Welcome to The Arthouse Oasis

Exploring tone, shade and light.
Students practised observing the subtleties of form and building up their sketches with soft layering, and blending.

Learn to draw what you see.
These drawing sessions are all about exploring tone, shape, and light.

Portrait practice in acrylics and oils
Portrait practice in acrylics oils — and no, we’re not chasing likeness here, just learning how to paint skin tones with confidence!

Oil Painting for Beginners
These beautiful blooms are now a few layers in, with rich opaque colour, and glowing warmth that’s straight out of an Old Masters painting.


Young artists work in progress
This week we are trying out new techniques and having fun layering colour and shape as these paintings take form.

Landscapes and bumble bees
We’ve been busy in the studio this week painting glowing South African landscapes and joyful bumblebees buzzing through wildflower meadows.

Rolling Art Projects
These multi-session art experiences give you the chance to deep dive into an art subject or medium.

A glorious Hen Doo Afternoon painting Water Lilies.
An amazing group of beginner artists stopped by today, and they painted beautifully.

Still Life Mixed Media Workshop Saturday 28th June
It’s Still Life Week! Join me for a relaxing 2-hour art workshop where we’ll explore a generous sized, vibrant still life filled with flowers, foliage, fruits, and more.

Still Life Mixed Media Workshop Wednesday 25th June
It’s Still Life Week! Join me for a relaxing 2-hour art workshop where we’ll explore a generous sized, vibrant still life filled with flowers, foliage, fruits, and more.

Still Life Mixed Media Workshop Tuesday 24th June
It’s Still Life Week! Join me for a relaxing 2-hour art workshop where we’ll explore a generous sized, vibrant still life filled with flowers, foliage, fruits, and more.

Still Life Mixed Media Workshop Monday 23rd June
It’s Still Life Week! Join me for a relaxing 2-hour art workshop where we’ll explore a generous sized, vibrant still life filled with flowers, foliage, fruits, and more.

Last Public Cherry Blossom Workshop Tickets available!
Join me for a 2 hour painting workshop and paint cherry blossoms in watercolours.

Another finished oil painting course!
We finished our flowers in oils paintings today, with a light smattering of oil pastels, how beautiful are these?!

Tattoo Design Workshops
Join me for a 2 hour art workshop and design your own temporary tattoos!

Bookmark Painting Workshops are here!
Check out these adorable hand painted bookmarks, created in our beginners art workshop today!


Layers and lines, colour and form. Learn art in our private art sessions.
You can learn art so much faster in our private art sessions.

Cherry Blossom Painting Workshops are here.
Beautiful pastel pinks and red watercolours, surrounded by gentle blues and greens. So pretty!
