We offer a wide range of painting courses to help you explore and develop your techniques, skills and personal style. Choose a course and express your talents today.
Learn the art of Chinese ink and colours on rice paper through a series practical exercises before completing small paintings on a variety of themes: flowers, birds, fish and landscapes.
Saturday, 16th October - 1 class
Session ID
HXAS5704C
16 Oct - 16 Oct
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Patrick Lam
Patrick Lam
Learn the various techniques and applications of Chinese brush strokes, colour, ink and paper.
Wednesday, 27th October - 6 classes
Session ID
HXAS7804C
27 Oct - 1 Dec
9:30am - 11:30am
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$340 / $323 (conc)
$340 / $323 (conc)
Teacher
Patrick Lam
Patrick Lam
Learn the techniques and gain the confidence in using pastels in a variety of situations; from quick sketch to extended drawing.
Sunday, 21st November - 2 classes
Session ID
HXAB5202C
21 Nov - 28 Nov
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$199 / $189 (conc)
$199 / $189 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Hayes
Janet Hayes
Learn how to work with Oil and Acrylic paints. Explore their versatility and technical applications. Develop and improve your own personal style.
Saturday, 23rd October - 6 classes
Session ID
HXAW0604C
23 Oct - 27 Nov
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$355 / $337 (conc)
$355 / $337 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
Develop an understanding of how to approach still-lives and in particular flower painting.
Sunday, 3rd October - 1 class
Session ID
HXAT2002O
3 Oct - 3 Oct
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
OLO
Session Fees
$179 / $170 (conc)
$179 / $170 (conc)
Teacher
Anne Bennett
Anne Bennett
Ink and watercolour is a quick and easy way to capture landscape, buildings and your favourite things. Artist Janet Hayes will show you how to create sketches in ink and use watercolour to add colour.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Continue to develop your ink sketching and watercolour techniques with artist Janet Hayes.
Saturday, 27th November - 3 classes
Session ID
HXAY0401C
27 Nov - 11 Dec
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Hayes
Janet Hayes
Ink and watercolour is a quick and easy way to capture landscape, buildings and your favourite things. Artist Janet Hayes will show you how to create sketches in ink and use watercolour to add colour.
Saturday, 23rd October - 4 classes
Session ID
HXAV0903C
23 Oct - 13 Nov
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$245 / $233 (conc)
$245 / $233 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Hayes
Janet Hayes
Your iPad is your home studio in miniature offerings an opportunity for creativity as you replicate drawing and painting – oil, pastel and watercolour painting and discover the best apps
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Learn to use oil paint like a professional artist. This course will cover the many facets of oil painting techniques from paint application to surface preparation, mediums and finishing and glazing.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Gain an understanding of the language of abstraction through paint. Learn about composition, colour-mixing, design and space and explore individual expression.
Thursday, 5th August - 4 classes
Session ID
HXA27304C
5 Aug - 26 Aug
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$325 / $309 (conc)
$325 / $309 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
Sunday, 5th September - 3 classes
Session ID
HXA27306C
5 Sep - 19 Sep
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$449 / $427 (conc)
$449 / $427 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
Wednesday, 6th October - 6 classes
Session ID
HXA27307C
6 Oct - 10 Nov
10:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$449 / $427 (conc)
$449 / $427 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
Sunday, 28th November - 3 classes
Session ID
HXA27308C
28 Nov - 12 Dec
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$449 / $427 (conc)
$449 / $427 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
An introduction to a range of painting styles, methods and techniques. Fun and challenging exercises will encourage you to develop your skills and personal style.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Develop and explore new painting techniques and skills that are imaginative, expressive and show an individual style in painting. Paintings can be abstract, stylised or realistic.
Sunday, 24th October - 6 classes
Session ID
HXAW0704C
24 Oct - 28 Nov
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$355 / $337 (conc)
$355 / $337 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
Get into painting and drawing using charcoal, ink, acrylic and pastels. The course will cover composition, representation, abstraction and colour theory.
Wednesday, 4th August - 5 classes
Session ID
HXW84404C
4 Aug - 1 Sep
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
Heidi Knoepfli
Heidi Knoepfli
Friday, 1st October - 4 classes
Session ID
HXW84405C
1 Oct - 22 Oct
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
Heidi Knoepfli
Heidi Knoepfli
Friday, 1st October - 4 classes
Session ID
HXW84406C
1 Oct - 22 Oct
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
Heidi Knoepfli
Heidi Knoepfli
Wednesday, 10th November - 5 classes
Session ID
HXW84407C
10 Nov - 8 Dec
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
Heidi Knoepfli
Heidi Knoepfli
Visit the Mirka exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia, draw on inspiration from Mirka Mora’s stunning artwork to recreate your own contemporary paintings and drawings.
Sunday, 8th August - 2 classes
Session ID
HXAX9401C
8 Aug - 15 Aug
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$175 / $167 (conc)
$175 / $167 (conc)
Teacher
Farimah Eshraghi
Farimah Eshraghi
Explore basic painting concepts and techniques. Learn how to mix, apply and experiment with acrylic paint, incorporate colour and tone and create a simple composition.
Saturday, 21st August - 1 class
Session ID
HXW75705C
21 Aug - 21 Aug
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$235 / $223 (conc)
$235 / $223 (conc)
Teacher
Farimah Eshraghi
Farimah Eshraghi
Saturday, 11th December - 1 class
Session ID
HXW75706C
11 Dec - 11 Dec
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$235 / $223 (conc)
$235 / $223 (conc)
Teacher
Farimah Eshraghi
Farimah Eshraghi
Release yourself from the pressures of perfection and move freely with a palette knife. Artist Donna Racovalis will show you how palette knifing can allow you a unique freedom of expression through painting.
Thursday, 21st October - 6 classes
Session ID
HXAS6404C
21 Oct - 18 Nov
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$439 / $417 (conc)
$439 / $417 (conc)
Teacher
Donna Racovalis
Donna Racovalis
Visit the Mirka exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia to observe the magnificent soft sculptures and other creative works of Mirka Mora. Bring your inspirations back to the CAE art studios to create your own feminist icons.
Sunday, 22nd August - 5 classes
Session ID
HXAX9302C
22 Aug - 19 Sep
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$299 / $284 (conc)
$299 / $284 (conc)
Teacher
Create a three-dimensional picture using upcycled materials. Donna Racovalis shows you how to add pop to your work in this expressive art course.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Discover the pleasure of painting with watercolours. Learn colour theory, develop technique and experiment with a variety of painting methods that will allow you to approach your own watercolour paintings with confidence.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Watercolour is a fun and flexible medium with many contemporary applications. Learn to use the materials on their own and with other mediums such as pencil, ink, masking fluid and salt!
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Develop confidence in painting with watercolour, mixing colours and practising a variety of watercolour painting techniques. An opportunity to create works of art in a studio environment.
Sunday, 15th August - 1 class
Session ID
HXA30104C
15 Aug - 15 Aug
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$225 / $214 (conc)
$225 / $214 (conc)
Teacher
Saturday, 18th September - 1 class
Session ID
HXA30105C
18 Sep - 18 Sep
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$229 / $218 (conc)
$229 / $218 (conc)
Teacher
Sunday, 5th December - 1 class
Session ID
HXA30106C
5 Dec - 5 Dec
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$229 / $218 (conc)
$229 / $218 (conc)
Teacher
Eleni Rivers
Eleni Rivers
Develop confidence in painting with watercolour, mixing colours and practising a variety of watercolour painting techniques. An opportunity to create works of art in the comfort of your own home.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Develop basic watercolour painting techniques and colour theory application and learn to paint beautiful, realistic skies in watercolour.
Saturday, 14th August - 1 class
Session ID
HXAY0101C
14 Aug - 14 Aug
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$175 / $166 (conc)
$175 / $166 (conc)
Teacher
Friday, 12th November - 1 class
Session ID
HXAY0102C
12 Nov - 12 Nov
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$175 / $166 (conc)
$175 / $166 (conc)
Teacher
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