Peonies Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Developing Artists

What You'll Learn

• Big shapes: seeing a peony as a bowl of petals before any detail goes in
• Pale petals: mixing the warm and cool whites, blush pinks and soft greens that give a white flower its form
• Brushwork: loaded, confident strokes that follow the curl of each petal
• Depth: overlapping blooms and a rich ground colour that pushes the flowers forward
• Composition: leading the eye through a cascade of flowers across the canvas

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

Details

• Level: Developing artists — for anyone who has completed our Beginners series, or who has equivalent experience
• Duration: 3 hours per workshop
• 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. You may work in the medium of your choice. 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.