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Drawing for Non-Drawers
Overcome the fear of putting your mark on paper by learning some basic drawing techniques in a fun and relaxed environment. This includes learning how to see through an artist’s eyes so that you can put these new skills into practice. Discover how to draw creatively even if you think you can’t. This is a structured workshop that provides both information and exercises to get you working creatively even if you think you can’t. You will learn visual and practical skills that will...
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Understanding the sharemarket - how to Warren Buffett your way to wealth
Warren Buffett is arguably the world’s greatest investor. With an impeccable track record and a net worth approaching $100B, understanding his approach to investing in the sharemarket is vital for anyone wanting to build their wealth over the long term. This interactive workshop will cover investment basics, key concepts and calculations you need to know, behavioural investing, investment case studies and sources of information. OUTLINE Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway – Background...
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Art Appreciation & Art History
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the pleasures of art appreciation and art history in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. This four week course will examine different ways of looking and appreciating art while considering aspects of Art History (with an emphasis on Renaissance and Twentieth Century Art) . No prior knowledge is necessary for the course. Week 1: Ways of looking; Form and Content Week 2: The Renaissance and Mannerism Week 3: Classicism versus...
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Bibliotherapy-healing the soul through literature
Workshop 1: 'Bibliotherapy: Healing the Soul Through Literature' From the first libraries in ancient Egypt and Greece, described as “temples to heal the soul”, it was understood that literature has a profound effect upon the heart and intellect of the reader, allowing a deeper understanding of human nature and its conditions. Join biblio-enthusiast Alana Marshall over a series of three workshops where you will learn and apply methods and techniques for insightful personal growth...
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Creating and Sharing Memorable Photos
With the holiday season on the way, have fun with your camera! There are holidays, swimming, travel adventures and Christmas/New Year celebrations. It’s also when photographers buy more new cameras than any other time. Creating Memorable Photos is an informative and fun three hour workshop; providing helpful tips to obtaining sharper, better exposed, memorable images with suggestions for dynamic design and the occasional ‘wow’ image. The workshop includes: • Taking photographs...
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The Insider’s Guide to: Bernini, Borromini and the rivalry that transformed Rome
The rivalry between seventeenth-century Italian architects Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini is legendary. Possessed of enormous talent and ambition, these two artists met as contemporaries in the building yards of St Peter’s in Rome and ended their lives as bitter enemies. Over the course of their careers they became the most celebrated architects of their era and transformed the city of Rome with the most beautiful buildings and spectacular designs. This lecture tells...
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Introduction to Modern Art
Join artist Richard Gunning, as he explores the history of Modern Art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The four week course will examine the exciting and dynamic changes that took place in art as it responded to, and occasionally anticipated a rapidly changing world. It is a period that has produced some of the most powerful, and at times bewildering, and beautiful works in Western Art. This is a course for anyone who is curious about the art of our times and its not too...
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Understanding Colour Basics
How do you mix colours so you don’t end up with mud? This workshop with Karen Frankel is designed so you come away understanding how to use colour to enhance your pencil, pen or charcoal sketches. You will use different drawing media during the workshop although the principles are applicable to any medium. As materials are provided this is an ideal way to explore different mediums before making decisions on what you would like to pursue and purchase. THINGS TO KNOW • The workshop...
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The Insider's Guide to: Love and Beauty in Italian Renaissance Art
The subjects of love, beauty, and attraction mesmerized Renaissance men and women. Love can bring pleasure or pain and beauty can inspire lascivious thoughts or bring us closer to the divine. The great Renaissance paintings on the themes of love and marriage owe their rich complexity, and often ambiguity, of meaning to the existence of a broad range of contemporary thought on love and beauty. This lecture will discuss artworks by famous masters, such as Botticelli, Leonardo, and...
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