Art Classes

Our artist Steve Chmilar will be presenting Drawing Imaginative Realism, a 4-day workshop this July with the Gibsons School of the Arts on the Sunshine Coast in Gibsons.  It will be an extensive exploration of Steve's compositional, stage craft and drawing skills combined. We think of it as an atelier experience for participants. Here is more detailed information about the workshop and how to sign up.

Vancouver Island Stone Sculpture Symposium (VISSS) started in 1995, it is an annual, weeklong program of workshops and demonstrations

given by sculptors for sculptors. Intimate hands-on sessions with expert instructors will improve your technique, inspire your designs and build your expertise.

Participants return to VISSS year after year to share their passion for working with stone.

It is a place to learn, exchange ideas and recharge your creative batteries for both the novice and the seasoned artist.

Location: Cowichan Lake Education Center

Registration Detail: Stone Sculpture Symposium – Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild

Mel Williamson has been invited to paint at the beautiful Villa Nobile near Cortona, well known from the film “Under the Tuscan Sun”, perched high on the hillside of Mount Egidio, surrounded by olive groves and age-old cypresses. You can find out more about the workshop on Mel Williamson's website, including itinerary and registration information.

• Introduction to Portrait Drawing Workshop
• Session: August 21st & 22nd
• Time: 9:30-1pm (30 min lunch break)
• Instructor: Steve Chmilar
• Experience: Beginners. Patience and desire are the only prerequisites.
• Ages: 16+
• Cost: $140
• Supplies: Listed below

In this two-day course you will learn the fundamentals of portraiture drawing. The first session will cover a series of quick studies that help to build the foundation of any successful portrait. In the second session you will be guided through a step-by-step method for capturing an accurate likeness in a life-size portrait drawing. This course is a perfect challenge for any experienced beginner or intermediate level student who is already familiar with basic drawing techniques. Aspiring painters will benefit from this class as accurate drawing is a necessary skill for painting accurate portraits.

Please visit McTavish Academy of Art's website to register.

Mark Heine will be mentoring a group of 6 artists, starting in May. The group will meet via Zoom for 3 hours every month. Between these sessions you'll work on your homework alongside the other group members. This mentoring program is for professional artist only who has at least 10 years experience, an application is required. For more information or to sign up, please visit Mark Heine's website. 

Our friends at Bateman Center are running nature-themed online art classes starting this January - all ages and skill levelswelcome. Study the changing seasons through sketching or watercolour! https://batemanfoundation.org/naturesketch/

This workshop is Full. Sheena Lott will be giving another watercolour workshop in the near future.

Sheena simplifies watercolour for the absolute beginner. This 3 hour workshop consists of short demos by the instructor followed by hands on painting by class participants. You will be taken through the process step by step. No drawing experience required. This workshop is easy and fun and is guaranteed to spark your interest in watercolour. Sheena is a very popular teacher who conducts similar workshops all over the world.

Dates: Sunday June 4th

Time: 1 - 4pm (3 Hours With Coffee Break)

Level: Absolute Beginner

Age Group: Adult

Course Material: All materials provided. You do not need to bring any art supplies with you.

Cost: $50 + GST

Sign Up: Please email us at Pengal@pengal.com, call us at 250-655-1722 or visit us in person in the gallery to sign up.

This workshop is Full. Gail Sibley will be giving another pastel workshop in the near future.

Come and join us for a fun and fast beginner workshop with pastel artist and art instructor Gail Sibley. In this introduction to pastels, you'll learn how to layer pastels to create a painting full of colour, depth, and texture. We'll look at the importance of values and how understanding this concept leads to freedom with colour. Each participants will create a painting to take home.

Dates: Sunday April 23, April 30 (Two Sessions Workshop)

Time: 1 - 4pm (Each Session is 3 hours with Coffee Break)

Level: Beginners

Age Group: Adult

Course Materials: All materials provided. You do not need to bring any art supplies with you.

Cost: $95 + GST

Sign Up: Please email us at Pengal@pengal.com, call us at 250-655-1722 or visit us in person in the gallery to sign up.

Watch Gail Sibley painting a still life pastel here: "Pastel Painting with only 8 Pastels"

Welcome to Oil Painting with Catherine Moffat!

This Workshop Is Full. Catherine Moffat will be giving another oil painting workshop in the near future. 

Dates: Sunday March 5, March 19, March 26, April 2 (4 Sessions Work Shop Starting Sunday March 5th)

Time: 1 - 4pm (Each Session is 3 hours with Coffee Break)

"In this four Sunday afternoon course, we will begin by staining our canvas boards in preparation for a still life image. Next, we will practise the fun of mixing colours, making a complete palette ready to use on our painting. There will be photo references for you, and I will be teaching and helping with each step of accurately drawing the image.

If you finish a painting quite quickly (something I almost never do) you might consider painting it again, after carefully assessing which parts could have been done better, and learning form this before you carry on. Whatever happens, you can always start again, no problem. 

At the end of the four sessions, you will feel much more comfortable with your oil paints, and have at least one finished piece to take home and be proud of.

See you at the Peninsula Gallery!" ------ Catherine Moffat

Level: Beginners

Age Group: Adult

Course Materials: All materials provided. You do not need to bring any art supplies with you.

Cost: $195 + Tax

Sign Up: Please email us at Pengal@pengal.com, call us at 250-655-1722 or visit us in person in the gallery to sign up

To our valued friends and customers,

Spring is the season of changes that sets up the year’s events to look forward to, the new friends we shall make, and the memories that will soon become stories to tell.  For us, spring has already brought us many changes with the blessing of the Peninsula Gallery as well as a handful of other surprises which we would like to share with you.

By summertime, new inspiration drifts in along the fresh, warm air, and just as this wondrous season starts, on June 7th 2014 (Saturday 1pm - 4pm), it would be our utmost pleasure to have you join us for our Grand Opening in celebration of new beginnings - a Rebirth.

Not only will there be unveilings of new originals of our artists, but many of our artists will be in attendance. Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you here! 

With regards,
Peninsula Gallery