Art class with students painting still life of fruit and jug on easels.

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Painting and Drawing Classes for Adults

Art class with people painting on canvases, easels, and floral still life arrangements.

Art classes and Weekend Workshops for Adults

Art Class Sydney is a private art school for adults located in the leafy suburb of Birchgrove in a fabulous old church hall with modern facilities. All ages and skill levels will enjoy fun and challenging painting and drawing classes led by educated and highly experienced professional artists and tutors. The primary tutor and owner is professional artist Ochre Lawson who has been teaching and painting for over 20 years.

At Art Class Sydney we run a Wednesday morning and evening and a Thursday morning class in painting and drawing. Classes are structured around different subjects including still life, interiors, landscape, portraits and abstraction. The structured courses also look at a variety of artists and art movements throughout history including impressionism, modernism and contemporary art. For students who don’t have time for an 8 week course we also run monthly Sunday workshops in painting, drawing and watercolour covering a variety of subjects.

Annually in the 3rd week in January we run a week of intensive workshops.

Ignite your passion for creativity or take your painting and drawing to the next level and enrol in a class today!

Our Classes

Explore a range of different painting and drawing techniques in a friendly environment that encourages creativity.

still life student painting

Painting and Drawing Term Classes

students painting Sunday workshop

Weekend Workshops

art students drawing still life

Summer School

“I’ve learned so much from Ochre – not just about the mechanics of painting but also how to look at pictures and see things differently which is still a skill that I’m working on, it’s a practice. Classes with Ochre are fun and accessible and I find it inspiring and a privilege that I am learning from an artist that I admire. ”

— Cluny, Northern Suburbs

Still life painting featuring a blue vase with vibrant red and orange flowers, a small yellow pitcher, a black vase, a blue and white cup, and a greenish-yellow pear on a white surface against a dark background.
Painting of rocky coastline with waves crashing against cliffs, featuring vibrant colors and textured brushstrokes.

Timetable

Find out our term dates to find the best class that fits into your schedule.

Still life painting of potted plants, citrus fruits, a bottle, and a draped fabric background.
Painting of a woman sitting on a red draped surface, wearing a grey tank top and orange skirt, against a textured background.
Abstract still life painting of a vase with green leaves and pink flowers, a yellow corn cob, some round fruit, and a lemon on a white cloth.

Enrolments open for Weekend Workshops. Term 3 places available, contact for pro rata fee.4N75