Figure Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Developing Artists

Figure Painting Workshops | Grasby Art Studio Calgary

Paint the human figure in oil. Working from references, you'll create one finished painting across the two sessions — a figurative feature wall painting, built from the first block-in through to the final details.

The principles learned in our Beginners Drawing series — or equivalent experience — are put to work in the drawing, proportion and structure of the figure before the paint goes on.

What You'll Learn

• Lay out a composition
• Create an underpainting
• Mix skin tones
• Layer and soften your marks to create skin textures and blends

Fall 2026 Dates

Saturdays · 1:00 – 4:00 PM
December 12 & 19, 2026

Saturday mornings 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM that same December run our Charcoal on Canvas workshops — take one or both.

Cost

• $95 — single workshop
• $190 — both December workshops

Working with Teresa

These workshops for developing artists are led by studio founder Teresa Grasby. Teresa takes on the subjects artists find most challenging and shares the efficient process she has developed for them, worked in a loose, expressive style. Artists use the two sessions to create one finished figurative feature wall painting in oil.

Details

• Level: Developing artists — for anyone who has completed our Beginners Drawing series, or who has equivalent experience
• Duration: 3 hours per workshop
• Location: Grasby Art Studio, 6520 Bowness Road NW, Calgary

Supplies

We provide the easels, references and a student-grade canvas. We recommend bringing a basic oil painting kit — the three primaries plus black and white, a set of flats or filberts, a small palette knife and a disposable palette paper pad. If you already own these, bring what you have. Individual supplies are at the front desk, and our Oil Supply Kit covers the list for $88.

Nothing scheduled Saturday December 26 — Boxing Day.

How to Register

1. Choose both workshops together, or a single date to try one.
2. Booking more than one single date? Add each one to your cart separately.