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Beginners Watercolour Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Levels 1-4

Beginners Watercolour Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Levels 1-4

$360.00 CAD
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Grasby Art Studio, 6520 Bowness Road NW, Calgary. You can unsubscribe from any email we send.

Beginners Watercolour Workshops in NW Calgary

Learn watercolour from scratch with a leveled program refined over 15 years. Each 3-hour workshop builds one skill through a series of small paintings and exercises, with a demonstration at every level, instructors with formal art education, and feedback on your practice work between sessions. No experience needed.

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Three scenes from a beginners watercolour workshop — a landscape painted from reference, a pear still life, and a student painting aspens, Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary

Watercolour painting of aspen trees in autumn, a beginners watercolour exercise at Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary
Wet-in-wet watercolour technique exercises labelled on a leaf study sheet, Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary
Beginners watercolour student painting aspens in the studio, Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary

What you'll learn — Levels 1–4

  • Level 1 | Colour Theory, Mixing & Palette Management — mix any colour with confidence and set up your palette like an artist.
  • Level 2 | Wet Techniques — luminous wet-in-wet washes, soft blends and glowing skies.
  • Level 3 | Dry Techniques — crisp detail, texture and control with dry brush and layering.
  • Level 4 | Mixed Techniques — combine wet and dry techniques in finished paintings.

Levels 1–4 are the course. Levels 5–8 are the add-on, running the intake after, so you can continue straight on.

Dates & times

Four weekly workshops, 3 hours each, no sessions on holiday weekends. Fridays & Sundays 9am–12pm · Wednesday evenings 6–9pm · all in Studio A.

Late Fall — Fri Nov 6, 13, 20 & 27 · Sun Nov 15, 22, 29 & Dec 6 · Wed Nov 18, 25, Dec 2 & 9

New Year — Fri Jan 8, 15, 22 & 29 · Sun Jan 10, 17, 24 & 31 · Wed Jan 13, 20, 27 & Feb 3

Cost & booking

  • $360 — Levels 1–4 (four workshops)
  • $630 — Levels 1–4 + Levels 5–8 add-on (eight workshops; Levels 5–8 run the following intake) — save $90
  • $95 — single workshop (one level, one date)

Choose your option, pick your dates & times above, and add to cart. Booking more than one single date? Add each to your cart separately. Already finished Levels 1–4 with us? Use code PART2 at checkout for $90 off Levels 5–8.

Supplies

We provide the watercolour paper and all specialty supplies. Bring a basic kit to every workshop — you'll use it in class and for practice between sessions:

  • Paint: the three primaries — Quinacridone Red, Phthalocyanine Blue and Cadmium Yellow (watercolour needs no white or black).
  • Brushes: a round #10 or 12, a script brush and a 3/4" flat.
  • Tools: a plastic palette and a small palette knife.

Bring what you already own. Our Beginners Watercolour Kit covers the whole list for $88 and is available at the front desk on workshop day.

Where to find us

Grasby Art Studio, 6520 Bowness Road NW, Calgary. All watercolour workshops are in Studio A. Free street parking plus 5 fenced alley stalls.

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