Chase the winter blahs away with fun and inspiring art classes at the Comox Valley Art Gallery this February.With only a few seats left, local artist Tracy Kobus offers two classes this month for children: Wild and Wacky Animal Paintings for ages 5-8 on Feb. 4 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. (cost is $17+HST) or ages 8-11 on Feb. 11 from 10 a.m.-noon (cost is $27+HST). Prices for children’s classes includes all supplies.For adults, local artist Clive Powsey offers a life drawing course called Figure with 1000 Faces, Myths, Memes and the Life Model on four Tuesday evenings beginning Feb. 7 from 6:30-9 p.m. This course is for adults aged 18 and beyond.Classes will start with a brief slide show and then proceed to two hours of drawing from a nude model. You will study and represent iconic poses that have been repeated, often for millennia, and that may be steeped with meaning.Models will strike poses both sacred and secular, from the sublime to the ridiculous, representing gods, saints, martyrs, angels, clowns, kings, despots, cover boys and girls and recurring characters from advertising, stage and film.Cost is $125+HST.  Supplies are extra.Classes take place at CVAG in the Lower Level Studio. To register, call 250-338-6211.— Comox Valley Art Gallery

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