LET'S GET CREATIVE
LET'S GET CREATIVE
Meet our artists who make everything possible:
Drawing Your Life
Mark Quiban
Mark began sketching in ink as a way to capture his travels in a journal.
He's since worked as a professional illustrator and animator with Nelvana in Toronto to produce TV shows.
You can find his art at local exhibits and conventions and in the Drawing Your Life course.
- Full-time artist: work featured on TV shows
- Loves to try new mediums: wide range from pen to acrylics
- 1-on-1 feedback: offers students personal feedback and tips
Urban Sketching Academy
Phil Carr-Harris
Phil is a self-taught urban sketcher with a background in architecture and a passion for capturing the energy of everyday scenes.
His work is loose, expressive, and focused on feeling, not perfection. Whether he’s sketching on a street corner in Toronto or flipping through old sketchbooks, Phil helps others see the world differently.
You can find his art on Instagram and in the Urban Sketching Academy class.
- Self-taught sketcher: has done hundreds of sketches on-location
- Believes in accessible art: all you need is a desire to learn
- Experiment: discover the rules and how to use your tools creatively
Watercolor People Painting
Alice Barcelos
Alice is a Waterloo-based watercolor artist with a bachelor of fine arts focused on acrylics and watercolors.
Her work on color theory has been published and she continues to teach watercolor locally.
You can find her painting with friends and further explore her art (and teaching) in the Watercolor People Painting class.
- Involved in the community: learn how you can meet other local artists
- Flexible: understands that everyone has a different starting point
- Teaching experience: has taught hundreds of people how to paint over the last 5+ years and continues to actively teach local students