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workshops - home/studio - 2025
at Buderim - Sunshine Coast
'Beautiful Sunshine Coast Beaches'
- water, waves, sand and beaches - Painting Workshop
29th - 30th March, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives: Explore our Beautiful Sunshine Coast Beaches (water, waves, sand and beaches) through painting and discover new ways of painting our beautiful seascapes thru innovative thinking and better choices with colour, textural effects and use of reference photos. Paint your very own ‘painting fantastic’ where you will apply all that you are learning to your very own Beautiful Sunshine Coast Beach paintings.
(All student levels welcome)
'Animal-Portrait' - any medium
- wild, cute, fur, feathers - Painting Workshop
12th - 13th April, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives: Create a fabulous painting of your favourite furry or feathered friend (wild, cute, fur, feathers, beautiful and/or hug-able animal or bird) Familiarize yourself with the many special skills and techniques required to create a good, life-like ‘Animal or Bird portrait’ Features, proportions, scale, fur, feathers, texture all made simple with Don's unique and easy to learn methods and techniques.
(All student levels welcome)
'Colourful Outback' - Painting Workshop
- inspired by our great Australian outback -
3rd - 4th May, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives: Join Don as we explore our unique Australian outback scenery. Paint distant mountains, vast open skies, gnarled trees, rocks, textures using Don's easy to learn painting techniques. Brush and palette knife texture effects, etc., and so much more..
(All student levels welcome)
More 2025 workshops coming soon..
Palette Knife Painting
- Float paint onto your canvas -
10th - 11th May, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives:
Expressive and exciting painting and mark making using the palette knife.
Palette knives, scrappers, textural mediums, big brushes, paint rollers, fun & attitude, sprayers, all mixed with generous amounts of fun and excitement... (All student levels welcome)
'On the Streets - Cityscape'
- painting with light & atmosphere - Painting Workshop
21st - 22nd June, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives:
Create your own fabulous Cityscape paintings as you explore and indulge your artistic passions in this exciting painting subject. Two full days to learn and practice your new skills and techniques..
(All student levels welcome)
‘Painting With Don’ - 5 days painting exploration & adventure
- creating exciting paintings - Painting Workshop -
30th June - 4th July, 2025 (5 day workshop)
Objectives:
Experimental mark making, dynamic colour choices, textural effects, large brush – small brush techniques, scrappers and so much more.. Then we take all this and make our own visually exciting painting fantastic. This workshop will offer you fabulous opportunities to grow and develop..
(All student levels welcome)
‘‘The Portrait’ - getting a good likeness
- getting a good likeness - Painting Workshop -
19th - 20th July, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives:
Getting a good likeness of your subject is essential to creating a good portrait and this workshop will show you how and give you the tools, skills and techniques to achieve. Proportions, facial features, accurate skin colours and so much more.. (All student levels welcome)
‘‘Floral’ - Exciting & beautiful flowers
- capture the brilliant colours - Painting Workshop -
2nd - 3rd August, 2025 (2 day workshop)
Objectives:
Lots of hints, tips & tricks for painting beautiful flowers. Composition, design, setups & clever composition and how to use in your paintings. Better understanding of colour and tone to communicate mood with flower colours, shapes and suitable backgrounds. Learn about patterns & rhythm in flowers for better results... (All student levels welcome)
completed home workshops in 2025
‘‘Draw, Draw and more Drawing’ - foundation to all good art
- Drawing Workshop -
6th - 10th January, 2025 (5 day workshop)
Objectives:Learn the essentials of good drawing techniques as this workshop is designed to give all students a great foundation into drawing and creative mark making. Heaps of great tips and tricks not found in books. Fun and easy to learn skills and techniques
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