travellers tales

This past year has been quite a travel adventure to many amazing and varied parts of the world. I cant believe just last week I was snorkeling in the Andaman Sea Thailand, canoeing rivers with wild gibbons and less than six months ago we were in the tundra seeing wild bears and caribou in Alaska.Earlier, just 9 months ago I was cruising the rivers of central Europe.... I have many ticks on the bucket to do list filled, what a hectic year.My philosophy now is do it while you can. After having both my knees causing pain and mobilility problems over the last few years, Ive had several operations which have been a good improvement but I realise time is starting to run out.Hence my painting has been on the back back burner but I have continued to teach between travels and my class has also taken advantage of painting time off to travel as well.
My Classes have started again and its wonderful see all my motivated friends and  painters

Painting Classes Noosa

After a fun short term of 6 weeks completed today, I will be involved with family commitments....and some exciting relaxation as well which means classes will resume again in October. The sketch book in tow leading to some new inspirations to be sure
Our wonderful and talented  group Rob, Dorothy, Geof and Lorey with works in progress  at the studio today

Yours Truly has the badge on... I will miss you  all and look forward to seeing you again in October

Noosa Painting Classes

This year has been very very busy, and has meant Painting has had to take a back seat for some tine. After a successful Open Studio event in March, my husband and I traveled throughout central Europe for a few months shortening the bucket list. Travelling can be both fun and exhausting.
After the jetlag subsides I plan to get back to the drawing board very soon. I will be opening my classes up for new members in July.

Robs Dramatic Daisies

Painting Classes Chris Hobel Art Noosa

Its that time of year when we decide to do something new or renew a past interest. 

 My Term 1 painting class starts again soon  so if you would like to join our happy little group (small classes only) please see the right hand top column for more details

Workshop Update Autumn Trees Palette Knife Painting

Im pleased that this class is now full and has a wait list.
for details

Painting Workshop Palette Knife Trees

Painting Workshop, Palette Knife Tree  Painting with Chris Hobel

At Sunrise Beach I am having a one day class on Monday May 28 2012 .

 Cost will be 60$ approx 6hrs tuition.
 Max in class 6-7, class has 3 places available

You will need to provide your own materials and easl

Bookings  essential

Let me know if you can make it. If you need any help with accommodation let me know and perhaps I can help

Contact me for details 

Term 2 Painting Class Chris Hobel Art Noosa

Term 2 has begun and I havent posted last terms fun so Im going to get started right now and fill you in on what youve been missing
Our last class  for term was really fun.  I explained how I made my quick wrapping paper, 

using a plastic note book cover and a few tubes of old paint. Geoff shared his amazing Present, this huge artbook  as well as completing his morning sea sunrise using textures paint beads,see below at the end of the post

Di finished her amazing painting of the olgas,

  Rob completed a special family memory project


experimented with mixed media, texture gel,
 Dorothy brought a UFO to work on

 and  Di suprised us with her yummy morning tea Pizza bun from Peregian bakery, as well as Lorey  bringing her her home made Choc chip cookies and worked on her night  bush fire scene

Geoff  finished his seascape

If you would like to join our wonderful fun painting group, the fun began  on April 16 its back to loosening up with lots of new mediums. These are in progress. Ill be posting them over the next week or so. The next project to try will be large abstracted palette knife roses

Mondays Painting Class at Chris Hobel Art Noosa

Diane is working on this large Australian outback scene in Acrylics with warm foreground underpainting, a moody sky  is almost complete....

Contact me if you would like to join our group

Mondays Painting Class at Chris Hobel Art Noosa

Dorothy painting acrylics 

  using watercolour techniques on canvas, spray bottle water to soften edges and lift out techniques to create contast and hightlights, 

not quite finished

If you would like to join our class contact me

Mondays Painting Class at Chris Hobel Noosa Art

 Loreys new seascape

  blocking in with acrylics, burnt umber and paynes grey mixture creates a lovely dark for future over painted greens.

After a few weeks break from classes due to my knee injury, we had a fun day catching up with old friends keen to start new and continue unfinished projects

Adding the sandy shore underpainting with Raw Sienna plus White.

Ill be showing you more  beatiful work from my talented class in the following posts

Mondays Painting Class at Chris Hobel Art Noosa

Robs Vintage Cars

Created from personal reference material taken at a wrecking yard, Robyns Acrylic  painting is a special work for a relative incorporating a restored car hidden in the corner of the painting. 

Venetian Red was used as the underpainting and provide the ideal colour for the exposed rusty surfaces. 

Keep a look out in furture blogs for the progess of this great painting

Remembering 2010 Classes , Palette Knife Flowers by Geoff, painting Classes Noosa

I had good intentions about posting last year when I took these photos of my classes work. 

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Geoff's Palette Knife Flowers painted last term

Dont forget to book for next terms classes... see details to the right

Joyful Flowers Palette Knife Instructions by Chris Hobel Noosa Artist published in Fine Art and Decorative Painting Magazine

I now have another  publication available in Fine Art and decorative painting Magazine May June 2011

Step by Step instructions for Palette Knife  Joyful Flowers in Acrylic using Atelier Acrylics in Vol18 #11 in newsagents all over Australia now. Also  available at selected outlets in Canada and the US.
We painted a similar matching  painting in class earlier.  Quick Fun and Easy to achieve

Black and White Palette Knife tree painting Animation by Chris Hobel Daily painter and teacher

Step by Step Painting Animation with Atelier Interactive acrylics

Free gif maker

I like to do a base coat before using the palette knife as it makes it much easier to cover the background. particularly with acrylics

Reminder 2011 Classes recommence on January 31st. Book Now!
see details in the right hand column of the post

Tree Class paintings with the Palette Knife

Well, its about time I continued the tree story, you may like to read the previous blog to  understand this one better .Here are some of the paintings from the class with the palette knife and a limited palette  mentioned in the earlier blog. They are almost finished... I think I forgot to take the final pics!

Classes commence  on the 31st of January so contact me if you would like to join the fun. Details willl be posted on the right side of the blog... stay tuned

Chris Hobel painting Classes, Palette Knife Tree in Two Colours plus White

 Into week three now.. in Week 1 Using  a limited palette of Red Gold and Paynes Grey plus White we  did a few thumbnails, colour mixes and  blocked in the main tones with a small palette knife.
 Hopefully Ill show you the next steps in a few days

Palette Knife Class Paintings, Noosa art Classes,Acrylic Painting classes

Here are a few images from Mondays class, not quite finished yet. This is the first time most had ever used the palette knife to paint abstract flowers and they loved it. See the previouse blog to see what we are doing

Todays Palette Knife painting class, Noosa painting Classes

Acrylic Palette Knife painting

Using the palette knife is great way to free up your painting style especially those who have an instinctively orderly mind. The other advantage I particularly love is that cleaning up is so easy, no brushes to clean, how good is that.
This painting is 8x8", most of the class used a larger format and we need to add a few finshing touches. I will upload the completed paintings after next class next week, so please check back to see

Noosa painting class, landscape class by Chris Hobel

Here is the finished  acrylic painting 8x10 inches from the previous class using only three primaries, cad red, yellow mid and ultramarine plus white
see previous for photo inspiration.
The  next class will be a UFP ..unfinished paintings before we start on a palette knife or more corrrectly a painting knife class on  August 9. Please contact me for more details as there are a few casual spots left.

Landscape painting class Noosa Heads week 1, acrylic painting, small painting

This weeks class was about landscape composition and colour mixing 

using 3 primaries only, Cad Yellow, Cad Red and French Ultramarine using Atelier Interactives and Painting Medium on loose canvas. 

This finished painting is 8x10" and is in the centre below the newspaper photo used as reference.

The completed landscape should be posted next week