Drawing and Painting Classes Noosa

Di and Lorey engrossed in  their painting class

Drawing as part of our day classes has  continued on from last term and has been very popular,
Last term we looked at contour and gesture drawing, this term we got down to the basic elements of drawing, 
Straight and curved lines and the relationships between them, horizontal, verticals , diagonals, curves, circles and spheres. This laid the groundwork for drawing an object realisticly  using the pencil to judge size and proportion

Set up for still life
In our last lesson tone was introduced using hatching  and  cross hatching to  add tone to a group of objects
Recommended Reading
An Introducion to Drawing by Robin Hazelwood

Noosa Painting and Drawing Classes Term 2

Seascape by Geoff. Geoff started classes last term and is keen on improving his seascape skills. This is  painted on gesso coated paper

Painting and Drawing class starts again tomorrow with a full day class. These are proving to be very popular and add flexibility to attendance. There are a few spots left so please contact me if you wish to join. There will not be any classes during May with 4 or 5 full day ie about 6 hrs per day during June

Update for classes

Technology has let me down and I need a new computer. SOOOO no posts for a another week or two until the new one is available.

I will be teaching more wave classes and will be posting photos of our fun so please check back in a few weeks  until later

keep painting

Painting Class Noosa Heads Queensland Australia Number 2

The Big Surf Breaker

Living  near one of the greatest surf spots in Australia, its no wonder, painting coastal views is top on the list of most desirable genres to paint according to my class, 

Here is a sample of the work completed  after the first 3 hour session, a few finishing touches will be completed next lesson

First painting class of the year, Noosa Queensland, Australia

The first class of the year is always exciting meeting new faces and welcoming back familiar faces.

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Our new class

Our class is pretty small with only 6, room for one or two more. Our two newcomers shared their love of painting and creativity as well as their desire to gain confidence and new skills. To start the year I did a questionaire to determine what everyone wanted out of the class and it was good that everyone was keen to  improve their skills to paint coastal scenes in impressionistic and abstract ways. Drawing was considered a desirable skill , so I plan on having  it incorporated into the class on a regular basis.

Mixed Media

Worth a visit
A great Australian   John Lovett  is a mixed media artist giving  good basic lessons that are easy to follow on his site. Info regarding watercolour  techniques for those like a fresh spontaineous feel with minimal tools. I would love to see him work.
My previous post is my view of what watercolour is all about, fresh and quick emotional response to what you see

Last call for Painting Classes, dont miss a minute

 

Holiday Sketch at Alexandra Bay, Noosa Heads Australia

using felt pen and watercolour wash A5 size

Holidays are almost over, personally I looking forward to another year of having fun with my classes and sharing my painting ideas with my students. This holiday has been a continuing exploration of oils. Over the summer I enjoy the slow leisurely pace which this medium gives me in our warm climate. Ive discovered Archival Fast Drying White oil paint which speeds up the drying time .White is generally used in highlights and tends to be used more thickly so this feature is really great.Ive used it on the last painting on my blog

Classes start Monday February 1 , so please email or phone to confirm your place