"Anyone can draw 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 Drawing, then we recommend you start with Introduction To Drawing with Annette Raff.
In 2024 we are offer an exciting collection of Life Drawing weekends - one per Term. We start with Annette Raff in February, and then Life Drawing, with Patrick J Jones in May. We round out the series with David Bongiorno in August. All three weekends are aimed at Beginners, but each tutor will bring different styles and techniques to this important art practice.
Throughout the year, Jan Lawnikanis will broaden your drawing techniques and use of materials in a friendly and supportive environment.
"I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing” Vincent van Gogh Join us in a supportive and non-judgmental environment to begin your life drawing experience! Professional artist and tutor, Annette Raff has designed this class specifically for beginners or those that have tried untutored life drawing classes and found them to be a daunting experience. Annette's patient and encouraging teaching style will help you to feel at ease and ensure an enriching...
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$480Limited
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Life Drawing for Beginners | Annette Raff
<p><em>"I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing”</em> Vincent van Gogh</p>
<p>Join us in a supportive and non-judgmental environment to begin your life drawing experience! </p>
You can purchase all the materials you will need, pre-packed, for just $45. Order your kit at the checkout.
Life Model fee is included in the workshop fee.
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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$95Limited
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Create Your Own Surface Pattern Design | Rachael King
<p><strong>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?</strong></p>
The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed figure drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key to drawing figures with style. In this weekend figure-drawing course, Patrick will introduce you to the forgotten secrets of the old masters and share his exciting and accessible figure drawing methods and formulas developed over decades of presenting Masterclasses. What will I learn?...
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$480Limited
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Anatomy of Style | Life Drawing for Beginners | Patrick J Jones
<p>The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed figure drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key
You can purchase all the materials you will need, pre-packed, for just $45. Order your kit at the checkout. Life Model fee is included in the workshop fee.
David has developed this course as a response to his own search for reliable techniques to accelerate and advance life drawing practice. When used in different combinations, these techniques will give you the foundational skills needed to tackle any pose with confidence. These transferable skills can be used to investigate anything you might want to draw, using timeless and proven techniques that will improve your drafting. What will I learn? Learn the key to confident accuracy in...
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$480Limited
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Life Drawing for Beginners | David Bongiorno
<p>David has developed this course as a response to his own search for reliable techniques to accelerate and advance life drawing practice. When used in different combinations, these techniques will
Experience the wonderful world of pencil drawing using the portrait as your subject. In this 1 day workshop, Lyn will take you through the basic skills of portrait drawing showing how to gain a good likeness and sculpt the planes of the face. You will work from your own photo reference. Included in your workshop is a FREE video introducing you to the fundamentals of technical know-how valued at $30. Once you have booked in, please log in to your student portal to see the free video...
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$230Limited
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Portrait Drawing in Graphite | Lyn Diefenbach
<p>Experience the wonderful world of pencil drawing using the portrait as your subject. In this 1 day workshop, Lyn will take you through the basic skills of portrait drawing showing how to gain a
The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed figure drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key to drawing figures with style. In this weekend workshop, Patrick will explore in greater depth more of his exciting and accessible methods and formulas for drawing human figures with style and grace. What will I learn? Through a combination of demonstrations, your own practice, and...
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Jessie is a highly-skilled Botanical Artist and is only in Brisbane for a limited time in 2021. She is teaching this course in person and exclusively at Bienarté. Learn how to create your own botanical artworks over this 4-week course. These classes provide a friendly and encouraging environment to help you build confidence in observational drawing and watercolour painting techniques in the field of botanical art. What will I learn? Jessie will guide you through her step-by-step...
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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 abstract landscape piece of art. Mark draws from his experience in the Australian Outback. Camping beside rivers of North Queensland Mark would sketch with pencil and paint with acrylics to fine tune his colour palette and gain knowledge of the outback; escarpments, billabongs, rivers, creeks, rocky outcrops and the abundant...
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About this workshop Enhance your portrait drawing technique using the highly portable and convenient medium of graphite. A different reference photograph will be supplied by Isabella. What will I learn? Learn about capturing mood, expression and likeness. Study the form and proportion of the head and face using techniques to develop accuracy. The course will cover: Facial proportions Structure Working with angles Looking at the construction of each facial feature such as eyes,...
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The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed head drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key to drawing figures with style. In this weekend head-drawing workshop, Patrick will introduce you to the forgotten secrets of the old masters and share his exciting and accessible head drawing methods and formulas developed over decades of presenting Masterclasses. What will I learn? Day one:...
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