Do you ever struggle in mixing the right colours? Do you guess and end up wasting paint? Take the guess work out of colour mixing and learn the easy and simple way of mixing the colours you are trying to make. Marcel will show you his easy and simple method that will take away the frustration and give you the confidence to get it right.

What will I learn?

• How to mix many different colours with a limited palette
• How to mix colours the simple and easy way
• An introduction to the colour wheel
• Opaque and transparent pigments
• Primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary colours
• Hue, saturation, value
• Sfumato, cooling and warming effects
• Lighting effects on coloured object
• Colour strength

Who is this course suitable for?

This workshop is suitable for anyone who wants to find the easy and shortcut methods of colour mixing
This is a hands-on practical guide for beginners and experienced artists.
Ask our friendly team for advice if you are not sure if this workshop is for you.

What do I need to bring?

All materials supplied

• Bring your lunch and snacks or you can purchase from cafes close by. We do have a fridge and microwave at the studio for your convenience.

What is provided?

• paints and brushes
• boards
• easels, tables and chairs
• tea, coffee and biscuits (please bring your own cup)
• a friendly, supportive and encouraging learning environment
• connection to the Bienarte art community

Welcome to the CAT! Our new Community Art Tribe!

We are excited to share with you, a new venture we are adding in 2026!
We INVITE you to JOIN the CAT – Community Art Tribe!
BYO your painting materials and we provide the space, table,
chairs and easels and the art vibe!

Every Sunday from 9.30AM - 1PM
First session starts on 12 January

INTRODUCTORY OFFER until 28 February.

Pay $40 for you and a friend for your first visit.

We have created a safe and creative space for adults in an art studio.
This is a great opportunity to meet other like-minded people or maybe you just need a space to create art!
Bring your arty friends and paint together, we have a dedicated place and space for you all.

We provide a spacious air conditioned /heated room, with stand-up easels, a table and a chair each.
Artists of all levels who want to practice their skills in any medium, including oils, watercolour, drawing and acrylics will find the time to work on their own practice of benefit. Absolute beginners are welcomed as well as experienced artists.

What do I need to bring?

Bring your own painting materials and we provide the space, table, chairs and easels, art sinks and the art vibe!
If you are using oil colours, only odourless solvent is permitted. Limited art supplies are available for purchase at the studio if you need a top-up or are just starting out.

h3. What is provided?

• table easels and stand up easels
• chair
• table
• art sinks
• a friendly and supportive environment
• connection to the Bienarte

Learn to create seascapes that are full of luminosity and life. All aspects of seascapes will be covered. This workshop will assist you to a greater understanding of the relationships of line, tone, colour and edge to enable you to infuse your work with dimensionality and to give the illusion of surface quality. One seascape will be done from a photograph of your choice.

What will I learn?

Through demonstrations and a series of ‘hands-on’ exercises, you will learn easy methods for painting seascapes.

Who is this course suitable for?

This workshop is suitable for all skill levels.
Ask our friendly team for advice if you are not sure if this workshop is for you.

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What do I need to bring?

Please click on the link below for the materials list:

VIEW MATERIALS LIST

What is provided?

• Easels, tables, chairs and aprons.
• tea and coffee (you might like to bring your own cup)
• a friendly, supportive and encouraging learning environment
• connection to the Bienarte art community

There is the option to rent the oil colours and solvent should you need to for $50

One Stretched Canvas – approx. 16 x 20 inches (40 x 50cm) for the portrait.

All students will receive Lyn's Portrait Drawing video 2 weeks before the class commences. This will be available for students to access for two weeks. Come to the workshop with your portrait drawn.

Do you want to create portraits that breathe character and life? Portraits that convey a presence? Let Lyn show you how…

The workshop covers all aspects of portraiture, focussing on capturing a good likeness.

Included in your workshop is a FREE video introducing you to the fundamentals of technical know-how valued at_ $30._

• Please come with your portrait pre drawn for class, we will spend time at the beginning of the class helping you with any adjustments. If you are totally overwhelmed, trace it :)

Once you have booked in, please log in to your student portal to see the free video from Lyn that you must watch before coming to the workshop. THIS IS ESSENTIAL VIEWING!.

What will I learn?

You’ll learn how to manipulate relationships of line, tone, colour and edge to infuse your work with dimensionality and impact.

Lyn’s workshop will enable you to work on your own individual subject. Enjoy clear, informative demonstrations and individual attention at your easel.

One portrait will be done from a photograph of your choice. Learn how to use a photograph as a painter’s tool and to go beyond its limitations. The techniques that you learn in this class will keep you in good stead when painting from life.

Who is this course suitable for?

This workshop is suitable for all skill levels

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What do I need to bring?

Materials List

Canvas:

** Please come with your canvas stained with a thin wash of raw umber (oil with a lot of solvent) **

** This needs 2 days to dry before the workshop starts**

Oil Colours – Winsor & Newton Artist quality or equivalent:

Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow

Titanium White, Ivory Black, Alizarin Crimson

Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Sap Green, Prussian Blue

Other Brands:

Winton Soft Mixing White

Old Holland Red Umber

Art Spectrum Cobalt Violet

Schmincke Burnt Ochre Light (previously known as Flesh Tint)

Brushes:

Rosemary & Co Filbert Series 276, Sizes 6,8,10 & 12 OR

Art Basics series 877KF Sizes 6, 8, 10 & 12 

For drawing the portrait and for fine detail, please bring a round pointed brush

NB: Lyn uses soft brushes, not bristle. You are welcome to bring your own favourites.

Miscellaneous:

Paper Towels

Large Palette (eg white painted MDF) approx 18 x 24 inches

Odourless Solvent

Pastel Pencil - Burnt Sienna

Mixing Palette Knife (metal)

Archival Classic Medium

Photographs for Portrait:

Make sure these have excellent clarity, a good play of light and dark and are large enough to work.

from. If you are using computer printed photos, use photo quality paper NOT PLAIN.

You are welcome to bring your Ipad/tablet.

Access to table easels and stand-up easels are available at Bienarté

Pre orders of canvases available from Bienarté

What is provided?

• Easels, tables and chairs
• Tea and coffee (you might like to bring your own cup)
• A friendly, supportive and encouraging learning environment
• Connection to the Bienarté art community

Student Feedback

Lyn, thank you so much. You have given me a gift that will last a lifetime

**…opened a whole new reality of seeing things **

A great inspiration and a great teacher

…Not only is her work beyond words, but Lyn's caring personality, and approach to life equals her work…

Thank you so much for such a wonderful informative class. Your teaching was so clear and easy to follow.

Many thanks for your generosity, patience, humour and talent

Thank you for your generosity in passing on skills and knowledge. Truly inspirational

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About the Artist

 I don’t think my feet have touched the ground this year. In summary:
. 4 international conventions - 2 on the ground, 2 online
. 7 international online demonstrations (often at obscure hours)
. 4 judging gigs that I remember
. 2 major commissions in oil (one huge!)
. 59 (ish) days teaching, 5 more to go
. Award of Excellence at the International Association of Pastel Societies Convention
. Selection for International Guild of Realism Exhibition in US
. First professional teaching video released internationally

 In between I’ve somehow managed to find time to produce over 30 paintings – studio work, plein air. And I’ve kept up my journals because too much painting is never enough!