Date: 6 Fridays: January 16 - February 20, 2026
Time: 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate. Ages 16+
Price: $325.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
This course encourages a deeper investigation into colour and its fundamental role in laying down emotion and feeling in your paintings.
You will engage in a variety of painting exercises based on the elements and principles of art.
You will spend most of your time working on your own paintings. Discussion and feedback, in a supportive environment, will enhance your learning experience.
Beginners are welcome!
9” x 12” Canvas pad for exercises
Canvas size of your choice based on the subject
Disposable paint palette
Rags
Paper towel
Synthetic and Bristle – Flat 1/4”, 1/2”, 1”
Synthetic and Bristle – Filbert 1/4”, 1/2”, 1”
2” brush for washes
Acrylic or Oil Paints
Standard Tubes 59ml
Cadmium red
Cadmium yellow
Lemon yellow
Ultra-marine blue
Titanium white
Mars black
Yellow ochre
Alizarin crimson
And any other colours you have or like - Bring them all!
Tri-Art Polymer (gloss or semigloss) OR Glazing medium
Mineral Spirits
Odourless Mineral Spirits (1000ml)
Liquin (500ml)
Windsor&Newton Artist Oil colour or Gamblin Artists Oil Paints
Standard tubes 37ml
Permanent rose
Cadmium yellow medium
Lemon yellow
Ultra-marine blue
Titanium white
Ivory black
Raw umber
Alizarin Crimson
And any other colours you might have - Bring them all!
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: 6 Fridays: January 16 - February 20, 2026
Time: 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate. Ages 16+
Price: $325.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
This course encourages a deeper investigation into colour and its fundamental role in laying down emotion and feeling in your paintings.
You will engage in a variety of painting exercises based on the elements and principles of art.
You will spend most of your time working on your own paintings. Discussion and feedback, in a supportive environment, will enhance your learning experience.
Beginners are welcome!
9” x 12” Canvas pad for exercises
Canvas size of your choice based on the subject
Disposable paint palette
Rags
Paper towel
Synthetic and Bristle – Flat 1/4”, 1/2”, 1”
Synthetic and Bristle – Filbert 1/4”, 1/2”, 1”
2” brush for washes
Acrylic or Oil Paints
Standard Tubes 59ml
Cadmium red
Cadmium yellow
Lemon yellow
Ultra-marine blue
Titanium white
Mars black
Yellow ochre
Alizarin crimson
And any other colours you have or like - Bring them all!
Tri-Art Polymer (gloss or semigloss) OR Glazing medium
Mineral Spirits
Odourless Mineral Spirits (1000ml)
Liquin (500ml)
Windsor&Newton Artist Oil colour or Gamblin Artists Oil Paints
Standard tubes 37ml
Permanent rose
Cadmium yellow medium
Lemon yellow
Ultra-marine blue
Titanium white
Ivory black
Raw umber
Alizarin Crimson
And any other colours you might have - Bring them all!
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)
