ABOUT OUR CLASSES
ADULTS, CHILDREN & TEENS
WE TEACH FINE ART SKILLS
GROUP CLASSES & ONE-ON-ONE
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Adults, children and teens
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Classes in:​​​
Painting (Oil & Acrylic), Drawing, Mixed Media, Pastel, Watercolours, short Drawing & Painting Courses
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Classes vary depending on the type of class: it's style, topic, subject or medium.
​​​​Classes include structured lessons and studio time.
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Our studio style of classes are personalised, skills based for creative confidence and joy with structured lessons + studio time. ​A variety of drawing and painting skills as well as the development of your artwork as a creative practise - fine art mediums/techniques/styles - are designed and taught based on the individuals in each class as a group or one-one-one. Please ask. We would love to teach you!​​
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Other styles of classes focus on specific skills or subjects; as well as our courses and workshops (see class timetable).
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Online participation in art classes run in conjunction with our in-studio classes.
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More info below
You may join at any point during a term or block and attend regularly or casually. Beginners through to the more advanced art student/participant of most ages welcome. A variety of classes and one-on-one (tutoring) are available. Some classes have more structure (e.g. drawing course and some specific class blocks or styles) and others offer micro lessons within a studio style of class ("studio" defined below) in both adult, children and teens classes. These classes include both structured lessons and studio time.
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​Our studio style classes are made for the individual student with the group in mind. Groups are kept small and a few beginners taken on at a time to give the appropriate amount of time required. The art skills taught may vary term by term as classes are based on our participant's needs. Please ask if we are able to teach your interest, chosen art medium and skills this term! ​Your teacher will create a flexible plan based on your current skill levels and aims/goals. The content of classes remains flexible due to the nature of the students in each class - it's how we personalise lessons.
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Other styles of classes, courses and workshops: will have a very specific focus and classes based on the topic (info provided under class timetable or please ask if your art interest (style/skills/medium) is available in the current term block).
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Tutoring: one-on-one (or small groups of 2-3 if requested) lessons are even more individualised - designed and taught based on your needs, interests and current skill sets.
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Structured lessons - involves a variety of learning experiences/art pieces with focus on different mediums/materials and techniques planned by the teacher based on students'/participants needs.
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Studio time - time for students/participants to work on art pieces (including pieces of your choice depending on class style such as a studio style) to develop techniques with guidance, one-on-one feedback and micro teaching lessons.​​​​​​​
​​​​​PAINTING
(Skills based - foundational and advanced fine art)
Acrylic & Oil
Mixed media
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DRAWING
(Skills based - beginners to intermediate students)
Beginners Drawing Course
Graphite/charcoal
Coloured pencils
Mixed media and journal work
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SOFT PASTELS
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING
(Beginners - foundational/contemporary)
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MIXED MEDIA
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JOURNALING
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CLAY MAKING (Beginner level)
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SCULPTURE (Beginner level)
Wire, plaster, construction, found object, mixed media
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​​A note on how we manage different ages and mixed abilities/skill sets:
We have flexible and reasonable parameters around grouping in our regular classes so students continue to develop and grow their creative skills. Classes may include mixed age groups - depending on maturity and aptitude/skill level.
Groupings for classes may be based on experience, skills, maturity and age. Mature teenagers may attend the adult classes.
For example: a mature teen attends an adult class based on their aptitude and more developed skill sets.
A young adult or recent school leaver may attend the Senior Children's class.​
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Our teacher/s are experienced teachers and visual artists - much of their experience and time goes into the classes for each student to develop the necessary creative and technical skills for individual purposes (eg. hobby, to exhibit, relax time, as a developing artist, to be a professional creative).
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We have a detailed information about our class structure - designed to cater for the individuals in the group, with plenty of choice. Please ask. It describes our class structure, teacher pedagogy, our philosophy as an art school and how we cater for the individual in our classes.
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Our Founder & Principal Teacher - Qualified Teacher - Creative Industries/Visual Arts and Secondary Education degrees (Hon Class 1) from Australia. Jess is a qualified registered teacher with experience teaching adults and University students, as well as Education Queensland secondary and primary school students. She is a practicing exhibiting visual artist.
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Priority enrolment is given to previously enrolled students. Please inquire regarding availability and with enough interest, new classes will be created if current classes are full!
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WORKSHOPS & COURSES
Workshops are generally only a few hours long and students aim to have one finished art piece by the end of it.
Art Courses include topics such as: technical drawing skills, foundational drawing, watercolours for beginners and intermediate students, soft pastels and portraits, life drawing lessons.
Courses run over a number of weeks or a term and focus on specific art techniques, styles and artists with the aim for students to develop greater confidence with these areas in order to apply this understanding to their own art pieces. Course topics change on a term by term basis.
Contact us for more information.
Please note - Limited Administration Hours
As we work from a private studio and have a busy teaching schedule, our administration hours are limited.
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We generally respond to email and phone inquiries on Mondays only.
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Use our Contact Us form under the 'About' tab above.