Date: 3 Saturdays - January 31, February 7 & 14, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm | Meet our artist instructors
Price: $215.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
There is more to a portrait than its features. In this course students will be guided beyond the fundamentals of a drawn and painted portrait. Students will discover how a smile, a laugh, a scream can transform all the other features resulting in emotional expressions.
Working from a combination of Photo References and Gesture drawings from a model.
Canson XL Drawing pad. 70lbs. 11” x 14” Smooth Surface
Small set of Graphite Pencils
White Eraser
Kneadable Eraser
Painting Materials - needed for painting will be reviewed before purchasing
16” x 20” Canvas Pad (not canvas paper)
Polymer (acrylic) or if working with traditional oil / water soluble oils the appropriate Odorless solvent
Your choice of opaque non-toxic paints (acrylics, water-soluble oils, traditional oil (odorless solvents only) including colours:
Cadmium Red
Ultra- marine Blue
Cadmium Yellow
Paynes Grey
Alizarin Crimson
Titanium White
Flat Paint palettes
Rags, towels, water container
Synthetic or bristle brushes assortment large to small
Stephanie is an established multi-Disciplinary visual artist with over 40 years of experience in portrait and figurative painting. Her ability as a multi-disciplinary artist enables her to focus more on leading and fostering students, whether privately or as groups, towards imagination and self-expression in her workshops.
Recently she is the recipient of the 2023 Marty Award, from the Mississauga Arts Council, for the category of Established Artist in Traditional form and her mentorship in the arts for Peel region.
www.stephanieschirm.com
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
Date: 3 Saturdays - January 31, February 7 & 14, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm | Meet our artist instructors
Price: $215.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
There is more to a portrait than its features. In this course students will be guided beyond the fundamentals of a drawn and painted portrait. Students will discover how a smile, a laugh, a scream can transform all the other features resulting in emotional expressions.
Working from a combination of Photo References and Gesture drawings from a model.
Canson XL Drawing pad. 70lbs. 11” x 14” Smooth Surface
Small set of Graphite Pencils
White Eraser
Kneadable Eraser
Painting Materials - needed for painting will be reviewed before purchasing
16” x 20” Canvas Pad (not canvas paper)
Polymer (acrylic) or if working with traditional oil / water soluble oils the appropriate Odorless solvent
Your choice of opaque non-toxic paints (acrylics, water-soluble oils, traditional oil (odorless solvents only) including colours:
Cadmium Red
Ultra- marine Blue
Cadmium Yellow
Paynes Grey
Alizarin Crimson
Titanium White
Flat Paint palettes
Rags, towels, water container
Synthetic or bristle brushes assortment large to small
Stephanie is an established multi-Disciplinary visual artist with over 40 years of experience in portrait and figurative painting. Her ability as a multi-disciplinary artist enables her to focus more on leading and fostering students, whether privately or as groups, towards imagination and self-expression in her workshops.
Recently she is the recipient of the 2023 Marty Award, from the Mississauga Arts Council, for the category of Established Artist in Traditional form and her mentorship in the arts for Peel region.
www.stephanieschirm.com
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
