Playful Painting - Intuitive Art
Rediscover your enthusiasm for art and discover painting talents you didn't know you had. You'll be moving to the beat while you splash paint across your canvas with an awesome playlist!
In a fun, encouraging environment, we will add new layers of colour as we paint large canvases and other pieces. We will share our experiences with like-minded individuals while learning new skills.
Let’s dance, splash, spray, scrape, drip, laugh, and fall head over heels for colour.
Whether you are already an artist who wishes to unleash more uninhibited enthusiasm in your work, or you are a novice artist who is intrigued by the process, these simple and intuitive techniques will act as a bridge, connecting you with your authentic creativity.
You will create a variety of artworks, including one on a large canvas and several on quality paper. We will also create and paint a beautiful concertina artist book.
These artwork processes are designed to free you up, become playful and unconcerned about what’s next, and just enjoy the process of laying down paint. You will discover that art can be incredibly healing, freeing, and fun.
Join Melanie in exploring new ways of seeing and deepening our trust in our innate creativity.
AGE: Suitable for ages 18 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Everyone - Suitable for a range of experience and skill. Tutors understand that there will be varying skill levels and will adapt to the needs and interests of all students.
SCHEDULE: Full Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen High School
STATUS: Sold out - Join waiting list
Rediscover your enthusiasm for art and discover painting talents you didn't know you had. You'll be moving to the beat while you splash paint across your canvas with an awesome playlist!
In a fun, encouraging environment, we will add new layers of colour as we paint large canvases and other pieces. We will share our experiences with like-minded individuals while learning new skills.
Let’s dance, splash, spray, scrape, drip, laugh, and fall head over heels for colour.
Whether you are already an artist who wishes to unleash more uninhibited enthusiasm in your work, or you are a novice artist who is intrigued by the process, these simple and intuitive techniques will act as a bridge, connecting you with your authentic creativity.
You will create a variety of artworks, including one on a large canvas and several on quality paper. We will also create and paint a beautiful concertina artist book.
These artwork processes are designed to free you up, become playful and unconcerned about what’s next, and just enjoy the process of laying down paint. You will discover that art can be incredibly healing, freeing, and fun.
Join Melanie in exploring new ways of seeing and deepening our trust in our innate creativity.
AGE: Suitable for ages 18 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Everyone - Suitable for a range of experience and skill. Tutors understand that there will be varying skill levels and will adapt to the needs and interests of all students.
SCHEDULE: Full Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen High School
STATUS: Sold out - Join waiting list
Rediscover your enthusiasm for art and discover painting talents you didn't know you had. You'll be moving to the beat while you splash paint across your canvas with an awesome playlist!
In a fun, encouraging environment, we will add new layers of colour as we paint large canvases and other pieces. We will share our experiences with like-minded individuals while learning new skills.
Let’s dance, splash, spray, scrape, drip, laugh, and fall head over heels for colour.
Whether you are already an artist who wishes to unleash more uninhibited enthusiasm in your work, or you are a novice artist who is intrigued by the process, these simple and intuitive techniques will act as a bridge, connecting you with your authentic creativity.
You will create a variety of artworks, including one on a large canvas and several on quality paper. We will also create and paint a beautiful concertina artist book.
These artwork processes are designed to free you up, become playful and unconcerned about what’s next, and just enjoy the process of laying down paint. You will discover that art can be incredibly healing, freeing, and fun.
Join Melanie in exploring new ways of seeing and deepening our trust in our innate creativity.
AGE: Suitable for ages 18 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Everyone - Suitable for a range of experience and skill. Tutors understand that there will be varying skill levels and will adapt to the needs and interests of all students.
SCHEDULE: Full Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen High School
STATUS: Sold out - Join waiting list
course info
Please read all course information below before purchasing tickets for this event.
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You will take home a large (and beautiful) painting on stretched canvas 90 x 60 cm as well as a hand made by you Artist Journal.
DAY ONE
Activate the large canvas and begin adding background layers.
Start on paper paintings for book covers with wide black lines covered with white writing plus add the first three colours.
DAY TWO
Add three colours to the book cover (ie paper paintings) and demo mark-making and stencils on paper once dry.
Add 3 colours to the large canvas.
DAY THREE
Mark-making and stencils on large canvas and paper paintings.
Reveal and conceal for small objects on paper paintings.
DAY FOUR
Make book cover using paper painting
Construct concertina book and paint base colour layer.
Unify large canvas with transparent colours and once dry, chalk out areas to reveal and paint transparencies over the rest.
DAY FIVE
Add finishing touches to the large canvas.
Add white to coloured pages, then transparent, mark-making, small reveal/conceal and poetic writing to finish the book.
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Please bring the following on your first day of class:
Large stretched canvas 90 x 60 cm, can be single thick or double thick (Can pick up cheaper at discount stores or buy second hand old paintings from facebook groups/tip shops/op shops, just make sure its not oil painting, must be acrylic)
Easel if you have one, otherwise I do have portable easels on hand which will do. Note: Office Works sell lovely wooden ones for under $30. Needs to be assembled before you come to class.
Empty jars x2 (large) for water
Old sheet double or queen
Paint palette or several cheap plastic plates
Ballpoint pen
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
Glue stick UHU is a good one
Hair dryer if you have one (don't buy one especially for this. You can borrow mine.)
This class has an extra materials cost of $70, which is payable directly to the tutor.
Once you book your ticket, the tutor will be in touch to arrange payment.
Cost of $70 includes:
Matisse Quality Paints
Posca pens
Several pieces of A3 quality paper
Cardboard book makings
Stencils
Silk Screens
Scratch foam
A portable easel can be provided if you don’t have one (please let the tutor know).
Brushes will be available to borrow.
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No experience required.
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“This course was so much fun and the teacher was awesome. The course challenged my inner critic and Mel was so good at giving us freedom while helping to finish a cool piece of art.”
YOUR COURSE TUTOR
Melanie Dilday
Melanie has been a senior instructor at the Contemporary Clay Instructors Program for almost two decades. She has taught at TAFE colleges, the Fremantle Art Centre in WA, Grafton Artfest NSW, McGregor School Qld, Territory Arts and Crafts NT, Community Arts Bribie Island Qld and Camp Creative NSW, and travels teaching workshops.
The author of Buddha in a Red Dress, she regularly holds classes in meditation, dance, and intuitive painting in Mullumbimby and Mt Tamborine.
