Est. 1978
PAST EVENTS
Create bold, light-filled impressionist paintings with palette knife
with Claire McCall
10.00am to 3.00pm
Wednesday 12 February 2025
All Skill Levels Welcome
Get ready to take your art to the next level with this relaxed and informative studio workshop.
Suitable for oils and acrylic painters. This workshop is best suited to intermediate artists, but it’s not necessary to have palette knife experience.
In this workshop, I will be sharing:
- How I approach composition and the capture of light in my paintings
- My colour palette and how to use a limited palette
- How to use tonal value to create depth and contrast
- How to create looser paintings and incorporate mark-making
- Palette knife techniques
A material list will be sent with course receipt.
Tuition fees
Members - $80
Visitors - $120
2025 Workshops
Italian Impression in Watercolour
with John Orlando Birt
2 day Workshop
10.00am to 4.00pm
Sunday 16 & 23 February 2025
All Skill Levels Welcome
John Orlando Birt, from Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc will be conducting a 2 day Watercolour Workshop on Italian Impressions.
John is a celebrated En Plein Air Painter who enjoys the adventure of finding a new locations to paint as well as the challenge of En Plein Air. John has lived in Italy through his work in industrial design and continues to travels there regularly. John has a romantic lens on the Italian landscape.
This workshop is suitable for all skill levels. Topics covered include composition, design, translating a photo reference, tonal structure and colour harmony. This course consists of demonstrations and practice. A photo reference will be supplied, however students are able to bring own reference. A material list will be sent with course receipt. John has expressed that students can BYO colours, however the right paper is important.
Class days and times:
Day 1 February 16 2025 - Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm
Day 2 February 23 2025 - Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm
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2 Day Portraiture in Oil Workshop
with Lewis Miller
1.00pm to 5.00pm
Sunday 2 & 9 March 2025
Prior figure/portrait and oil painting experience required
Lewis Miller is a highly regarded Melbourne based portraiture artist. Miller has a long list of awards including the Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize (1981), the Archibald Prize (1998) as well as being shortlisted 19 times and the Sporting Portrait Prize (2000). Miller’s work is represented in private and public collections in Australia and overseas, including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria, Australian War Memorial, Karolyi Foundation Vence and France Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
Join Lewis for a two-day workshop that consists of demonstration and practice. Participants should have prior experience in figure drawing and painting experience. A suggested material list will be provided on booking. Participants own colour selection is encouraged, however canvas size as per the material list is strongly recommended. Limit of 8, waiting list available. Model fee Incl.
Sunday 1.00 to 5.00pm
Day 1 - March 2
Day 2 - March 9
An Approach to Tonal Realism
with Tim Murphy
Sunday 22nd June & Sunday 29th of June
10am to 4pm
This workshop explores methods inspired by the Australian Tonalists (where patterns of light and dark are favoured over underdrawing) and is intended to give participants a grounding in oil painting based on direct observation.
Held over two consecutive Sundays, day one will focus on techniques for measuring and plotting, observing tonal shapes and establishing a hierarchy of edges. Day two will include a study of colour temperature and how to apply colour according to tonal order.
Participants can expect to gain an understanding of how to approach tonal painting logically, and it is hoped this knowledge can be used as a reference for further studies. The workshop also provides an opportunity to complete a finished work. All skill levels are welcome.
