Art classes - pen & ink
Find out just how creative you can be,
no matter what your expertise is
Learn how to create pen & ink drawings by attending an art class. The two techniques (stippling & hatching) will be taught, along with an opportunity for each student to practice, before deciding on which technique to use for the first drawing/painting. No previous experience in drawing or painting is needed to take this course. The course will cover many aspects of creating a piece of artwork, such as;- when to use Pen & Ink; shadows & highlights; contrast; making an object appear 3D; and techniques used for buildings, trees, animals and flowers .... the list is endless.
Watercolour may be added to the drawing and step by step instructions will be provided to complete a painting that you will be proud of.
2024 Classes are held at Activity Haven Community Center
on Barnardo Avenue in Peterborough
Each session runs for 25 hours, @ 2.5 hours each week for 10 weeks, on a Tuesday or Thursday
Note;- as this is a Senior's Community Center, you have to be of 50 + years to join.
Contact Pam for more info & Registration
There are no classes during the summer
The Tuesday classes are for previous "advanced" students, however the Thursday class is for all levels, including beginners.
Cost is $125 for the 10 week class, $30 annual membership to A.H. & $2 weekly user fee.
Classes will start Tue. Feb. 20 & Thu. Feb. 22 2024
Sorry, both classes are now full
You may be added to a waitlist now for September, 2024 or future classes, by contacting Pam
If you would like more information, or like to be on the mailing list for notification of registration, please
or email at creativeinksartstudio@gmail.com.
This barn is on the way to Lakefield from Peterborough. Originally the Bell farm, it is now under new ownership and the colour of the barn and buildings have changed.
A barn is always a great project for beginners where crooked lines don't matter! This is a hatching technique and step by step instructions are given for each project. Size is approximately 13" X 10"
The other pen & ink technique is stippling ..... just a lot of dots. Florals are a great choice for this technique.
Primroses
Another stippling drawing with colour added. A challenging project for the more advanced student.
All the art projects are worked from a photograph, and Terry Phillips supplied this one. The hatching technique was used for this one.
Hutchison House, in Peterborough, ON is an historical building that is open to the public. A hatching technique project.
For the more advanced student, this street scene used the hatching technique and the painting in watercolour was a challenge too. Worth the effort though
Art classes are not just for women! Although instructor Pam supplies most of the photographs, students are welcome to supply their own photographs.
In the Fall classes there is usually an opportunity to create a painting that can be made into Christmas cards ... with the help of a local printer of course. Now you can't get a more original card than that!
A popular attraction - the Peterborough Lift Locks - was captured with a pen & ink drawing, then various dilutions of Indian Ink was painted in for "colour". This is an example of another technique that compliments the pen & ink drawing.
