Arts Experience at Loyalist

Course Overview: Explore Port Hope in the fall as both subject and inspiration, from its historic downtown to nearby river paths and natural spaces. Stepping outside the classroom, you'll be guided by local Port Hope artist and instructor Luke Despatie as you explore the town and learn how to recognize and photograph strong references for painting, with a focus on composition, visual interest, thoughtful framing and capturing the character of place.

Back in the classroom, you'll use the photographic references you've gathered to create your own landscape paintings. You'll explore the fundamentals of landscape painting, including composition, value, colour and brushwork, while also developing more advanced approaches to capturing light and mood. Through demonstrations, guided exercises and personalized feedback, you'll learn how to translate your photographs of both built and natural landscapes into expressive, confident paintings.

The workshop also includes discussions of materials and techniques to support both studio practice and future plein-air work, helping you continue to capture the places around you and develop your own painting voice beyond the course.

Medium: Acrylic

Skill Level: Beginner & Intermediate

Dates:

• Two-day workshop
• Saturday, October 17: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Saturday, October 24: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Important Notes

• Course fee: $200.00. HST is not included.
• This course takes place at the Port Hope Campus: 10 Pine St S, Port Hope, ON L1A 3E7.
• Campus information, including room number, parking, directions, etc., will be provided closer to the start date.
• A refund (less a $20.00 administrative fee) will be issued if you withdraw from a class at least seven 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 seven days before the start date of the class.
• If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to art@loyalistcollege.com

Supply List:

Recommended Store: Gwartzmans.com

Acrylic Paint
Student or artist quality (artist quality recommended for the best experience) * Heavy-bodied preferred
Recommended brands: Tri-Art, Golden

• Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Cadmium Yellow Light
• Primary Magenta
• Alizarin Crimson
• Ultramarine Blue
• Cerulean Blue
• Burnt Umber
• Titanium White

Gesso
500 mL (Tri-Art or Golden recommended)

Brushes

• Bristle brushes: Rounds – sizes #2, #4, #6
• Bristle brushes: Flats – sizes #4, #8, #12
• Large nylon brush for gesso – 1″

Painting Surfaces

• Canvas paper pad or watercolour paper pad (8″×10″ or 9″×12″)
• Several small canvases or panels (optional; e.g., 8″×8″)

Other Essentials

• Digital camera or phone for taking photos
• Disposable palette pad
• Drawing pencils (2B and 6B; Staedtler recommended)
• Sketchbook (approx. 8″×10″)
• Vessel for water (disposable coffee cups work well)
• Masking tape
• Ruler
• Glue stick
• Scissors or X-acto knife