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ADULT CLASSES

1. Introduction course (6 weeks – once a week) beginner

               Have you have always wanted to draw or paint and didn’t know where to start? Or do you already draw or paint but don’t quite know what you are doing? Then this course is for you. We will start right from the beginning and explore different ways of looking at objects that will enable you to draw them more effectively. I will show you basic colour mixing and we will start experimenting with various mediums including Acrylic, watercolour, charcoal, ink and pastel. This is a fun, information packed course that will set you on your way to becoming an artist (or just enjoying yourself drawing).
 
               Price - $230 - includes all materials plus your own take home art pack
               Duration - 6 weeks – once a week
               Jan/Feb- Group 1 - Friday night 6.30 - 8.00 …starts 30 Jan 2009
                              Group 2 - Wednesday night 6.30 - 8.00 …starts 4 Feb 2009
               April - Group 3 - Wednesday night 6.30 - 8.00 …starts 22 April
                              Group 4 - Friday DAY 10.00am - 11.30 …starts 24 April
 
 
 
 
2. How to achieve depth and distance (6 weeks – once a week) beginner/intermediate

               Do your drawings or paintings look flat and lifeless? This course shows you how to make your drawings/paintings look 3 dimensional. I will show you how perspective works and many other ways to achieve depth in your paintings. When you are finished your paintings will look like they come out of the canvas.

 
               Price - $150 + some materials
               Duration - 6 weeks – once a week
               Jan/Feb – Thursday 10.00 – 11.30am …starts 29 Jan 2009
               April – Friday night 6.30 – 8.00pm …starts 24 Apr
 
 
 
 
3. Colour Mixing (6 weeks – once a week) beginner/intermediate
               This course will look at how you can mix just the right colour that you have been looking for. We will explore variations of the colour wheel that will help you to mix any colour.       
 
               Price - $150 + some materials
               Duration - 6 weeks – once a week
               Jan/Feb – Thursday 1.00 – 2.30pm …starts 29 Jan 2009
               April – Thursday 10.00 – 11.30am …starts 23 Apr 2009
 
 
4. Trees and Forests (6 weeks – once a week) beginner/intermediate
               This course shows you the fundamentals of drawing and painting trees realistically. I will show you how easy it is to create a forest (once we have an understanding of how to paint trees).
 
               Price - $150 + some materials
               Duration - 6 weeks – once a week
               April – Thursday 1.00 – 2.30pm …starts 23 Apr 2009
 
 
5. Capturing Energy and Motion (6 weeks – once a week) intermediate/advanced
               Have you ever wondered how to give your paintings life? Painting the essence of motion can breathe life and vitality to your pictures. This course explores the fundamentals of energy and motion and how to achieve this in your paintings.
 
               Price - $180 + some materials
               Duration – 6 weeks – once a week
               Jan/Feb – Thursday Night 6.30 – 8.00pm ….starts 29 Jan 2009
 
 
 
 
6. Water and reflections – drawing and painting (6 weeks – once a week) intermediate/advanced
               Dealing with reflections and refractions in water can be difficult for an artist. This course is aimed at demystifying how to achieve good water effects with both pencil and paint. Whether you paint seascapes, still life or anything in between, this course will help you to understand how reflections are formed and what we need to paint.
 
               Price - $180 + some materials
               Duration – 6 weeks – once a week
               Jan/Feb – Friday 1.00 - 2.30pm….starts 30 Jan 2009
               April – Thursday Night 6.30 – 8.00pm …starts 23 Apr 2009
 
 
7. Creating Mood and Atmosphere (6 weeks – once a week) intermediate/advanced
               Invoking a response from the viewer of your painting is the goal of most artists. As an artist your painting needs to create a mood and/or feeling in the viewer. This course shows you how methods of invoking feelings from your paintings. We will look at how the masters have done it and how we could go about doing it in our own paintings.
 
               Price - $180 + some materials
               Duration – 6 weeks – once a week
               April – Friday 1.00 – 2.30pm …starts 24 April 2009
 

SHORT COURSES...

 
8. Acrylic Painting Techniques (3 weeks - once a week) beginner/intermediate
              This short course gives you an overview of some of Murrays techniques with acrylics. You will get demonstration and practice time and a chance to come up with techniques of your own.
 
              Price - $80 + some materials
              Duration - 3 weeks - once a week
              March - Thursday 1.00 - 2.30pm ....starts 19 Mar 2009
 
9. Airbrushing (3 weeks - once a week) beginner/intermediate
              Ever wondered how to use an airbrush? Murray will teach you the basics in this short course. You will get demonstration and practice time and a chance to come up with techniques of your own.
 
              Price - $80
              Duration - 3 weeks - once a week
              March - Thursday 6.30 - 8.00pm ....starts 19 Mar 2009
 
10. Help with your own paintings (3 weeks - once a week) beginner/intermediate/advanced
              Do you need help finishing some of your paintings? Are you at a stage where you dont know what to do next or how to complete your work? Bring them along to these classes and Murray will help you with instruction and suggestions.
 
              Price - $60 + own materials
              Duration - 3 weeks - once a week
              March - Friday 1.00 - 2.30pm ....starts 20 Mar 2009
 
 
11. Texture effects with Acrylic (3 weeks - once a week) beginner/intermediate
              In this course we will be experimenting with additives for acrylic paint to create various textured finishes. You will get demonstration and practice time and a chance to come up with techniques of your own.
 
              Price - $80 + some materials
              Duration - 3 weeks - once a week
              March - Friday 6.30 - 8.00pm ....starts 20 Mar 2009
 
 
 

 

 

CHILDRENS CLASSES

CHILDREN AGED 9-14 yrs

If your child is confident with their drawings/paintings but would like to develop their skills further then these ongoing classes are for them. It will introduce them to new techniques and mediums that will keep their development growing and keep them a step above everyone else at school. These classes are fun and exciting and will expand their minds creatively.

Duration: ........ Weekly ongoing
Class size: .... Maximum of 8 students
Cost: ............... $15 per session (some materials provided)items to provide below*
Time: .............. Group 1 Thursday afternoon 3.30am – 5.00pm
.......................... Group 2 Friday afternoon 3.30pm – 5.00pm
.......................... Group 3 Saturdays 10.00am – 11.30am
 

 * Art materials to bring along to each lesson: A3 art folio, A3 visual diary, 2 x 2b pencils, 2 x 6b pencils, kneadable eraser, eraser, paper stumps 10mm & 14mm.
ART PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ALL INCLUSIVE - ONLY$29.50 (VALUED AT $36)

 

 

 

 
 
 
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