Painting Course for Beginners: Acrylic, Oils and Glazing

Learn a variety of painting mediums in Mount Helena!


Jeremy Holton
Jeremy Holton
(Peach Tree Arts)
4.5 (2)

4 x 3 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests

$90 - $300 (Afterpay available)
($90 per Per 3 hours session, $300 per 4 sessions paid in advance)

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You always thought you could be good at art but didn’t know how to start?
Maybe you have done some painting but don’t know how to proceed.
Are your paintings very tight and precise, and do you want to loosen up and develop your imagination?
Do you just want to learn different painting techniques?
Jeremy can help you develop your creative ideas and techniques in a weekly 3-hour workshop for over four weeks. The classes are held on the balcony of Jeremy’s studio gallery in the Perth Hills, up amongst the trees with passing traffic of parrots, cockatoos and a variety of birds. There is limited room for easels, and as Jeremy works with you individually, we limit class sizes to a maximum of four students.
Over four weeks, expert artist Jeremy Holton will guide you through the basics of designing your painting, texturing your canvas, painting loosely in acrylic paint, then painting and glazing with quick-drying oil paints. Don't worry if you're a beginner; this class is designed to alleviate fears and make you feel comfortable and confident in your artistic abilities.
Week one:
Use photographs and AI (Artificial Intelligence) for inspiration to create several thumbnails in your sketchbook.
Learn about design, including negative space, tonal images, and joins
Draw with an Artline 0.2 mm pen using spit and smudge to create tonal areas.
Jeremy will assist you in selecting the best thumbnail to form the basis of your painting.
Move to the easel and loosely transfer your chosen thumbnail onto your canvas.
Work in black and white, creating texture with acrylic modelling paste.
Jeremy doesn’t allow you to use brushes; instead, you apply the paste with colour shapers, which prevents you from getting tight and precise.
This is the first version of your painting, and it won’t be exactly the same as your thumbnail as the work begins to take on a life of its own.
Week two:
Learn about:
Bonnard's colour patches, patterns, rejection of perspective, his lost wife and the always cat.
Klimt's unique landscape designs.
Lloyd Rees stretched landscapes and tonal joins.
Record the direction of the light in your painting.
Develop a colour design with instructions from Jeremy about the colour wheel, primary and secondary colours, tints and shades, and some colour theory.
Colour your painting in acrylic paint, using pure colour and working loosely using colour shapers. Learn to let the painting talk to you as the paint and texture stimulate your imagination.
Week three:
Continue developing the painting in acrylic paint as you begin to discover its subject. AI may be valuable at this stage, giving insights into possible directions. Depending on how quickly you work, you may progress to oil paints.
Week four:
Paint using quick-drying alkyd-based oil paints. Glaze the painting with thin films of colour, unifying the work and creating incredible depth.
Use a fine brush to create detail and exaggerate the texture.
Allow the painting to blossom.
Jeremy will guide you through the techniques and skills needed to finalise the project, but the painting will always be uniquely yours.
How to use varnish to bring out the colours and tonal contrasts.
How to frame or mount the work for display at home or in a gallery.
Take home your lovely painting.
A note on AI (Artificial Intelligence)
AI is a problem for artists as it is easy to use to generate lovely images in the style of any famous artist. Some people think it makes artists obsolete. However, AI is also a valuable resource for artists as we can use it to generate ideas and stimulate our imagination.
Jeremy teaches that the process of creating art is essential, not the final product. If you let it, your painting will lead you to an alternative reality made from paint and canvas, and it's OK to use any resources to guide you on your journey.
Artists have always drawn inspiration from the works of their peers, using them as a springboard for their creations. AI, in this context, serves a similar purpose. In Jeremy’s workshops, where appropriate, we leverage AI to refine our ideas for the paintings we envision, and even during the painting process, AI can be a source of creative inspiration.
Knowledge required
This course is for all skill levels, from new painters to experienced artists!
What you'll get
Expert guidance and tips from an industry professional.
Your masterpiece created entirely by you!
What to bring
Please contact Jeremy to discuss the materials required for each class.
BYO drinks and snacks, as well as photos for design inspiration.
Jeremy will offer you a cup of tea or coffee at some stage and sometimes open a bottle of wine. If you drink a lot of wine, he hopes you will bring your own at some time:)
This class series runs over four consecutive sessions at the same time every week for $90 per session or $300 for four sessions.
Suitable for
Suitable for adults and kids (minimum 14 years old).
Adult accompaniment is not required.
This experience would also be a unique gift for someone who has always wanted to paint and would enjoy developing their abilities. This is not a paint-and-sip workshop. It will take you beyond the trivial as you interact with the painting, learn new techniques, listen to the painting and let it lead you to on a path of discovery.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
 
What you'll get
  • Expert tuition over four weeks
  • Your own artwork to take home
Session repeats

This class series runs over 4 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party or hens party.

This experience would also be a cool gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Peach Tree Gallery, Dibble Street, Mount Helena WA

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Jeremy Holton
Jeremy Holton
(Peach Tree Arts)

4.5 (2)

I have worked as a town planner, a Geologist in East Africa and Australia, a senior manager in IT for BHP and Woodside and a management consultant.
After studying for a Diploma of Art at the prestigious Claremont School of Art in Perth, I started working as a professional artist in 1994. Since then I have had countless exhibitions. I have sold well over 1000 paintings and my work is represented in collections around the world. Examples of my work and copies of my exhibition invitations are available on my website which is the oldest web gallery in the world. Just search for Jeremy Holton artist.
I teach painting at my studio/gallery in the Perth Hills and our arts guest house in NE Thailand by the Mekong River (Thailand Painting Holidays). I teach techniques including oil pastel and inks and modelling paste/acrylic/quick-drying oils and glazing. My main emphasis is on helping students to loosen up and paint creatively from imagination.
My own paintings are in acrylic and oil on canvas or cotton rag paper, incorporating a wide range of techniques from rough brushing, in which I drag paint across the canvas, to the glow of multiple translucent glazes. Recently, I have been working in digital painting mediums, experimenting, extending my range and style.

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