Please Note: The organizers of this painting convention are offering $100 off the entry fee to all my students, so if you are going to register for this event please use this special discount code: RRNZ and then contact me so I can put you on my special 'Red Rockers' list.
I hope I'll see you there - looks like it'll be great - some of the best painters in the world will be teaching there and it turns out that I'm the first speaker.
Intensive 1-3 Day Workshops with your Painting Group (for Oils & Acrylics) Note these classes are separate from the Red Rocks Convention above.
WHAT I Teach...
WHY things look like they do. HOW to apply that knowledge to your painting.
Lessons are based on the MasterClass DVD series.
As the series continues to grow, so do the range of workshops available.
Currently there are 4 workshops available:
Ruakaka Beach, Atmospheric Perspective, Mt Manaia, and Mastering Colour.
See below for more information on these classes.
HOW I Teach...
It's an intense day, but I try to keep it fun as well as instructive. Basically I stand up the front there with a painting or two I previously completed for the lesson and answer all your questions about being a professional artist and anything else you'd like to know. Then we dive right into the lesson.
There's a lot to cover so it's all go, but we only progress as fast as the slowest painter - I don't leave anyone behind. In the landscape lessons everyone is given a photograph for reference and I demonstrate and plainly explain every step of the process from start to finish. After explaining a step, then demonstrating it, I spend time with each person individually, making sure they've understood clearly and are moving ahead well with their painting.
It's made clear from the beginning that there are no stupid questions - at all. What a waste it would be to have me their all day and you not ask all your questions!
The goal is to complete a painting within one day and if we don't quite finish there are the MasterClass DVD's available to quide you through the rest of the way.The DVD's can be included in the course cost or available for purchase afterwards at a reduced price.
What's stopping YOU
from painting Better?
Painting MORE OF THE SAME isn't going to help you. You need to break through your current understanding into a new level. Great painting requires a knowledge of WHY a thing looks like it does - not just having "how to paint a tree" knowledge.
If you're happy painting like a paint by numbers artist the following lessons aren't for you - these lessons get TECHNICAL. If you're a beginner with a passion to learn or a professional artist with a need for more understanding and stimulation, I guarantee you these lessons will give you the skills to paint better - sooner.
Student Comments...
"Hi Richard, ...everyone who did the workshop cannot speak highly enough of your tuition, maintained they had learned heaps from you and have asked me to pass on their appreciation. They all really enjoyed your style of teaching and were most impressed with your talent. So much so that we are sure we will be seeking your services again some time in 2009.
I personally enjoy your style of tuition and painting and look forward to following your website for more opportunities to improve my painting techniques. I am also looking forward to viewing some of our wonderful scenery from down here seen through your eyes. I am wondering how you will modify your palette to compensate for different atmospheric conditions here - everything seems crisper and sharper than on the coast. See - you have already got us thinking and looking differently at what we paint now. Hope you enjoyed your stay down here and look forward to meeting again in the future.
Regards,
Barbara Taupo, New Zealand"
WHERE I Teach...
Well, mostly anywhere. Just give me call to see about arranging a MasterClass Workshop with your painting group. If you don't belong to a group yet, find one in your area, or start your own with some like minded friends!
HOW MUCH does it cost?
That's really negotiable but for a day class (eg. 10am-4pm) I charge about $75 per person per day. Class size is ideally 5-20 people. Larger groups can be split into multiple days.
WHY I Teach...
I enjoy it! Painting is a pretty solitary job, so it's great for me to get out of the studio and meet some new people. It's always a buzz for me to see someone 'click' - when understanding dawns and their face lights up because they finally 'get it'. Plus, the more I teach, the more I learn - having to nut out exactly what it is that I know about painting to be able to explain it concisely to a class solidifies my own learning and helps me get better, both at painting and at teaching. Also, let's face it, there are worse ways to earn a buck.
How to Organise a Workshop...
Interested in organising a workshop in your area?
Just contact me here and well start working out the details.
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