ADULT ART CLASSES – TERM 3, 2025
Please note that our classes are open to members only. Join here …
Catherine Hamilton
NEW! From Sketch to Final Composition
Work in acrylic or gouache
Personalized instruction in a small group setting that will strengthen your creative practice.
Want to improve your painting skills, push yourself to achieve your potential and become more confident in your chosen medium and favourite subjects? Dive into an enriching artistic journey through hands-on sessions complemented by demonstrations. You will learn the language of painting, which follows the same principles across media.
Understand composition, colour and tonal values. Discover how to start a painting with small sketches through which you establish a strong tonal composition and explore ideas and concepts before applying colour. Explore underpainting, brush mark and palette knife techniques. Advanced painters will gain skills, confidence and understanding in their chosen medium.
Level: All levels
Duration: 8 weeks
Studio: small
Dates: July 22, 29 | August 5, 12, 19, 26 | September 2, 9
Time: TUESDAY 1.30pm – 4.30 pm
Cost: $400
Enrol: 0419 519 760 OR hamilton-arts@hotmail.com
Catherine Hamilton
NEW! Innovative Pastel
Join me at this fun and innovative pastel class where you will follow in the footsteps of impressionist artists Degas, Manet and Mary Casset. Working on both paper and canvas you will explore the application of soft pastel over a mixed media underpainting created with coloured inks, black ink, charcoal and more. Create your choice of exciting landscape, seascape, figurative or still life compositions. You can take a traditional or more abstract approach. This class will inspire and equip you with the information and skills to find your own path within this beautiful medium.
Level: All levels
Duration: 6 weeks
Studio: small
Dates: July 28 August 4, 11, 25 September 1, 8
Time: MONDAY 9.30am – 12.30 pm
Cost: $300
Enrol: 0419 519 760 OR hamilton-arts@hotmail.com
Amanda Ahmed
Botanical Drawing with Coloured Pencil
This introductory coloured pencil course is designed for both beginners and continuing students. You’ll explore the fundamentals of botanical drawing with coloured pencils, including how to create form and tone, apply layering techniques, and identify basic geometric shapes in nature to enhance your work. The focus will be on observational drawing from life to produce realistic botanical renderings. The course takes place in a friendly and supportive environment, where you’ll be encouraged to develop your skills at your own pace. Some time will also be set aside for warm-up exercises in graphite to support your overall drawing practice. Come join us and grow your creativity one leaf at a time!
Level: All levels
Duration: 8 weeks
Studio: Small
Dates: July 20, 27 | August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | September 14 [No class on September 7 – Fathers Day]
Time: SUNDAY 10am – 1 pm
Cost: $350
Enrol: Amanda Ahmed: amanda.sidahmed@iinet.net.au
Craig Penny
Loose and Vibrant Acrylic Painting
In these five half day classes renowned acrylic artist and teacher Craig Penny will guide you in developing an expressive loose style with your acrylic painting. Each week you will work on a different subject with new challenges to hone your skills.
Level: All
Duration: 5 weeks
Studio: Large
Dates: July 23 August 6, 13, 20, 27
Time: WEDNESDAY 9am – 12pm
Cost: $250
Enrol: Craig Penny 0413 316 299 OR craigpennyart@bigpond.com
Claire Spring
New Ways with Oils, Acrylics and Mixed Media
Painting in oils, acrylics and mixed media, Claire will guide you through a new way of integrating magical techniques that you will love. Claire will demonstrate her passion for colour and loose graphic quality across any number of subjects, reflecting her love of colour, style, technique and subject – floral, landscape, still life, pet portraits, seascapes etc. Larger than life is great. You will feel challenged and excited while learning stunning new embellishments with which to complete your work, taking it to the next level.
Level: All
Duration: 8 weeks …ongoing except in school holidays
Studio: Small
Dates: July 23, 30 | August 6, 13, 20, 27 | September 3, 10,
Time: WEDNESDAY 9.30am – 12.30pm
Cost: $440 (8 sessions)
Enrol: Claire Spring 0418 588 484 OR clairebellespring@gmail.com
Greg Allen
Masterclass in Watercolour
Afternoon or evening class
Watercolour master Greg Allen is one of the famous Twenty Melbourne Painters with a 43-year professional art career.
You will learn the art of traditional watercolour the Greg Allen way, with unique insights, knowledge and demonstrations that will allow you to understand this challenging medium and thus be able to expand your range into such diverse subjects. Lessons in design, composition and good drawing skills will complement the curriculum. More than anything else, Greg will teach you to ‘see’ the world as a painter with watery ‘dye’ as your painting material.
Level: All levels
Duration: 8 weeks
Studio: Large
Dates: July 23, 30 | August 6, 13, 20, 27 | September 3, 10
Times: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 12.30pm – 3.15pm OR WEDNESDAY EVENING 6.30 pm – 9.15 pm
Cost: $500
Enrol: Greg Allen 0431 700624
Su Fishpool
Explorations in Mixed Media
Working with mixed media is all about learning to become familiar with a range of materials, on their own, or mixed with others. We will explore the sorts of marks possible with different tools and techniques. Colour study, design aesthetics, and ways to create effects will also be investigated. Learning your preferred style and building the courage to express yourself is the aim. We never stop exploring!
Level: All levels
Duration: 9 weeks
Studio: Small
Dates: July 24, 31 | August 7, 14, 21, 28 | September 4, 11, 18
Time: THURSDAY 10am – 12pm
Cost: $300
Enrol: Su Fishpool 0400 782 152
Nic Kirkman
All Media – All Levels
This is a class for those wanting to be in complete charge of what they do but just wanting someone to give advice on how to do it a bit better each week. Each week is augmented with tutorials and demonstrations. Nic brings in her own work to share successes and challenges. It’s very much a studio vibe. Music … laughter … friendship … mutual inspiration!
Level: All levels
Duration: 9 weeks
Studio: Small
Dates: July 22, 29 | August 5, 12, 19, 26 | September 2, 9, 16
Time: TUESDAY 9am – 12pm
Cost: $324
Enrol: Nic Kirkman 0426 614 363 OR nickirkman@gmail.com
Malcolm Beattie
Direct and Vibrant Oils
This course is a practical, direct approach to painting vibrant, colourful oils, designed for all levels of experience. A variety of subject matter will be covered. Complex scenes will be simplified, enabling you to produce clean spontaneous paintings full of light. The aim will be to complete one small painting each session Malcolm will demonstrate and lead the participants step-by-step through the painting process.
Level: All levels
Duration: 7 weeks
Studio: Large
Dates: May 2. 9, 16, 30 June 13, 20, 27
Time: FRIDAY 2pm – 4.30 pm
Cost: $290
Enrol: Malcolm Beattie 0408 997 814 or email maroyn@bigpond.net.au
Diana Casey
Watercolour
This watercolour class is step by step, following the tutor for beginners to medium painters. We explore elements of drawing, composition, colour mixing, learning the ratio of paint to water, observation of nature and how to use your brushes to maximise effect on the paper. Each week you will create a different painting, drawing on lessons learned from week to week, and your experience and confidence will grow with a group of like minded, fun people.
Level: Beginners – Intermediate
Duration: 9 weeks
Studio: small /large depending on numbers
Dates: July 22, 29 | August 5, 12, 19, 26 | September 2, 9, 16
Time: TUESDAY 7pm – 9pm
Cost: $290
Enrol: Diana Casey 0405 953 807 OR dianacasey25@gmail.com
Glenn Hoyle
Oils & Acrylics
Tuition covers all aspects of oil and acrylic painting with an easy-to-understand approach. Students will learn how to improve their skills.
Level: All
Duration: 11 weeks
Studio: Large
Dates: July 24, 31 | August 7, 14, 21, 28 | September 4, 11, 18
Time: THURSDAY 12.30 – 3pm
Cost: $35 per class, paid weekly
Enrol: Glenn Hoyle 9789 6547 OR 0481 274 290 OR glennhoyle@tpg.com.au
Malcolm Beattie
Sparkling Watercolour
With his straightforward approach to vibrant watercolour painting, Malcolm will demonstrate and lead participants step-by-step through the painting process, expecting to complete one watercolour painting each session. Advice and critique ongoing.
Level: All
Duration: 6 weeks
Studio: Large
Dates: July 28 | August 4, 11, 25 | September 1, 8
Time: MONDAY 12.00pm -2.30pm
Cost: $250
Enrol: Malcolm Beattie 0408 997 814 OR maroyn@bigpond.net.au
Julie Goldspink
Acrylics
Details to be advised
Julie Goldspink
Watercolour
Details to be advised
Workshops & Art Groups
If you are not able to commit to an ongoing class, check out our workshops >
If you prefer to join an untutored art group see our list of current groups >
NEW! KID’S ART CLASS
for children 10-17 years
with Su Fishpool
Studio: large
Duration: 9 weeks
Dates: July 21, 28 | August 4, 11, 18, 28 | September 1, 8, 15
Time: MONDAY 4.15pm – 5.45pm
Cost: $270 per term. Payment can be broken into 2 or 3 payments if necessary.
Enrol: Su Fishpool 0400 782 152
Su Fishpool is a qualified professional practicing artist who has exhibited widely, as well as a qualified art teacher. She has many years experience teaching fine art skills in a range of media, to both adults and children. Many of Su’s former students have gone onto art school and on to work in the arts.
In these classes Su will demonstrate the use of various media and introduce children to different art styles and art movements, to enhance their understanding of art in an historical timeline.
Su promotes a calm and friendly atmosphere in her classes, believing this is essential to all children producing their best efforts. Students are welcome to bring an after-school snack to class.
