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.
Join Helen Brack and visit the NGV and Ian Potter collections. Building from Art, The Viewer, this course is a unique opportunity to think about what the viewed reflects and what human or other dimensions it embodies.
Saturday, 12th October - 2 classes
Session ID
DNV04102C
12 Oct - 19 Oct
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$159 / $151 (conc)
$159 / $151 (conc)
Teacher
Helen Brack
Helen Brack
A wonderful opportunity to join Helen Brack, celebrated Melbourne artist, to discuss the dialogue between Art and we, who look at it.
Saturday, 30th November - 3 classes
Session ID
DNI73104C
30 Nov - 14 Dec
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$159 / $151 (conc)
$159 / $151 (conc)
Teacher
Helen Brack
Helen Brack
Saturday, 11th January - 3 classes
Session ID
DNI73101C
11 Jan - 25 Jan
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$159 / $151 (conc)
$159 / $151 (conc)
Teacher
Helen Brack
Helen Brack
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, 5th October - 1 class
Session ID
HXAS5705C
5 Oct - 5 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, 6th November - 6 classes
Session ID
HXAS7803C
6 Nov - 11 Dec
9:30am - 11:30am
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$318 / $299 (conc)
$318 / $299 (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.
Monday, 18th November - 4 classes
Session ID
HXAB5204C
18 Nov - 9 Dec
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$245 / $233 (conc)
$245 / $233 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Hayes
Janet Hayes
Develop an understanding of how to approach still-lives and in particular flower painting.
Saturday, 7th December - 1 class
Session ID
HXAT2002C
7 Dec - 7 Dec
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$175 / $166 (conc)
$175 / $166 (conc)
Teacher
Ignacio Rojas Corral
Ignacio Rojas Corral
This series of classes and workshops will encourage you to explore your own unique relationship with ink painting. It intends for you to learn the basics of Indian and Chinese (black) ink painting so you can adapt any technique to your own style.
Monday, 21st October - 5 classes
Session ID
HXAT7101C
21 Oct - 18 Nov
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$425 / $404 (conc)
$425 / $404 (conc)
Teacher
Explore a variety of technical approaches in representing the nude in short, medium and long poses.
Tuesday, 26th November - 3 classes
Session ID
HXZ49202C
26 Nov - 10 Dec
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$399 / $299 (conc)
$399 / $299 (conc)
Teacher
Ignacio Rojas Corral
Ignacio Rojas Corral
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.
Wednesday, 20th November - 4 classes
Session ID
HXD86606C
20 Nov - 11 Dec
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$325 / $244 (conc)
$325 / $244 (conc)
Teacher
Nic Ives
Nic Ives
Gain an understanding of the language of abstraction through paint. Learn about composition, colour-mixing, design and space and explore individual expression.
Wednesday, 25th September - 4 classes
Session ID
HXA27304C
25 Sep - 16 Oct
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$299 / $224 (conc)
$299 / $224 (conc)
Teacher
Lane Cormick
Lane Cormick
Wednesday, 13th November - 4 classes
Session ID
HXA27305C
13 Nov - 4 Dec
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$319 / $239 (conc)
$319 / $239 (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.
Wednesday, 16th October - 4 classes
Session ID
HXA26403C
16 Oct - 6 Nov
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$325 / $309 (conc)
$325 / $309 (conc)
Teacher
Nic Ives
Nic Ives
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, 20th October - 7 classes
Session ID
HXV88704C
20 Oct - 1 Dec
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$359 / $341 (conc)
$359 / $341 (conc)
Teacher
Diane Hamilton-Bonogofsky
Diane Hamilton-Bonogofsky
Get into painting and drawing using charcoal, ink, acrylic and pastels. The course will cover composition, representation, abstraction and colour theory.
Monday, 7th October - 4 classes
Session ID
HXW84405C
7 Oct - 28 Oct
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $277 (conc)
$369 / $277 (conc)
Teacher
Heidi Knoepfli
Heidi Knoepfli
Thursday, 14th November - 5 classes
Session ID
HXW84406C
14 Nov - 12 Dec
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $277 (conc)
$369 / $277 (conc)
Teacher
Heidi Knoepfli
Heidi Knoepfli
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, 23rd November - 1 class
Session ID
HXW75703C
23 Nov - 23 Nov
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$229 / $218 (conc)
$229 / $218 (conc)
Teacher
Farimah Eshraghi
Farimah Eshraghi
Learn how to work with Oil and Acrylic paints. Explore their versatility and technical applications. Develop and improve your own personal style.
Saturday, 19th October - 7 classes
Session ID
HXV87804C
19 Oct - 30 Nov
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$359 / $341 (conc)
$359 / $341 (conc)
Teacher
Diane Hamilton-Bonogofsky
Diane Hamilton-Bonogofsky
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, 10th October - 5 classes
Session ID
HXAS6403C
10 Oct - 7 Nov
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$359 / $341 (conc)
$359 / $341 (conc)
Teacher
Donna Racovalis
Donna Racovalis
Contemporary, abstract, expressive, or simply inspiring to you, explore your painting ideas with artist, Donna Racovalis, and bring them to life on canvas.
Thursday, 10th October - 5 classes
Session ID
HXAT5301C
10 Oct - 7 Nov
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$425 / $404 (conc)
$425 / $404 (conc)
Teacher
Donna Racovalis
Donna Racovalis
Through close observation of nature, learn the principles of perspective, colour and composition to create dynamic watercolour paintings full of life and energy.
Saturday, 9th November - 1 class
Session ID
HXAM6902C
9 Nov - 9 Nov
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Eleni Rivers
Eleni Rivers
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.
Tuesday, 12th November - 6 classes
Session ID
HXAS6303C
12 Nov - 17 Dec
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
KOHL Tyler-Dunshea
KOHL Tyler-Dunshea
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, 17th November - 1 class
Session ID
HXA30106C
17 Nov - 17 Nov
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
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