Online Classes

2022

Botanical Illustration for Beginners

Next series starts: Tuesday January 18th, 25th and February 1st 2022

Price: $99 Three consecutive Tuesdays of two-hour classes

Email to register: info@dickinsonart.ca

Morning session: 10:00AM – 12:00PM Evening session: 6:00PM – 8:00PM

In this class you will learn a variety of simple drawing techniques that demonstrate how to accurately represent a three-dimensional plant specimen as a two-dimensional drawing using line and tone

Class demonstrations will be recorded and uploaded each week, available for the duration of and one week after completion of the series

Introduction to supply list

Dramatic Landscapes

Next landscape drawing and painting series starts: Friday January 14th, 21st and 28th 2022

Price: $99 Three consecutive Tuesdays of two-hour classes

Morning Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM 

  • Inspiration from master artworks and photographs of nature
  • Synthesize representational images into an abstract visual language
  • Explore dry and wet media techniques for landscape art
  • Develop and complete a larger artwork

Class demonstrations will be recorded and uploaded each week, available for the duration of and one week after completion of the series

Email to register: info@dickinsonart.ca

November

Night Time Compositions

The Harvest Moon: Drawing for ‘A Pastoral Scene’ c.1831-2 Samuel Palmer 1805-1881

Moonlight as Muse

This short series is inspired by the mystery of the Moon as Muse in landscape painting.
Explore colour palettes for a nighttime scene.
Study master artist paintings on the theme of moonlight, as well as photographs of night scenes.
Develop watercolour mixing skills for a nighttime palette by investigating colour contrast and intensity.
Supplies include: Toned Blue Mixed Media Pad, watercolour paints, masking fluid or Gum arabic, white gouache paint

A detailed description and supply list available on registration

Friday
Dates: November 19th, 26th, and December 2nd
Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM 
Three consecutive Fridays of two hour classes

Email for more information and supply list: Katharine

Study of Trees

Date: Friday, October 22nd, 29th and November5th

Time:10.00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Study and be inspired by master artists representation of trees. Explore silhouette shape, edge and branching structure of trees. Working with drawing and painting media to build a repertoire of mark-making to represent different species.

Email for more information and supply list: Katharine

Illustrating Funghi

Date: Wednesday, October 20th, 27th and November 3rd

Time: 10.00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Watercolour mixing and applying colour step-by-step, working with layers and texture effects. Working form photographic and master botanical illustration reference of Funghi.

Contour outline drawings of the subject will be provided to transfer onto watercolour paper in preparation for watercolour techniques during class.

Email for more information and supply list: Katharine

Atmosphere in Landscape – Watercolour Painting

Fridays, September 24th, October 1st and 8th
10.00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

In this class we will study the expressive and atmospheric techniques JMW Turner uses in his watercolour sketches. Instructor demonstrations based on English watercolour tradition adding experimentation by working small scale thumbnails to more developed studies over the course of three weeks.
The images will be based on a reference photograph and a watercolour landscape by an English watercolour artist
I can provide these images for you to follow along in the demonstrations, or you can work from your own reference images.

Watercolour Fall Landscapes


For details and to register contact Katharine info@dickinsonart.ca
Working from instructor examples or your own photographs and sketches of local landscape, follow  a step-by-step  process, demonstrations to inspire creativity, using elements and principals of art to build a well crafted watercolour scene

  • Watercolour landscape, Aerial perspective,utumn scene, Katharine Dickinson
Garden Studio – Online Zoom classes

Illustrating Nature in Fall


Working from collected seasonal specimens of fall, seedpods, fruit and vegetables, learn the process of drawing nature with accuracy.

Step-by-step observational drawing techniques
Represent 3D form with tonal values
Build confidence in drawing
Mixing watercolour washes

  • Graphite pencil shading of an apple. Katharine Dickinson

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Introduction to Digital Illustration Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Introduction to Watercolour painting

Illustrating Nature

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