When: Saturday 26th July, 9th August, 23rd August, 6th September, 20th September 2025

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Time: 12.00 – 5.00pm

 

Where: Into-Arts, 71 Ryedale Road, West Ryde.

A beautiful light-filled space, close to cafes and 3 mins walk from West Ryde train station or Bus stop route 500X. 

 

Session 1.

Creating dazzling colours with underpainting.

• How colours impact each other.

• Understand the role of underpainting

• Creating sizzle and calm with underpainting

• You will complete a simple abstract painting.

 

Session 2.

Creating compositions with impact

• Understanding positive and negative spaces.

• How to crop your subject for impact (aka: Why Degas was sensational)

• Using contrast colours for impact

• You will complete a simple still life

 

Session 3.

Creating marks with meaning

• Using different tools to create different marks

• Dragging, scumbling and spattering

• Creating energy with marks.

• You will complete a simple seascape.

 

Session 4.

Creating harmony with light and balance

• Seeing colour as light

• Harmonious colour patterns

• The role of the focal point

• You will complete a simple riverscape

 

Session 5.

Creating the energy of a place

• Finding what you love most about the subject

• Bringing the foundations together

• Understanding the role of the viewer

• You will complete a seascape.

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Pricing:

$160 for 1 Session, $450 for 3 sessions or $690 for all 5 sessions

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Includes desktop easel and paper palette. Please note the price excludes paints and

canvas. A full materials list will be provided.