Arts Experience at Loyalist

Course Overview: Explore the unique possibilities of watercolour painting through the lens of landscape. This course introduces foundational skills and essential techniques to demystify a medium that can feel intimidating yet is deeply expressive and rewarding. Through relaxed demonstrations and supported, hands-on exercises, participants will build a personal library of techniques to draw on in future creative work. Topics include wet-on-dry and wet-on-wet painting, blending, composition, layering and notan, with an emphasis on understanding how and when to use each approach. The skills developed will support confident, personal interpretations of favourite landscapes.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Dates and Time:

• One-week Course
• Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24
• 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Important Notes:

• Course fee: $400.00 (General) or $365.00 (Senior 55+). HST is not included in the listed price.
• This course takes place at the Bancroft Campus: 195 Hastings Street North, Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
• Campus information, including room number, parking, directions, etc., will be provided closer to the start date.
• A refund (less $20.00 administrative fee) will be issued if you withdraw from a class at least 14 days before the start date of the class. After this deadline, no refunds will be issued.
• If a course is cancelled by Loyalist College, registered students will be provided with a full refund. College decisions to cancel a course will be made 14 days before the course start date.
• If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to art@loyalistcollege.com

Supply List:

• Canson XL Watercolour pad 9x12 or similar 
• Sketchbook for notes, experiments 
• HB Pencil, eraser, sharpener 
• Selection of brushes (eg: 1" flat, 1/2" flat, #4, #8 round, fan, dagger) 
• Palette 
• Masking tape 
• Selection of 7 paint colours in small tubes: the primaries in warm and cool plus a Payne's Grey (Cotman brand: Lemon Yellow Hue, Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue, Ultramarine, Intense Blue, Permanent Rose, Cadmium Red, Payne's Grey) 
• Landscape photo references for inspiration 

** This is intended as a guide -- if you already have slightly different brushes and paints of a comparable quality, we can work with that.