Make a creative start to the New Year at Art Est. Art School’s annual Summer Art School for adults. Our annual 2020 Summer Art School for Adults will launch in September 2019.
One and two day workshops to enjoy over the week
Workshops for all skill levels and interests
Experienced and award winning tutors
Painting, drawing and printmaking classes in a wide range of media and across different genres are available in our 4 spacious and dedicated teaching studios
Pottery wheel and ceramics classes in our purpose built ceramics studio that includes 8 pottery wheels, spacious and fully equipped hand building studio, 3 kilns and glazing studio.
A maximum 12 students per class (8 for pottery wheel classes) for optimal learning
All Summer Art School workshops suitable for HSC and senior school students
Try something new to kick off the new year, or if you are a visitor to Sydney try something fun and different.
Course overview This watercolour painting class is perfect for absolute beginners or those who have previously enjoyed Susie’s workshops and wish to learn tips and techniques for painting with the tricky medium of watercolour. You will come away with a feeling of wonder and addiction to this extraordinary watery paint and be confident that you can tackle anything. What to expect In this course you will: learn how to keep watercolours transparent and beautiful learn about painting a...
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$180Limited
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Watercolours for Beginners and Beyond Workshop with Susie Murphie
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Course overview Join Mellissa Read-Devine for this big, bold and colourful landscapes workshop. Bring a canvas minimum 24"x24" or as big as will fit in your car and paint an expressive landscape from your own photos in acrylics. Explore ways to simplify shapes and keep your colours bold and bright, learn about colour mixing, composition and much more. Bring along photographs of landscapes/gardens that you might like to paint. Mellissa is known for her impressionistic style of...
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Course overview We welcome back Larissa Blake to the studios of Art Est. for a dynamic and energetic one day acrylic painting workshop. Bring along your own images of interiors, landscapes, urban landscapes, flowers or even fresh flowers or still life objects to work from. Larissa will demonstrate ways and guide you to capture the essence of your subject and help you to ‘loosen up’ and develop a more expressive and contemporary style. Work small or large, on paper or canvas, and at...
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Course Overview Learn how to approach drawing animals in this new drawing workshop with Dominique Millar. Students will draw a variety of animals, from man’s best friend to any animal of your choosing. In this workshop, students will learn with reference to classical drawings techniques of Leonardo Da Vinci, Albrecht Durer and Thomas Gainsborough how to articulate the overall masses of any animal, how to depict the texture of hair, fur, scales and feathers and more. _images top Cat...
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David by Cherry Hood Course Overview The methods used by Archibald Prize Winner Cherry Hood are not conventional or traditional watercolour techniques. In this workshop, Cherry demonstrates how she makes her large-scale watercolour paintings of faces and then guides participants in creating their own images (from photographs) in her style. Cherry will guide students through preparation of colours, drawing of the image, and paint application. What to expect Cherry will share her...
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This new Chinese Brush Painting workshop focusses on flowers and birds in traditional Chinese brush painting. You will be taught how to apply basic strokes to express these elements in nature and begin to understand the basic structure of Chinese brush painting. At the end of the workshop you will feel relaxed, have completed a scroll artwork and have an understaning of the Chinese classical 4 Treasures. This is for anyone new to the art of Chinese Brush painting or for those who...
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This Chinese Brush Painting workshop is for anyone new to the art of Chinese Brush painting or for those who would like to continue their journey. Explore the traditional subjects of bamboo in Traditional Chinese landscapes and begin to understand the basic structure of Chinese brush painting. Using flowers and bamboo as inspiration, you will be taught how to apply basic strokes to express elements in nature. At the end of the workshop you will feel relaxed, have completed a scroll...
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COMING TO OUR 2019 SUMMER ART SCHOOL FOR ADULTS Course overview This two day master class style workshop is for students with prior oil painting experience who would like to improve their painting skills. The focus of this two day workshop is painting tonally as it relates to painting landscapes en plein air (ie out in the field). Enjoy two days of working in the field and gaining a solid understanding and observing tone and oberserving light – vital ingredients to improving your...
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Course overview Travel sketching or holiday sketching is a great way to record your travel experiences. You can sketch on the spot or bring your travel photos to life with sketches. In this fun class learn the tips, tricks and secrets of travel sketching class with popular watercolour tutor Susie Murphie. This class is conducted in the studios working from reference photos. Bring along your favourite travel photos/postcards for reference or use Susie’s reference material. What to...
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$160Limited
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Learn Travel Sketching with Watercolours One Day Workshop | Susie Murphie
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Course overview This one day drawing class is held monthly and covers some fundamental principles of drawing with charcoal. It’s a class for anyone who wants to give drawing a go or improve on their skills! In a relaxed and friendly environment students will: learn how to approach drawing simple subjects with charcoal and introduce other mixed media be introduced to some fundamental drawing concepts including composition, proportion, perspective learn about simplifying what and how...
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