Art Classes are currently in recess.

Have you always wanted to attend regular Art Classes?

Join a fun and relaxed environment to create artwork for your home, office or just for pleasure.

The majority of my students are absolute beginners; I am constantly astounded at the high quality of artwork that is completed by them in the classes.

The studio is a rewarding place for you to spend some time and is the perfect place to come and learn some exciting new techniques or freshen up your ideas.

At Arts Unlocked we offer a complete experience. My studio is your playground. Take hand to canvas and transform hesitant brushstrokes into art under guidance.

You will be amazed at how creative you really are. Classes in Watercolour, Acrylic, Oil available.

A weekly class costs $30.00 and is payable on commencement of each class.

Classes are held each Tuesday for a 6 week block. Morning classes start at 9am through til 12 noon.

Evening classes may also be scheduled from 6.00pm to 9.00pm if sufficient enrollments are received.

Students are required to supply their own preferred working medium; equipment (Easels, brushes, canvases, paper etc… a suggested list of requirements for each medium is available on request)

Tea and Coffee supplied please bring your own morning tea and or supper

Bookings are essential as we limit the class size to ensure personal attention.

To register your interest in the next series of classes email us through the Contact Us page.

Classes will be held at Gallery 23 – 23 Burnett St Sadliers Crossing 4305.

 

 

   ONE DAY ART COURSES OFFERED

Try a new medium and learn new skills in a single day

 

Email us through the Contact Us page to receive information about future course schedules.

 

□ Concrete and Paint Make Art -  Karen Oberg - Open to beginners

Karen’s mixed media work is bold, colorful and intriguing. Her mission is simple. She loves what she does and hopes her passion is contagious. As a mixed media artist Karen is unconfined to any particular technique or medium. Each time she employs a new medium she plays with it; exploring and probing its qualities and limitations. Once familiar with the new medium she then takes it to a new height by combining it with other media. The possibilities are never ending, that is her excitement. Always though, there is color and strength. “Concrete and Paint Make Art” is a workshop you will explore mediums like; acrylic, cement, liquid glass, sand, collage and much more to create inspiring art. Create inspiring art seen in Tutor Karen Oberg’s latest Solo Exhibition. Karen will be encouraging you to experiment, let your inhabitations go and see things in a new way. The workshops will be full of fun where you will complete a piece of artwork ready to hang on your wall in one day. Workshop $95.00 per person

□ Water colours with Award winning Ipswich Artist Tracy Gordon –  Open to all levels of experience

Learn to produce forms and effects with watercolour: drawing either with the brush or within the drawing, creating everything from the softest blending of translucent tones to the most vibrant pure colour. Gain an understanding of the scope of effects that can be achieved with watercolour. Grab the chance to expand your artistic self. This class offers both beginner and advanced tuition suitable for anybody who wants to learn the fundamentals or advanced techniques of handling watercolour. The class allows the art enthusiast to explore this painting medium by studying landscapes for the day.  You can then apply what you’ve learnt to any subject. All materials are supplied all participants need to bring is a favorite landscape photo to work from (A4). Workshop $95.00 per person.

 

□ The Joys of Drawing in Charcoal – Karen Oberg - – Open to beginners

The joy of using charcoal as a drawing medium lies in its spontaneity and sensitivity. One can make marks with it which are very painterly, as if with a brush, or one can make fairly technical drawings. Charcoal is probably the oldest, or one of the oldest, art materials. It was, after all, what our pre-historic ancestors used while drawing on cave walls! It's ease of manufacture and use make it an essential tool for all artists.

 

After learning the basics, many pencil artists seem to stall out and are left wondering how to make their drawing more life-like. No matter what your subject, adding texture and contrast will also add depth and realism to your drawings. This one day workshop is geared for the beginner students that wish to learn techniques that will take their drawing to a new level of realism. The emphasis will be on tone, shading and texture techniques using graphite, carbon, charcoal and various blending and masking techniques. All materials are included.

 

Examples of the instructor's work will be available for close scrutiny, and questions about specific techniques will be answered and demonstrated. Students are also encouraged to bring previous work in all stages of completion for constructive critique. All supplies are included for each workshop and detailed demonstrations with hands on instruction will guide each student as to their particular use. Workshop $95.00 per person.  All Materials included.

 

□ Concrete and Paint Make Art - Karen Oberg -  Level 2 for students who have already completed a Concrete and Paint Class and feel confident to move onto other mediums.

Karen’s mixed media work is bold, colorful and intriguing. Her mission is simple. She loves what she does and hopes her passion is contagious. As a mixed media artist Karen is unconfined to any particular technique or medium. Each time she employs a new medium she plays with it; exploring and probing its qualities and limitations. Once familiar with the new medium she then takes it to a new height by combining it with other media. The possibilities are never ending, that is her excitement. Always though, there is color and strength.  “Concrete and Paint Make Art” is a workshop you will explore mediums like; acrylic, cement, liquid glass, sand, collage and much more to create inspiring art. Create inspiring art seen in Tutor Karen Oberg’s latest Solo Exhibition. Karen will be encouraging you to experiment, let your inhabitations go and see things in a new way. The workshops will be full of fun where you will complete a piece of artwork ready to hang on your wall in one day. Workshop $95.00 per person.

 

□ Impressionistic Pastel Seascapes  – Penelope Gilbert –NG

Buttery soft, velvety smooth and brilliantly hued pastels bring true pleasure to many artists and art lovers. Florals, figures and fauna manifest themselves in bursts of light captivating radiant color upon toothy surfaces as if through sheer magic.

Spontaneous looking landscapes are impressionistically apprehended with quick strokes, broad blends and rich layered pigments. Have you ever wanted to capture your favourite landscape, sunset or anything that is beautiful in your eyes. This pastel painting course will introduce you to this easy to use painting medium that is the most enduring. The colours of your painting will never fade. You will follow step by step demonstrations and your tutor will advise you on painting, framing, and preserving your precious pieces. You'll delight in seeing a result as soon as you imagine the concept - it is a heady, gratifying high. A pure artistic fix which you aren’t going to get else where. Paint like an “Old Master” in just one class you will paint a amazing landscapes, using soft pastels and a range of techniques you can only learn from a modern day master such as Penny Gilbert. ABOUT YOUR TUTOR: Penelope Gilbert’s passion to paint started early in childhood, she is a Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of Australia and is an experienced workshop teacher of the "art of drawing, painting with oils, pastels, acrylics and watercolours" .  Workshop $95.00 per person.  Students please bring an A4 Colour photo of your favorite Seascape.

 

□ Creative Linocut Printing– With Print Maker Natalie Taylor – Open to Beginners

Linocut printing is an excellent printmaking technique for the novice.  

Easy to cut, it simplifies block preparation and produces strong, graphic images where the essential details of the design have been thrown into relief. Your work will have characteristics quite different from paintings or drawings. Discussion on visual texture, tonal value, perspective, surreal possibilities/qualities

Tutor demonstrations how to print a lino block so that students see the link between cut-out areas, visual texture and what is the printed surface. This is a fun class for all artistic levels. Workshop $95.00 per person

 

Classes open to all skill and experience levels.

An Arts Unlocked workshop allows anyone the experience of being an artist for a day.

Our single classes for adults have all materials and inspiration provided. No experience or artistic talent is necessary. Our talented artists will teach you all you need to know so that your very own masterpiece will be completed and ready to take “pride of place” in your home that evening.

We have small personalized classes with a maximum of 10 students per class.

The majority of Arts Unlocked students are absolute beginners; we are constantly astounded at the high quality of artwork that is completed by them in the classes. The Arts Unlocked community studio’s is are a rewarding place for you to spend the day. Our fully equipped studio is the perfect place to come and learn some exciting new techniques or freshen up your ideas. We stock all materials and equipment to suit your requirements. Price is ALL inclusive of materials, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. This is truly an inexpensive and fun way of acquiring a new decorator piece for your home or office.

At Arts Unlocked we offer a complete experience. Our studio is your playground. Take hand to canvas and transform hesitant brushstrokes into art under the guidance of our talented and fun loving artists.

Class Hours: 9.30 am – 3.30 pm

Check out the website for the next range of classes available. www.artsunlocked.com.au

Gift Vouchers are available so why not surprise someone you love with a truly unique gift.

Classes listed will be held at: CWA Hall Walloon – Karribin Rosewood Rd next to the Walloon State School.

 

Classes commence at: 9.30AM Sharp and finish at 3.00PM (Cleanup 3pm -3.30pm). Arrival at 9am allows you to have a cuppa and meet the other students.

 

Please note all classes include: All art materials unless stated, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

All classes have a maximum of 10 Students. Bookings close for each class 7 days prior to each class. All classes are held subject to numbers. Please book your place in the workshops as early as possible. Facilitators need to make preparations well ahead. Workshops will have to be cancelled if insufficient bookings are not received two weeks prior to commencement of class.

 

 

Arts Unlocked Courses

 

Whether you are an aspiring artist or you’ve always wanted to have a go, this is the perfect place to escape the daily routine and discover your creativity.

Gift Vouchers are available so why not surprise

someone you love with a truly unique gift.

 

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