Date: 3 Mondays: October 26, November 2, 9, 2026
Time: Evenings 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $100.00 +hst
Class materials provided
Instruction will include demonstrations and examples of all techniques and exercises, as well as positive feedback, including:
The basic materials, tools, and surfaces for creating with oil pastels.
Basic application techniques including layering, blending, mixing, and scumbling.
The basics of colour theory and mixing, and how to apply colour theory to an oil pastel drawing.
How to draw using observational mapping techniques.
How to develop a simple still life drawing with a monochromatic colour scheme.
How to use contrast to create colourful oil pastel drawings that pop.
Did you know? In 1949, Pablo Picasso asked French chemist and supplier Henri Sennelier to formulate a rich, heavy-pigment pastel for professional artists: artist-grade oil pastels.
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 Maggiolly Art at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, downtown Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
Date: 3 Mondays: October 26, November 2, 9, 2026
Time: Evenings 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $100.00 +hst
Class materials provided
Instruction will include demonstrations and examples of all techniques and exercises, as well as positive feedback, including:
The basic materials, tools, and surfaces for creating with oil pastels.
Basic application techniques including layering, blending, mixing, and scumbling.
The basics of colour theory and mixing, and how to apply colour theory to an oil pastel drawing.
How to draw using observational mapping techniques.
How to develop a simple still life drawing with a monochromatic colour scheme.
How to use contrast to create colourful oil pastel drawings that pop.
Did you know? In 1949, Pablo Picasso asked French chemist and supplier Henri Sennelier to formulate a rich, heavy-pigment pastel for professional artists: artist-grade oil pastels.
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 Maggiolly Art at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, downtown Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
