Monday, 9:30am to 12:30pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
Learn more about Watercolour Open Studio.
Monday, 1:30pm to 4:30pm.
Welcome to the wonderful world of watercolour painting. Designed for beginners, students will practice the essential techniques needed to begin painting confidently with watercolours.
Learn more about Introduction to Watercolour.
Tuesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.
Have fun while learning to paint more abstractly, and take home paintings that you’d love to hang on your wall. Working with acrylics, brushes and alternative tools, you’ll learn techniques to both distort from nature and employ your own imagination. This workshop includes practical painting and colour mixing demonstrations, experiments in different styles of Abstract… read more
Learn more about Towards Abstraction **NEW COURSE IN 2020**.
Tuesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.
Work on individual projects with expert tuition from Kevin McKay who will instruct you on painting fundamentals and help develop your skills in the medium of your choice with reference to historical and contemporary masters.
Learn more about Painting – Open Studio.
Tuesday, 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
Learn all the essentials of composition, perspective, tone and colour through still life, landscape, portraiture & the human figure .
Learn more about Painting and Drawing.
Tuesday, 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Like to dramatically improve your use of colour? You’ll learn amazing secrets of colour mix-ing and application in this fun and comprehensive workshop using acrylics. It includes prac-tical painting and colour mixing demonstrations and encouraging helpful feedback. Students of all levels, including complete beginners, are welcome. Term 1: Fun exercises in tonal values and creating… read more
Learn more about Mastering Colour **NEW COURSE IN 2020**.
Tuesday, 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
Are you a beginner or looking to increase your understanding of painting essentials? This course explores oil and acrylic painting with reference to master painters and traditional art practice.
Learn more about Painting Fundamentals – Beginners to Intermediate.
Wednesday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
Learn more about Watercolour Open Studio.
Wednesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.
For students of all levels. Work on individual projects in your choice of painting medium - oils, acrylics or watercolours.
Learn more about Painting – Open Workshop.
Wednesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.
Interested in a painting style between realism and abstraction? Drawing inspiration from a range of expressionist painters who sought to depict their emotional responses rather than an objective reality, this class is designed to help you paint expressively with an individual painting voice. Suitable for beginners through to more experienced painters as tuition will be tailored to your individual level.
Learn more about Painting for Expression.
Wednesday, 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
A variety of approaches will be explored in this class where students will receive tuition in techniques and application. For students of all levels.
Learn more about Open Studio – All Mediums.
Wednesday, 1:30pm to 4:30pm.
Join artist Gria Shead on Wed afternoons. The aim of this class is to encourage the individual student artist’s development of a visual language.
The class will focus on the development of each student in order to facilitate their individual creativity.
The work of artists ranging from Abstract Expressionism to Impressionism will be discussed within the framework of each class, but the focus will be on the individual and the development of their vision.
Learn more about Joy of Painting.
Thursday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.
Students will learn the essential qualities of Portrait painting and be able to capture likeness and expression through specific techniques. For students with some painting experience.
Learn more about Introduction to Portrait Painting.
Thursday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
A self-directed beginner to intermediate class, students will learn the essential qualities of oil painting – accuracy, rhythm, tone/light effect and how to depict the illusion of form and space as well as the technical aspects of painting i.e. supports, application of paint, correct layering of paint and glazing. Along with a safe, non-toxic, ergonomic approach… read more
Learn more about All About Oils **NEW COURSE IN 2020**.
Thursday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
In this contemporary art course you will be looking at what is happening in Painting and Drawing today.
Learn more about Contemporary Painting & Drawing **NEW COURSE IN 2020**.
Thursday, 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
Learn all the essentials of composition, perspective, tone and colour through still life, landscape, portraiture & the human figure .
Learn more about Painting and Drawing **NEW COURSE IN 2020**.
Friday, 10am to 1.00pm.
Students can enjoy professional studio time with a focus on drawing and painting techniques, for new and returning students, beginners and more advanced artists. All are welcome. Historical and contemporary references from Picasso to Tom Polo will be discussed for interest and inspiration.
Learn more about Studio 20 **NEW COURSE IN 2020**.
Friday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
Learn more about Watercolour Ways.
Saturday, 1.00pm to 4.00pm.
The focus of this class will be on the student's individual interests using references from the history of art to inform individual practice.
Learn more about Painting & Drawing on Saturday Afternoon.