Chris Vidal
Vidal Arts
Traditional Drawing and Oil Painting
local_activity classes: Oil Painting • Painting
4.9 (38)Chris is an artist who lives and works in Sydney, Australia. At the age of six, Chris developed an interest in drawing and at the age of 13, he attended the School of Arts at Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta, Malta.
Vidal's style of work was developed through years of experience in drawing and painting. He considers himself as a contemporary realist with his preferred subject being the landscape. Studying classical arts mainly drawing from life helped him to develop drawing skills and a keen eye for detail. During his studies, he was influenced by the works of the great masters. He is also influenced by the American landscape painters of the Hudson River School and by the Australian impressionists of the Heidelberg movement.
Chris is also a tutor and teaches drawing and painting to adults at various locations around Sydney. He emphasises the importance of drawing as the foundation onto which you can build up a solid skill in painting as you progress.
Having a solid background in science he gives importance to the quality of materials used to create artwork as well as to the importance of understanding why to use a particular technique in the painting process.
Ultimately the aim of the teaching classes is to guide you and help you develop a skill in a way that you will be able to draw and paint without any assistance and to also be your own critique.
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Vince Farrugia • Sep 2023
The venue is perfect , easy parking close to the hall.
Chris is a very good teacher, very knowledgeable and thorough. I am not a beginner but I need to upgrade my knowledge on how to paint light and make it shine out of the painting. Chris is good at demonstrating this technique.
Look forward to the next lesson.
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Shyani Seneviratna • Jun 2023
We had an amazing time with Chris! We have never painted before and he showed us what we could do. Chris is very knowledgeable and excellent at teaching us techniques and the theory behind them. We thoroughly enjoyed the class and will be recommending Chris to everyone! We walked out so surprised by what we accomplished thanks for Chris and his teaching methods. Thank you so much for everything!
Rachel Gasser • Jan 2023
Chrus is an experienced and knowledgeable teacher. He was very patient with us as beginners and gave us so much guidance on getting started on our painting journey. He paced the steps really well and we had a great time. Thanks again Chris!
Dina Likoudis • Nov 2022
Teacher : Chris Vital
Chris Was extremely knowledgeable in all things painting , oil painting , color , technique , tone
Chris was an excellent pleasant,polite , patient, professional teacher who had a very nice personality . He actually taught all of his students as a whole class & also gave a one on one as well. He taught with passion & inspiration . He taught at their pace& their level of experience
His class was value for money 100%
Everything surprisingly was provided for his students 100%!
The class was fun & very pleasant
The studio was a typical artists space studio , it was pretty cool
Everybody was smiling , learning & enjoying his well thought out class
I strongly recommend anyone who has any Interest, and anyone who has or has zero art experience in painting to try his classes out as they will certainly walk away very happy & they certainly who learn as Chris Vital loves to teach!
Diana Ferreira • Aug 2022
It was a fantastic class and I really enjoyed myself. Chris is a good and patient teacher and taught us a lot from tools to use, different paint brands and how to start and finish the painting. He used quality paints and in class he supplied the canvases, paint brushes and paints. The venue was well lit and a good area size for a painting work shop. Overall and enjoyable day.
Clair Castle • Jun 2022
My first class. I had a great day and a great, informative teacher. Thank you Chris
Susan Kearns • Apr 2022
Chris is very interactive with his students and is able to take into account the different levels of abilities. He puts a bit of effort into describing how to mix the colours and what the effects would be from light to dark.
Julie Curran • Sep 2020
The teacher ,Chris, was very informative and a very nice person. I did learn a lot for my first class and i feel now I can paint a portrait on my own. The venue was in a great location and everything was provided. Chris's teaching technics are easy to follow. I had a great time.
Teresa Tidball • Mar 2019
The teacher is excellent and works with you to make sure you understand and offer suggestions and tips if you make a mistake. I learned a lot about using oils and everyone took home a lovely painting. Excellent for complete beginners, novice, or intermediate painters. And, great value for money!
