Connie Geerts

Subject this week – Great Horned Owl

Great horned owls have a lot of features that are really interesting to paint.  They’re eyes have subtleties that can make them look like they’re glowing.  I’ll show you some great ways to paint feathers that you can apply to birds of all kinds.  Join me for this live zoom class and you’ll also receive the recording to watch as often as you like.

Here is the basic format for this live zoom class:  There will be a lesson for approximately 1  to 1.5 hour, then participants can either stay and chat with other artists while they paint or sign off and paint privately.  This is subject to change with whatever works the best.  Personal instruction and feedback will either be in person on-line during the rest of the class or by email. 
IMPORTANT: Your receipt contains your zoom link.  Look in the “Downloads” box and click on the link.

Instructor:  Connie Geerts
Time: 1 pm to 3pm
Date: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021
Fee:  $35.00 + GST
Location:  Live on Zoom
             
Call Connie at 403-547-9727 if you have trouble registering. 
Choose the PayPal button to pay with credit card – you don’t need a PayPal account.

General Supplies:   Set of acrylic paints, palette, paint brushes (I recommend at least a 1″ flat, 1.5″ flat, and a few smaller brushes) your choice of surface – a canvas, cradleboard or 140 lb watercolour paper to paint on, sketch/note book, watercolour crayons or chalk to draw your image, a plastic binder sleeve, ruler, other tools or mediums you like to use, reference photos of things you want to paint. (optional – hairdryer)

Subject this week – Polar Bear Swim

Join me to try your hand at painting a swimming Polar Bear.  I’ll show you how to create convincing, reflective water and the basic layering  of colours needed to paint a white bear.
Hint: white is the last colour we use!  Join us for this fun zoom class. Bonus – you always receive the recording to watch as often as you like!

Here is the basic format for this live zoom class:  There will be a lesson for approximately 1  to 1.5 hour, then participants can either stay and chat with other artists while they paint or sign off and paint privately.  This is subject to change with whatever works the best.  Personal instruction and feedback will either be in person on-line during the rest of the class or by email. 
IMPORTANT: Your receipt contains your zoom link.  Look in the “Downloads” box and click on the link.  I also send the link again the day before class.

Instructor:  Connie Geerts
Time: 1 pm to 3pm
Date: Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021
Fee:  $35.00 + GST
Location:  Live on Zoom
             
Call Connie at 403-547-9727 if you have trouble registering. 
Choose the PayPal button to pay with credit card – you don’t need a PayPal account.

General Supplies:   Set of acrylic paints, palette, paint brushes (I recommend at least a 1″ flat, 1.5″ flat, and a few smaller brushes) your choice of surface – a canvas, cradleboard or 140 lb watercolour paper to paint on, sketch/note book, watercolour crayons or chalk to draw your image, a plastic binder sleeve, ruler, other tools or mediums you like to use, reference photos of things you want to paint. (optional – hairdryer)

Subject this week:  #3 Abstraction: What to leave out?
For this class you don’t need to have taken the “Introduction to Gestalt Theory” but we’re going to explore one of the concepts discussed: Closure.  The brain is good at filling in gaps to create a whole.  Interesting abstraction often leaves a lot for the viewer to interpret, but how do you know what to leave out?  In this class we will explore this idea.

Note:  You will have lifetime access to this video recorded  on May 21, 2021.   

  IMPORTANT: Your receipt contains your youtube link.  Look in the “Downloads” box and click on the link.

Instructor:  Connie Geerts
Fee:  $35.00 + GST
Location:  Zoom replay
             
Call Connie at 403-547-9727 if you have trouble registering. 
Choose the PayPal button to pay with credit card – you don’t need a PayPal account.

Supplies:   Set of acrylic paints, matte medium, palette, paint brushes (I recommend at least a 1″ flat, 1.5″ flat, and a few smaller brushes) your choice of a canvas, cradleboard or paper to paint on(whatever size you like), sketch/note book, rice paper, watercolour crayons or chalk to draw your image, a plastic binder sleeve, ruler, other tools or mediums you like to use, reference photos of things you want to paint.

Subject this week:  #6 Abstraction: Going Big
For this class we’re going to take a lot of the concepts we’ve covered over the past few weeks and we’re going to scale them up and apply them to a big canvas.  Scaling up often involves changing your tools and the way you apply your materials to canvas.  Plan to be loose and use a big brush.  Join us for this fun class! Extra Supplies – large brushes (1.5″,2″,3″), a canvas at least 18×24

Note:  You will have lifetime access to this video recorded on June 9, 2021.   

  IMPORTANT: Your receipt contains your youtube link.  Look in the “Downloads” box and click on the link.

Instructor:  Connie Geerts
Fee:  $35.00 + GST
Location:  Zoom replay
             
Call Connie at 403-547-9727 if you have trouble registering. 
Choose the PayPal button to pay with credit card – you don’t need a PayPal account.

             
Call Connie at 403-547-9727 if you have trouble registering. 
Choose the PayPal button to pay with credit card – you don’t need a PayPal account.

Supplies:   Set of acrylic paints, palette, paint brushes (I recommend at least a 1″ flat, 1.5″ flat, and a few smaller brushes) your choice of a canvas, cradleboard or paper to paint on(whatever size you like), sketch/note book, watercolour crayons or chalk to draw your image, a plastic binder sleeve, ruler, other tools or mediums you like to use, reference photos of things you want to paint.