Go back to basics or start from scratch to refresh your skills and learn the fundamentals of painting with watercolours. This course will cover the full range of watercolour techniques from the past and contemporary with loads of practical exercises and a solid understanding of different papers and watercolour materials. There will be practice with sketching and working plein air, and you will learn how to make longer finished studio watercolours. Perfect for beginners and great...
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Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More> Suits new and continuing students.
This course will be about discovering gesture and colour in the landscape through a mix of compositional drawings, monoprint works and mixed media colour studies. The drawings and prints will provide the foundation and direction for a more sustained watercolour, acrylic or oil painting on canvas or board. We will explore the compositions of the great masters and examine the colour expression of the Japanese printmakers through to the impressionists and abstract expressionists. What...
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This is the 8 week course with Ash Frost from 1-22 May and Michael Simms from 12 June - 3 July. No classes 29 May or 5 June.
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More>
This is a short 4 week course with Ash Frost. Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More>
This class will transform the way you paint! Suitable for anyone who has been painting for a while but reached a creative block, feels stale or needs some technical intervention. In this studio-based course, work with experienced tutor and award-winning artist Ashley Frost who is known for his palette knife paintings with compositions that use light to capture a fleeting moment in time. Ashley will recommend structured exercises to help students overcome technical difficulties...
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Painting | Transform the way you paint with Ash Frost
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<p>This class will transform the way you paint! Suitable for anyone who has been painting for a while but reached a creative block, feels stale or needs
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More> Fee excludes materials. This term Ash Frost will teach the first 4 week block and Mathew Lynn will teach the second 4 week block.
Painting | Transform the way you paint with Ash Frost
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<p>This class will transform the way you paint! Suitable for anyone who has been painting for a while but reached a creative block, feels stale or needs
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More> Fee excludes materials. This term Ash Frost will teach the first 4 week block and Mathew Lynn will teach the second 4 week block.
Do you want to work on your painting or drawing projects, but would like the guidance of a tutor? Would you like to learn how to develop an idea into a finished work or refine your artistic style? Then this is the open studio class for you. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, you will learn much in this course. Sally has a choice of drawing techniques, introduction to colour, and other projects to get you started. Under the guidance of experienced tutor and artist,...
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Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More> Price excludes materials.
This course and is suitable for beginners and beyond who will gain confidence in using oils. Over this 6-week course, you will learn to paint with oil paints through a range of exercises designed to teach you the fundamentals and gain skills week by week. Students will learn to observe light, tone and proportion to bring a sense of reality and atmosphere to their work. Working mostly from still life for beginners, students will learn colour theory through practical exercises. More...
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$520Limited
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Oil Painting Essentials with Marie Mansfield | Beginners and Beyond
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More> This class is limited to 8 students. Materials not included.
Learn to make functional and decorative ceramics with Tanya Bechara, an award-winning ceramicist known for her whimsical creations featuring Australian native fauna. Whether your taste leans decorative or crisp and clean, Tanya's 20+ years of experience can guide your creative vision and practice in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Students will be introduced to clay hand building fundamentals: coiling, pinching, slab building and sculpture. Using these techniques, students will...
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$270
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Hand-building Ceramics for Beginners and Beyond with Tanya Bechara
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More>
Learn portrait painting in oils with 2023 Archibald Prize finalist and winner of the 2021 Portia Geach Memorial Award, Marie Mansfield. This painting course is for students who want to learn how to paint portraits. Marie works with each student at their own level and works to progress each student's ambitions. Students will benefit from working on tonal studies and colour mixing and the course can cater for students who wish to improve their painting skills using oils. Students...
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Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More>This class is for experienced oil painters and students who have completed Marie's introductory course or workshop. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
Course Overview Join Tania Mason to explore the broad and numerous areas of Illustration - using pen, watercolour and gouache to draw and paint subjects that inspire us! Birds, Fauna, and Botanicals will all be covered in this course, referencing past and contemporary images to get there! Gouache is a medium close to watercolour and is best friends with acrylic. Watercolour is a tricky and delightful medium and we will learn to harness its variety of approaches to painting our...
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$625Limited
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Illustration in Pen, Watercolour and Gouache with Tania Mason
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More> Suitable for beginners to intermediate
Let award winning artist Mathew Lynn be your guide on a journey exploring spaces in its widest definition; including interiors, landscape, seascape, even memories and imaginary. Whether through observation, experimentation, or towards abstraction, this class will be an opportunity for you to completely examine your perception of spaces as the primary way you inhabit the world. Students may wish to carefully examine and fine-tune their existing approaches, other students may like...
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This course teaches you the classical approach to painting whether you use oil or acrylic paints. Throughout the course you will be guided through a series of informative exercises designed to develop your painting skills. You can also work on your own projects under the mentorship of Jackson. You are encouraged to go at your own pace and to enjoy learning in a relaxed studio environment. Jackson has a Master of Cultural Materials Conservation, and his teaching is informed by his...
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$625Limited
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Classical Painting | Oils or Acrylics with Jackson Davies
<p>This course teaches you the classical approach to painting whether you use oil or acrylic paints. Throughout the course you will be guided through a series of informative exercises designed to
Save 25% this Mother’s Day when you book 2 classes or 2 people (or more) in the one transaction. (Adult classes only) Use code MD24 at the checkout until 12 May. See More>. Fee excludes materials. Pleae note the later start time of 11am for this course.
