Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

Everyone comes to art classes for different reasons. This artist wants to explore using watercolours in her beautiful designs. The artist below wanted to be able to draw with a bold and confident hand. She had done some very technical and detailed sketches in the past but wanted something new. I think she came very close to achieving her goal. I absolutely love the moodiness that she captured here. A spot opened up in our class this week. This new-to-us artist will be add

One of the exercises we do during our "See Better, Draw Better" workshops is drawing our own footwear. Today, two students drew my winter boots. I love the looseness of this artist's style. Next workshop will be on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Contact Darlene at The Painted Tree art store in beautiful downtown Cobourg to make your deposit to register. #learntodraw #HildaVanNetten #sketch #workshop #Cobourg #art #ThePaintedTree

I am always blown away by how much my drawing students learn in a one day workshop. Today's "See Better, Draw Better" drawing workshop did not disappoint. This workshop is designed to be a non-stressful place to learn new drawing skills and/or improve upon the skills they have. Many of today's students had not drawn much in their lives. I give the artists activities that teach them to see shapes, lines, tone, etc. They draw their footwear up-side-down! They do blind cont