This winter we are offering new courses to entice you out of hibernation and into art. New tutors. New courses. New times.

For busy people who prefer daytime sessions rather than winter nights after work, we have some fabulous new one day weekend workshops to choose from.

Our Foundations of Art continues to the next level, and we offer Stage 1 again this term for new students. New courses are being offered in Drawing, Collage and Pastels. So scroll down to read through the many options available this term.

Students 16 years and over are also welcome to enrol in any adult course (and receive a 10% discount on the adult fees).

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A unique course that offers practical unobtrusive instruction in depicting the human form, suitable for both beginners and the more advanced. Working from life models, students will learn fundamental drawing skills in a professional studio environment. The course will also introduce students to a variety of drawing and painting techniques on different surfaces using mediums of your choice such as charcoal, pencils, ink, pastel, conte sticks and watercolours, as well as experimentation with mixed media. Students will focus on form, composition, and the narrative of how the figure is placed within the room.

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An experimental and intuitive acrylic painting course that will give students insights into painting process, techniques, materials and expression. Working from the inspiration of "the everyday" using still life, photographs and other resource materials, students are encouraged to explore their own styles and subjects which will aid in the development of their own art practice. Experimenting with several different works on canvas, students will have completed a body of work by the end of the course. Perfect for the beginner or lapsed artist who wants to skip the drawing lesson and just learn to paint!

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Explore your creative potential through line, form, space and mass. Learn techniques to accurately draw a variety of subjects using different mediums starting with quick sketches and building up to sustained drawings. Students will be encouraged to pursue individual projects in the drawing medium of their choice toward the end of the course. Suitable for all levels of experience.

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Learn to create beautiful and unique art on canvas, card or paper. Each week you will experiment with a variety of mediums and techniques, including painting, drawing, needlepoint and collage. This course is perfect for beginners and people who enjoy drawing, watercolour painting or wish to integrate a variety of methods and materials with their art.

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Discover your own inspiration, and apply techniques you will learn in class to create your own art journal, art cards, or major works on canvas. Each week you will experiment with a variety of mediums and techniques, including painting, drawing, needlepoint and collage. This course is for more experienced artists who are confident in painting with watercolours and wish to take their skills and creativity to the next level.

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The course is all about learning to draw and create beautiful artworks using the wonderful medium of soft pastels. You will develop techniques in black and white and colour to create light and volume. Learn and practise the fundamentals of drawing such as shape, form, tone and observation. By the end of the course you will be able to apply these techniques to create your own beautiful artworks on the subjects of your choice.

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This intensive short course introduces students to the wonderful medium of soft pastels. Learn drawing techniques in black and white and colour to create light and volume, while being introduced to the fundamentals of drawing such as shape, form, tone and observation. This course offers an intensive step-by-step approach to drawing with pastels for artists of all levels.

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A new course at Art Est. that supports students who seek to explore a variety of mediums and art forms, and may wish to continue their studies and develop a professional art practice and discipline. Stage II is for students who have completed Stage I or who are comfortable with the formal elements of drawing, colour and composition. Stage II explores oil painting for 4 weeks and mixed media and collage for 4 weeks. Oil painting will cover techniques, colour mixing and use and care of oil painting materials. Mixed Media will introduce techniques and theory in abstraction, composition, colour, photomontage, and the technical use of different mixed media.

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A unique course that offers practical unobtrusive instruction in depicting the human form, suitable for both beginners and the more advanced. Working from life models, students will learn fundamental drawing skills in a professional studio environment. The course will also introduce students to a variety of drawing and painting techniques on different surfaces using mediums of your choice such as charcoal, pencils, ink, pastel, conte sticks and watercolours, as well as experimentation with mixed media. Students will focus on form, composition, and the narrative of how the figure is placed within the room.

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A new course at Art Est. that supports students who seek to explore a variety of mediums and art forms, and may wish to continue their studies and develop a professional art practice and discipline.

Stage 1 begins with the formal elements of drawing, colour and composition. Stages 2 and 3 will introduce Acrylic and Watercolour Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking and Mixed Media.

Each term students will create a portfolio of work that reflects a high standard of creativity evolving from a development of skills and personal inquiry.

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Explore collage, painting and mixed media from Picasso through to contemporary artists such as Fiona Hall. Students will learn different techniques in abstraction, composition, colour, photomontage, and the technical use of different mixed media. This course is designed for students interested in the fundamentals of modern art and will increase both your theoretical and technical skills while producing a series of finished artworks on paper.

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A short course workshop in which students will realize a new direction to their own work and break free of preconceptions by developing skills and processes not used before. A chance to take your own work that one step further. The course explores painting, mixed media and collage and is suitable for beginners or the more advanced student .

Kerrie Lester’s exuberant paintings are widely admired. During a career spanning 35 years, she has been hung in the Archibald 16 times and is represented in many art collections across Australia.

Find out about Kerrie’s Figures in the Landscape painting course in Fiji this September

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An untutored session that offers artists of all levels a practical and unobtrusive opportunity to sketch or paint the human form. Participants will work from life models, using surfaces and mediums of your choice in a professional studio environment. It is a relaxed afternoon which starts with some short poses, progressing to longer poses both sitting and standing. The model is included in your session fee. There is not tutor.

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This workshop is first and foremost about exploration and play, therefore no prior experience and skills in painting or 'art' are necessary. Allow yourself this time to recognise and immerse yourself in the innate beauty of your own art and celebrate who you are as an individual, in your own unique way. Sally’s gentle and explorative approach to art making provides you with a relaxed and creative space to express your creative energy with other like-minded women.

You will work on a canvas and a range of media is available for you to choose from. Feel free to bring in any art materials of your own that you like to work with or objects and photographs that are personal to you.

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An image of a place, from memory or the imagined, will be the inspiration for this painting class. We will look at modern Australian landscape artists, such as Clarice Beckett, and their ways of capturing the landscape through experience, interpretation and self expression. You will learn to enjoy painting with a limited colour palette and paint a landscape on canvas using your choice of mediums such as oils or acrylics.

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This one day intensive workshop will provide an individual approach for all printmakers, focussing on safe printmaking techniques with Collagraphs including colour roll-ups, a la poupee (colour) and viscosity printing. By the end of the workshop, you will have gained further insights into printmaking with its endless possibilities, and achieved the aim of completing a Limited Edition Fine Art Print.

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An experimental and intuitive acrylic painting workshop that will give students an intensive insight into painting process, techniques, materials and expression. Working from the inspiration of "the everyday" using still life, photographs and other resource materials, students are encouraged to explore styles and subjects which will aid in the development of their own art practice. Experimenting with several different works on canvas, students will complete a study and a major piece in this one day workshop.

NB Themes will differ in each workshop, so enrol in one or both

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This workshop explores collage and mixed media from Picasso through to contemporary artists such as Fiona Hall. Students will learn different techniques in abstraction, composition, colour, photomontage, and the technical use of different mixed media. This workshop is designed for students interested in the fundamentals of modern art and will increase both your theoretical and technical skills while producing a finished artwork.

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The fun to be had with coloured pencils has been formalised in this one-day workshop where you will learn a variety of techniques to capture the colours and textures of fruit and vegetables such as eggplants, apples, pomegranates, etc. Participants will explore the techniques of mixing, layering, glazing and burnishing to create realistic studies with depth and luminosity.

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Learn to create beautiful and unique art on card or paper. You will experiment with a variety of mediums and techniques, including painting, drawing, needlepoint and collage. Discover your own inspiration, and apply techniques learnt in class to create your own art journal, art cards, or major works on paper. This workshop is perfect for beginners and people who enjoy drawing, watercolour painting or wish to integrate a variety of methods and materials with their art.

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Feel like a real sculptor! With the forgiving medium of clay and the use of a female life model you will be guided through how to 'see' the shapes and lines that are the human form. With the model striking a pose such as sitting or lying down for the day (with breaks!) we will use our fingers and basic tools to create in clay the figure that sits or lies before us. You will create a clay sculpture and the essence of a pose without the need for detail. 

View Jason Kennedy's photos from the Term 2 workshop

Course fee includes life model and clay.

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Enjoy the process of sculpting in relief. Working in clay first to model your design, you will use your fingers and basic tools to sculpt an artwork which will then be cast in plaster to create a low relief masterpiece ready to hang in your home. Have fun exploring the medium of clay and experimenting with different shapes and forms to inform your final artwork.

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How does a cartoonist come up with a great cartoon? This session will give students an insight into the history of cartooning in Australia, with general class discussion and exercises on how to draw cartoons, followed by individual instruction on cartoon drawing techniques. There is no special drawing experience needed and no age limit. This course may suit students with a reasonable general knowledge and a capacity to discuss politics without taking things too personally!

Bring some wine and enjoy an intriguing and creative afternoon.

Women also welcome!

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An introduction to the aspects of abstraction that arise from the figurative. A day of visual and painterly exploits covering colour, tone, line and form. By keeping it expressive we will learn to enjoy paint and create a large work on canvas using your choice of mediums such as oils, acrylics or mixed media.

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