Courses Available for Registration

Welcome to South Delta Artists World of Creativity: Featuring Artist-Led Workshops and Weekly Drop-Ins

If you are interested in giving a workshop, or, you have ideas and requests, feel free to contact us.

Join us as we embark on an inspiring journey, where imagination knows no bounds and innovation thrives.

In our dynamic and inclusive community, artists of all levels – from seasoned creators to enthusiastic beginners – come together to explore, experiment, and elevate their craft. Led by accomplished artists and seasoned instructors, our workshops offer a diverse range of techniques, mediums, and styles, ensuring there's something for everyone to discover and enjoy.

Drop In Classes

Life Drawing Drop In

Join Us - Mondays 9:15 am - 12:15 pm
In is ongoing and open to non-members. Registration for new participants is required.
Please show up promptly please - so as not to disturb the models.
Per Session Fee: Members - $15; non-Members - $18 Contact Carolyn Carter -carolynccarter@mac.com for the class schedule.

Share Your Techniques

3rd Tuesday of the month 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
Members share their techniques. Each month is a different topic such as Clouds, Waves, Perspective, Drawing People, Painting Simple Figures, Bottles, Distant Mountains, Trees, Mat Cutting, etc. A member does a demo then we all get to try it out.

Per Session Fee: Members - Free; Non-Members - $15.  Registration not required

2024-25 schedule
   May - Small Figures with Laurie Maitland
   June - Wood siding with Lea Price
   July - Rocks with Janice Fearn
   Aug - Value, Line, Contours with Lea Price 
   Sep - Followup on Value, Line, Contours with Lea Price
   Oct - Perspective with Buildings with Lea Price
   Nov - mixing 3 colours to get skin tones with Kiku Bansal

Workshops 

Painting Skies and Water with Dale Byhre - Sat Nov 16 & Sun Nov 17 (2 full days)

The painting of skies and water can be challenging for any artist and often requires serious consideration. In this two day workshop, I will pass on some of the ways I approach these subjects as they relate to a scene in a painting.  Whether it be stormy seas and a tumultuous sky, or a placid lake on a sunny day, we will use the principles of colour, shape and light to bring a strong sense of life into our paintings.

Drawing Figures with Lea Price - Monday afternoons January 13, 20 and 27 (3 half days) 2 pm to 5:30 pm

Drawing people may seem like a daunting challenge but by starting with simple techniques and learning how to "see" is the best foundation to build your skill. Beginning with stick figures and looking at basic structure to moving forward to gesture drawing  to full figures. begins a journey to understanding drawing people and animals.

Working with Pastels with Catherine Sheppard - Sat Jan 25 & Sun Jan 26 (2 full days)

Registration will begin in December.

Catherine wants to show fellow artists how simple the pastel method is from start to finish. She will break down how to start a pastel art piece, how to use the materials effeciently and effectively to produce life-like paintings. We will be using pan pastels to start, pastel pencils and stick pastels in a layering technique. Plus useful gouache and charcoal pencil techniques.  Don't have pastels? You can use Catherine's for an extra fee.  

Acrylics 101 with Lea Price - 2025 Dates to be announced

Acrylics have to be one of the most versatile mediums to paint with. Exploring basic techniques, which colours to have, learning to mix them with a minimal number of tubes so you don't have to have tons of extra paints to buy, using brushes, learning glazing and fun ways to paint.