Master Classes
Hazelhurst Master Classes are professional one or two day workshops that allow you to enhance and develop your skills with new techniques, while working with an experienced artist as tutor.
Classes are regularly available in different media and are designed for those seeking to further their creative development, as well as being for the more seasoned artist.
Some classes offer the opportunity for senior secondary students to extend the development of their 'body of work' or for the individual to improve lifestyle and recreational pursuits, such as ikebana, fly fishing, model making and digital photography. Digital media classes are also offered to enhance the skills of individuals, whether for artistic, general or professional purposes.
For details including prices and studios/locations please download our Masterclass brochure from our What's On page.
Collage with Mixed Media with Kurt Brereton
Sunday 6 June
10am - 4pm
Studio 1
$85
Develop a range of skills and methods for creating collage artworks on paper using found images, textures, patterns and other media including inks, crayons, photos, drawing and painting. The focus will be on using collage as a design element. Reference will be made to the collages of Picasso and Arthur McIntyre.
Botanical Watercolour with Deirdre Bean
Sat 19 & Sun 20 June
10am to 4pm
Suitable for Intermediate and Advanced Level: those with experience in botanical watercolour or skills in drawing.
$165
Spend two days exploring botanical watercolour techniques and colour application. Drawing and the importance of botanical accuracy will be discussed. Although limited time will prevent completion of artwork you will gain knowledge to increase your confidence with botanical illustration.
Palette Knife Painting with Otto Kuster
Sunday 27 June
10am - 4pm
Studio 1
$88
Learn the technique of palette knife painting in oils in a day. Otto is well known for his Sydney harbour and street scenes and has had a long and successful career as an exhibiting artist.
Landscape with a Difference with Peter Simpson
Thursday 1 & Friday 2 July
10am - 4pm
Studio 1
$163
Spend two days exploring landscape drawing and painting. Learn to work in new ways and engage in a conversation with what you are producing under the guidance of the tutor. Some experience of painting and drawing an advantage but not essential.
Digital Camera with Pedro Altuna
Sunday 8 August
10am-4pm
$97
Do you have a digital camera and want to discover its possibilities while improving your camera skills? This one day workshop will look at the basic concepts of composition and the art of seeing a good photograph. A combination of practical, expert tuition and a field assignment in a relaxed and supportive environment will take your photography to the next level.
Digital Video Techniques for Artists and Teachers with John A. Douglas
Sat 21 & Sun 22 August
10am – 4pm
$192
This two day workshop will aid both artists and teachers in the techniques of digital video production. You will learn how to make a short digital video from storyboard, camera set up, through to editing and final compositing in Final Cut Pro. This practical workshop will cover how to frame your shot and use tripod and camera motion exploring the visual language of video production through to capturing your project and basic editing techniques. Learn how to manage files for output on DVD, online applications and portable devices.
Image: Americana, detail, film still
Explore Etching Techniques with Matthew Ablitt
Sundays 22 & 29 August
10am- 4pm
For Intermediate and Advanced Level
$202, please note this includes a materials fee
Get the best from your etchings, working with a master printmaker! Taking your own work as a starting point, Matthew will guide you through plate-making and various proofing techniques, including aquatint and chine colle, to a final editioning stage.
Watercolour in a Day with Pamela Griffith
Sunday 5 September
10am - 4pm
Studio 4/5
$88
Learn the principles of watercolour through a fun day of experimentation with little vignettes to learn new styles and techniques for working in watercolour.
Portraiture in a Day - An oil painting Master Class with Alexander McKenzie
Sunday 12 September
10am – 4pm
Studio 1
$90
Suitable for Intermediate to Advanced level
Join Alexander McKenzie, four times Archibald finalist, for an oil painting master class, creating a large portrait from a photographic reference. Alexander will help you extend your ideas from a photo into a finished studio painting. This class is designed for painters with experience in oil painting.
Image: Andrew Upton, oil on canvas
Botanical Watercolour with Deirdre Bean
Sat 18 & Sun 19 September
10am to 4pm
Suitable for Intermediate and Advanced Level: those with experience in botanical watercolour or skills in drawing.
$165
Spend two days exploring botanical watercolour techniques and colour application. Drawing and the importance of botanical accuracy will be discussed. Although limited time will prevent completion of artwork you will gain knowledge to increase your confidence with botanical illustration.
Questions of Seeing: A Landscape Painting Master Class with Idris Murphy
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 October
10am to 4pm
Intermediate to Advanced Level
$165
In this 2-day class for experienced painters you will look at questions of seeing and influences of creativity in your work. Just how has it translated into your work and where has it taken you? We will also discuss how to further extend your work.
Image: Weipa Harbour, Storm Clouds 2005, acrylic and collage on board
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