All prices listed apply to members.
Some classes are available to non members, for a
higher fee.
Please bring your brushes and usual painting
supplies to all workshops.
1st Saturday of each month
9.30am to 12 midday
Painting Techniques for Beginner Painters
with Catherine Mitchell
We are pleased to offer Beginners classes at
our monthly meetings,
Catherine has been painting for over fifteen
years and enjoys teaching
a variety of craft classes, including
Decorative Arts.
Her background in the Traditional style of
Folk Art and Decorative Painting has given
her an excellent grounding which she loves
to pass on to her students.
Catherine’s Beginners classes concentrate on
learning the basic techniques well, to give
you a good introduction to Decorative
Painting and lead on to further projects.
Lessons include:
Stroke work and brush control – Painting a
daisy
Also explanation of brushes, paints, wet
palettes, etc
Highlighting and shading, crackling –
Painting an apple
Foliage & sky – Painting a simple landscape
Blocking in and sponging – Painting a pot of
flowers
Also includes a revision of stroke work
Painting fur on animals
Painting leaves – Learn a variety of
different leaves
For the class you will need to bring
Paper towels
An old towel to protect the table
Jar for water.
Any brushes you may have
Note paper and pen
Card for practicing on
Simple wet palette
Paint for the first lesson
We will have brushes available for you to
purchase.
Catherine will spend time discussing these, as
well as what paints you
will need for further lessons.
Catherine’s ‘Techniques Manual' is also
available for $25.
Cost
$15 per class
(plus $5 door fee)
Class limited to 12 students
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Cost
$60.00 which includes gold leaf and oil paints
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Brush Calligraphy Card
with Jan Leonard
April 2nd
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Cost
$40.00 which includes materials
Suitable
for all levels
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AGM & Guest
Speaker
May 7th
9:30 am onwards
The Liz Flyger Artist Development Programme
presents our Guest Speaker;
Russian artist Nadezda Sotnikova.
Nadezda will introduce us to Russian painting,
sharing with us both the traditional and her own
modern style.
Following her talk, Nadezda will teach us the
techniques of Khokhloma
in a 21/2 hour workshop. We will be
painting the Golden Bird
and if we have sufficient time, will follow on
with the Golden Flower.
Cost
$15
members, plus materials TBA
$20 Non members
Bookings for this workshop is essential
please contact Mary Joass at
joassbiz@ihug.co.nz
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Landscape Painting Techniques
with Lois Adams
June 11th
9.30 to 4 pm
Come and learn a range of painting
techniques, so you too can create
your own landscape painting.
Lois will be teaching us how to paint water,
sky, mountains, rocks, trees,
sea and waves, sharing with us her secrets for
using the fan brush.
This is an ideal workshop for those new to
painting, as well as the more experienced
painter keen to further their skills.
Cost
$50.00
Supply own canvases; two min size 8 X 10 inches
Suitable for all levels
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Hydrangeas and Faux Doilie
on Memory Boxes
with Mary Joass
August 6th
9.30am to 2.30 pm
Come
and learn how easy it is to paint colourful
Hydrangeas and faux doilies. Mary will also
teach a variety of faux finishes that can be
used to compliment your design
We will be painting on Memory Boxes and you are
invited to paint
another on a sample board, for your own
reference in the future.
All paints supplied
Suitable for all levels
Cost
$20.00
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The Liz Flyger
Arts Development Programme presents
Khokhloma Designworkshops
with Russian Artist Nadezda Sotnikova
September 3rd
9.30am to
12
midday
Examples of the Khokhloma
style
Come
and learn how to create a beautiful Khokhloma
composition with Nadezda. This art form places a
graceful bird as the main element,
surrounded by flowing leaves, flowers and
berries.
The plates above show this style well.
Nadezda will be supplying a design for us to
follow and we will be
painting on paper, using gold, black, red and
green paint.
Venue
The Gifford Gallery, Poronui St, Mt Eden,
Auckland
Cost
$30 plus $5 for paint & card
Bookings essential
To register interest for this workshop please
contact Mary Joass
joassbiz@ihug.co.nz
or Ph 09 5756673
The Liz Flyger
Arts Development Programme presents
Freeform Oil/Acrylic Technique
with Russian Artist Nadezda Sotnikova
September 3rd
1pm to 4pm
(An
example of Nadezda’s freeform painting)
Learn
this interesting technique to bring out the
artist within.
This is a fun workshop in which you will create
your own unique
art work using a paint-on-glass method and
colours of your choice.
From
this effect, Nadezda will help you see an image
within.
Nadezda will be bringing her original example
for us to see.
Cost
$30 plus
Supply own paint
Bookings essential
To register interest for this workshop please
contact Mary Joass
joassbiz@ihug.co.nz
or Ph 09 5756673
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Handmade Book
with Judy Johns
October 1st
9.30am to 4pm
(examples
of Judy's handmade journals)
This will be a fun project that will enable you
to learn how to create your
own special book from start to finish.
You will learn the skills of binding the pages
of a book, creating pages
of the book, ideas for decorating and
embellishing the book and making a
cover for the book
Once you have learned these skills you can go
on to create your own
larger books
Suitable for all levels
Cost
$40
plus
materials
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The Liz Flyger
Arts Development Programme presents
Scratch Art Technique
With Visiting Tutor Janice Timmins
October 8th
9am to 4pm
“Jasper the Cat”
Learn this popular
and fast growing style of art.
Janice will bring with her the special boards
required for this art form.
There will be extra boards available for
purchase, as well as a selection of pattern
packs
Suitable for all levels
Venue
The Gifford Gallery, Poronui St, Mt Eden,
Auckland
Bookings essential
To register interest for this workshop please
contact Mary Joass
joassbiz@ihug.co.nz
or Ph 09 5756673
Cost
$60, plus scratch board $15
Supply own hobby
knife tool kit (approx. $12) - contact us for
details
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Create a
Fun Santa Container
November
5th
9.30 to 2.30 pm
Make two festive pots for holding all those
Christmas treats
Suitable for all levels
Cost $20
Bring your own plant pot and paints
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Heirloom Christmas Tree
with Judy Johns
November
5th
9.30 to 2.30 pm
We’re
delighted to offer this popular workshop during
which Judy
will show us how to begin creating our very own
Heirloom Christmas Tree. This is a beautiful
project, with Christmas lights inset amongst a
rich assortment of jewellery and trinkets.
The tree is set on a velvet covered background
and the piece is surrounded
by a wide frame, which looks great painted or
gilded at a later stage.
Now is the time to start collecting your
treasures.
Any old or broken pieces of jewellery are ideal, such as brooches &
mismatched earrings, broken watches, badges,
coins, beads, buttons,
little trinkets and mementoes, in fact anything
that is interesting
or special to you.
Suitable for all levels
Cost
$40
plus $28 for tree and frame
Supply own Christmas lights and jewellery, etc
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Christmas Meeting & shared lunch
December
3rd
9:30am to 2.30pm
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