"Anyone can paint if they are given the right instructions.” - Marcel Desbiens, Master Artist and Principal Tutor
Marcel has designed learning pathways to give students structure as they develop from novice to advanced artist.
If you have limited or no experience with Acrylic paint, then we recommend you start with Jenni Kelly or Beth Kennedy, both of whom will help you learn the basics of acrylics in a friendly and supportive environment.
Next, you can focus on your own work while given expert guidance in the studio environment with Acrylic Painting Practice.
Once you have built your confidence with Acrylic, it's time to develop and broaden your skills with a weekend workshop run by a guest artist, covering a range of subjects.
In Beth Kennedy's workshop, everyone will create their very own unique and creative paintings in a safe and supportive environment. You will walk away with the skills and techniques to create your very own creative artworks! What will I learn? In this workshop Beth will show you warm up drawing exercises to help get the creative process flowing, then will follow botanical drawing studies, basic colour theory and finally how to work these up on to a large mixed media painting on...
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Do you find it hard to devote time to your painting practice? Do you get stuck with a painting and don’t know where to take it next? Do you have technical questions about your painting? Are you looking for a group of likeminded artists to paint with? The Studio Painting Practice casual courses provide: uninterrupted time to focus on your own work in a studio setting an expert tutor to help you extend your skills a small group of passionate likeminded artists What will I learn?...
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Join local professional artist and surface pattern designer, Georgie Forbes aka Lordy Dordie Art, for an exciting and vibrant workshop, "Australian Natives in Bloom." About this workshop In this hands-on workshop, you'll explore the unique and captivating technique of creating a flower inspired painting using acrylic paint and resist methods. Resist Art involves layering techniques to reveal designs in negative space, offering simple applications and immense creative flexibility....
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About this workshop Begin your journey with acrylics with an introduction to a simple studio layout – an easy way to approach your paintings from setting up your palette to the basic principles of painting a landscape. There will be demonstrations, painting, and personalised guidance. We move on to colours, perspective and lots of painting designed to free you from yourself and allow the creative juices to really flow! Then more demonstrations, painting, and personalised guidance....
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About the workshop Starting with ‘abstract loosening up’ exercises with line and colour, participants in the workshop will then begin to work in their own individual ways following on from these beginnings. Some may choose to work totally abstract, while others may decide to include some representation in their imagery, incorporating the free use of paint and a wide range of materials. Collaging will be one of the many techniques emphasised, and the students will be encouraged to...
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About this class Paul Margocsy is considered to be one of Australia’s best wildlife painters and a member of “The Wildlife Art Society of Australasia”. Paul will show you the beauty and wonder of wildlife art and with the use of watercolours, gouache and air brushing it will enable you not only to paint feathers and fur, but to paint attitude, character and photo quality within your subject. The backgrounds and the “props” of wildlife art are important when you are painting...
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About this online workshop **It will be held online via zoom as well as in our Art Studios ** Immerse yourself in the wonderful medium of acrylic painting. Artists with any level of experience are welcome in this workshop. Enjoy learning more about this wonderful art form with guidance and teaching through painting beach scenes, water, reflections and boats. Experience a variety of approaches including how to use very few brushes to blend colours to achieve both a painterly and...
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Do you look at photo realistic paintings and wonder “how do they do it?” Are you tired of labouring away for days and feeling frustrated and discontent with the result of all your hard work? Do things not look “quite right” at the end of your painting? Rob REK has the answers and the technical know-how to advance your work to the next stage and have your friends wondering how you made this sudden quantum leap in technical ability! What will I learn? In this 2-day workshop, Rob...
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About this workshop Immerse yourself in the wonderful medium of acrylic painting. Enjoy learning more about this wonderful art form with guidance and teaching through painting seascapes with energy. Using photographs as his muse, Craig will show you how to achieve a modern, fairly loose and Expressionist painting. You will be encouraged to complete 2 paintings over the course of the weekend, one per day, both 76x61cm (30"x24"). You will complete a third, smaller, painting (no more...
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About this class Join professional artist and Archibald Prize Finalist and Brisbane Portrait Prize Finalist Daniel Butterworth in a lively class of vibrant art as he takes you through the basic skills and techniques used in Acrylic Still Life painting while you enjoy beverages of your choosing! What will I learn? Daniel will guide you through a fun night of painting as you experiment with painting acrylic on canvas. You will learn to create a free-flowing acrylic still life. Have...
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