Late enrolments are sometimes possible.

Painting/Drawing

In these classes students can decide to do either Painting, or Drawing, for the whole term (as described below).
Students either study Drawing for six classes, or Painting for six classes.
Painting students, and Drawing students, then work on separate course programs run within the same class.

Painting students can decide which painting media they wish to use for the term.
Options include Oil Painting, Watercolour Painting, Acrylic Painting, and Pastel Drawing.

Drawing

Students are taught to draw directly from observation, and occasionally from photographs.

During the first term students try a few different drawing media, such as graphite pencil, charcoal, chalk, and ink.
Topics covered for beginners, for their first term, include: how to get correct proportions; an introduction to shading techniques;
and how to draw the head and face.

Within the class are beginners, as well as more experienced students returning from previous terms.

This course is not suitable for students who wish to make drawings completely from their imagination.

Painting

Students can decide which painting media that they wish to use for the term.
Options include Oil Painting, Watercolour Painting, Acrylic Painting, and Pastel Drawing.

Within the class are beginners, as well as more experienced students returning from previous terms.

The course commences with a colour mixing exercise for the first class.

For beginners, a first painting project is chosen from one of four options:

1. A painting of a subject that the student provides a photograph to work from. It is best if the photograph is not too small.
2. A painting of a copy of a picture of painting, for example a copy of a picture of a painting by a favourite artist. The student will need to find an image to copy.
3. A still life set up by the lecturer and student, with objects selected from a collection of props. Students can also bring in their own props or objects to paint.
4. A self-portrait painting, for those interested in learning to paint people and portraits.

I can print any images required for the course.

I work on the theory that it is best for a beginner to initially paint directly from observation, or from pictures.
More complex projects, such as abstract paintings or paintings made completely from the student's imagination, are not recommended for complete beginners.
Students can initiate their own projects to work on, or I can set specific exercises or tasks.

Payment

Payment of $300 for a six-week term can be made by:

• Making an electronic funds transfer. (Please indicate your name in the funds transfer description)
• Paying Perth Art Group directly.

Payment for a course is interpreted as an acceptance of the terms and conditions for the classes as detailed on the web site and enrolment form, at the time of payment.

There is no facility available for payment by credit card or debit card on-site.

There are no discounts available for concession card holders, students, pensioners or students who enrol in multiple courses.

Enrolment and Refund Policy
(Please read carefully)

Classes are usually sold only in six week terms.
Fees are usually paid in advance, and your place is confirmed only by payment.

Students returning from the previous term will be offered places for the new term before any new students are enrolled.
Enrolments for the new term are finalised towards the very end of the current term.
This is so that current students can be consulted regarding their possible re-enrolment.

Class fees will be refunded if there is a cancellation made by the student before the normal starting day of the course for which the student has enrolled.
Any cancellations made by a student on or after the normal starting day of the course for which the student has enrolled, are not eligible for a refund and fees will not be transferable to another term.
Students can give the whole of the paid course to a friend. The friend, however, must enrol for that term and is also subject to these conditions. Alternatively, any classes missed because of a cancellation may be replaced later according to the terms of the Missed Class Policy.

In some circumstances it is possible to enrol in a class after the term has commenced.

Materials Policy: Drawing

Paper is provided to drawing students for the course, and drawing materials are available for use within the class.
Drawing students are not required to purchase any materials in order to do a course. However, if students already have pencils and rubbers etc., however, it is helpful if they are used in the class.

Drawing materials are available for purchase from Perth Art Group.
For beginners: Starter Pack $25. A1 Drawing Folio $15. Also available: Chalk Pencil Set $25, Charcoal Pencil Set $25, Drawing Board $45.

Materials Policy: Painting and Pastel Drawing

Students who already have paints and materials, or who purchase painting materials during the course, are expected to bring them, and use them within the class.
This applies to beginners, as well as to returning (re-enrolling) students.

Canvas painting boards are available for purchase within the class, and payment is not necessarily expected at the first class. As a minimum, beginning oil painting students may spend about $30 for a canvas board (depending on the size of the canvas board for their project).

It is not necessary for a new painting student to purchase a full set of painting materials, in order to do a course with the Perth Art Group. New students, who do not already have any art materials, are given the opportunity to use materials provided by the Perth Art Group.
It is expected that students, who do not have painting materials already, to start begin purchasing at least some of their own materials, after they have finished their second painting project in a given painting medium. Eventually, regular, ongoing painting students should be using all their own paints, and all their own brushes, within the class.

Painting students can store their painting materials with the Perth Art Group.

Some students may want to try a medium that they have never used before.
Options include oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolour painting or pastel drawing.
These materials are on hand for students to give it a try.
Once a student has decided to continue working with a medium on an ongoing basis, then it is expected that they eventually purchase and bring along all their own materials in that medium.

Oil painting materials are available for purchase from Perth Art Group.
Available: Brushes, turpentine, painting medium, palette knifes, and individual oil colours.

The Lecturer

I graduated from Curtin University, where I studied Fine Arts, majoring in Painting.
I worked lecturing at TAFE for ten years, and now provide my own private classes. My own artwork is realistic in style, and has a classical influence. There is a specific interest in portraiture and still life.

Notes

• Students are welcome to visit a class before they enrol, to see one of the classes first hand. Please make an appointment beforehand.
• Classes are not offered for young children, however sometimes teenagers join the classes and find them suitable.
• Gift vouchers are available for purchase

Class Rules and Routine

Doors open at the studio at the scheduled starting time of the class (not before). Sometimes, due to unforeseen circumstances, a class may suddenly be cancelled. Students are advised to check their telephone messages and emails before coming to class. If students are unable to attend a particular class, it is helpful if they can notify The Perth Art Group as soon as possible beforehand. Students are required to turn all devices to silent (vibration) mode, so there is no ringing, pinging, or beeping occurring during the classes. It is the responsibility of all students to collect their artworks at the end of the term that they have currently been enrolled in, unless a student is enrolling for the immediate following term. Artworks that are not collected are regularly discarded, as there is limited storage space at the studio. Enrolled students can sometimes do extra classes, at class times other than the class they are enrolled in, if suitable classes are not fully booked. There is no extra fee for such classes.

Missed Class Policy

No refunds will be given for missed classes. There is no credit given for a missed class.
No credit is given for missed classes for the cost of enrolment in subsequent terms.
Missed classes cannot be given to friends, or family, of an enrolled student.

When a student has missed a class, it is usually possible to organise a replacement class. This can be arranged if there is a vacancy or cancellation in another class time, and the student who has missed a class is available to attend at that other class time. There is no absolute guarantee that a replacement class will always be available for a specific class time requested by a student who has missed a class.
Replacement classes are organised on an 'if possible' basis.
The opportunity, to perhaps do a replacement class, is not the same as a credit for a missed class.

Any replacement classes for classes missed in 2025 will need to be taken in 2025.
It is not necessary to re-enrol in order to organize a replacement class.
Replacement classes must be pre-booked with the Perth Art Group, and are not automatically rolled-over into the following terms' classes.

How to Organise Replacement Classes

Resources

Useful Links

Public Transport

Please contact the Perth Art Group for advice regarding public transport. The nearest bus stop is five minutes from the Perth Busport, by bus, and then it is five minute walk to the studio.

Buses are often coming every ten minutes.

Perth Art Group is situated in a location that is easily accessible from northern suburbs like Mount Hawthorn, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park, Balcatta, Yokine, Morley, Dianella, and Inglewood. It is also easily reached from western suburbs such as Subiaco, Wembley, Leederville, Churchlands, Floreat and Shenton Park It is in a convenient location for students coming from the inner eastern suburbs like Maylands, Mount Lawley, and Bayswater. It also doesn't take long to reach the studio, coming from the south-east suburbs such as Victoria Park, Rivervale, South Perth, Como, Kensington, Lathlain or Carlisle.