Hydrangeas in the Hills - Workshop

Spend some time in the hills painting and celebrating Hydrangeas!



2 hours Class size 1 to 5 guests

  $50 (Afterpay available)

Melbourne
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Art
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Painting
These workshops are held on a Sunday afternoon, ideally suited to those who work hard during the week and want a bit of an escape or a retreat to reward themselves. Mary's art space is set at the foot of the hills, where you can enjoy the watermelon-sweet air and the sound of kookaburras laughing, adjacent to the Sherbrooke Forest.
Create a realistic painting of Hydrangeas, a flower that grows prolifically throughout the Dandenong Ranges, using acrylic paint on canvas. All materials are supplied. No need to bring anything but yourself, and be sure to wear closed footwear and clothes that don't mind a wee bit of splashed paint drops.
Your tutor will take you through the required steps gently to make the journey easy for you. Doesn't matter if you are a beginner. Beginners are Mary's specialty!
Firstly, Mary will take you through a few little easy technical exercises on paper to make sure you are comfortable and confident in the micro-skills required for completing this depiction of a Hydrangea flower, before launching onto your canvas.
We’ll have a little break to enjoy a cup of herbal tea (or you can bring your own drink) and if it’s good weather we can talk a walk through Mary’s beautiful garden.
At the end of the afternoon you will feel the joy, the triumph, the victory in overcoming the small hurdles towards your artistic achievement, along with a complementary hydrangea flower from Mary's garden.


Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly through to advanced, you'll be working at your own level with your own personality.
 
What you'll get
You will take home an amazing canvas painting depicting hydrangea flowers. All art materials are supplied, as well as a cup of herbal tea, tea or coffee.
 
What to bring
You should wear comfortable clothing that allows for a few paint drops, and closed footwear for safety!
 
Location

Mary's Art and Piano School - 54 Hazel Grove, Tecoma VIC

This art space is a 25 minute walk from Tecoma Station. If you're driving, there is plenty of free parking in the street. Located just off Sandells Road, next door to the Hazel Reserve Playground, it is easy to find.

Hydrangeas in the Hills - Workshop location
More about this class

This class is new, and is covered by ClassBento's money-back guarantee.

Your teacher

Mary Jakovac
Mary Jakovac

female Women-owned

Qualified as a Piano Teacher, Art Therapist and Holistic Counsellor, armed with years of success selling many paintings, and extensively experienced as both a piano teacher and art tutor, you've got a Facilitator who is reportedly "gentle, patient and creative".
I've been focusing more on my Art Path since COVID, and having moved to this gorgeous township of Tecoma on the outskirts of Melbourne in June 2023, adjacent to Sherbrooke Forest, I have now launched into a fairytale chapter of my life where I can really thrive in terms of creativity, with a terrific art studio space downstairs, and an awesome music room upstairs - dream on!
The venue where you'll be participating in the workshops beats any other venue I've taught from. Set amidst Edna Walling inspired gardens and close to Sherbrooke forest, it is a Musician or Artist's dream-space.
In all of my paintings, you can be assured of finding joy or whimsy, if not just a simple appreciation for and celebration of the beauty around me, as well as the small humble scenes of a normal domestic life. I try to capture everything on canvas using mostly acrylic paint and like to also explore other art mediums. I’m often transforming junk into art. For example, you’ll see an array of tap ware hung strategically on my woven wire fence; you’ll find a wire and junk sculpture of a cat on my front fence and paper mache cats here and there throughout the garden. It’s all about having fun and never losing the Inner Child within all of us.
As for music making, the acoustics in the music room are terrific, with views of Sherbrooke Forest from the enormous windows. There is plenty of space and an excellent, recently-tuned Yamaha piano.
Always endeavouring to make the world a more beautiful place to be, through Art, Music and Gardening.

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