Plein Air
Monday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Annabel will be holding a 5 week plein air course in Centennial and Neilson Park. Discover the beauty and range of painting landscapes.
Learn more about Plein Air.
Painting Courses
List of courses by day
Monday
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Watercolour Open Studio with Tanya Baily
Monday, 9:30am to 12:30pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
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Watercolour Open Studio with Tanya Baily
Monday, 1:30pm to 4:30pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
Learn more about Watercolour Open Studio.
Tuesday
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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.
Learn more about Painting Fundamentals – Beginners to Intermediate.
Wednesday
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Watercolour Open Studio with Tanya Baily
Wednesday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
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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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Painting for Expression *Virtual Studio* with Annabel Butler
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.
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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
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Camera Fundamentals with Asaf Sultan
Thursday, 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
You just bought your new DSLR camera and feel a bit overwhelmed by all the features and functions or you might be using your camera and never developed the foundations to make informed, creative choices, either way camera fundamentals is the course for you. Become familiar with the term’s aperture, depth of field, shutter speed, composition,… read more
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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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Introduction to Portrait Painting with Joshua McPherson
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.
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Painting the Figure with Joshua McPherson
Thursday, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.
In this class of eight sessions, Joshua will introduce you to the art of painting the figure in the studio.
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Contemporary Painting & Drawing **Virtual Studio** 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 .
Learn more about Painting and Drawing.
Friday
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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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Watercolour Ways with Amanda Doctor
Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
This class focuses on techniques specific to painting with the beautiful medium of watercolour.
Learn more about Watercolour Ways.
Saturday
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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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