If you love colour and want to explore your artistic side, my ‘Colourplay’ workshops are the perfect indulgence! Designed to stretch your creative potential, these workshops are customised for all skill levels and focus on easy and enjoyable ways that are sure to produce amazing results.
Using a variety of art mediums and techniques you will discover how easy it can be to explore your unique personality. You’ll also get to steal a few tricks from the masters, and learn why they made such an impact on the art world.
If you want to brighten your day and nurture your creativity, come join me in a painting workshop, where you can go ‘bright beyond beige.’
You can check out all about past and upcoming workshops on my Instagram handle @paint_with_kristine or on Facebook @paintwithkristine
“Kristine Ballard’s “Fragmented Florals” workshop was a resounding success, leaving participants with enhanced creative confidence and a newfound appreciation for dramatic still life painting. Kristine’s ability to nurture diverse talents within the class and her infectious enthusiasm for color and expression made this workshop a memorable and enriching experience for all attendees. Artists left the workshop not only with beautiful floral creations but also with a sense of accomplishment, ready to continue exploring their artistic journeys with renewed passion and energy.
We express our gratitude to Kristine Ballard for sharing her expertise and inspiring us to unleash the brightness within our creative selves. The workshop was a true celebration of art, expression, and the blooming potential within each participant.”
Vicky Anne Gatt
Secretary – City Parramatta Art Society Inc
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WORKSHOP INSTRUCTED IN ACRYLIC PAINTS
All art equipment supplied. Reference material will be supplied but you can also bring your own (print out please). Morning tea supplied. BYO lunch.
Suitable for all levels of painters.
$210 per person.
EXPRESSIVE PAINTING WORKSHOP
AT KAMISPACE – ERINA – CENTRAL COAST
FRAGMENTED FLORALS
Have fun creating your own expressive artwork in this full day ‘colourplay’ workshop. Focusing on colour skills and abstraction techniques with florals using acrylic paint.
This workshop will be inspired by flowers. Contemporary painter Kristine Ballard, will introduce you to a modernist colour palette and show you how to add energy and build harmony in your work. She will offer you some easy ways on how to be more expressive in your creations and tips on how to learn to love the journey along the way.
CONDUCTED AT THE AMAZING BRAND NEW ART SPACE ON THE CENTRAL COAST
KAMISPACE – Unit 5/13 Bonnal Road, Erina NSW 2261
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTED IN ACRYLIC PAINTS
All art equipment supplied. Reference material will be supplied but you can also bring your own (print out please). Morning tea supplied. BYO lunch.
Suitable for all levels of painters.
$210 per person.
EXPRESSIVE PAINTING WORKSHOP
AT KAMISPACE – ERINA – CENTRAL COAST
MOODY TREESCAPES
In this full day painting workshop art educator, Kristine Ballard will be taking you to the moodier side of colour. The day will focusing on colour skills and abstraction techniques with landscapes. There’ll be a few tips from some of the masters of atmosphere such as William Turner and Lloyd Rees.
Jump in with this ‘hands on’ approach and work up a treescape packed with energy and movement. Learn how to keep the mystery in your work!
CONDUCTED AT THE AMAZING BRAND NEW ART SPACE ON THE CENTRAL COAST
KAMISPACE – Unit 5/13 Bonnal Road, Erina NSW 2261
DUBBO 2026
– EXPRESSIVE PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS –
2 DAY WORKSHOP – BOOKED OUT!
17 & 18 OCTOBER 2025: 10am – 4pm
Come and experience the colour and joy of acrylic painting in this fun filled weekend that allows you to embrace your individuality and celebrate your experiments.
Join Kristine Ballard for another colour filled weekend of expressive painting. This time she is introducing you to the vibrant colour palettes of the Expressionists. Focusing on colour skills and abstraction techniques with landscapes and still life. Come and learn some of the broken colour techniques of Vincent Van Gogh and our own Australian colour master, Grace Cossington -Smith. Add your new found tips and tricks into your very own acrylic paintings each day.
SAT 17 OCT – BRILLIANT BROKEN COLOUR WITH VAN GOGH
Create a landscape with energy and vibrancy adopting Van Gogh’s energetic style.
SUN 18 OCT – STILL LIFE WITH GRACE
Time to ramp up what you learnt on Saturday and create a still life painting looking to Australian artist Grace Cossington Smith for a few tips and tricks.
WORKSHOPS INSTRUCTED WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS. 9am – 4pm
BYO art equipment.
Past clients include Ruizean Financial, Commonwealth Bank, Flight Centre and U-Bank, Councils and Community Groups. These are great for team building or end of year activities and can really get your team thinking and acting creatively.
Workshops are customised to your desired outcome. I come to you. I’ll work with your group so you can help create individual art pieces or group artworks. A fantastic way to display your team ‘working together’.
All equipment included. Minimum participants 6. Prices from $80pp for 2 hour event.
I am available for art demonstrations, art talks, art judging and openings. I can also customise an art workshop to your specific needs or group. I have worked with many art societies and art groups to create presentations and events that inspire and educate students. Most workshops include some art history. My specialty is colour and encouraging self expression through paint and abstraction. Workshops can be customised from half day, full day, two days and full weeks. I am also happy to create a customised program over a number of weeks or a term.
My focus is on expressive colour and easy methods to abstraction using acrylic paint. I also focus on learning to see as an artist and fast tracking artistic skills such as drawing, sketching, proportion and balance.
All lessons are structured to enjoy and enhance a love of colour and creativity.
PAST DEMO & JUDGING EVENTS
• PLC Girls School • Northern Beaches Art Society • Castle Hill Art Society • Macquarie Towns Art Society • Parramatta Art Society • Orange Art Society • Temora Art Society • Ryde Art Society • Blue Mountains Art Society • Ku-ring-ai Art Society • Drummoyne Art Society • Randwick Art Society Southern Cross Art Society • St George Art Society