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BEGINNER ART CLASSES, LIVE IN PERSON
EVENINGS & WEEKENDS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
Michael Markowsky teaches evening & weekend classes for adults at the Mount Pleasant Community Centre (at the corner of Kingsway and Main Street in Vancouver, B.C.).
Complete LIST OF MICHAEL MARKOWSKY’S UPCOMING IN-PERSON CLASSES on the Mount Pleasant Community Center website.
To get more information and to REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING CLASS, click on a DATE below:
BASIC DRAWING SKILLS: Animals, Architecture and Still-Lifes
••• March 28 to May 9, 2025 Five Fridays Fridays 5pm - 7pm (NO CLASS APRIL 4 & 18) #548163
••• May 23 to June 20, 2025 Five Fridays 7:30pm - 9:30pm #553314
••• July 4 to August 15, 2025 Five Fridays Fridays 5pm - 7pm (NO CLASS JULY 18 & AUG 1) #553315
••• August 22 to September 26, 2025 Five Fridays 7:30pm - 9:30pm (NO CLASS AUGUST 29) #553316
BASIC DRAWING SKILLS: People and Landscapes
••• March 28 to May 9, 2025 Five Fridays 7:30pm - 9:30pm (NO CLASS APRIL 4 & 18) #548164
••• May 23 to June 20, 2025 Five Fridays 5pm - 7pm #553317
••• July 4 to August 15, 2025 Five Fridays 7:30pm - 9:30pm (NO CLASS JULY 18 & AUGUST 1) #553318
••• August 22 to September 26, 2025 Five Fridays 5pm - 7pm (NO CLASS AUGUST 29 - LABOUR DAY) #553319
BEGINNERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
••• April 2 to April 30, 2025 Five Wednesday 6pm-8pm #548165
••• May 14 to June 11, 2025 Five Wednesday 6pm-8pm #553309
••• June 25 to July 23, 2025 Five Wednesday 6pm-8pm #553311
••• August 6 to September 3, 2025 Five Wednesday 6pm-8pm #553312
ACRYLIC PAINTING & DRAWING BASICS: FLOWERS & STILL LIFES
••• SOLD OUT! April 6 to May 11, 2025 Five Sundays 3pm - 5pm (NO CLASS APRIL 20) #548160
••• SOLD OUT! May 25 to June 22, 2025 Five Sundays 10am - 12pm #553277
••• July 6 to August 10, 2025 Five Sundays 12:30pm - 2:30pm (NO CLASS JULY 20 & AUG 3) #553278
••• August 24 to September 28, 2025 Five Sundays 3pm - 5pm (NO CLASS AUGUST 31) #553279
ACRYLIC PAINTING BASICS: LANDSCAPES
••• SOLD OUT! April 6 to May 11, 2025 Five Sundays 12:30pm - 2:30pm (NO CLASS APRIL 20-EASTER) #548161
••• 50% FULL! May 25 to June 22, 2025 Five Sundays 3pm - 5pm #553274
••• July 6 to August 10, 2025 Five Sundays 10am - 12pm (NO CLASS JULY 20 & AUG 3) #553275
••• August 24 to September 28, 2025 Five Sundays 12:30pm - 2:30pm (NO CLASS AUGUST 31) #553276
ACRYLIC PAINTING BASICS: PORTRAITS
••• SOLD OUT! April 6 to May 11, 2025 Five Sundays 10am - 12pm (NO CLASS APRIL 20) #548162
••• 60% FULL May 25 to June 22, 2025 Five Sundays 12:30pm - 2:30pm #553306
••• July 6 to August 10, 2025 Five Sundays 3pm - 5pm (NO CLASS JULY 20 & AUG 3) #553307
••• August 24 to September 28, 2025 Five Sundays 10am - 12pm (NO CLASS AUGUST 31) #553308
FREE ONLINE ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS
LIVE & INTERACTIVE EVERY MONDAY
To help make the joy of painting and drawing attainable and accessible to as many people as possible, artist Michael Markowsky invites the world into his studio — FOR FREE — EVERY Monday at 4pm PST (Vancouver/Los Angeles Time)! Watch! Learn! Laugh! Have Fun!
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint Walt Disney’s “Mickey Mouse”
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint Kramer from “Seinfeld”
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint “David” by Donatello
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint “The Green Stripe” by Henri Matisse
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint Leonardo Da Vinci’s “La Scapigliata” (c. 1506-08)
Master Study – Free Online “Intro to Acrylic Painting” class
“Welcome to my studio! Today we’re using acrylics to re-create a painting by another one of my favourite artists!” Paint along with acclaimed artist Michael Markowsky, who each week breaks down famous artworks into simple steps that even beginner artists can follow!
Paint along with acclaimed artist Michael Markowsky, who each week will break down famous artworks into simple steps that even beginner artists can follow!
Grab your brushes and join Michael LIVE on YouTube every Tuesday at 4pm PST (or watch the recording any time at your own convenience) as he demonstrates various different acrylic painting techniques — while recreating beloved artworks from a wide range of artists — spanning all of art history. Botticelli to Bacon, Rembrandt to Pollock, Turner to O’keefe, Rubens to Saville.
This class is FREE and available to anyone, anywhere, anytime on YouTube: www.youtube.com/markowskyart
SUPPLIES NEEDED: A detailed video and list of supplies can be found HERE.
Like and subscribe to the channel so you never miss an episode. Direct links to the class will be available on the day of the class.
Tuesdays, beginning February 9, 2021 to June 29, 2021 (20 episodes total)
These online classes are offered to everyone for FREE! If you feel that they have been particularly valuable and would like Michael to know, you are welcome to send him as little as $1 directly via PayPal or support his work via Patreon.
A Drawing Michael Markowsky made while walking the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain (2014)
Basic Drawing – Free Online “Intro to Illustration” Class
NOTE: This class has already happened. The live videos are available to watch at your own pace. Simply visit my YouTube channel to watch and learn: http://www.youtube.com/MarkowskyArt
ABOUT THE CLASS: BASIC DRAWING SKILLS: PORTRAIT, FIGURES, LANDSCAPE
Tired of only being able to draw stick figures?! This is an ideal class for beginner artists to gain some fundamental art techniques that will dramatically improve creative self-confidence! Through a structured series of step by step lessons, students will learn basic mark making before moving on to shading cubes and spheres, drawing animals and architecture, basic composition, geometric perspective (the illusion of 3D space on a page) and drawing from real-life.
SUPPLIES REQUIRED: Pencil, pencil sharpener, eraser and 20 sheets of photocopy paper.
Emily Carr instructor Michael Markowsky will guide you step by step from basic concepts to create finished drawings in a relaxed and encouraging live online class.
JOIN ANYTIME:
http://www.youtube.com/MarkowskyArt
Michael Markowsky demonstrating how to paint the famous photograph of gunslinger “Billy the Kid” by Ben Wittick (c. 1880)
Paint the News! – Free Online “Intro to Acrylic Painting” class
“Welcome to my studio! Today we’re using acrylics to create an original painting inspired by the news!”
Paint along with acclaimed artist Michael Markowsky, who each week transforms a headline into an artwork, using a step-by-step process that even beginner artists can follow!
Grab your brushes and join Michael LIVE on YouTube every Thursday at 4pm PST (or watch the recording any time at your own convenience) as he demonstrates various different acrylic painting techniques to create an artwork fit for our times.
This class is FREE and available to anyone, anywhere, anytime on YouTube: www.youtube.com/markowskyart
SUPPLIES NEEDED: A detailed video and list of supplies can be found HERE.
Thursdays, beginning February 11, 2021 to July 1, 2021 (20 episodes total)
Share your work by tagging @MarkowskyArt and #PaintTheNews
These online classes are offered to everyone for FREE! If you feel that they have been particularly valuable and would like Michael to know, you are welcome to send him as little as $1 directly via PayPal or support his work via Patreon.
Master Study with Michael Markowsky – Re-create the Greatest Paintings Ever Made! (Intro to Acrylic Painting Class)
INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING ——————— FREE ONLINE COURSE ———————
How to Paint (Lesson #1): The Colour Wheel
Artist Michael Markowsky teaches you how to paint with acrylics! He begins with a quick introduction to what paint actually is, and then demonstrates how to mix colours and paint a colour wheel. Future episodes will feature tutorials that cover more advanced techniques, but if you’ve never painted, this is a great place to start! Video shot and edited by Michael Markowsky on January 20, 2016.
The paints I use in this video are:
Ultramarine Blue - Warm Cadmium Red Medium Hue - Warm
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue - Warm
How to Paint (Lesson #2): Value (Modifying Colours with Tints, Tones, Shades)
Artist Michael Markowsky teaches you how to paint with acrylics! He begins with an overview of important colour terms (Hue, Value and Intensity) and then demonstrates how to change a Hue's value by adding white (Tinting), adding grey (adding Tone) and adding black (adding shade). You are invited to follow along!
The paints I use in this video are:
Cerulean Blue - Cool Ultramarine Blue - Warm Quinacridone Magenta - Cool Cadmium Red Medium Hue - Warm
Cadmium Yellow Light Hue - Cool
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue - Warm
How to Paint (Lesson #3): The Secrets of Colour Temperature (Warm and Cool Colours)
Michael Markowsky reveals the secrets of colour temperature and how they can be used when mixing acrylic paint. He also describes how using cool colours in the background makes warm colours in the foreground appear to "pop-forward." Video shot on February 3rd and edited by Michael Markowsky on February 14-17, 2016.
The paints I use in this video are:
Cerulean Blue - Cool Ultramarine Blue - Warm Quinacridone Magenta - Cool Cadmium Red Medium Hue - Warm
Cadmium Yellow Light Hue - Cool
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue - Warm
How to Paint (Lesson #4): The BEST Color Mixing Tutorial EVER
In the fourth episode of artist Michael Markowsky's "How to Paint" series, he demonstrates how choosing the right "primary" colours for your palette will radically improve the quality and saturation of the "secondary" colours that you get as a result when you mix them them together. Video shot on February 10th and edited by Michael Markowsky on February 24-29, 2016.
The paints I use in this video are: Cerulean Blue - COOL Ultramarine Blue - WARM Quinacridone Magenta - COOL Cadmium Red Medium Hue - WARM Cadmium Yellow Light Hue - COOL Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue - WARM
Paint Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" (Lesson #5)
In the fifth episode of artist Michael Markowsky's "How to Paint" series, he demonstrates how to paint a simplified version of Vincent Van Gogh's famous "Sunflowers," applying all of the knowledge covered over the course of the prior four episodes. Video shot on February 17th and edited by Michael Markowsky on March 16, 2016.
The paints I use in this video are:
Cerulean Blue - Cool Ultramarine Blue - Warm Quinacridone Magenta - Cool Cadmium Red Medium Hue - Warm
Cadmium Yellow Light Hue - Cool
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue - Warm
Paint Edvard Munch's "The Scream" (Lesson #6)
Michael Markowsky demonstrates how YOU can paint a famous painting in only 45 minutes! The painting featured in today's "How To Paint" episode is based on "The Scream" (1893) by Edvard Munch. Video shot on February 23rd and edited by Michael Markowsky on March 24-25th, 2016.
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART
Michael Markowsky teaches Drawing and Illustration, at Emily Carr University of Art & Design, in Vancouver, Canada. ECUAD is considered to be the BEST Art School in Canada, and consistently ranks among the TOP Universities for Art & Design in the world.