"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.
About this workshop Let go of your ‘blank canvas’ fears and free up your mind! This workshop guides you through the processes essential in creating an expressionist art piece. Expressionism can be underlying personal experience, a singular design and colour decorative process or a piece that denotes strength or timidity. You, as the artist have free reign. For instance you can progress your painting to include comtemplative downtime, or you can go hard and fast with vigour and...
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to turn your artworks into a repeatable pattern design that can be showcased on fabric, homewares and stationary? About this workshop Join Brisbane Surface Pattern Designer Rachael King - author of Pattern Pulse Vol 1 & 2 - as she takes you through the steps to creating your own hand-drawn repeat tile. Learn how you can create a repeat tile that is ready to upload to a print-on-demand site for fabric or homewares. And enjoy your choice of tea or...
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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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Over the course of the weekend, we will explore completing one smaller work with a minimal approach, and the other larger work incorporating all the techniques to be covered, including glazing, printing, stencilling and stamping. What will I learn? We will be working on two gessoed canvases, one smaller, about 10"x12" or 11"x14" (25x30cm or 28x36cm) and one at least 24"x30" (61x76cm). The process will be to briefly cover basic design principles, collage and texture the canvas...
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In this 2-day workshop, experienced tutor and multi-award winning artist REK will demonstrate the loose multi-media style of floral painting he is known for, and impart skills to help you take your painting to the next level. What will I learn? Translating details from fresh floral arrangements to canvas, this workshop explores freedom of using acrylics and will expand your mind with other medias to create beautiful modern artwork. You will work on building up layers, composition...
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The genre of portraiture has never lost its appeal. Looking at the face to analyse the structure, interpreting shape and colour to describe the form in a modern way. We will use brush strokes and colour to describe what we see. The alchemy of one person’s eye and hand rendering a likeness of another person and somehow capturing an elusive and unnameable quality is something many artists aspire to. There are some skills that can be taught and learned on the journey to attaining...
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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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Exclusive to Bienarté, this workshop is for those who want to loosen up their painting style, embrace bold marks and learn to trust their intuition and decision making. What will I learn? Beginning with drawing exercises, Skye will teach you how to switch on the creative side of your brain. Working from still life floral set-ups and imagery, you will be guided through traditional techniques with a fast, loose, abstract approach. You will be creating smaller drawings and a medium...
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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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Due to Bronwyn Searle’s booked out Painting Practice classes this term, we are thrilled to release a new one this term with Master Artist Marcel Desbiens! 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 Painting Practice course provides: • uninterrupted time to focus on your own...
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