Art & Wine Paint Nights - Donna Child Fine Art

Donna Child Fine Art & Wine paint nights bring people together to paint, drink a little wine*, discover their creativity and learn about art. Held in our 7400 sq ft gallery, surrounded by art work that is sure to inspire, guided by one of our professional gallery artists, guests are taken step by step through the process of creating a painting of their own inspired by the guiding artist own art work.

Classes are equally fun for all skill levels, beginners to advance, no experience required. We provide everything you need; the canvas, paint, brushes, aprons and easels/tables and a glass of wine. Come solo, bring a date, plan a girls or boys night out or try something new with the family or friends.

All Supplies Provided – All classes are suitable for beginning to advanced painters

Finger Painting with Artist Michelle Jursa

Artist’s inspiration photo

Have you ever wanted to use your fingers like a palette knife? If you have, then this class is for you. Join us for this unique “hands on” experience as Michelle takes you through various techniques using just your fingertips to paint a Spring-fresh floral bouquet! You will feel immersed in the painting with your fingers gliding across the canvas as the paints collide and create dreamy, swirling effects! This class is perfect for beginners or seasoned artists who are just looking for a different kind of technique.

INSTRUCTOR: Michelle Jursa
DATE: Thursday, February 16th
TIME: 6:30-9:00 pm
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
COST: $70 + HST

Class Fee Includes:

instruction, canvas, paints & wine

Register Now! – with PayPal or eTransfer

Send an eTransfer to donna@donnachildfineart.com to reserve your spot.

Please note the name of the class you are enrolling in on the transfer and that the transfer is for the # of easels you want to book +hst.

Abstraction with Celebrated Artist Lila Lewis Irving

Artist’s inspiration photo

Join internationally acclaimed abstractionist Lila Lewis Irving for an evening of “pushing paint around”, to use Lila’s own words. Participants will get a chance to explore the movement of liquid acrylics over this special “terraskin” paper and Lila’s own collection of non-traditional paint tools to create a series of abstract value studies and experiments.

INSTRUCTOR: Lila Lewis Irving
DATE: Thursday, March 9th
TIME: 6:30-9:00 pm
MEDIUM: liquid acrylic on terraskin paper
COST: $70 + HST

Class Fee Includes:

instruction, paper, paints & wine

Register Now! – with PayPal or eTransfer

Send an eTransfer to donna@donnachildfineart.com to reserve your spot.

Please note the name of the class you are enrolling in on the transfer and that the transfer is for the # of easels you want to book +hst.

Exploring Trees with Artist Tony Bianco

Artist’s inspiration photo

Tony Bianco has a deep love for painting trees and during this class he invites participants to explore the rich and exciting textures of a beautiful moonlit tree. Tony has been expressing himself as a full time artist since the age of twenty. His work displays a love for life, nature, and for communicating emotion visually. Since 1999, when he first designed the 2 dollar coin, Tony has designed over 100 coins for the Royal Canadian Mint.

INSTRUCTOR: Tony Bianco
DATE: Thursday, March 30th
TIME: 6:30-9:00 pm
MEDIUM: acrylic on canvas
COST: $70 + HST

Class Fee Includes:

instruction, canvas, paints & wine

Register Now! – with PayPal or eTransfer

Send an eTransfer to donna@donnachildfineart.com to reserve your spot.

Please note the name of the class you are enrolling in on the transfer and that the transfer is for the # of easels you want to book +hst.

Rocks with Rick Jacobson

Artist’s Inspiration Photo

“Walking along a shoreline straight and clear, interrupted by a solitary rock of epic proportions. It stands as it has for thousands of years, unchanging, unmoving. Walking through the deep primeval forest seeped in the rich hints of moss, rot and new growth. Through the deep green canopy, sunlight slashes across the back of a massive moss-covered boulder. These encounters inspire new canvases.” Artist Rick Jacobson invites you to walk with him for an evening, sharing his insights into capturing nature’s monuments on canvas.

INSTRUCTOR: Rick Jacobson
DATE: Thursday, April 13th
TIME: 6:30-9:00 pm
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
COST: $70 + HST

Class Fee Includes:

instruction, canvas, paints & wine

Register Now! – with PayPal or eTransfer

Send an eTransfer to donna@donnachildfineart.com to reserve your spot.

Please note the name of the class you are enrolling in on the transfer and that the transfer is for the # of easels you want to book +hst.

Spring Flowers with Artist Agata Wisniewski

Artist’s inspiration photos

In this class we will be exploring blending techniques. The objective is to create light and shadow effects establishing a “backlight” result. The class instruction will demonstrate various painting approaches of executing fusion between light and dark as well as blending between various colours.

INSTRUCTOR: Agata Wisniewski
DATE: Thursday, April 27th
TIME: 6:30-9:00 pm
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
COST: $70 + HST

Class Fee Includes:

instruction, canvas, paints & wine

Register Now! – with PayPal or eTransfer

Send an eTransfer to donna@donnachildfineart.com to reserve your spot.

Please note the name of the class you are enrolling in on the transfer and that the transfer is for the # of easels you want to book +hst.

Drum Painting with Ojibwa Artist Kris Nahrgang

Sample Drum – before & after

For the first time we are offering a unique opportunity for our clients to paint their very own Indigenous-inspired hand-drums. During this exclusive painting experience Kris will use traditional storytelling to highlight the meaning and importance of various animals and images commonly found in Ojibwa Woodland School Art. Participants will be able to choose from a range of sample projects from the very basic, to highly detailed. Kris will guide everyone through the process of transferring the image from paper to hide, techniques for painting the black linework, colour selection and other embellishments. The hand drums are old school, with steamed white ash frames which are made from scratch. They are handmade in Quebec by Indigenous artisans. They are almost round (98%) and made with wild deer hide. These are very close to what a drum would look like from 500 years ago.

INSTRUCTOR: Kris Nahrgang
DATE: Thursday, June 22nd
TIME: 6:30-9:00 pm
MEDIUM: acrylic on 11″ hide drum
COST: $240 + HST

Class Fee Includes:

instruction, 11″ deer hide hand drum, paints & wine

Register Now! – with PayPal or eTransfer

Send an eTransfer to donna@donnachildfineart.com to reserve your spot.

Please note the name of the class you are enrolling in on the transfer and that the transfer is for the # of easels you want to book +hst.

Sample Drum – by Kris

Student Sample – beginning

Student Sample – completed

Student Sample – completed

Finger Painting with Artist Michelle Jursa

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Abstraction with Celebrated Artist Lila Lewis Irving

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Exploring Trees with Artist Tony Bianco

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Rocks with Rick Jacobson

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Spring Flowers with Artist Agata Wisniewski

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Drum Painting with Ojibwa Artist Kris Nahrgang

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