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Please note that all classes will be held in the Aquarium Room at the Sports Centre at 3001 Vanier Drive, Courtenay. All classes require a $50 deposit by cheque or e-transfer to hold your spot with balance due on the first class. You can mail cheques here: Sandra Lamb P.O. Box 525 Mervile, BC   V0R 2M0. E-transfers may be sent to sandra@sandralamb.art Thanks! UPCOMING CLASSES Portraiture in Oils and Acrylics Do you have some basic skills in drawing faces and some experience with oils or acrylics? This class will help you take the next step towards confidence with creating portraits using photographic reference. We'll review the basics like proportions, composition, lighting, etc. and then explore more in-depth practice such as underpainting, skin tones, likeness and personal style. I'll share what tricks I have found useful over the years and we'll also have a look at how a few of the Masters accomplished their pieces. This short five-week course should get you navigating paint a bit better for your own independant work. Give me a call at (250) 337-5487 if you'd like more information. TUESDAY MORNINGS April 7 to May 5 10:00 am - 12:30 pm 5 classes for $220 Wading into Chalk Pastels Did you know that some of the most accomplished and famous artists in history used chalk pastels for sketching and finished works of art? Chalk pastels can be simple or complicated, portable or cumbersome, heavy-handed or light and airy. They marry well with other mediums and can express fine detail or swaths of raw colour. They are surface-sensitive and layer well when treated with care. Intrigued? Come and find out more and try your hand at a few simple pieces in this 4-day spring workshop that will have you set for some serious summer sketching! A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT: DAY ONE: We'll talk about and try out several different consistencies and qualities of pastels. We'll explore the pros and cons of different surfaces and talk about home-made and purchased products. I'll be including a slide show of the wide range of styles reflected by different pastel artists. DAY TWO: I'll be describing various approaches to beginning a pastel piece including demos of surface preps and underpainting. Some practise in understanding the layering and mixing of colours which is key to pastels. We'll move on to a group project involving a simple coloured shape with shadow and light in grey tones and then in colour. DAY THREE: A continuation of exploring layering and mixing with simple shapes. Subsequently, I'll provide a choice of selected reference and we'll discuss different approaches depending on the subject matter. Students will choose one or two amd proceed with a small personal composition. DAY FOUR: A discussion and review of work done so far with clarification as needed. Students will work on a project taken from their own reference on a surface of their choice. Give me a call at (250) 337-5487 if you'd like more information. TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS April 4 & 5 and April 11 & 12 10:30 am - 2:00 pm (including a half hour break for lunch) 4 classes for $230