Wellington Art Club Workshops in 2025
- People in Motion Workshop with Andrew James 5/6 July 10am – 5pm
- 2-Day Beginners Watercolour Workshop Washes & Edges with Charlotte Hird 12/13 July 10am – 5pm
Learn to paint Watercolours at ThursART with Charlotte 24 July, 31 July, 7 August, 14 August 2-4pm or 7-9pm
People in motion Workshop
With Andrew James
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July 10am -5pm
This workshop is about drawing people without getting caught up in anatomy and detail. You’ll learn to loosen up and develop techniques for drawing people “in the wild”, especially when they are moving.
The first day is a crash course in drawing faces and bodies, and on the second day we put it into practice, drawing people on location and live musicians back in the studio.
Materials
- Pen (I use and recommend Tombow Fudenosuke frim tip, but any pen will do.)
- Grey marker – I like the double-ended Faber-Castell Pitt pens.
A few coloured markers or coloured pencils.
Cheap sketchbook (Gordon Harris A4 visual diary is ideal)
- Any other drawing materials that you like to use.
- Comfortable shoes for the second day – be prepared to draw standing up.
Andrew James is a Wellington-based sketchbook artist and educator and a founding member of Urban Sketchers Wellington. His workshops present simple and practical ideas delivered with enthusiasm and humour.
Testimonials from previous workshops:
“An encouraging and empowering teacher”
“Andrew imparts a lot of information in an easy-to-understand way – I learned a lot”
“Great sense of humour, good teaching style. Lots of tips and encouragement. A fun workshop with lots of learning. Highly recommended”
“A mad genius who is still lucid and coherent.”
Please email us now to sign up now for this workshop.
Email: wellingtonartclub@gmail.com
To confirm your place please deposit $200
Wellington Art Club 03-0578-0903273-000 with Your Name and reference: People
Date and Time: Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July 10am -5pm
Venue: Wellington Art Club, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar, Wellington
Fee: $200
Watercolours for Beginners with Charlotte Hird
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July
Learn the core techniques of watercolour paintings and develop skills to paint your world of landscapes and still life. Watercolour is all about control of the water on the brush, the pigment in your palette and dampness of the paper. To make that practice fun we will use vibrant colours and make beautiful edges and washes to build up the colours. Learn many techniques including wet into wet, colour mixing, tonal range, one point perspective and figures in a landscape. This course is suitable for watercolour beginners and those developing their skills.
All materials are provided.
Dates: Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 July 10 am – 5 pm
Level: Suitable for beginners and intermediate painters
Venue: Wellington Art Club, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar
Fee: $200 To book this workshop email bookings@watercolournewzealand.nz
Learn to paint Watercolour at ThursArt with Charlotte
4 week block course 2-4 pm or 7-9 pm 24 July / 31 July / 7 August / 14 August 2025
This block course of 8 hours tuition over 4 weeks costs $80, including materials for beginners. Held at the Wellington Art Club rooms at 27 Chelsea Street, Miramar, Wellington.
Each session includes watercolour technique and a step by step instruction to complete a painting in the two hour session. There is all new material for this block course. Charlotte uses an overhead camera projected onto a wall mounted 42 inch TV for easy viewing and social distancing.
All levels are welcome to come and make art in our friendly clubrooms. Bring your own paints and brushes and two sheets of A4 300gsm good quality (100% cotton) watercolour paper each week.
If you are a beginner I will loan you the kit, which consists of palette, brushes and paint and advise you what to buy at the end of the course. You need to bring your own 300gsm watercolour paper.
Tutor Charlotte Hird – a watercolour artist who teaches at Wellington High School Community Education and Inverlochy Art School and various other locations.
Please email Charlotte to sign up now for the July/August block course, which session you prefer to attend, 2-4pm or 7-9pm available. Also what experience you have. Beginners welcome.
Email: charhird@gmail.com
To confirm your place please deposit $80 account: D C H Design Ltd 06 0513 0150960 00 with your Name and reference: ThursArt
Dates: 24 July, 31 July, 7 August, 14 August 2025 2-4pm or 7-9pm
Venue: Wellington Art Club, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar
Level: Suitable for beginners to experienced painters
Fee: $80
Interest in workshops and courses is high. Withdrawals can result in courses being cancelled, other members missing out and a financial loss to the Club. No refund will be payable for withdrawals less than 48 hours prior to commencement. Refunds for earlier withdrawals will be at the club’s discretion but will incur an administration fee of not less than 25% of fees paid.