Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Rick Worthington | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $110.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
Join painter Rick Worthington for a one-day oil painting workshop focused on capturing mood and light at dusk. Working from Rick’s original painting, students will learn how to suggest light and atmosphere with simple shapes and expressive colour. The emphasis will be on painting loosely, simplifying forms, and using warm and cool colour relationships to create a sense of glow.
This class is suitable for beginners and intermediate painters. Step-by-step demonstrations and individual guidance provided.
Bristle brushes (Maggiollys carries the HJ Acryloil line)
1 stretched canvas size (or canvas board) size 12” x 12” or larger
Palette cup
Palette (wood/glass or disposable) 9” x 12” or larger
Palette knife
Odourless mineral spirits (for brush cleaning) in a mason jar or brush washer with lid
Linseed oil (optional)
Winsor & Newton Winton or Gamblin 1980 oil colours
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium red light
Ultramarine Blue
Viridian or Phthalo Blue
Titanium White
Rags or paper towels
Pencil and eraser
Old clothes or apron
Rick Worthington is a contemporary impressionist painter who lives and works in the artistic community of Elora, Ontario. As a full-time artist with a passion for painting en plein air, Rick fell under the spell of the impressionist masters including Mattiess and Sorolla.
Rick’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Centre Wellington Museum and Archives along with private collections throughout North America and Europe and can be found at the Abbostford, BC Gallery. He has been featured in the magazine Sideroads of Waterloo Wellington and he has had a piece recognized in the Plein Air Magazine, having placed first in the magazines Salon Competition for Plein Air Water. Rick has won numerous plein air competitions including the Toronto Plein Air Competition, the Bellville Plein Air Competition, the Ontario Plein Air Society Challenge and the Elora Plein Air Competition. He has participated in numerous juried shows including the Sooke Fine Arts show, the TD Victoria Art Gallery Paint In, the Toronto Arts Project Juried Show and the Insights Juried Art Show.
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Rick Worthington | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $110.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
Join painter Rick Worthington for a one-day oil painting workshop focused on capturing mood and light at dusk. Working from Rick’s original painting, students will learn how to suggest light and atmosphere with simple shapes and expressive colour. The emphasis will be on painting loosely, simplifying forms, and using warm and cool colour relationships to create a sense of glow.
This class is suitable for beginners and intermediate painters. Step-by-step demonstrations and individual guidance provided.
Bristle brushes (Maggiollys carries the HJ Acryloil line)
1 stretched canvas size (or canvas board) size 12” x 12” or larger
Palette cup
Palette (wood/glass or disposable) 9” x 12” or larger
Palette knife
Odourless mineral spirits (for brush cleaning) in a mason jar or brush washer with lid
Linseed oil (optional)
Winsor & Newton Winton or Gamblin 1980 oil colours
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium red light
Ultramarine Blue
Viridian or Phthalo Blue
Titanium White
Rags or paper towels
Pencil and eraser
Old clothes or apron
Rick Worthington is a contemporary impressionist painter who lives and works in the artistic community of Elora, Ontario. As a full-time artist with a passion for painting en plein air, Rick fell under the spell of the impressionist masters including Mattiess and Sorolla.
Rick’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Centre Wellington Museum and Archives along with private collections throughout North America and Europe and can be found at the Abbostford, BC Gallery. He has been featured in the magazine Sideroads of Waterloo Wellington and he has had a piece recognized in the Plein Air Magazine, having placed first in the magazines Salon Competition for Plein Air Water. Rick has won numerous plein air competitions including the Toronto Plein Air Competition, the Bellville Plein Air Competition, the Ontario Plein Air Society Challenge and the Elora Plein Air Competition. He has participated in numerous juried shows including the Sooke Fine Arts show, the TD Victoria Art Gallery Paint In, the Toronto Arts Project Juried Show and the Insights Juried Art Show.
