Drawing and Painting
Whether you are experienced or a novice you are welcome in one of our practical art classes. Paint with a brush, draw with chalk or a pencil, write calligraphy with a pen or print in linocut. We have every art form to suit you from acrylics to watercolours to pastels and from still life to portraits and landscapes. Come to WEA and explore the artist in you.
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An introduction to Figurative Composition and Visual Storytelling
<p>What are some of the basic components involved in composing an engaging, harmonious and believable figurative composition? This course will address how artists visually go about telling stories,
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Oil Painting - The Apelles Four Colour Palette
<p>Contrary to popular myth, oil painting - much like drawing and watercolour - is a medium in which anyone can gain proficiency. Gain confidence by being introduced to a very limited number of oil
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Watercolour Techniques
<p>sWatercolours is a beautiful medium which can be executed in a variety of manners. In this course, a different painting technique will be presented each week. On completion, you should be able to
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Painting the Chinese Spring Landscape in Water Ink
<p>In classical landscape painting, we do not merely copy the physical outlook of nature. We regard it as a combination of our soul and spiritual essence of the existing world. It is a visual
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An Introduction to Acrylics
<p>Acrylic painting has some of the features of both oil painting and watercolours. It is therefore an ideal medium for those people wishing to explore traditional painting or more modern mixed-media
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Portraiture and the Passions
<p>Have you ever wanted to draw someone’s portrait? This introduction to the art of portraiture aims to expand your understanding of the portrait beyond that of a well observed and static reproduction
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Botanical Art - Paint a Native Flower
<p>Discover the intricacies of botanical art and how to paint An Australian native plant with an easy and fast process. Learn to transfer a supplied subject image on to watercolour paper. Learn to
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