List of courses by day

Monday

• Plein Air with Ashley Frost with Ashley Frost

  

  Monday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

  This Plein air painting course with Ashley Frost is for students with an interest in drawing and painting outdoors who would like to improve their skills. The workshop will focus on setting up your composition as well as observing and recording the tonal range, color, and gesture of the landscape. With a good understanding of… read more
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• Contemporary Watercolour with Yaeli Ohana

  

  Monday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

  Students of all levels, including beginners are welcome. We will explore traditional, contemporary and more experimental approaches to watercolour painting, drawing and mixed media. Many artists fear using watercolours with the belief that you cannot hide mistakes. However, watercolour can also be about embracing ‘chance marks’ and working in an intuitive and spontaneous spirit. Yaeli… read more
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• Watercolour Painting with Amanda with Amanda Doctor

  

  Monday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

  Open to beginners and advanced painters alike, this class will teach you how to effectively handle the fundamentals of painting with watercolours, pen and ink washes, masking fluid, watercolour pencils and gouache. Light is an elusive yet essential element of this fascinating medium and the aim is to show you how to capture it. With… read more
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Tuesday

• Towards Abstraction with Yaeli Ohana

  

  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
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• Painting – Open Studio with Kevin McKay

  

  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.
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• Painting and Drawing with David Pavich

  

  Tuesday, 1.30pm to 4.00pm.

  Learn all the essentials of composition, perspective, tone and colour through still life, landscape, portraiture & the human figure .
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• Painting Fundamentals – Beginners to Intermediate with Kevin McKay

  

  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.
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Wednesday

• Figurative to Abstract I Painting for Expression with Juliet Holmes a Court

  

  Wednesday, 1.30pm to 4.00pm.

  In this exciting, wide ranging class you will explore painting methods and approaches used by artists from our past and recent history, as well as drawing, colour and composition. This will give you more ways to express yourself, and with it an insight into what it is that makes great paintings. You will then be… read more
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• Drawing & Painting with Ashley Frost with Ashley Frost

  

  Wednesday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

  **Please note there is a virtual option available – Please contact the office on 9387 2461** For students of all levels.  In this course you will explore a wide range of techniques in drawing and painting with expert tuition from Ashley Frost. The course will explore a range of genres including still life, landscape, portraiture… read more
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• Contemporary Watercolour with Yaeli Ohana

  

  Wednesday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

  Students of all levels, including beginners are welcome. We will explore traditional, contemporary and more experimental approaches to watercolour painting, drawing and mixed media. Many artists fear using watercolours with the belief that you cannot hide mistakes. However, watercolour can also be about embracing ‘chance marks’ and working in an intuitive and spontaneous spirit. Yaeli… read more
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• Painting – Open Workshop with Stavros Papantoniou

  

  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.
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• Open Studio – All Mediums with Stavros Papantoniou

  

  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.
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Thursday

• Painting the Figure Morning with Joshua McPherson

  

  Thursday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.

  In this class of eight sessions, Joshua will introduce you to the art of painting the figure in the studio.
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• Home Studio *Virtual Studio* with Gria Shead

  

  Thursday, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

  Join artist Gria Shead on Thursday 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.
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• Painting the Figure Afternoon with Joshua McPherson

  

  Thursday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

  In this class of eight sessions, Joshua will introduce you to the art of painting the figure in the studio.
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• Contemporary Painting & Drawing **Virtual Studio Option Available** with Philippa Hagon

  

  Thursday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

  In this contemporary art course you will be looking at what is happening in Painting and Drawing today.
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• Painting and Drawing with David Pavich

  

  Thursday, 6.30pm to 9.00pm.

  Learn all the essentials of composition, perspective, tone and colour through still life, landscape, portraiture & the human figure .
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Friday

• Studio 2026 with Jen Ryan

  

  Friday, 10am to 1.00pm.

  Bring in an object or photo of your choice that is significant as inspiration for your artworks. Examples are a grandmother’s brooch, a horseshoe….The nine week course will provide technical support to enable you to produce everlasting artworks that capture the essence of your item. Materials: Wee 1 bring the basics of the medium you… read more
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Saturday

• Insights into Drawing and Painting with Philippa Hagon

  

  Saturday, 1.00pm to 3.00pm.

  This class aims at developing a creative approach to drawing and painting for teenagers. Contemporary and historical art and artists will be used to broaden skill, technique, extend visual language and expand understanding of what drawing and painting can be today. Concepts will be introduced and revisited to build a fundamental and experimental exploration into… read more
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• Painting & Drawing on Saturday Afternoon with Chris Rochester

  

  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.
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