• Intermediate
  • Painting

This ONLINE intermediate level course offers the experienced painter the opportunity to further their studies in watercolour and explore more complex watercolour strategies using still-life and landscape.

The  course will be comprised of digital images of still life and landscapes. These images will be sent prior to each class, where there will be detailed webcam demonstrations and digitals of paintings will be used as a teaching aid. Students will be asked to email their paintings prior to the class so that they can be pinned for discussion and critiques.

In Winter 2021, this course will be offered in two parts: 6 weeks each. Both parts can be taken as stand alone courses or part 2 can be a continuation of part 1. 


Spring 2021: 8 Weeks: Tuition: $325

TSA will deliver this course using ZOOM. Prior to the course session, you will receive an invitation for the session(s) via email. You'll need a laptop, desktop or tablet, internet connection with good bandwidth and headset (either wired or wireless). We recommend that you set up a free ZOOM account and be familiar with ZOOM prior to the class beginning.  Here is a link to help you get started: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697

Notes: Brian Hoxha has been teaching at the Toronto School of Art since 2004. Hoxha is also an educator in watercolour and printmaking at the Art Gallery of Ontario and in the T.D.S.B. at Northern S.S., and a long-time member of Open Studio, the artist-run centre and print studio. Hoxha’s work explores the beauty and solace of the natural world, whether in painting or making prints. He particularly finds constant inspiration by working on location in breathtakingly beautiful landscapes, as is evident in his journeys to Northern Ontario, Western Canada, Newfoundland and Montana. Hoxha is currently being represented by Open Studio, Gallery 133, The Denison Gallery, Art Interiors, Tracey Capes F.A., Nouveau Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan, Gibson Fine Arts in Calgary and the Christina Parker Gallery in St. John’s N.F., as well as by a variety of arts consultants in Toronto.
* This course is not currently open for registration

What you will learn

  • Colour Theory
  • Composition Theory
  • Using Masking Fluid
  • Glazing techniques
  • Manipulating wet into wet washes
  • Manipulating drying times
  • Chine-collé papers and colour papers
  • Scoring and scraping
  • Emphasizing Form