ADULTS OIL PAINTING COURSE

from $95.00

Sundays 2-5pm with Anne Smerdon

DATES: 5 - 26 May (4 weeks) and 4 - 25 August (4 weeks)

Learn from award-winning artist Anne Smerdon, a 2023 finalist in the Brisbane Portrait Prize, a 2022 finalist in the Wollumbin Art Prize and the 2022 and 2021 winner of The Doyles still life prize.

You’ll learn Anne’s style of oil painting to create bold, realistic paintings.

In this class you will learn:

  • oil painting fundamentals

  • how to see and mix colour accurately

  • oil painting safety

  • how to create life-like paintings

  • how to choose a subject that’s suitable to paint

  • how to work thick over thin (the #1 rule in oil painting)

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This 4 week oil painting class will help you to slow down and see colour exactly, making your oil paintings more realistic and life-like. You’ll learn the fundamentals of oil painting. Anne will take you step-by-step through the painting process, showing you how to start an oil painting correctly, how to tone your canvas (so you can see colours easily), how to work thick over thin (so that you’re paintings don’t crack in a few years time!) and how to use solvents sparingly and safely. You can expect to create 1 or 2 small paintings over the 4 weeks.

Here’s some of Anne’s oil paintings to give you an idea of style and technique:

WHEN AND WHERE:

Our classes are at Kakes and Biscuits in Casurina, NSW. Oil painting classes are 3 hours long and are held on:

  • Sundays 2-5pm (3 hours)

WHAT IT COSTS:

  • You can join the class for the full-term ($75/class),

  • casually ($85/class when spots are available, keep checking the website for when new spots are added)

WHAT TO BRING:

Students BYO materials to class. Please view the oil painting material list here.

FAQ’S about the adults oil painting class:

  • Our classes are held at ‘Kakes and Biscuits’, 1 Barclay Drive, Casurina NSW. Oil painting classes are 3 hours long and are held on Thursdays 9 - 12

  • You can join the class for the full-term ($65/class), casually ($75/class when spots are available, keep checking the website for when new spots are added)

  • Students BYO materials to class. Please view the oil painting material list.

  • Absolutely! If you’re a beginner, there’s no better way to learn oil painting than in a progressive course with a professional.

  • If you booked the full course, you've received a discount and I've reserved that seat in class for you for the whole term. This means I can't refund or credit you if you miss a class BUT you are welcome to send someone along in your place. It’s a great way to treat someone with a surprise gift.

    Class notes will also be emailed to you with photos of each of the steps and detailed instructions, so you can create your artwork at home.

    If you’ve booked an individual class, 48 hours cancellation notice is required for a refund minus a $5 processing fee (sorry our ecommerce platform charges us every time we process a booking)

  • Your health and safety is of utmost importance. We follow all NSW government advice and guidelines.

    By attending our classes you agree to not attend classes if you show any signs of sickness.

    If Anne is sick, class will be rescheduled/cancelled with refunds offered (or another teacher will fill in for Anne).

  • If classes cannot run in-person due to government restrictions or lockdowns, classes will be run online via zoom. The zoom class may be scheduled for a different day and time than your usual class time that week, to accommodate our teachers working from home. Recordings will be kept for 7 days for those that cannot make the new class time.

  • If you’ve booked the full term (usually 5-10 classes) you’re welcome to a refund minus a $40 processing fee, if you contact us at least 7 days prior to your class/term starting (we get charged an ecommerce and admin processing fee every time we process an order so we can’t refund in full - sorry). This gives us time to give your spot to someone else.

    If you’ve booked an individual class, 48 hours cancellation notice is required for a refund, minus a $5 booking fee.

    Unfortunately we cannot credit classes across terms.

Not sure if watercolour is for you? Try our adults drawing class or free online watercolour class below:

watercolour painting for beginners

FREE watercolour masterclass

Anne’s free intro to watercolour class.