Mangawhai Artists Creative Workshops 4 - 18 November 2023
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Absolutely Abstract Day 1
When: Saturday 4th: 10.00am - 1.00pm Tutor: David Just Cost: $100 for two days Group: 8 people Content: Acrylic painting on canvas using a brush, catalyst wedge and/or palette knife. Combination of blending and colour shaping Bring: - Brushes - Palette knives Provided: Canvasses, catalyst wedges and paint Contact: 0274753574 davidjust510@gmail.com Cement Sculpture
When: Saturday 4th: 9.30am - 12.30pm Venue: note workshop is at 229 Devich Road, Mangawhai Tutors: Howard Esler and Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $65.00 Group: 8 people Content: Have fun with soft cement! Create your own unique garden sculpture. Learn how to shape a form using simple tools in an easy and fast way. Bring: Please wear working clothes and shoes Provided: - All materials and tools - Your cement blocks will be ready for carving Contacts: enikonzealand@gmail.com howardesler@gmail.com |
Absolutely Abstract Day 2
When: Sunday 5th: 10.00am - 1.00pm Tutor: David Just Cost: $100 for two days Group: 8 people Content: Acrylic painting on canvas using a brush, catalyst wedge and/or palette knife. Combination of blending and colour shaping Bring: - Brushes - Palette knives Provided: Canvasses, catalyst wedges and paint Contact: 0274753574 davidjust510@gmail.com Cement Sculpture
When: Sunday 5th: 1.30pm - 4.30pm Venue: note workshop is at 229 Devich Road, Mangawhai Tutors: Howard Esler and Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $65 Group: 8 people Content: Have fun with soft cement! Create your own unique garden sculpture. Learn how to shape a form using simple tools in an easy and fast way. Bring: Please wear working clothes and shoes Provided: - All materials and tools - Your cement blocks will be ready for carving Contacts: enikonzealand@gmail.com howardesler@gmail.com |
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Resin Art
When: Monday 6th: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Danielle Adams Cost: $190.00 Group: 6 people 18 years old+ Content: Learn how to work with resin to make your own stunning piece of Resin functional art. Danielle will weave in some tikanga Māori, sharing the cultural experiences she has learned during her artistic process/mahi. Create a one-of-a-kind cheese board. Introduction to resin, measuring and mixing. How to add pigments/paste and preparation. Health and safety: Please be aware that if you are pregnant we advise that its best NOT to join the resin class and you must be over 18 years old, The resin we use in class is a Professional Artist Epoxy Resin (VOC free) but if you have any allergies or skin irritation toward epoxy resins, please talk to a medical professional first before commencing class. We hold no responsibility for any irritation or medical problems from using resin – everybody is different. We use gloves and work in a safe (as much as we can) and open environment in class Bring: - Please wear old clothing Provided: - All materials Contact: 0212531852 littlepeanut2002@msn.com |
The Art of Bonsai
When: Tuesday 7th: 9.00am - 12.00pm Tutor: Adrian Bird Cost: $70.00 Group: 10 people Content: Learn the Art of growing and caring for your very own bonsai tree. You will be shown how to design/prune/shape your own small tree and then pot it into a ceramic pot, creating your own miniature masterpiece of nature to take home with you. Provided: All materials provided Contacts: design@adrianbirdbonsai.com The Art of Bonsai
When: Tuesday 7th: 1.00pm - 4.00pm Tutor: Adrian Bird Cost: $70.00 Group: 10 people Content: Learn the Art of growing and caring for your very own bonsai tree. You will be shown how to design/prune/shape your own small tree and then pot it into a ceramic pot, creating your own miniature masterpiece of nature to take home with you. Provided: All materials provided Contacts: design@adrianbirdbonsai.com |
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Creative photography - tools
When: Wednesday 8th: 9.00am - 12.30pm Tutor: Nina Gastreich Cost: $55.00 Group: 8 people Content: Creative ways to improve photography, to think outside the box and challenge your thinking. Bring: - Notebook - Pen - Camera of some kind. Mobile phone or Ipad works as well as point and shoot or dslr Provided: - Photographer will provide all materials for the day as well as PDF information to download after the workshop Contact: 0212535793 ninagphoto@gmail.com |
Creative Connection
When: Tuesday 7th: 5.00pm - 7.00pm Tutor: Kylee Newbold – Creative Northland Cost: Free Content: Join us for an informal evening of creative connection. Learn more about the mahi of Creative Northland, meet our new Kaipara Creative Advisor, discuss upcoming or potential events and funding opportunities within Northland. Open to all Kaipara based creatives across all arts and crafts disciplines. Provided: Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Contact: 021 791 571 kaipara@creativenorthland.com |
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Mixing your green colours
When: Thursday 9th: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $55 Group: 10 people Content: Being artists, we must keep up and improve our painting skills constantly. To find a colour you need is one of the most difficult issues in the painting process. Green palette is one of the most important and wide used palettes among the artists. There are dozens of various green paints which art suppliers can provide. Do we need to buy all of them to create a harmonious and attractive painting? If not, how can we get the paints we need? Maybe we may widen our green palette making our own greens? Green is a secondary colour anyway; it’s made from mixing primary colours – blue and yellow. In this workshop you will find answers to these questions and more. You will learn how to mix a wide range of green colours using your different blues, yellows and blacks. During this workshop you will do an exercise on primed paper, mixing colours and organising your greens in “Green Colour Wheel”. Using your new knowledge, you will paint a landscape using only blues, yellows, blacks and white paints. Bring: - Acrylics (or oils): all yellow paints you have, all blue paints you have including yellow ochre, black, payns grey, white. - A medium size canvas - Two sheets of heavy paper A3 size, primed with gesso - Your favourite brushes - A pencil - Palettes - Your usual painting gear Contact: enikonzealand@gmail.com Creative Photography - discussion
When: Friday 10th: 3.30pm - 5.00pm Tutor: Nina Gastreich Cost: $15.00 Group: 8 Content: A follow up for participants attending the "Tools" workshop on Wednesday to discuss their images taken, ask questions and receive feedback. Note you do not have to attend the “Tools” session to attend this workshop Bring: laptop/ipads/phones or prints to share and discuss. Contact: 0212535793 ninagphoto@gmail.com Japanese Shibori/Indigo Dye
When: Monday 13th: 9.00am - 4.00pm Tutor: Karen Williamson Cost: $70.00 Group: 8 people Content: This is an introductory workshop into the art of Japanese Shibori and Indigo vat dyeing. Learn some traditional binding & stitching techniques to create a variety of beautiful patterns on textiles. This is a great opportunity for sustainable up-cycling, creating gifts or building crafters stash. Bring: - Two small fabric items from home such as a pillow case, bandana, tea towel, T shirt, or small lengths of fabric. Importantly, these MUST be made of 100% pure cotton, linen or silk and prewashed and dried. - A few sharp sewing needles in varied sizes - Scissors, or thread clippers - Ruler (not tape measure) preferably with mm increments - An erasable fine point fabric pen if you have one (Clever Endeavours Wellsford sell these for about $5 each). - Wear your old clothes - Rubber gloves to avoid staining your hands blue. Choose the longer ones - not wrist length - A contianer to take wet materials home eg: bucket - A camera or n notebook to document as you go - BYO lunch Provided: - Cotton fabric swatches - Indigo dye vat - Binding equipment Indigo is non toxic, but if you have skin sensitivities then please wear gloves. Contact: 0276365610 karen@nuku.net.nz Manual photography
When: Thursday 16th: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Tutor: Andy Bruce Cost: $50.00 Group: 10 people Content: Have you ever wanted to get off auto with your camera? You will learn the exposure triangle and how the three photographic elements of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO can give you full control over your camera and the images you create. Andy will also give an insight into his photographic style and thinking as well as some hints and tips to improve your composition. Bring: - Manual camera or a phone with a manual camera app Contact: 021 481 232 andy@elevatedmedia.nz |
Paint and Sip
When: Thursday 9th: 6.00pm - 9.00pm Tutor: Janel Colle Cost: $65.00 Group: min 8 - max 12 people Content: Join us for an enchanting evening, inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” painting. Whether you’re an experienced artist or have never picked up a paintbrush before, this event is perfect for all levels of creativity. You will be guided by artist Janel Colle, step by step in creating your very own masterpiece to take home. Drinks (non-alcoholic) and snacks will be provided during a break while having fun and admiring each other’s talent. Bring: - Your Imagination and a sense of Adventure - Dress comfortably and be prepared to get a little artsy. If you would like dress in something blue and a little bit of yellow hue, the colours of “ Stary Nights” Provided: - Aprons will be provided. - Materials included and you will have a canvas with your own Stary Night masterpiece to take home. Contacts: janel.colle@gmail.com Resin Art
When: Sunday 12th: 10.00am - 1.00pm Tutor: Danielle Adams Cost: $190.00 Group: 6 people 18 years old+ Content: Learn how to work with resin to make your own stunning piece of Resin functional art. Danielle will weave in some tikanga Māori, sharing the cultural experiences she has learned during her artistic process/mahi. Create a one-of-a-kind cheese board. Introduction to resin, measuring and mixing. How to add pigments/paste and preparation. Health and safety: Please be aware that if you are pregnant we advise that its best NOT to join the resin class and you must be over 18 years old, The resin we use in class is a Professional Artist Epoxy Resin (VOC free) but if you have any allergies or skin irritation toward epoxy resins, please talk to a medical professional first before commencing class. We hold no responsibility for any irritation or medical problems from using resin – everybody is different. We use gloves and work in a safe (as much as we can) and open environment in class Bring: - Please wear old clothing Provided: - All materials Contact: 0212531852 littlepeanut2002@msn.com Scrapbook and Tea
When: Tuesday 14th: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Tutor: Janel Colle Cost: $65.00 Group: 8 people Content: Join us for an afternoon of creativity, nostalgia and indulgence as we craft beautiful memories from loved ones, holidays and special occasions at our Scrapbook Workshop & High Tea. Bring: - Scissors - Photos, coloured and black & white - Some magazines - Wear a Funky Hairpiece Provided: - 1 x Scrapbook 8x8inch - Papers - Dies - Embellishments Contact: janel.colle@gmail.com Joy of Painting and Drawing When: Saturday 18th: 10.00am - 1.00pm Tutor: Claire-Ericia Cost: $55 Group: min 8 - max 12 people Content: Learn how drawing is beneficial to painting and sculpture, practical ways to draw and get results fast. Understand: tools and good habits for success, how to advance your art practice and, how to print, promote and sell your work Bring: - Graphite pencils - Paper - Notebook and pen for taking notes Provided: Tutor will have spare paper and pencils Contacts: 0211 55 8714 claireericaartist@outlook.com |
Creative Acrylics
Fridays 15 September - 13 October 2023
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Fridays - 5 week programme
15 September - 13 October 9.00am – 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $175 Number limit: 10 Creative Acrylics is a course for students of any level of artistic experience, During this course students will work on their own projects, exploring acrylic painting techniques, developing their personal artistic style. You may need to bring your own materials. Contact details: Elena Nikolaeva 021 157 1730 email:enikonzealand@gmail.com |
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Creative Acrylics
Thursday 14 September - 12 October 2023
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Thursdays - 5 week programme
14 September - 12 October 9.00am – 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $175 Number limit: 10 Creative Acrylics is a course for students of any level of artistic experience, During this course students will work on their own projects, exploring acrylic painting techniques, developing their personal artistic style. You may need to bring your own materials. Contact details: Elena Nikolaeva 021 157 1730 email:enikonzealand@gmail.com |
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Creative Acrylics
Fridays 7 July - 4 August 2023
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Friday - 5 week programme
7 July - 4 August 9.00am – 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $175 Number limit: 10 Creative Acrylics is a course for students of any level of artistic experience, During this course students will work on their own projects, exploring acrylic painting techniques, developing their personal artistic style. You may need to bring your own materials. Contact details: Elena Nikolaeva 021 157 1730 email:enikonzealand@gmail.com |
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Creative Acrylics
Thursdays 6 July - 3 August 2023
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Thursday - 5 week programme
6 July - 3 August 9.00am – 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $175 Number limit: 10 Creative Acrylics is a course for students of any level of artistic experience, During this course students will work on their own projects, exploring acrylic painting techniques, developing their personal artistic style. You may need to bring your own materials. Contact details: Elena Nikolaeva 021 157 1730 email:enikonzealand@gmail.com |
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Creative Acrylics
Thursdays 20 April - 18 May 2023
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Thursday - 5 week programme
20 April - 18 May 9.30am – 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $175 Number limit: 10 Creative Acrylics is a course for students of any level of artistic experience, During this course students will work on their own projects, exploring acrylic painting techniques, developing their personal artistic style. You may need to bring your own materials. Contact details: Elena Nikolaeva 021 157 1730 email:enikonzealand@gmail.com |
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Oil Pastel Techniques
Tuesdays 21 February - 28 March 2023
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Tutor: Wendy Leach
Dates: 6 week course February 21 & 28, March 7, 14, 21 & 28 Time: Tuesdays 9.00am till 12.30pm Max: 8 people Cost: $210 Oil pastels are not dusty like chalk pastels. They are creamy and oily. In this course Wendy shares her process and her secrets for creating vibrant oil pastel paintings. Level: some confidence with drawing is necessary, this is not a beginners class. Materials are not supplied. You will be given a list of what to buy. The materials will cost approx $150. More information and to register for this course go to Wendy’s website www.wendyleach.com/oil-pastel-course.html and you can contact Wendy at www.wendyleach.com/contact-me. |
Cement sculpture workshop
Tuesday 7 March 2023
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Tutors: Howard Esler and Elena Nikolaeva
Date: 7 March 2023 Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm Venue: 229 Devich Road Max: 8 people Cost: $120 For students of any level of artistic experience. Have fun with soft cement! Create your two unique garden sculptures. Learn how to shape a form using simple tools in an easy and fast way. All materials and tools are provided, your cement blocks will be ready for carving. Bring your own lunch. Register: contact Elena enikonzealand@gmail.com |
15 - 16 February 2023, 10.00am - 2.00pm each day
Creative Acrylics
Thursdays 27 October to 24 November 2022
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Thursday - 5 week programme October 27 and 3, 10, 17 and 24 November 9.30am – 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $175 Number limit: 10 Creative Acrylics is a course for students of any level of artistic experience, During this course students will work on their own projects, exploring acrylic painting techniques, developing their personal artistic style. You may need to bring your own materials. Contact details: Elena Nikolaeva 021 157 1730 email:enikonzealand@gmail.com |
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Mosaic workshop
7 November 2022
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Tutor: Sue Fitzgerald
Dates: 7 November 2022 Time: full day 9.30am to 4.00pm Venue: 46 Estuary Drive, Mangawhai Heads Cost: $85 includes 5 coloured low fire wall tiles to go with your gathered treasures for use in your mosaic. Further tiles in the colour range available are able to be purchased on the day. Max: 6 people per workshop This workshop is designed to set you off on your mosaic journey. The direct method of mosaic will be taught. No previous artistic experience needed … mosaic is for everyone. During this workshop you will learn:
BYO – Lunch – drinks will be provided Contact: Sue on suefitzgerald0014@gmail.com or 0274462965 to register. Sue will give you a list of what to bring when you register |
Sand and cement sculpture
Wednesday 19 October 2022
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Tutor: Howard Esler
Date: Wednesday 19 October Time: 9.00am - 12.00 mid day Venue: 229 Devich Road, Mangawhai - 4 kilometres from the village. Max: 8 people Cost: $5.00 per person Spend a morning and have a go. We carve a block cast the night before into whatever you fancy. You have about 3 hours to carve before the block is too hard to carve. Your carving is delicate for a few days so collection a few days later is recommended when it is fully hardened. Bring clothes suitable for working outdoors. Tea and coffee and tools provided. To register email Clare at admin@mangawhaiartists.co.nz |
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Acrylics for beginners: exploring colour
Wednesday 12 October 2022
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Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Date: Wednesday 12 October Time: 9.30am-3.00pm Max: 10 people Cost: $5.00 per person Colour is the main element of painting. It is based on laws of human visual perception on the one hand and on rules and tricks of mixing paints on the other. During this workshop students will paint a picture of a sunset on canvas with acrylics. The emphasis is in colours: students will learn how to achieve colour harmony in their painting, studying warm rich colour palette of a sunset. Students will experiment with mixing different acrylic paints to get the colours they are looking for. Our tutor will guide students through the creative process step by step, making this workshop enjoyable and relaxing. To register email Clare at admin@mangawhaiartists.co.nz |
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Oil pastel technique
Sunday 9 October
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Tutor: Wendy Leach
Date: Sunday, 9 October Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm Max: 8 people Cost: $5.00 per person In this workshop I will introduce you to a technique using oil pastels with a gouache wash. I developed this technique some years ago when I travelled to France and Italy to paint, as it involves portable materials and is easy to work with out-of-doors. It is an enjoyable technique which is based on the principle that oily pastels and water based paint don’t mix, and brings strong, vibrant results. If you’re an artist who has been interested in trying oil pastels, now is your chance to Give it a Go! Tea and coffee provided, we can go to Bennetts for lunch To register email Clare at admin@mangawhaiartists.co.nz |
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Children's workshop: painting self portraits
Wednesday 5 and Tuesday 11 October
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Tutor: Rosina Kamphuis
Date: Wednesday 5 and Tuesday 11 October 2022 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Age: 7-12 years Max: 10 children Cost: $5.00 per child Painting Self Portraits with Rosina Today you will have fun drawing and painting your self portrait with Rosina! You will make pen sketches of yourself, and learn a little about line and composition along the way. Then you will make your self portrait in amazing acrylic paint! What to bring 1. Wear your old clothes, or (your Dad’s) old shirt! 2. Bring a picture or photo print-out of something that you want to include in your self portrait. It could be you in sports gear, your pet, your favourite toy, a book, something that you love. Please leave original photo at home. 3. If you can, bring a small hand mirror. If you don’t have one, that’s ok. 4. This is a full day workshop, so bring your lunch! To register email Clare at admin@mangawhaiartists.co.nz |
Children with their completed portraits after a fabulous day with Rosina on 5 October. Our thanks to Creative Communities for funding 5 October workshop and the Lynn Middleton Education Fund for funding the 11 October workshop |
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Contemporary Approach to Oil Pastels
Saturday 6 August 2022
Saturday 6 August 2022
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One-day workshop – Saturday August 6 2022
10.00 am – 3.00 pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $55 Number limit: 10 Being artists, we must keep exploring different painting materials and surfaces. This workshop gives you an exciting opportunity to have creative fun with oil pastels and more. Oil pastels are known in the painting world for a long time. But the creative world is in constant movement, and artists today are exploring the possibilities and limits of oil pastels and finding more and more interesting ways to use them – either solo or in combination with other artistic materials. In this workshop you will play with oil pastels in contemporary ways, learning what are the technical and artistic limits of oil pastels, what you can do with a surface of your painting before or after applying oil pastels, how you can combine them with other materials (acrylics, charcoal...). During this workshop you will create a painting on medium size canvas, combining oil pastels with acrylics and charcoal. You will try blending oil pastels using odourless turps. Elena will guide you through the creative process step by step, making your classes enjoyable. |
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- a set of oil pastel (6 or more colours)
- acrylics - medium size canvas - your favourite brushes |
- charcoal
- palettes - your usual painting gears |
For further information and to register for the workshop contact Elena on 021 157 1730 or email enikonzealand@gmail.com
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Wet & needle felting workshop for beginners
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When Thursday 21st July 2022 Time 10.00 am – 3.00pm Where Mangawhai Art Gallery Workspace Cost $30 per student Numbers Limited to 8 spaces All materials will be provided Bring your own lunch - tea & coffee will be provided To register: contact Colin & Anne Coutts ancowhg2@gmail.com or 0274 923 353 |
Workshops and classes 2021
Mosaic workshops with Sue Fitzgerald - 26 August, 3, 8 and 14 September 2021
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Mosaic Workshop 26th August (fully booked), 3 September (fully booked), 8 September and 14 September 2021 – further workshops available on request The workshop is a full day 9.30am to 4pm held in the beautiful creative space of our home in Mangawhai Heads. Tutor: Sue Fitzgerald Cost: $85 includes 5 coloured low fire wall tiles to go with your gathered treasures for use in your mosaic. Further tiles in the colour range available are able to be purchased on the day. Maximum participants 6 This workshop is designed to set you off on your mosaic journey. The direct method of mosaic will be taught. No previous artistic experience needed - mosaic is for everyone. During this workshop you will:
Sue will guide you through your first mosaic with hands on learning and demystify the creative wonder of mosaic. Be prepared to get hooked on mosaic. BYO – Lunch – drinks will be provided Sue will give you a list of what to bring when you register Contact Sue suefitzgerald0014@gmail.com - Mobile 0274462965 |
Artistic Practice course with Wendy Leach - August 2021
Sorry the course is full.
"Light painting 23-82"
by Wendy Leach 
"Light painting 01-85"
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Finding Your Artistic Identity, Sunday afternoons, 4 weekly sessions. 8, 15, 22 & 29 August.
Held at Wendy's home in Cheviot Street in Mangawhai Heads. Format of each session 3.00 - 5.00pm, 2-hour tutored session 5.00 - 5.30pm, 30 minutes discussion and social time with wine and nibbles. Level: Advanced Tutor: Wendy Leach Minimum participants: 5 Maximum participants: 8 Option A Cost: $250. Your course fee covers the 4 sessions and one further individual 45 minute mentoring session, in person or by video link. To be completed within 6 months. Option B Cost: $450. Your course fee covers the 4 sessions and a further five individual 45 minute mentoring sessions, in person or by video link. To be completed within 12 months. Please note, this is not a painting class. The format of each of these sessions is a tutorial with group discussion. Description: Each of us is a unique individual. I will be facilitating a programme of four 2-hour sessions aimed at helping you as artists produce your best work through finding your own artistic identity and direction. This course will be aimed at artists who are working independently or wanting to work independently - those who have embarked on the journey to become practicing artists and feel they are at the stage where they would benefit from the guidance of a practising artist with 35 years' exhibiting and teaching experience. Subjects covered will be: working to your strengths, finding your direction, exhibiting, curating your exhibition, promoting your art, writing an artist’s statement and other aspects of professional artistic practice. Discussion within the group will be encouraged. Each session will end at 5pm followed by 30 minutes of social time to enable the artists to get to know each other and further discussion, with a glass of wine and nibbles. Ends at 5.30pm. Please bring with you: your laptop or tablet with clear photos of your recent artworks. To register use the form here If you have any questions, contact Wendy here |
Art course with Elena Nikolaeva - July to August 2021
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Acrylics for Beginners III - Composition in Painting
This is a course of 6 classes, running from 20 July until 24 August 2021 Tuesdays, 3 hours 9.30am - 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost : $180 for the course, with an option to purchase materials pack, $20 extra per class. This price includes ALL the materials students need: canvases, acrylics, brushes, palettes, sketching materials, photographic images, containers for water, cleaning materials. Maximum participants: 10 This course is the third set of classes for beginners. It consists of six classes during which you will widen your knowledge about composition in painting. Composition is another extremely important issue in painting. Knowing the principles and rules of composition helps an artist to create harmonious and attractive pieces of art. During this course you will:
During this third introductory course you will paint another 6 pictures on canvas (a painting per class) based on important compositional rules. Elena will guide you through the creative process step by step, making your classes enjoyable. Contact Elena: enikonzealand@gmail.com, ph 021 157 1730 |
Art course with Elena Nikolaeva - July to August 2021
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Acrylics for Beginners III - Composition in Painting
This is a course of 6 classes, running from 22 July until 26 August 2021 Thursdays, 3 hours 9.30am - 12.30pm Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost : $180 for the course, with an option to purchase materials pack, $20 extra per class. This price includes ALL the materials students need: canvases, acrylics, brushes, palettes, sketching materials, photographic images, containers for water, cleaning materials. Maximum participants: 10 This course is the third set of classes for beginners. It consists of six classes during which you will widen your knowledge about composition in painting. Composition is another extremely important issue in painting. Knowing the principles and rules of composition helps an artist to create harmonious and attractive pieces of art. During this course you will:
During this third introductory course you will paint another 6 pictures on canvas (a painting per class) based on important compositional rules. Elena will guide you through the creative process step by step, making your classes enjoyable. Contact Elena: enikonzealand@gmail.com, ph 021 157 1730 |
Art workshop with Wendy Leach - full day, Saturday 31 July 2021
Subtractive charcoal drawings
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Subtractive Charcoal Drawing, 9.30 - 4.30pm, Saturday 31 July
Full day workshop with a 45 minute break for lunch, and coffee breaks. Tutor: Wendy Leach Maximum participants: 12 (sorry, class is full) Cost: $100, includes all art materials which will be provided for you to keep and take home. *Also includes the use of Wendy Leach's original photographs to be used as visual references for your drawing. *See note below Description: This workshop focuses on the technique of subtractive charcoal drawing, an expressive and dramatic drawing technique. Subtractive drawing is a really interesting way of working with charcoal and it can teach you a lot about tonal value (light and dark). Subtractive (also called reductive) means ‘taking away’. We work on Fabriano art paper with both willow charcoal and compressed charcoal. Charcoal is put on the paper, covering it, then is taken away with a kneaded eraser, and other types of rubbers, which you use as your drawing tools. You will be drawing with your erasers, removing charcoal to create dramatic, atmospheric drawings. Sorry, not suitable for beginners, but other artists of all levels should enjoy this workshop. Please check with me if it will be suitable for you. What to bring: Bring lunch and a drink. Tea and coffee are provided for morning and afternoon tea. All materials are paid for in your class fee. You will get quite dirty so wear old clothes. * note: if you think you might exhibit your charcoal drawings please bring your own original photographs to work from. To register use the form here If you have any questions, contact Wendy here |
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Subtractive Charcoal Drawing, 31 July 2021
Workshop tutor - Wendy Leach
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Workshop with Elena Nikolaeva - 7 July 2021
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Finding Your Artistic Style - Wednesday 7 July 2021, 10.00am - 3.30pm,
Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $55 Bring your own lunch. How to express yourself in the best way in your art? How to find your own unique and recognisable style? To explore these questions, we will look back and study the answers developed by different artists of the 20th century -- representatives of three well-known historical styles: abstract expressionism, impressionism and cubism. Studying these three major styles of the 20th century in practice, you will see how famous artists moved from copying nature to transforming it in their own unique ways. In this workshop you will paint 3 small landscapes based on the same photographic image. Using the general approaches and painting techniques of these 3 famous historical styles, you will infuse these 3 paintings with your own personal artistic touches, seeking what resonates best with your own nature. You will learn which directions are the most appealing to you and how to proceed further in developing your own way of painting. Materials: --acrylics or oils, --brushes of various sizes, --3small canvases (the sizes you are comfortable with), --a photograph of a landscape (optional), -- a couple of pieces of paper and a pencil for sketching, -- palette, --container for water, --cleaning material. Contact Elena: enikonzealand@gmail.com, ph 021 157 1730 |
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Finding your artistic style - 7 July 2021
Workshop tutor - Elena Nikolaeva 
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Creative Writing for Beginners Writing course with Jude Thomas 4 weeks in June, commencing June 9 2021 Tutor: Jude Thomas All info on poster. Creative Writing for Beginners is designed to be a supportive and social way to connect with others who have always wanted to give writing a go. Jude will teach the key elements of creative writing: setting, plot, point-of-view, theme, style and characterisation. These elements can then be applied to various genres of writing. ‘No experience necessary – just bring your love of reading and your imagination!’ she says. Contact judy@silvereyepress.co.nz |
Palette Knife Techniques with Elena Nikolaeva - 30 June 2021
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Wednesday 30 June, 10.00am - 3.30pm. Bring your own lunch. Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost : $55.00 This workshop is suitable for students of any level of artistic experience. Elena will guide you step by step through your creative process. In this workshop you will explore various possibilities of applying paints (acrylics or oils) with palette knifes.
During this workshop you will paint three or four small pictures (sketches) playing with your palette knifes and after that you will accomplish a landscape or a floral composition on a medium size canvas. Materials
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Art course with Elena Nikolaeva - April to June 2021
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Acrylics for Beginners II - Exploring Colour Thursdays, 3 hours 9.30am - 12.30pm
This is a course of 6 classes, running from 29 April until 3 June 2021 Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost : $180 for the course, with an option to purchase materials pack, $20 extra per class. This price includes ALL the materials students need: canvases, acrylics, brushes, palettes, sketching materials, photographic images, containers for water, cleaning materials. Maximum participants: 10 This course is the second set of classes for beginners. It consists of six classes during which you will widen your knowledge about mixing paints and colour coordination. Colour is the main element of painting. It is based on laws of human visual perception on the one hand and on rules and tricks of mixing paints on the other. During this course you will learn how to achieve colour harmony in your painting, studying different colour palettes. You will:
During this Introductory course you will paint 6 pictures on canvas (a painting per class) -- landscapes, floral compositions, still lifes -- and again you will do several exercises on primed paper. Elena will guide you through the creative process step by step, making your classes enjoyable. Contact Elena: enikonzealand@gmail.com, ph 021 157 1730 |
Art course with Wendy Leach (March & April 2021)
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Drawing for Beginners Wednesday afternoons, 1.30 - 4.30pm
This is a course of 5 classes, running from 17 March until 14 April 2021 (five 3 hour sessions over five weeks) CLASS FULL Due to the first class filling quickly, I am now offering a second class Drawing for Beginners Wednesday mornings, 9.30am - 12.30pm (now taking registrations for this group only) CLASS FULL Tutor: Wendy Leach Maximum participants: 10 Cost: $150 + materials Description: In this five week course I will show you how to draw what you see and how to use shading. We will look at the following terms - tone, value, contrast, volume, depth, composition - and learn the techniques to put them into practice. The course is for people who want to get started, and those with some art experience who have missed out on these basics of drawing. Each session builds on the one before, so you need to attend all five sessions. Materials to bring with you: Information to follow To contact Wendy use this form. To sign up for the course use this form. |