Weekly Home School Art Classes- Edmonton

 Weekly Home School Art Classes at The Paint Spot
Instructor Margot Soltice

Term 2 - Playing with Media
Tuesdays March 22, April 5- 26, May 3 AM Class Ages 6 - 11, 9:30AM - 12:30PM PM Class Ages 12 - 18, 1:30PM - 4:30PM $150 + minimal supplies (10% student discount)
Home School Drawing is recommended, but not essential to take before this class.Your budding artists will experiment with various mediums and learn new techniques each week. This course even offers a look into the art and mind of an old master, giving the students some art history.
March 22
Art postcards, using acrylic paint, drawing and other media. Creating pockets in journals and adding texture and dimension, using various painting techniques and materials.
April 5
Learn about layering with various media. Origami.  Think: cool, fun symbols, flat objects that can fit in the art journal. Be creative.
April 12
Create mood with colour. Build on a theme using collage and found objects. Learning to plan ahead. April 19 Play with water colour techniques. Choose a subject and paint it using choice of techniques. Incorporate stitching/ fibre art.
April 26
Poetry and motion. Visually express emotion in student- chosen poetry. Stencil making. Homework: gather pictures and other flat memorabilia. May 3
Bees wax on wood. Creating a painting and adding texture and dimension with wax.
Margot Soltice is an Edmonton-born and raised and has been largely a self-taught artist. Spending summers residing at Pigeon Lake was a huge contributor to Margot's creativity, and remains her inspiration today. Margot's work is multi-faceted. She enjoys playing with a variety of different mediums including watercolour, pen and ink, acrylic, mosaics, printmaking, clay sculpting and multimedia.
Margot is happy to discuss the curriculum or needs of students.
Contact her at barnswallow@xplornet.com
Paint Spot (New Address)   10032 - 81 Avenue Edmonton