CITYSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPS CALGARY | Intermediate Acrylic and Oil Painting Class

Cityscape Painting Workshops | Grasby Art Studio Calgary

Transform your artistic vision into striking urban landscapes. This intermediate series covers the art of painting captivating cityscapes in acrylic and oil.

Rainy streets, city light and Old Montreal — and the large-format canvases artists build across the four sessions.

What You'll Learn

• Acrylic and oil techniques for urban scenes
• Colour mixing
• Perspective drawing
  
• Light and shadow play in city environments
• Capturing the essence of urban life

In the studio

Do you have a street or city photo from your travels that captures the beauty of light in the urban environment? Join Teresa Grasby to make a beautiful feature wall painting that celebrates the reflected light of the city at night.

Teresa will guide you through the process of compositional planning, underpainting, perspective drawing, and techniques to capture the reflected light of the city at night.

In Teresa’s workshops you will create an original composition that you can be proud of.

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Winter 2027 Dates

Wednesdays · 1:00 – 4:00 PM
February 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2027

Start Any Time

You do not have to begin at week one. Join on whichever Wednesday suits you — each session stands on its own, and Teresa brings you up to speed when you arrive.

You are also welcome to book single dates to work on your own project rather than the week's subject. Bring the piece you have underway and Teresa will work with you on it alongside the group.

Cost

• $95 — single workshop
• $360 — full four-workshop series

Working with Teresa

These intermediate workshops 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. Most artists use the four sessions to build one large-format canvas — a finished feature wall painting to take home.

Details

• Level: Intermediate — for artists who have completed our Beginners series, or who have equivalent experience
• Duration: 3 hours per workshop
• Class size: 8 artists maximum
• Location: Grasby Art Studio, 6520 Bowness Road NW, Calgary

Supplies

We provide the specialty tools, soft-bodied acrylics and a student-grade canvas for each workshop. For the best results we recommend bringing an artist-quality canvas and a basic heavy-bodied paint kit — the three primaries plus black and white, a small palette knife, a disposable palette and a variety of brushes. If you already own these, bring what you have. Canvases and individual supplies are at the front desk, and our Beginners Acrylic Supply Kit or Oil Supply Kit covers the whole kit list for $88.

Perfect For

• Artists who have completed our Beginners series, or have equivalent experience, and are ready to advance their skills
• Those drawn to urban landscapes and architecture
• Anyone wanting to expand their acrylic or oil painting repertoire
• Artists with a project on the go who want time at the easel with Teresa's guidance

How to Register

1. Choose the full series for all four workshops, or any single date — including a date partway through the series.
2. Booking more than one single date? Add each one to your cart separately.
3. Working on your own project? Book a single date and tell us what you are bringing.