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.
ART SPA - Creative Retreats
We are offering a 3 day retreat for a wonderful, immersive experience in a beautiful setting at the Waitakere Resort, Auckland. Check in Thursday 5th Feb 2026; check out Sunday 8th February 2026. This retreat workshop is open to complete beginners, or more experienced artists and features watercolour landscape pen and wash. Our ART SPA retreats can be booked through Twilight Travel and Tours.
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.
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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.
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15 weekly sessions, consisting of 5 sessions each on sketching & drawing, watercolour, and acrylics. Classes are 3 hours long.
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Upcoming full course start dates. Classes continue weekly.
Mount Eden
Next full course start date:
Wednesdays, 10am-1pm, starting 16th July
Fridays, 6pm-9pm, starting 18th July
Remuera
Next full course start date:
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, starting 30th July
Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, starting 31st July
Howick
Next full course start date:
Saturday 26th July 2025.
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers
Kohimarama
Next full course start date:
Thursday 24th July 2025
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers
Modules
Sketching, Drawing & Oil Pastels
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 extending into oil pastels for vibrant colour.
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.
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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.
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Our individual modules run for 5 weeks and are 3 hours long.
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Upcoming sketching/drawing module start dates. Classes continue weekly for 5 weeks unless otherwise stated.
Mount Eden
Wednesdays, 10am-1pm, starting 16th July 2025
Fridays, 6pm-9pm, starting 18th July 2025Remuera
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, starting 30th July 2025
Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, starting 31st July 2025Howick
Next sketching/drawing module for Howick:
Saturday 26th July 2025 (5 lessons)
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 (5 lessons)
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbersKohimarama
Next sketching/drawing module for Kohimarama:
Thursday 24th July 2025 (5 lessons)
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers
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.
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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.
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Our individual modules run for 5 weeks and are 3 hours long.
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Upcoming watercolour module start dates. (Classes continue weekly for 5 weeks unless otherwise stated).
Mount Eden
Next watercolour module in Mt Eden commences:
Wednesday 20th August, 10am-1pm - 5 lessons.
Friday 22nd August, 6pm-9pm. - 5 lessons.
Remuera
Next watercolour module in Remuera commences:
Wednesday 3rd September 2025, 6:00 PM - 9:00 pm, (5 lessons)
Thursdays, starting 4 September 2025,, 10:00 am - 1:00pm, (5 weeks)
Howick
Next watercolour module in Howick commences:
Tuesday 26th August 2025
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers.(5 lessons)
Saturday 30th August 2025 (5 lessons)
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers. (5 lessons)Kohimarama
Next Watercolour module in Kohimarama commences:
Thursday 28th August 2025
9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm if sufficient numbers (5 lessons)
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.
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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.
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Our individual modules run for 5 weeks, taking place Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays. Classes are 3 hours long.
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Upcoming acrylics module start dates. Classes continue weekly for 5 weeks unless otherwise stated.
MOUNT EDEN
Next acrylics module:
Wednesday 8th October 2025, 10am - 1pm (5 weeks)
Friday 10th October 2025, 6pm - 9pm (5 weeks)
REMUERA
Wednesday 4 June 2025, 6pm - 9pm (5 weeks)
Thursday 5 June 2025, 10am - 1pm (5 weeks)
Next acrylics module:
Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 6pm - 9pm (5 weeks)
Thursday 23 October 2025, 10am - 1pm (5 weeks)
HOWICK
Saturday 10th May 2025, 9:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30 if sufficient numbers (5 weeks)
Tuesday 13th May 2025, 9:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30 if sufficient numbers (5 weeks)Next acrylics module:
Saturday 18th October 2025, 9:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30 if sufficient numbers (5 weeks)
Tuesday 14th October 2025, 9:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30 if sufficient numbers (5 weeks)
KOHIMARAMA
Thursday 15th May 2025, (5 weeks), 9:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30 if sufficient numbers (5 weeks)Next acrylics module:
Thursday 16th October 2025, (5 weeks), 9:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:30 if sufficient numbers (5 weeks)
One Day workshops
New workshops to be notified
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We offer a variety of 3 - 5 hour workshops for adults.
Our Beginner classes provides the basic techniques to start your journey.
We run classes in Howick, Mount Eden, Kohimarama and Remuera.
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Our 1-day workshops take place at intervals during the year. See the course dates for specific dates and venues.
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ART SPA - Creative Retreat
Our ART SPA residential retreats are offered annually or bi-annually for that special experience. Beautiful surroundings and great lessons for both complete beginners and more experienced artists. This is an opportunity to tune out your everyday world and completely immerse yourself in tranquil surroundings while learning new skills with a wonderful, friendly group of like-minded people. Treat yourself to this special gift.
Next retreat, February 5th to 8th 2026 at the lovely Waitakere Resort, Auckland. Watercolour landscapes in pen and wash.
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Each workshop will have a specific theme, usually including some sketching and either oil pastels, watercolours or acrylics. There will be 2 lessons per day and will usually include a field trip for sketching when weather permits. All materials supplied in a generous take home pack.
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We will have one winter and one summer retreat per year. Each retreat will be 2 - 3 days in length.
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2026 Waitakere Resort, Auckland
Theme: Pen and watercolour wash
Check in Thursday 5th February 2026.
Check out Sunday 8th February 2026.
Bookings through Twilight Travel and Tours
Toll free 0800 999 887
Email: bookings@twilighttravel.co.nz
The Gallery
Browse our curated collection of works from previous students, and be inspired by all you could create.