Wellington Art Club Workshops in 2026
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT WELLINGTON ART CLUB
- Watercolour for Beginners with Charlotte Hird 25/26 July
- ThursART in watercolour with Charlotte: 30 JULY /6/13/20 AUGUST 2-4 pm or 7-9 pm
- Oil Portrait with Min Kim 15/16 August
- Watercolour Landforms with Charlotte Hird 26/27 September
- ThursART in watercolour with Charlotte: 12/19/26 November and 3 December 2-4 pm or 7-9 pm
Learn to paint Watercolour at Thurs Art with Charlotte
This block course of 8 hours tuition over 4 weeks costs $100, including materials for beginners.
Each session includes watercolour technique and a step by step instruction to complete a painting in the two hour session. There is always new lesson material for this block course each week. Charlotte uses an overhead camera projected onto a wall mounted 55 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 watercolour paper each week. ( I recommend Hahnemule )
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. But you will need to bring your own 300gsm watercolour paper.
Tutor Charlotte Hird is a watercolour artist who teaches for Watercolour New Zealand, at Wellington Art Club and Wellington High School Community Education, Inverlochy Art School and various other locations.
Please email Charlotte to sign up now for the July / August block course, and indicate which session you prefer to attend, 2-4pm or 7-9pm. Also let me know what experience you have. Beginners welcome.
30 JULY /6/13/20 AUGUST 2026
2/19/26 November and 3 December 2-4 pm or 7-9 pm
At Wellington Art Club, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar
Level: Suitable for beginners to experienced painters
Fee: $100 – sign up now
Email: charhird@gmail.com
To confirm your place please deposit $100 account: D C H Design Ltd 06 0513 0150960 00 with your Name and reference: ThursArt
Oil Portrait with Min Kim
Min Kim will teach oil painting techniques over two days to paint a portrait.
Canvas supplied.
Bring your own paints.
DATE: 9.30am – 4.30pm 15 and 16 August 2026
Venue: Wellington Art Club, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar
Level: Suitable for experienced painters
Fee: $300 (canvas supplied)
Please email art2die4@brycegallery.co.nz to sign up now for this workshop.
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.
Watercolour Landforms with Charlotte
Dramatic landforms catch my eye and challenge me to capture the forms in watercolour. Learn how to capture the light on the ridges and define the shadows in the valleys. I share my approach with my students. What colours to use and where to start, how to proceed step by step. In this two-day workshop you will use the core techniques of watercolour to paint landforms. We will refresh our knowledge of washes and edges, then use them to create beautiful landscape paintings.
This is not a beginners class – you must bring your own gear
- Paints: We will use the basics of Raw Sienna, Alizarin, Cobalt as primary colours, Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine, Viridian, Quinacridone Gold and Indigo – but bring all the other colours and brands you regularly use.
- Paper: 4 quarter sheets – quality 100% cotton paper 300gsm watercolour paper for good results. Buy a full sheet (76 x 56 cm) and tear into four quarter sheets for the four paintings we will make over the weekend, or good quality A3 pad is OK. Cold pressed, hot pressed or rough – I recommend Arches, Saunders Waterford, Boahong. Bring extra paper for the exercises.
- Brushes: Bring your favourite brushes including a large mop and Hake for wetting large areas quickly.
DATE: 10am – 5pm 26/27 September
Venue: Wellington Art Club, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar
Level: Suitable for beginners to experienced drawing and painting skills
Fee: $200
Please email bookings@watercolournewzealand.nz Subject: Landforms 2026/6 to sign up now for this workshop.
Painting outside, without freaking out with Andrew James
Drawing and painting on location can feel intimidating and even a bit scary. But outside in the world is where the real magic happens! You can see much more in real life than you can in a photograph and fully experience your subject. It makes your painting a story. This workshop makes on-location painting easier. You’ll learn how to simplify your approach and gear, work faster, and avoid getting bogged down in details. We’ll use thumbnails, value studies and quick sketches to paint faster with more freedom. Delivered with enthusiasm, energy and humour, this workshop is suitable for all levels.
Tutor: Andrew James
Date: 10am – 5pm 17/18 October
Venue: Wellington Art Club 27 Chelsea Street, Miramar, Wellington
Fee: $200 for two days 2026/7
To book this workshop email:
bookings@watercolournewzealand.nz Subject: Class 2026/7