ART CLASSES

Lesley has over 40 years experience as an artist and educator of Art & Design. Join Lesley in a relaxing pursuit, meeting friends with similar interests and keeping your mind active by learning new skills. Beginners & Experienced welcome. Location - Artist’s studio in Willunga.
TERM 2 2025:
Watercolour and acrylics combined workshops.
Artist’s Willunga studio.
Wed 11.30am - 3pm (3.5hrs)
Fees: $50 per workshop. Tea and coffee provided.
14 May,
28 May.

(Lesley also teaches Watercolour Fundamentals at Adelaide Central School of Art in the short course and Summer / Winter School program.)

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ACRYLICS

Beginners - Experienced

Learn basic acrylic techniques and mediums. Paint from all genres. Focus on technique, colour & mediums e.g. Palette knife. texture paste & glazing. This class will provide a broad experience and understanding of this versatile medium. Composition, colour & art appreciation will be discussed. Experienced students may choose to work on a canvas over a longer time-frame.

  • Students will need to bring:

    Acrylic paints – Student or Artists quality in tubes. Suggested basic colours:
    Cadmium yellow light (cool yellow), Cadmium yellow mid (warm yellow), orange, cadmium red (warm red), alizarin crimson (cool red), dioxadine purple, ultramarine blue (warm blue), pthalo blue (cool blue), hookers green, titanium white

    Substrates - A3 canvas pad, or stretched canvas or boards if preferred.

    Brushes - Asst sizes Round and Flat synthetic bristle brushes. Sizes 2, 4, 6, a large flat brush, a small round synthetic watercolour brush size 2 or 4

    Small palette knife

    HB pencil, ruler, eraser

    Masking tape 1 - 2cm wide

    Palette - a white china plate or disposable sheets with a plastic container with lid to take wet paint home.

    Paper towel, kitchen sponge, rag

    OPTIONAL -

    art shirt/apron, texture paste, glazing medium, other colours of your choice.

    wooden board for taping work.

    Further materials may be required throughout the course.on text goes here

WATERCOLOUR

Beginners - Experienced

Master step by step basic techniques eg painting from still life, wildlife studies, portraits or landscapes, using wet or dry paper, and a variety of media such as pen & ink and watercolour pencils. Drawing skills are incorporated into the lessons. Enjoy the beauty of this unpredictable medium. Those who prefer to be self - directed can bring along their own projects to work on.

  • Students will need to bring:

    Watercolour paints – Cotman Windsor & Newton or Reeves – pans or tubes, basic set of colours.

    Watercolour paper 300gsm cold pressed - A4 or A3 pad

    Watercolour brushes, Soft - 3 round sizes 2, 4 & 8, 1 flat large 3/4” - 1”.

    Fine tip black marker pen – water resistant preferred.masking fluid

    soft sponge

    Plastic palette

    masking tape

    paper towel

    salt

    wooden board for taping work

    OPTIONAL -

    Watercolour pencils

    gum arabic

    black or sepia ink

    Mop brush medium or large,

    Hot pressed or rough paper.

    Further materials may be required throughout the course.