Welcome to The Arthouse Oasis
Exploring the subtleties of skin tone with the Zorn palette.
Using four colours to layer, sculpt form, and understand the planes of the face.
Painting Paradise in Acrylics
Last week’s young artists created stunning seascapes bursting with colour, light, and texture!
Realism in Pencil – From Still Life to Pets
We explored how to draw what we truly see — not just what we think we see.
A Special 1:1 Portrait Session
This young artist spent a focused one-to-one session drawing portraits of her family members — and what a fantastic job she did!
Acrylic landscapes from imagination and life.
Our students have been exploring acrylic painting techniques
Rolling Art Projects
This floral acrylic painting is part of my rolling art project — perfect if you’d like to build up a piece over a few flexible sessions
Bumble bees in bloom!
Our young artists painted vibrant wildflower meadows filled with bees, butterflies, and joy.
Learning the basics of pencil work.
Our students practised tonal shading on this grape & pomegranate still life, turning simple pencil lines into convincing form and shine.
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.
