Drawing & Painting

PLANT LIFE DRAWING 1 with Virginia Reid Plant Life Drawing 1 will focus on drawing natural forms from life in a variety of mediums, inspired by the botanical work of several famous artists. The morning session will focus on drawing and the afternoon session will involve experimenting with mixed media, including cut and paste collage, mono-printing and constructing compositions for painting. This course is for anyone inspired by the natural world of plants and flowers. Thu, 22 Jul – 9 Sep | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Full Fee: $370 Subsidised Fee: $0 see p.4 (additional resource fee of $130 for all enrolments)

ART OF JUXTAPOSITION 1 with Virginia Reid Collage is easy and relies only on a willingness to play with possibilities. Looking at the work of various artists known for their use of collage and gaining inspiration to construct new images for ourselves, no prior experience is necessary. You will be supported to develop the ideas that come from this practice and build a small body of work. A range of printed material will be available but please collect and bring to class any materials you would particularly like to work with. Fri, 23 Jul – 10 Sep | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Full Fee: $370 Subsidised Fee: $0 see p.4 (additional resource fee of $130 for all enrolments) DREAMING IN COLOUR 2 with Virginia Reid Are you interested in exploring painting in a style between realism and abstraction? Drawing inspiration from a range of expressionist painters who were more concerned with their emotional responses than an objective reality, this class will help you draw and paint expressively with your own painting signature. This class continues to develop the practices of Dreaming in Colour 1 and is best suited to those who have some art experience. Mon, 19 Jul - 6 Sep | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Full Fee: $370 Subsidised Fee: $0 see p.4 (additional resource fee of $130 for all enrolments)

BREATHING THE LAND 2 with Virginia Reid Breathing the Land 2 is an invitation to begin or to continue an experiential research project focusing on deepening our relationship to the landscape we inhabit. We will incorporate a range of modalities including meditation, walking, observation, drawing, painting and assemblage and make use of materials from the landscape to respond to country, drawing with local ochres, dying paper with local botanicals. Tue, 20 Jul – 7 Sep | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Full Fee: $370 Subsidised Fee: $0 see p. 4 (additional resource fee of $130 for all enrolments)

PAINTING LANDSCAPES WITH ACRYLICS with Chantelle Tranchina Capture the beauty of a landscape through an exploration of mediums, elements and principles of design! With a primary focus on acrylic painting and sketching, this class aims to teach a range of techniques from how to capture the perfect composition, mixing the exact colours, using traditional design principles to create the illusion of depth and realism within your sketches and paintings. This is a fun transformative class suitable for any artistic level! 5 Tue, 3 - 31 Aug | 6 - 9 pm Mullum Concession: $179 Full Fee: $199

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WATERCOLOUR with Ri Fraser Expresive watercolour painting uses free brush strokes, emotive colour and intuitive design. Practising subjects like landscapes and seascapes, you can achieve that fresh, natural and impressionistic look that people love about watercolours. Ri has 35 years experience teaching this exquisite and luminous medium. She reckons you’d be able to paint confidently with the skills you gain in this course. Additional material fees apply. 5 Thu, 12 Aug - 9 Sep 10:30 am - 1 pm ONLINE Concession: $179 Full Fee: $199 PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS with Zom Osborne The super power of acrylics is their versatility. Acrylics can be used with various techniques and on a surprising variety of surfaces. In this class we will experiment with different approaches over the two days. While not an introduction to painting per se, the class is suitable for complete beginners, those new to acrylics or who want to explore different ways of using the medium. 2 Sat, 28 Aug - 4 Sep 10 am - 4 pm Mullum Concession: $157 Full Fee: $174

WATERCOLOUR MAGIC with Lucille Campeanu Learn the basic techniques for creating beautiful watercolours as you work your way through a series of projects and watch the magic appear. These become not only finished projects, but little references you can use in your future projects. All materials provided. Sun, 29 Aug | 9 am - 4 pm Mullum Concession: $112 Full Fee: $125