casual art workshops melbourne

BROWSE SOME OCEAN-RELATED PROJECTS TO CHOOSE

  • Paint the surf and clouds

  • Paint boats sailing

  • Paint a Sunrise

  • Rocks and ocean wash

  • Rolling waves

PROJECTS TO CHOOSE FROM

PAINT YOUR HOROSCOPE SIGN (OR A FRIEND’S)

This theme has been undertaken in regular classes settings, casual workshops and has also been the inspiration for many new variations on the theme.


WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WILL YOU LEARN AND PRACTICE WITH THIS PROJECT?
🎨 Colour harmonisation and mixing

🎨 Mark making, paint application techniques

🎨 Selecting a reference and transferring to an underpainted substrate
🎨 Compositional design and arrangement

BROWSE SOME ANIMAL-RELATED PROJECTS TO THINK ABOUT

  • MIXED MEDIA POP DOG

  • Beagle on a blanket

  • Horse Silhouette at sunset

  • Birdies

  • Precious pets

  • Cats

BROWSE SOME TRIBUTES TO MASTERS

  • the kiss - gustav klimt

  • Paintings of celebs (2-part workshops)

  • Tributes to the impressionists

  • Everybody loves Klimt-inspired projects

  • mixed media with drawings

  • Monet tributes

BROWSE SOME LANDSCAPE IDEAS

  • 'BROKEN BRUSH' OUTBACK LANDSCAPE

  • Paintings of ROCKS AND WATERFALLS

  • PAINTINGS OF GUMTREES

  • GUM TREES AND RIVERS

  • pick your own landscape idea

  • Somehwere you visited

Book into some casual art workshops

  • Learn about Value, light and shade

    Some of our workshops are longer and cover an important Foundation subject as well as an exemplary painting project

  • Watercolours anyone?

    Some workshops are specifically to get a good feel for a new medium. Materials are provided and techniques are demonstrated.

  • Indoor/outdoor studios

    Sometimes, weather allowing, we spread out across indoors and the outdoor studio.

  • The gift of creativity

    Gift certificates can be sent out when you decide to give a friend the experience of a casual art workshop or a regular term group.

  • Ocean painting themes

    There is nothing quite as relaxing (to look at) as a painting of the ocean. We often schedule different ones casually throughout the year.

  • CASUAL DRAWING WORKSHOPS

    Occasionally we schedule a casual drawing intensive, sometimes general, sometimes specifically for figure drawing

  • Discover mixed media layering

    Everybody is always amazed at their own results when given a multitude of mixed media tools to utilize and a cool theme with a drawing to transfer (those who can draw do their own) and a harmonious colour scheme.

  • Tributes inspired by modern masters

    Learning by adopting the style of a master in your own tribute artwork is not just about getting a popular piece for your wall. You actually learn new skills and think about subjects in a new way.

  • Gettin sticky with it

    Collage is a sticky business, using gel medium to apply all manner of collected or hand-created paper bits to incorporate into a mixed media project

  • Tackle a deep space project

    Getting a nebula to glow is just the beginning in a painting project like this. You will discover many tips and tricks with materials and techniques for acrylics on canvas.

  • Impressionism never gets old

    Boats and water,waterlilies and other subjects of the French Impressionists are used as inspiration with luscious daubs of thick medium to get the classic look and feel

  • Paint a large abstract

    This (once-a-year) special full-day workshop is for those who want a big artwork for their wall, cannot afford the ones they like and would like to be guided over a full day in creating their own abstract artwork.

Casual Art Workshop Bookings

Lets get creative!

  • Dream it.

  • See it done.

  • Discover new mediums.

  • Create your own.

  • Join up your junior artist.

  • Family art workshops.

  • Study traditional themes.

  • ABSTRACT THEMES

  • Get to know your materials.

  • Mixed media approaches

Make It Happen