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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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by Wendy Leach 
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by Wendy Leach |
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 |
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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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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
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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
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 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 |
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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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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. |
