Arts & Crafts

DRAWING AND PAINTING

Most Drawing and Painting classes require supplies. Please check your printed or emailed confirmation for details. ABSTRACTING NATURE IN WATERCOLOURS 19 YRS+

Colour, shape, pattern! The natural world is brimming with inspiring possibilities! Practice basic techniques including wet-into-wet, layering, masking, and adding ink, while exploring contemporary ideas and methods in this abstract approach to watercolours. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Dixie MacUisdin May 4–Jun 8 W 9:30am–12:00pm M$125/6 134646

BASICALLY ACRYLICS 19 YRS+

Immerse yourself in this introduction to acrylic painting! Exploring a variety of subject matter, students will practice foundational skills focusing on colour mixing, brush techniques, texture, composition, and design transfer. Dixie will provide demos, individual assistance, and lesson handouts. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Dixie MacUisdin

Jul 18–22 M-F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/5 134653 CREATIVE FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOURS 19 YRS+

Bright and bold, soft and delicate, flowers are a favourite with watercolourists. Join Dixie to explore a variety of approaches for capturing this inspiring subject including wet-into-wet, layering, and masking. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Dixie MacUisdin Jul 4–8 M-F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/5 135082

WONDERFUL WATERCOLOURS FOR BEGINNERS 19 YRS+

This introduction to painting explores the wonderful properties of watercolours through brush techniques, colour mixing, layering, masking, and adding ink. A great place to begin! Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Dixie MacUisdin Aug 15–19 M-F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/5 135258

Do you remember ‘pencil crayons’? The endless colouring in of the oceans on the map of the world in thin blue pencil crayon? Now they have become exciting! Layer upon layer of rich colour creating jewel-like tones and surprising detail. Join Bryony for a revisit to the coloured pencil. Learn some techniques of blending and burnishing the colours on the page. You will be delighted, and you may be surprised at the depth you can create. Using subjects from natural history: birds, flowers, plants, shells, etc. Come and explore this world. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones Jun 26 Su 1:00–4:00pm $62/1 134872

DRAWING 101 19 YRS+

This is a beginner’s course in the elements of drawing with pencil and graphite sticks. Each class will introduce a new way of expressing yourself through line, gesture, form, and shading. Along with learning basic techniques, you will be assisted in finding your own unique style within a supportive and fun environment. Please bring $5 to cover the cost of the handouts. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones May 3–Jun 7 T 9:30am–12:00pm M$125/6 131414

MIXED MEDIA WEEK 19 YRS+

Join Bryony for a weeklong foray into mixed media! Using subjects from natural history: botanical and birds etc. We will experiment with graphite stick, watercolours, paints and pencils, coloured pencil, pen and ink, any or all of the above and anything you can imagine, too! We will explore the caprices of graphite with watercolour, or ink, layering the colours, sploshes and swooshes and some downright good drawing techniques. You might wish to bring a photo or two and try that out in different ways. Fasten your creative seatbelts, it will be an exciting and curiosity satisfying week. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones Jul 25–29 M-F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/5 135212

MOTHERS DAY FLOWERS 19 YRS+

Give the gift of creativity! Mother’s Day is a day to be together, so why not invite your mother, grandmother, aunt, daughter, friend or granddaughter to spend a day painting beautiful flowers in watercolour on her special day. If this is something you or your chosen person has been curious about, launch them into a colourful day with a friend or companion in a safe and happy environment. Gentleness guaranteed! Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones

May 8 Su 1:00–4:00pm $62/1 135213 Bring in those wounded, confused and confusing stymied works of watercolour, pen and ink or drawings. Bryony will try to find a solution as to why they are falling short. Perhaps we will find a new use for them: part of a collage, an ornament, recycling. Not every painting is successful but sometimes it just takes another person’s point of view. Gather up your unsatisfactory pieces and let us find a happy solution! Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones Jun 12 Su 1:00–4:00pm $62/1 135249

PEN AND INK - A CLASSIC APPROACH 19 YRS+

Join Bryony for a fascinating foray into creating art with pen and ink. Render a flower for example, with the delicacy of an engraving, or splash out and use your ink to form a calligraphic gesture. You can swoosh in your textures and values with a clear water wash and watch what happens! Explore your imagination with the classic beauty of pen and ink. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones May 4–Jun 8 W 1:00–3:30pm M$125/6 131417

PEN AND INK – WORKSHOP 19 YRS+

There is something very satisfying about rendering in pen and ink, be it black on white paper, or sepia, a classic. Whatever colour you choose, there is such an amazing range of available colours that you will be dazzled! Join Bryony in this workshop to draw in the classical way or swoosh in some water with a big brush and create some gorgeous effects. Render botanical or bird subjects in the detail of an etching or combine colours, looser techniques, or whatever you can imagine. Pen and ink are a beautiful medium. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones May 15 Su 1:00–4:00pm $62/1 135245

WATERCOLOUR FLOWERS: PAINT THE FLOWERS OF PROVENCE 19 YRS+

Join Bryony for a journey into the brilliant sun-soaked palette of a French market town. Sunflowers, figs, roses, aubergines and all the colour and texture at your paint brush’s tip. Paint a basket of roses, lilies or pears. Bryony will take you from the first pencil stroke to the finishing touches of a bright and luscious painting. Beginners most welcome. Come and paint and brighten your day with the colours of spring and summer in the south of France. Please bring a $10 fee to the instructor for flowers. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones May 3–Jun 7 T 1:00–3:30pm M$125/6 131416 Jul 11–15 M–F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/5 135093

WATERCOLOUR BIRDS FOR BEGINNERS: TAKE FLIGHT! 19 YRS+

Join Bryony in an introductory course in painting birds in watercolour. With some straight-forward steps in drawing and brushwork, learn how to represent our feathered friends in soft and washy colours, with a bright eye on the process to create feathers you can feel. Please bring a $10 fee to the instructor to cover the taxidermy bird maintenance. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Bryony Wynne-Jones May 6–Jun 10 F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/6 133087 Aug 22–26 M-F 1:00–3:30pm M$125/5 134656

INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY 19 YRS+

Have you always wanted to learn calligraphy? It all starts with learning how to draw the correct guidelines, form the stroke sequence of the lettering style, and be open to spending time on practice. Just like taking up a musical instrument! In this workshop, we study the formal style called Uncial. We begin with a pencil to learn the forms then move on to a calligraphy felt marker. Other tools and supplies will be discussed. Kathy will have reference material and examples at the workshop. Bring a pencil, ruler, eraser, blank paper and $5 for a felt pen, paper samples and instruction kit. This program is suitable for all levels of skill.

Monterey Recreation Centre Kathy Guthrie

Jun 11 S 1:00–4:00pm $50/1 135102 CALLIGRAPHY - FUN FONTS! 19 YRS+

In this workshop, you will learn three calligraphy “fun fonts”. These styles are easy to learn and quick to apply to projects like greeting cards, gift tags, food labels, text in artwork, and more. You will also use watercolour paints to create colourful backgrounds for cards to make in-class. Kathy will have samples of her work done in these styles and other reference material. Bring a pencil, 12” ruler, eraser, blank paper, and $8 for two pens, instruction kit and cards.

Monterey Recreation Centre Kathy Guthrie

May 14 S 1:00–4:00pm $50/1 135094

PAINTING SEASCAPES IN OIL 19 YRS+

Waves crashing in can be a challenge for a landscape painter, especially when working from life. In this workshop, we will use photographs to try to understand how a wave forms and breaks and attempt to capture the feeling in oil paint. Some reference will be provided but feel free to bring any photos you may have. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Deborah Tilby

May 14 S 9:30am–3:30pm $75/1 135244

PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE INDOORS OR OUT 19 YRS+

This fun approach to landscape painting will provide you with important painting skills. Learn to paint the essential strokes to tell the story and to create painterly impressions of the scene. Colour mixing, landscape guidelines, the important light pattern underpainting, and colour blocking to finish will be covered as you learn to paint the essence of the landscape. Demos will be in acrylics. Those wanting to paint in oils must have experience in that medium. * OMS ONLY may be used and no additional oils or mediums please. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Claire Christinel

May 7 S 10:00am–3:00pm $80/1 135243

STILL LIFE - PAINTING THE EFFECTS OF GLASS OBJECTS 19 YRS +

Are you wanting to take your still life painting to the next level? Come and learn some essential techniques to help you create believable glass vessels and vases in your paintings. Learn how to create the transparency and reflections that make glass objects so dynamic in a painting. Painting techniques, demonstrations, colour mixing will be covered, and there will be lots of painting time. Those wanting to paint in oils must have experience in that medium. * OMS ONLY may be used and no additional oils or mediums please. Supplies Required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Claire Christinel Jun 3–10 F 9:30am–12:30pm M$80/2 135252

WATERCOLOUR FAST AND FREE 19 YRS+

If you want to capture speed and motion in your painting, this intermediate level class is for you. You will be delving into the areas of pen and ink with watercolour and figurative illustration. Rodger will also cover fashion design and landscape. This class is suitable for beginner or intermediate students. Supplies required. Please see your Registration Confirmation for details.

Monterey Recreation Centre Rodger Garbutt May 12–Jun 16 Th 1:00–3:30pm M$96/6 133103

KNITTING AND FIBER ARTS

INTRODUCTION TO QUILLING 19 YRS+

This workshop will teach the basics of quilling - the art of paper filigree. It involves rolling strips of paper into different shapes and combining them to make flowers and leaves etc. which we will then use to make a greeting card. Basic supplies will be provided. A small pair of embroidery scissors and needle-nose tweezers would be useful if you have them. Please bring $10 for supplies.

Monterey Recreation Centre Jenny Matthews

May 14 Jul 9 S 10:00am–2:00pm $40/1 135204 S 10:00am–2:00pm $40/1 135205 Wondering what to do with that left-over yarn? Learn to create beautiful rugs or pillows with punch needle rug hooking. In this class, students will learn how to punch needle rug hook, how to transfer a design, common pitfalls and problem-solving, and methods to finish the design. Workshop kit includes a 6” x 6” bumble bee design on monk’s cloth with yarn. Supplies required. Please Bring $20 to instructor for the kit.

Monterey Recreation Centre Sheila Stewart

Aug 13 S 10:00am–3:00pm $70/1 135251

Jun 4 S 10:00am–3:00pm $70/1 135250

SPECIALTY ARTS

PAGE BY PAGE! 19 YRS+

This mixed media workshop will include an introduction to Gelli plate printing. Simple unique prints or journal pages will be created using a special plate and acrylic paint. Layering techniques such as stamping, stencilling, and collaging are used to further enhance the prints. Finished pages can be collated into the start of a unique and personal art journal. No experience is necessary. Just come, explore, and have fun! All materials are provided.

Monterey Recreation Centre Kay Marshall and Francis Harber

May 21 S 10:00am–2:00pm $65/1 135242

BOUND! 19 YRS+

Learn how to use a variety of bookbinding methods to create handmade art, writing, or travel journals using a needle, awl, and waxed thread. Several simple bookbinding stitches will be taught so that you can easily create and bind your journals. You will be able to make square back books with rigid spines or simple folded spine books. Cover designs and endpaper finishings will also be incorporated to personalize your journal. No experience is necessary. Just come, explore, and have fun! All materials are supplied.

Monterey Recreation Centre Kay Marshall and Francis Harber

Jun 25 S 10:00am–2:00pm $65/1 134678