Students will learn to draw what they see, using an outdoor setting to draw quick sketches/studies. We will cover drawing techniques to help create realistic style in our field drawings. Students will also explore composition techniques, shading, and values to add artistic interest to their work. These drawings will provide an opportunity to develop core competencies in communication and critical thinking.
| Grade Suitability | 3-12 |
| Maximum Class Size | 26 |
| Time Required | 1-2 hours + 30 mins of prep |
| Material Required | Paper, pencil, erasers |
| Language of Instruction | English, French |
| Communities | Whitehorse, Teslin, Haines Junction, Carcross |
| Special Notes | A longer version of this program is also available |
Christine Prescott is a landscape painter who depicts our natural and urban surroundings with bold colours and shapes. She holds a degree in marketing and art history from the University of Saskatchewan. Her work has appeared in galleries across Saskatchewan and Alberta, on murals in the city of Saskatoon, and is held in private collections in Canada and internationally. Christine loves to share her passion of art-making and has taught drawing and painting community classes for Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s Walter Philips Gallery, and colour theory and painting classes at Banff Elementary School.