Art classes

Most classes are for adults. Learn in a friendly, fun environment right inside a professional artist's studio, at the Art at Heart Gallery at Bellbowrie, Brisbane. Call us now for more information on art classes.

Everyone is also welcome to join us on our regular Wednesday morning Painting Group (untutored) from 9:30am to 12 noon. Just give us a call to let us know you are coming. It runs all year round except Christmas, and exhibition times.

 

 

Discovering the Wonder of Watercolours: A Zen Approach

This course for beginner adults runs for 8 weeks, every Wednesday on either an afternoon or an evening (choose your preference), beginning the 7th March 2012. Read Overview.

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'Cat' - award-winning Eastern-style watercolour by Jacqueline Hill
     
 

Fun, Easy Painting in Acrylics

Art classes start again in August 2011! The beginner adults will be learning how much FUN and how EASY it is to paint in acrylics, even if you have never painted before.

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You will be amazed at what you will be able to do with a good teacher!

'Lionfish' - acrylic 60cm x 60cm from the Pacifica series by Jacqueline Hill
     
 

 

Above is an example of the "wipeout method" (usually used in oil painting) for a tonal underpainting, that we did in the second session. You must have a damp rag ready, and use lots of slow medium (CPM). Just look for the darks and lights in the subject, and ignore the colours. Your tonal ruler is a handy tool to use as well!

I found out later that this is the ancient renaissance technique called grisaille.

 
     
 

In the fifth session we have learnt all about tone and practised exercises with it. Now we are ready to be really brave and try painting with bold chunky brushstrokes, making sure to leave the painting fresh and not overworked. This is an impressionist or alla prima (one sitting) method. It is good to try this with a time limit so you force yourself to paint fast.

This bowl is in the Met (Metropolitan Museum of art) and is from 3750 BC Egypt (yes, really!). I think it is a delight not only because of its lovely shape, but also because it amazing to think of how old it is.

 

 Bowl with feet
     
     
  Here is the painting that took fifteen minutes of very fast loose brushstrokes - an impression only, over a texture impasto background. This is a painted miniature after Kensett's much bigger 'Old Tree' painting.
     
 

Weekend Workshops

 

The occasional weekend workshop is held for watercolour fun, acrylics fun, etc - intermediate level adults. For most benefit we recommend attending one of our beginners courses first.

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'Blue & gold - acrylic (detail) by Jacqueline Hill