INSTRUCTORS
Meet the talented instructors behind our classes and workshops!
Each instructor brings their own expertise, teaching style, and creative perspective, offering opportunities to learn across a wide range of mediums and skill levels. Explore their profiles to find the right fit for your interests and see what classes or workshops they offer.
ONGOING ART CLASSES are ideal for artists who enjoy and thrive in a shared studio environment. With flexible weekly, biweekly, or monthly options, you can learn from experienced instructors who tailor their approach to support your growth.
WORKSHOPS are one-time sessions focused on a specific technique or topic that is tackled at a certain date, spanning a few hours, a whole day, or even multiple days. Led by our expert instructors, the workshops are typically hands-on and step-by-step where you can learn new skills, complete a project, and leave with practical knowledge you can build on.
Some instructors offer both ongoing classes and workshops.
Tracey Leigh Crozier CRI®
Tracey teaches wet-on-wet oil painting through a clear, step-by-step approach that makes the process accessible and enjoyable for all skill levels.
Michael J. Downs
Learning to paint is about thinking visually, and then practicing the habits of great artists, which will give you a solid foundation for creating good art.
Mary-Leigh Doyle
Painting is my tool of expression. I hope to use it to allow those who view my work an opportunity to hear a colourful voice and to see beyond the paint.
Connie Geerts
Regarding her practice, she says we become one and the same vibration as our companions on the same path as we share purpose and goals with them.
Laura Gerein
While watercolour has been the majority of her practice for the past five years, Laura also regularly paints in oil in a continuous effort to engage and immerse in the local art community.
Nancy-Lynne Hughes
Nancy looks for moments when the changing light turns the ordinary to the extraordinary and strives to capture and share those breath taking moments.
Nadine Johnson
Community is a vital part of Nadine’s practice. She is passionate about helping other artists grow, stay curious, and stay connected.
Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan is an award-winning artist. He studied Fine Arts and Art History for 5 years at University with an independent focus on the
techniques of the Masters.
Lynette Melnyk
Known for her bold brushstrokes and expressive lyrical style, Lynette helps people stop overthinking and start creating — whether they’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or returning to their creative spark after a long break.
Holly McWilliams
Holly is known for her deeply practical and personalized instruction style, which is grounded in technical expertise across nearly every 2D medium.
Jean Pederson
Jean has been painting for over twenty years, balancing her strong teaching abilities, and writing with her continuing aspiration to convey her ideas in visual form.
Maxie Peña
Maxie’s goal in teaching workshops is to share that same joy that sparked her lifelong love for calligraphy.
Ekaterina Pozdniakova
My approach to teaching is to explain the principles & methods used in painting. Students learn to analyze their own subject matter so as to sequence it & use appropriate techniques for any image.
Lisa Roberts
Lisa’s love for painting is inspiring. She is a wonderful instructor eager to guide you along the path of developing your own technique in any style and medium of choice.
Sherry Telle
I am motivated by the beauty of life around, a tree covered in hoar frost against a brilliant sky. By the play of light on glass and water, and the sparkle in an animal’s eye.
Ralph Temple
My approach to teaching is to explain the principles & methods used in painting. Students learn to analyze their own subject matter so as to sequence it & use appropriate techniques for any image.
Yulia Tsinko
Yulia works in inks, acrylics and oils. She loves working from life, but just as often she would dream up an image that would demand to be painted. Her work can be described as expressive realism.
Annette Wichmann
I experiment with all the various art materials and then some, which include watercolours, acrylics, mixed media, photography, calligraphy and… oh, where does this end?