6:00pm - 8:30pm
Develop a fuller understanding of light and shadow, warm and cool colours, elements of facial structures, and simple, expressive shapes while using the medium of your choice, pencil, pastel, or paint. As the class progresses, students will begin to leave perfectionism behind and embrace conceptualism. If you’re ready to think outside the box and express yourself with creative interpretation, this course is a great stepping stone to becoming an abstract artist!
Disclaimer: Nude and/or costumed models may be used at the discretion of the instructor. Instructors will inform students beforehand if they opt to include models in their lesson plan.
Instructor 
Chris Simonite
Chris Simonite is an artist from Winnipeg who spends most of his time making paintings (and occasionally animations/videos/performances) based on pop culture, conspiracy theories and other things that lie at the murky edges. These days he spends most of his time painting with a Cubist inspired bent he calls Cubo-Weirdism.
He has three degrees (BA, BFA, MFA, if you must know) and has shown his art in four countries on Earth. He is also a member of the legendary (in their own minds) Frost Shield Kerfuffle Collective.
Chris Simonite has a musical/comedy/performance art alter ego, a faux Cowpunk Star called Stan Dickie, who was the subject of his MFA thesis. He’s pretty sure the University of Ottawa never forgave him for it.
To plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit.
