In this one-day workshop we will paint two finished artworks. We will follow a simple process for developing representational paintings. From a photo reference of several simple, every-day objects you will be led through a few simple steps to create a realistic still-life artwork. We will use light and shadow to show three dimensionality and learn to mix any colour that we need.

After lunch we will apply these same techniques and processes in a landscape painting. We will learn to create a sense of light and shadow, the illusion of distance, and to express the mood of a bright sunny day.

This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience. All materials supplied – no cleaning up! Just book and turn up!

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $30.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

Whether making a simple concertina book or constructing something more intricate, this workshop is all about bookbinding that only requires folding. No stitching, no difficult mechanisms and no expensive or complicated equipment. Just folding paper to make beautiful books that can be used for drawing, painting, nature journaling, collaging or recording your life story.

Join Kerrie and explore the many and varied book forms that can be made with a piece (or pieces) of paper. We’ll begin the day making simple book forms and slowly build our knowledge to develop more intricate forms to take our books to a whole new level. We’ll look at papers to select and use, how to create covers, simple tools and their alternatives, plus a whole lot more. We’ll use a variety of beautiful papers for our books and covers to create a small collection of handmade books for you to take home at the end of the day.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $15.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

We are thrilled to have Margot back in the Studio to run another workshop with us. Enjoy a day with Margot exploring a range of painterly techniques. Combine collage and the expressive possibilities of mark-making, colour and texture to make a small paper panel. Inspired by natural forms, this workshop encourages students to use both observation and imagination to develop new ways of building depth, rhythm and harmony in your work.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $15.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

Basketmaking is a craft that has been practiced around the world for centuries in virtually every country. Initially made as utilitarian objects to carry food and essential needs for survival, store goods, belongings and so on, baskets have also now become works of art and expression. In this workshop Kerrie will be teaching making coiled baskets with raffia. We will also look at how we can incorporate snippets of other recycled materials to create lovely vessels with colour and texture. We will look at how to start a basket, how to construct different shapes using the coiling method, how to build your basket form and finishing off and completing your basket. Join Kerrie for a relaxing and meditative day as you learn this gentle and addictive craft!

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $15.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

Light, Bright and Fresh are natural qualities of the translucent, flowing medium of watercolour painting. But sometimes our tones and colours can look muddy and overworked, washed out or too dark.

In this one-day workshop on watercolour landscape painting, we will investigate the processes, techniques, colours and mindset which help make our paintings look cleaner, clearer and livelier. We will work to better express the vitality and beauty of this versatile medium.

Suitable for all levels of experience. All materials supplied.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $20.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

With lots of books to inspire in our exhibition in the gallery, this workshop explores the myriad of ways the humble concertina book can be used for creative exploration. We’ll begin the day by learning how to make concertina book forms and its variations, and discuss how these simple book forms can be used as a either a modest sketchbook or the beginning of something more. Discussion and guidance about which papers are best to use, how to cut paper, measuring, methods of joining papers, and so on, will all be discussed and demonstrated; as well as what tools and equipment you need to continue your bookmaking journey at home.

We’ll be using printing, drawing, collage and mixed media as both a jumping off point for further work in your books, as a means to arrive at a completed book, or perhaps as the beginning of collaborative work with others. Join Kerrie to create expressive books and have fun along the way!

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $10.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

Our Studio classes are back! Commencing on Monday 4th May join Harry for six weeks of oil painting classes. Develop your skills and techniques in painting a variety of subjects in oils: landscapes, still-lives and flowers. Working from photo references we will use tone and colour to create a sense of realism. We will learn to mix any colour we need and explore how to better express mood, feeling and atmosphere in our paintings through lighting, brushwork and other techniques. Each week we will create a new, finished painting.

Suitable for all levels of experience. All materials supplied. No cleaning up. Just book and turn up!

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for these weekly classes. See below.

Cost: $240.00 for six weeks of classes. There is a $10.00 materials fee per week ($60 total) for these classes – this is payable on the day of the class, in cash, to your tutor.

Class Hours: 9am – 11am 

FREE FOR EVERYONE!