Animal Impressionism Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Developing Artists

Animal Impressionism Painting Workshops | Grasby Art Studio Calgary

Paint crows, ravens and other animal subjects in an impressionistic style. Over four sessions you will work from first drawing through to a finished, expressive animal painting.

In these workshops you will:

• DISCOVER the tools and techniques for painting birds and animals
• MASTER the art of recreating feather and fur texture
• LEARN a systematic approach for drawing your subject accurately
• CHOOSE a realistic or impressionistic colour scheme
• CRAFT a striking animal painting for your wall

What each session covers

• Workshop 1 — Composition and underpainting
• Workshop 2 — Feather, fur and skin texture
• Workshop 3 — Building form and colour
• Workshop 4 — Highlights, details and finishing

Spring 2027 Dates

Saturdays · 1:00 – 4:00 PM
April 17, 24, May 1 & 8, 2027

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.

How to Register

1. Choose the full series for all four workshops, or a single date to try one.
2. Booking more than one single date? Add each one to your cart separately.