This workshop is for anyone who loves colour and wants to be more expressive and abstract in their own paintings. 

Kandinsky will the inspiration in this workshop where you get to be an abstract expressionist driven by colour and your own memories.

Learn how to interpret your subject matter into an artwork full of energy and vibrancy.  Based on acrylics you will learn how to take your favourite colours and memories and build an expressive painting with meaning and energy. 

Create your own Kandinsky style artwork on the day.

BYO Art Equipment (see flyer for details). 
Morning Tea supplied. BYO lunch. 10% discount on selected nearby restaurants.

No skills required, just enthusiasm and a love for colour and self expression.

 Do you want to draw but convinced only gifted people can create. In these lessons Kristine Ballard is determined to prove you wrong! Drawing (and painting) always starts with learning to ‘see’ like and artist. Then its’ practice, practice, practice! 

In these introductory classes you will be introduced to line, shape, tone and colour using simple drawing materials. You will understand ways to how to start an artwork, what to focus on and how to feel successful with your achievements. 

Discover the joy of creating and seeing the world like an artist. 

No skills required, just enthusiasm and a love for creating.

This workshop is for anyone who loves colour and painting and wants to know more about the latest colours in design and art.

Explore colour and creativity in this expressive painting evening. Kristine will take you through the latest colour sets and how to mix the 2023 colour the year ‘Viva Magenta’ into your palettes. Focusing on colour skills and abstraction techniques using acrylic paint you’ll apply this to your very own painted artwork. 
There will be a some colourplay exercises to warm you up and some fun tips on how to create an expressive and abstracted artwork. Your painting will be inspired by still life vessels in this workshop. 

Each participant will leave the workshop with a fabulous colour mixing experience and a 30 x 30cm canvas painting.

 Tips, tricks and tools on how to get really good at mastering and managing your artmaking (without having a melt down in the process). 

Creating a major work can be pretty stressful. And if you want it to be good you need a plan. These workshop sessions will help you manage the development and execution of your major work. The focus of the workshop is to learn how to source ideas and create a unique view point. Understand the best ways to translate those ideas into artworks that you can be proud of. 

Learn how to brainstorm, plan your progress and keep on track like a pro. You’ll also get some studio time with a few mini art projects to help kick start your ideas. Wouldn’t it be great if your major work was finished before the deadline? 

All equipment supplied.

 DO YOU LOVE COLOUR, PAINTING AND POP ART? 

This workshop is for anyone who loves colour, painting boldly and fashion. Have fun creating your own artworks in this full day ‘colourplay’ workshop inspired by the great pop artist Andy Warhol. 

Focusing on colour skills and drawing techniques using ink and acrylic paint, you will learn the unique styles Warhol used in his illustrations and apply this as you create your very own expressive shoe fashion artwork. You’ll even get a chance to razzle dazzle your artwork! 

Create your own Warhol style artwork on the day. 

BYO Art Equipment (see flyer for details). 
Morning Tea supplied. BYO lunch. 10% discount on selected nearby restaurants.

No skills required, just enthusiasm and a love for colour and self expression.

 DO YOU LOVE COLOUR & PAINTING? 

 This workshop is for anyone who loves colour and painting expressive still life subjects. Have fun creating your own artworks in this full day ‘colourplay’ workshop inspired by the great expressionist Vincent Van Gogh. 

Focusing on colour skills and expressive art techniques using acrylic paint, you will learn the what and why to Vincent Van Gogh’s broken colour painting style and apply this as you create your very own expressive landscape. Understand how the new colours of the 1900s had a huge impact on painters of the day and how you can use these elements to add vibrancy to your own paintings. 

Create your own Van Gogh style artwork on the day. 

BYO Art Equipment (see flyer for details). 
Morning Tea supplied. BYO lunch. 10% discount on selected nearby restaurants.

No skills required, just enthusiasm and a love for colour.

This workshop is for anyone who loves colour and painting and wants to make their still life painting more dramatic.

Want to make your still life paintings shine? This workshop will put a spotlight on how building colourful shadows into your still life artworks can transform the outcome. Understanding light and shade will add drama to your subject matter and empower you to make creative decisions about your composition.

Spring blooms will be the stars for the day in this expressive acrylic painting workshop. There will be a some colourplay exercises to warm you up and some fun tips on how to construct a well balanced composition while keeping energy in your work.

Each participant will create a 60 x 60cm acrylic painting on canvas.

This workshop is for anyone who loves colour and painting and wants to learn how to abstract a landscape.

Learn how to drive colour in your contemporary landscape painting in this vibrant one day workshop. The focus will be on abstracted landscapes and how to build atmosphere and mood through colour and light. 

Kristine will help make your colours sing. You will learn how to mix and compile your own colour sets. There’s always a few colourplay exercises to warm you up and some great tips on how to abstract a landscape.

Each participant will create an acrylic painting on stretched canvas.