Drawing and Painting Class

Learn and develop your drawing and/or painting skills in our studio in Sydney.

Take your drawing or painting skills to a higher level in this combined Drawing and Painting Studio.

Under the guidance of a very experienced and practicing artist you will practise your skills in an informative but non-prescriptive setting. The tutor will support individual projects through discussion addressing form, technique and content. There will also be optional projects designed to help you move your work forward and to challenge patterns.

Ideal for…

Studio sessions are designed for beginners and experienced students.

About the workshop space

Studio Workshops are small groups, which allow for plenty of individual attention from the tutor. They are ideal for inspiring you and further developing your skills and art techniques. You’ll also benefit from meeting other artists and hobbyists and they will inspire, motivate and challenge you to do greater work. Use the opportunity to exchange ideas, tips and knowledge.

About the drawing and painting studio

Our studio is well lit, fully equipped and located in Rozelle. This studio is designed to engage and support the local community in their drawing and painting practice. There is free tea and coffee for students, parking onsite and it is easily accessible by public transport.

What we provided

• Studio
• Easels

Please come prepared

Please click link below for the list of drawing materials:

Drawing Studio Material List 109 kB
Please click link below for the list of painting materials: Painting Studio Material List 122 kB Feedback From Past Students

"Excellent teacher, extremely helpful and runs a very good class."

"Great Experience! I felt very relaxed and productive."

"Very Helpful in many aspects. The tutors experience is invaluable."

Other Information

• Closed-in shoes required
• Please wear old clothes
• Long hair must be tied back

Students are eligible for a 10% discount at:

• Tillys Art Supplies, 661 Darling St, Rozelle ph. 9810 8309
• Newtown Art Supplies, 15 Wilson St, Newtown ph. 9516 2339

* Eckersley’s Art Supplies, 93 York St (deliveries: 160 Clarence St) 
Sydney NSW 2000 ph. 9299 4151

Just show a copy of your course enrolment confirmation.

Please note: This class requires a minimum number of students to run. In the unlikely event that we don't get this number of students, we'll cancel the class; in this case we'll inform and fully refund you, so please watch your email/SMS 1 day prior to the class

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Sydney Community College - 2A Gordon St Rozelle

Sally Mowbray

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (Painting) (with distinction for thesis), Royal College of Art, London
• Bachelor of Arts (Painting), first class, Chelsea School of Art, London
• Foundation course in Fine Art, Camberwell School of Art, London
• Portfolio Course, The City Literary Institute, London

Experience

Sally has amassed more than 15 years experience in adult art education. Between 1997 and 2002, she delivered courses in painting, drawing and collage at The Mary Ward Centre in London. It was a great foundation for her current role at SCC, where she has tutored since 2008. Sally has also worked as an ArtEst Art School painting and drawing tutor.

Achievements

Sally’s achievements began stacking up shortly after she graduated in 1993, when she was part of the artist-run studio/exhibition space ‘Notcut’ in Southwark, London. That same year, Sally was awarded an Erasmus scholarship to Berlin, and she is also the recipient of a prestigious scholarship to the Royal College of Art Studio, at Cite des Arts in Paris. Since then, Sally has enjoyed numerous public and private commissions from across the United Kingdom and the United States, and has exhibited her artwork in Britain and Australia. A good number of her students have gone on to full or part-time art education, and/or become successful exhibiting artists.

Teaching Style

In the classroom, Sally’s students can expect one-to-one tuition as well as group learning opportunities, all supported by excellent visual resources and learning materials. Sally encourages students to interpret given projects in an individual way. Her teaching style is informed but non-prescriptive, and is underpinned by critical thinking objectives. She places a strong emphasis on practical experience as well as knowledge acquisition.

She aims to help students of whatever level to find their way into their painting practice in such a way that they will eventually be able to assess their own work and feel confident to take on more complex projects both in class and independently.

Sally’s lessons are biased towards figurative/representational painting, which isn’t a feature of her own work but which she feels is an important foundation from which students can progress.

Something Unique

In 1987, Sally lived in Ankara, Turkey, where she painted and drew constantly. This experience contributed to her desire to become an artist - whose sensibilities would later be shaped by her experience as a student of art in 90s London.

Sally’s most senior student began painting in her late eighties, and Sally helped her curate her first solo show – at the fantastic age of 93!

And something else a little different about Sally (not to mention handy for an artist): She is ambidextrous.

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