Registrations now open for 2025. Commitment for the full year is required.
For more information and to secure your place for 2025 contact Ben Winspear – ben@benwinspearart.com or 0427 505 793
Are you ready to study oil painting immersed in a serious curriculum with like minded people?
This One Year Course consists of 12 full day sessions over the course of one year (10am – 4pm on a Saturday). Dedicating a full day each month enables me to hone in the fundamentals of good painting, giving students a solid course supported by demonstrations and critiques balanced with the student painting during class time. Completing homework is a must and is supported by an online resources (additions being made regularly). I have an ‘Advanced’ option for the more experienced students that runs concurrently with the monthly classes.
Monthly classes are held at the Doncaster Templestowe Art Society Building, 673 Doncaster Road, Doncaster, Vic.
There will be opportunities throughout the year to get together for paint-outs, retreats, dinners and other activities. Paint-outs are advertised on my website see Events.
A commitment from the student is required to get the most from this course that delivers solid learning around the following core subjects:
- The Chiaroscuro technique
- Understanding tone and its importance in painting
- Bargue Plates and creating a successful drawing
- Composition and Notan
- Mastercopy in black and white and in colour
- Exploration of Colour theory and practice
- Figure Painting
- Learning from the masters in a Gallery environment (NGV)