Our Classes

We’ve got a range of art classes in Auckland to suit all abilities. Explore our individual modules, our one-day workshops, or go the full monty with our comprehensive art course.

What we offer

Full Course

Our full course covers sketching and drawing, watercolour, and acrylic painting. Spread across 15 weeks, you’ll love our weekly classes taking place in Howick, Kohimarama, Remuera or Mt Eden.

Modules

Looking for something specific? We offer individual modules in sketching and drawing, watercolour, and acrylic painting. Join us for a 5-week block, each lesson 3 hours long.

1-Day Workshops

We run regular 1-Day Workshops, which involve an exciting 3-5-hour session on sketching and drawing, watercolour, acrylic or alcohol ink painting. Choose your medium, and join us for a fun day learning new skills.

School Holidays

This one’s especially for high school students and above looking to develop their artistic skills during the holidays. Join us for a 3-hour session on sketching and drawing, watercolour, or acrylic painting.

“Thank you for the fantastic classes. The set up, the lessons and the equipment provided were just excellent!”

Full Course

If you’re looking to develop your artistic abilities across a range of mediums, this is the course for you. Over 15 weeks you will learn new skills or expand on and develop your existing skills.

To become proficient in any discipline takes practice, and our full 15-week course is a great way to grow your skillset. Art and creativity stimulate the mind, improve your cognitive and motor skills, and just might give you a whole new perspective on the world. Stretch your creative pathways, learn new skills, and meet like-minded folk with our full course.

  • Sketching & Drawing, Watercolour, Acrylic Painting.

    Beginner and Beyond Beginner levels available. We run full art classes in Howick, Mount Eden and Kohimarama. Get in touch to view a class in progress.

  • 15 weekly sessions, consisting of 5 sessions each on sketching & drawing, watercolour, and acrylics. Classes are 3 hours long.

  • Course in progress.

    Upcoming course start dates. Classes continue weekly.

    Mount Eden

    • Wednesday 1st May 2024

    • Friday 3rd May 2024


    Remuera

    • Wednesday 14 Feb 2024 - 6pm-9pm

    • Friday 16 February 2024 10am-1pm

    • Next Course:

    • Wednesday 24 July 2024 - 6pm-9pm

    • Friday 26th July 10am-1pm


      Howick

    • Tuesday 9th April 2024

    • Saturday 6th April 2024


    Kohimarama

    • Thursday 11th April 2024

Modules

Sketching & Drawing

No matter where you’re starting from, everyone can learn to draw. In this 5-week module, you’ll learn basic drawing skills including shaping, shading, perspectives, showing light, and much more.

Where sketches are quick studies of objects, drawing digs deeper into the finer details of your subject for a more realistic outcome. Step by step, we’ll walk you through the basics and help to grow your skillset, making sketching and drawing enjoyable right from Lesson One.

  • Drawing and sketching.

    The course will cover drawing techniques such as shaping, shading, perspectives and lighting. Beginner and Beyond Beginner levels available.

    We run drawing classes in Auckland in Howick, Mount Eden and Kohimarama. Get in touch to view a class in progress.

  • Our individual modules run for 5 weeks and are 3 hours long.

  • Course in progress. Upcoming course start dates. Classes continue weekly.

    Mount Eden

    • Wednesday 1 May (Day)

    • Friday - 3 May (Evening)

      Remuera

    • Wednesday 14 February 2024 - 6pm - 9pm

    • Friday 16 February 2024 10am - 1pm

    • Next Course:

    • Wednesday 24 July 2024 - 6pm-9pm

    • Friday 26th July 10am-1pm

      Howick

    • Tuesday 9th April 2024

    • Saturday 6th April 2024

    Kohimarama

    • Thursday 11th April 2024

Watercolour

A playful yet serious painting style, watercolour is steeped in transparency and interesting expressions. From tight realism to loose movements, watercolour provides an exciting and enjoyable challenge for beginners and seasoned artists alike.

The delightful interplay of transparent colours, patterns, creativity and the sometimes unexpected way that water moves with colour pigments will inspire you. Learn fundamental techniques that enhance the natural beauty of watercolour.

  • Beginner and Beyond Beginner levels available.

    Our Beginner Watercolour classes will give you basic techniques to start you off, while our Beyond Beginner classes will fill the gaps in your knowledge and guide you through interesting challenges to deepen your understanding.

    We run Auckland watercolour classes in Howick, Mount Eden and Kohimarama. Get in touch to view a class in progress.

  • Our individual modules run for 5 weeks and are 3 hours long.

  • Upcoming course start dates. Classes continue weekly.

    Mount Eden

    • Wednesday 5 June 2024, 9:30am - 12:30pm

    • Friday 7 June 2024, 6pm - 9pm


    Remuera

    • Wednesday 20 March 2024 - 6pm - 9pm

    • Friday 22 March 2024 10am - 1pm

    • Next course:

    • Wednesday 28 August 6pm-9pm

    • Friday 30 August 10am - 1pm


    Howick

    Saturday 25th May 2024

    Tuesday 28th May 2024

    Kohimarama

    • Thursday 30th May

Alcohol Ink

Alcohol Ink art is a relatively new art form. It is delicate and yet vibrant. We run 1-day workshops of 4 hours. Whether you have had previous art experience or not you will thoroughly enjoy learning this technique in a single workshop taken by Kavita Lamba. All materials and lunch supplied.

  • You will learn how the combination of ink and alcohol lends itself to a new fun way of creating stunning, vibrant, delicate art . Our Beginner classes provides the basic techniques to start your journey, where our Intermediate classes provide you with more skills to develop your art.

    We run alcohol ink painting classes in Howick, Mount Eden and Remuera.

  • Our 1-day workshops take place at intervals during the year. See the course dates for specific dates and venues.

  • Howick

    • Saturday 18th May (10am-2pm)
      Intermediate level

    • Remuera
      Friday 21 June 2024 (10am-2pm) Beginner level

Acrylic

Acrylic painting is a versatile medium that makes a great starting point for beginners. Because acrylics dry much quicker than watercolours, artists can experiment with layers without mixing the colours. Acrylics are known for their bright colours, many of which are the same as oil paints and can be almost indistinguishable.

Whether you prefer realism or abstract, once you’ve learned the basic techniques of acrylic painting, you can let your creativity flow.

  • Acrylic painting techniques. Our Beginner classes offer basic techniques to start your journey, where our Beyond Beginner classes offer interesting challenges to help develop your skillset.

    We run Auckland acrylic painting classes in Howick, Mount Eden and Kohimarama. Get in touch to view a class in progress.

  • Our individual modules run for 5 weeks, taking place Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays. Classes are 3 hours long.

  • Upcoming course start dates. Classes continue weekly.

    Mount Eden

    • Wednesday 24 July 2024, 9:30am - 12:30pm

    • Friday 26 July 2024, 6pm - 9pm


    Remuera

    • Wednesday 15 May 2024, 6pm - 9pm

    • Friday 17 May 2024, 10am - 1pm

    • Next course:

    • Wednesday 16 October 6pm-9pm

    • Friday 18 October 10am - 1pm


    Howick

    • Saturday 10th February

    • Tuesday 13th February

    • Next course

    • Saturday 27th July

    • Tuesday 30th July


    Kohimarama

    • Thursday 8th February

    • Next course

    • Thursday 1st August

1-Day Workshop

We run 1-Day Workshops for sketching and drawing, watercolours, acrylics, oil pastels and alcohol inks. Over a 3-5 hour session, you’ll learn basic techniques, tips and pointers that will get you started on your artistic journey.

Whatever your medium, we’ll provide all the equipment, so you can simply show up for an exciting day learning new skills and meeting new people. Join an existing group, bring a few friends, or contact us to arrange a private workshop for your group of 8+ people.

  • We offer workshops that cover one or more of the following mediums. These vary depending on demand, so get in touch if there’s a specific course you’re interested in.

    • Drawing & Sketching

    • Watercolour

    • Acrylic painting

    We offer both Beginner and Beyond Beginner levels. Our 1-Day Art Workshops in Auckland are run in Howick, Mount Eden and Kohimarama. Get in touch for more details.

  • Our 1-Day Workshops take place over a 5-hour session.

  • Howick
    Saturday 18 May 2024
    Alcohol Ink workshop - Intermediate
    10am - 2pm.

    Remuera
    Friday 21st June 2024
    Alcohol Ink Workshop - Beginners
    10am-2pm

School Holiday Classes

Designed with high school students and above in mind, our school holiday art classes in Howick offer a condensed, 3-hour session where students can learn the basics of their chosen medium.

  • Individual classes include:

    • Drawing

    • Watercolour

    • Acrylic Painting

  • School holiday art classes will be run in individual 3-hour sessions.

  • Howick

    • Thursday 13 July
      Sketching and oil pastels. Underwater theme.


    View our 1-Day Workshops for more classes.

The Gallery

Browse our curated collection of works from previous students, and be inspired by all you could create.