an artist wanting to try a new medium? Or maybe you loved art class in school and want to get back into it. Need a new hobby? Going on a date night? Whatever your story, you will love these classes. This series of single session workshops at Visual Arts Brampton brings together artists...
Watercolour Fundamentals
Beautiful dynamic landscapes await you in this Watercolour Fundamentals Course. A colourful and fun learning approach to working in this amazing living medium. It is time to get your feet wet with watercolours! This dynamic and inspirational course will set you down the path of exploration as you...
Watercolour Stepping Up
This workshop will focus on developing techniques, methods and skills beyond the beginner level. You will explore techniques and skills that will help you develop confidence and flare in your work. Colour harmony, understanding watercolour paints families, and brush work will all be focused on and...
Watercolour Advanced
In this advanced workshop series, you will apply new techniques experiment with colours and delve into design and composition. You will come out of your comfort zone, shake things up and in the process paint inspired paintings that will thrill and excite. Each of these four workshop sessions...