Painting & Drawing Courses
We offer over thirty Painting & Drawing classes across a variety of media including acrylics, oils, watercolours and mixed media in a range of traditional and contemporary genres.
Exploring Still Life Drawing with Charcoal with Yvonne East / 1 Day Workshop
Ever wondered how to create the illusion of depth and three-dimensional space in your drawings? This workshop will introduce students to the tools and techniques to effectively translate the observation of three-dimensional objects onto the two dimensional paper surface. Have fun exploring the flexibility and gestural nature of charcoal while developing you observational drawing skills.
All levels of experience are welcome.
<p>Ever wondered how to create the illusion of depth and three-dimensional space in your drawings? This workshop will introduce students to the tools and techniques to effectively translate the
...If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.
Flowers From Life with Jackson Davies / 1 Day Workshop
<p>In this workshop - for oil and acrylic painters - you will learn to paint a bunch of beautiful flowers from life. Jackson will bring fresh flowers on the day for this light-hearted and stress-free
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Travel Sketching with Susie Murphie / 1 Day Workshop
<p>In this workshop you will learn how to create quick little sketches wherever you go. </p><p>Time is always the factor...you have to simplify what you’re looking at. Susie will teach you how to do
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Introduction to Abstract Painting with Yaeli Ohana / 1 Day Workshop
<p><strong>Suitable for beginner - intermediate students</strong></p>
<p>If you’ve always wanted to try abstract and experimental painting but not known how, this is the workshop for you! With
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Fundamentals of Drawing with Jackson Davies / 1 Day Workshop
<p>This workshop is perfect for those who want to learn the basics of drawing. It is also suitable for students who wish to develop their current drawing skills. During the workshop students will work
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Secrets of Colour Mixing with Yaeli Ohana / 1 Day Workshop
Learn how to mix any colour with confidence. Using acrylics, students will practice building palettes of colour, use vibrant and more subtle combinations, consider proportion of colour, and use colour accents to bring their paintings to life. We will go in-depth into colour theory, learning how to use the seduction of colour to its maximum potential. If you would like to take your paintings to a whole new level, come to this workshop!
All acrylic paints provided. All levels welcome.
<p>Learn how to mix any colour with confidence. Using acrylics, students will practice building palettes of colour, use vibrant and more subtle combinations, consider proportion of colour, and use
...<p>Learn how to mix any colour with confidence. Using acrylics, students will practice building palettes of colour, use vibrant and more subtle combinations, consider proportion of colour, and use
...If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.
An Introduction to Abstraction with Jan Cristaudo / 1 Day Workshop
<p>This would be a good starting point for artists wishing to explore abstraction.</p>
<p>As an abstract artist I immerse myself in the environment to capture that sense of place.</p>
<p>My work comes
...<p>This would be a good starting point for artists wishing to explore abstraction.</p>
<p>As an abstract artist I immerse myself in the environment to capture that sense of place.</p>
<p>My work comes
...If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.
Escarpments with Rowen Matthews / 2 Day Workshop
<p>We will be painting the recurring rhythms in dramatic landscape. One of the great joys of painting the land, and one of the tricks of getting into it, and gaining an understanding of how to begin a
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Plein Air: Loose and Free with Tim Allen / 2 Day Workshop
<p><em>Beginner to advanced students welcome.</em></p>
<p>An expressive and bold approach to the landscape tradition, working one day plein air and one day in the studio. Students will develop the
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Introduction to Chinese Flower Painting with Patrick Siu / 1 Day Workshop
This workshop will focus on Chinese brush painting using traditional brush strokes to create flowers, focusing on the orchid, peach, chrysanthemum and bamboo. You will learn about the history of this
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