Classes
Guy runs small friendly classes designed to accommodate the various levels, experience, and interests of our students.
Each lesson features a detailed painting demonstration working from a photographic reference. Guy breaks this demonstration down into easy to follow stages that each student copies while he answers their questions. The small painting is normally finished by the end of the class.
All aspects of mastering watercolour are taught over time. These include composition, tone, colour mixing, brush techniques, and the many ways of working with the medium. Students are also invited to share paintings they may be working on outside of the class to enable them to receive valuable feedback and help.
All the paintings on this page were demonstrations done in classes.
Term dates 2024
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Regular Classes
Wednesday 10am - 12.30pm online via Zoom
Thursday 10am - 12.30pm online via Zoom
On Zoom, there is the flexibility to move between classes and a recording of the lesson is available for a limited time afterwards.
Times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time AEDT
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Dates 2024
Classes every week on Zoom. Please ask about availability.
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Fees
Generally all classes run on a term basis but currently it is possible to pick and choose. The cost of one class is $80 so a five week term is $400, payable in advance.
It is possible to start at any time.
Special One-off Classes and Plein Air groups: $80.
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Terms and Conditions
Fees are due at the start of the term and payable in full. The fee covers one class per week. It is possible to move days throughout the term but credits cannot be carried over into the following term. A recording of the lesson is sent to every Zoom student each week. It is available for at least two weeks and is not downloadable. Receiving the link qualifies as one lesson. There are no refunds for sickness, appointments, planned periods away, and other unforeseen circumstances.
Special Classes
One-off classes on specialist subjects and well-known artists, exploring their techniques, colours, and styles.
Recent topics include Fire, Waves, Windows along with great watercolour artists such as like Wyeth, Zorn, Homer, and Sargent.
Please leave your email to receive details of upcoming topics as they are generally listed only a few days before the class.
Recent Classes
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John Singer Sargent copy
A copy of a Sargent landscape done in class, looking at his techniques and use of colour
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Andrew Wyeth copy
A copy of one of Wyeth’s best still-life watercolours done in class with my students following along.
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Tristram copy
A copy of a watercolour by Australian artist J. W. Tristram.
My first rule of watercolour is… Don’t Panic!
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to hear more about my classes.
I want you to enjoy the classes and learn in a comfortable, sharing environment with the friendship of others who support your painting journey. Nobody is judging you! You will only develop with trial and error, just like everyone else.
The paintings below were all demonstrations done in a morning class and show the kind of subjects that I typically use for teaching. I keep drawing to a minimum and concentrate on the process from starting to finishing with all the elements needed to make a good painting.
