Date: Saturday, 16 May 2026
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: School of Horticulture, Administration Building
Located on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens,
Niagara Parkway
Cost: Free attendance to this workshop;
There will not be a Zoom option or recording at this meeting
Workshop Supplies:
Participants are welcome to bring Prismacolor pencils, but other coloured pencil sets such as Artist's Loft or similar brands will work perfectly fine as well.
Please bring:
• A set of coloured pencils (brand of choice)
If members already have pencil crayons they enjoy using, they are encouraged to bring those
• Multipurpose drawing paper or mixed media paper
(approx. 9x12 or similar size works well)
• A small pencil sharpener
• A kneaded eraser
• Ruler
• HB pencil
Paul will provide:
• Key reference notes for participants
• Demonstration material for the lesson
• The reference image used for the grid drawing exercise
Artist Bio
Paul Eppler is a Niagara-on-the-Lake–based artist and arts educator who has been a working artist and teacher since 1993. A resident of Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake, he works with students of all ages, focusing on helping artists grow through demonstration, coaching, and mentoring.
His work draws strongly from pop culture and spans a wide range of forms, including life-size sculpture, classical Renaissance-inspired painting, and large panel of comic and illustration-based works.
Paul previously taught with the District School Board of Niagara at the high school level in Visual Arts, Digital Arts, Theatre, and Music. Much of his work today focuses on community arts programming through the Pumphouse Arts Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake.