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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. |
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Acrylics for Beginners Tuesdays, 3 hours 9.30am - 12.30am
This is a course of 6 classes, running from 27 April until 1 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 will open your eyes to the fascinating world of acrylic painting. This is the first, the introductory course, consisting of six classes. It will be followed by a second course focused on colours and paints. And during the third course, you will have an opportunity to learn more about the main rules of composition in painting. In this introductory course:
Elena will guide you through the creative process step by step, making your classes enjoyable. Contact Elena: enikonzealand@gmail.com, ph 021 157 1730 |
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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 |
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Creative Writing for Beginners Writing course with Jude Thomas (4 weeks in April, commencing April 7, 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 |
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Acrylics for Beginners III - Composition in Painting Thursdays, 3 hours 9.30am - 12.30pm
This is a course of 6 classes, running from 22 July until 26 August 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 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 |
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Finding Your Artistic Style 5 hours, 9.30am - 3.30pm This workshop is being postponed until 2021. A new date will be available soon. Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva Cost: $55 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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Playing with Pastels, Understanding Colour, and Exploring Watercolours
Thursdays 9.30am - 12 noon This is a 7 week course running from 4 February until 18 March. Tutor: Christine Moginie Cost: $210 Minimum 6 people, maximum 12 This course will focus on “tasters” using pastels and watercolour separately, and together to gain confidence working with both mediums. Depending on individual interest, participants can then continue throughout the year developing their creativity and techniques in their preferred medium. We will also use prisms, and observation of form and colour ,through a fun study of Goethe’s “Theory of Colour”, to understand how colour and form create the living world of Nature. This course will help you overcome the fear of the white piece of paper, give you confidence to try new mediums, develop techniques, skills, and enjoyment in creating art works. Text or email Christine Moginie 0211796471 or christinemoginie@gmail.com for account details and registration. |
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Oil Painting with Alkyd Oil paints Tuesday afternoons, 1 - 4pm
This is a full course of 8 classes, running from 20 October until 8 December (eight 3 hour sessions over eight weeks) Tutor: Wendy Leach Maximum participants: 12 Not suitable for beginners Cost: $240 for 8 classes, + $40 materials. Description: This course will introduce you to working with oil paints, using Winsor and Newton Griffin Alkyd Oils, which are a fast drying oil paint. Participants will not need to buy alkyd paints to attend this course. This is a structured course which teaches all necessary technical information and techniques to equip you well to work independently with oil or alkyd paints. Why alkyd paints? I really enjoy working with these paints. If you have tried painting with acrylics, perhaps with limited success, alkyd paints will revolutionise your painting. Materials supplied: Tutor will provide her own paints for use throughout the course. There is a $40 charge added for materials. Materials to bring with you: For your first class please bring a sheet of 300 gsm paper, cut in half. Also your paint brushes, a glass jar, a rag. and a palette. Your palette can be a glass or china plate or tile, or a tear-off paper palette. Winsor and Newton Griffin Alkyd Oils. A fast drying oil colour which means that the traditional oil painting techniques of both impasto and glazing can be done in considerably less time. All Griffin oil colours remain workable on the palette for 4 to 8 hours, and are touch dry on the canvas in 18 to 24 hours. To contact Wendy use this form.. To sign up for the course use this form. |