Date: 1-Day Workshop - Saturday, March 28, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Deb Menken | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $110.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
We will learn how to play and be focused on playing and experimenting rather than trying to create a masterpiece. You will learn how to mix your own colours, keep your paints from drying out, paint without a brush and follow your curiosity using a good dose of courage. At the end of the day, you will leave with the tools needed to be able to continue your sketchbook practices at home.
9” x 12” Canson XL Mix Media sketchbook
Tri-Art Foundations Gesso (250 ml White)
A roll of painter masking tape (at least 1 inch wide)
3 tubes of heavy body paint:
a blue,
a yellow,
and a primary magenta
A long pallet knife for mixing paint
An 11” x 14” shallow plastic storage container with a tight fitting lid, e.g. Sterilite Clip Box, to use as a stay wet palette
Paper towel
Deb Menken is a mostly self -taught artist who loves to experiment and try new things. The subject matter is not the most important thing to her but rather the act of applying the paint to canvas and following the intuitive nudgings of "What happens if I do this?" She has learned to trust the nudgings, delight in the happy accidents and store up discoveries for future use. Deb enjoys encouraging and inspiring others to paint and not be afraid to make mistakes because really there are no mistakes, only learning opportunities.
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: 1-Day Workshop - Saturday, March 28, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Deb Menken | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $110.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
We will learn how to play and be focused on playing and experimenting rather than trying to create a masterpiece. You will learn how to mix your own colours, keep your paints from drying out, paint without a brush and follow your curiosity using a good dose of courage. At the end of the day, you will leave with the tools needed to be able to continue your sketchbook practices at home.
9” x 12” Canson XL Mix Media sketchbook
Tri-Art Foundations Gesso (250 ml White)
A roll of painter masking tape (at least 1 inch wide)
3 tubes of heavy body paint:
a blue,
a yellow,
and a primary magenta
A long pallet knife for mixing paint
An 11” x 14” shallow plastic storage container with a tight fitting lid, e.g. Sterilite Clip Box, to use as a stay wet palette
Paper towel
Deb Menken is a mostly self -taught artist who loves to experiment and try new things. The subject matter is not the most important thing to her but rather the act of applying the paint to canvas and following the intuitive nudgings of "What happens if I do this?" She has learned to trust the nudgings, delight in the happy accidents and store up discoveries for future use. Deb enjoys encouraging and inspiring others to paint and not be afraid to make mistakes because really there are no mistakes, only learning opportunities.
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)
