Teens Studio Art and Folio Development with Saffron Newey

Saffron's Teens Studio Art class, held on Tuesday afternoons at our Malvern Studio, guides teens in channeling their creative process. The goal is to cultivate their conceptual thinking, shaping it into a portfolio for higher studies.

$540

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MAC welcomes contemporary figurative painter, Saffron Newey to our teaching team. Saffron will be teaching a Teens Studio Art class on Tuesday afternoons at our new Armadale Studio. The focus of this particular class is to help teens develop an understanding of their own conceptual thought and creative inclinations and translate those into an art process. The course is specifically designed to build a cohesive folio & aid senior secondary and pre-tertiary students.
Saffron currently lectures for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at RMIT University and has been awarded a Ph.D in Fine Art. Saffron’s experience as a tutor and lecturer in art education spans 25 years. You can find out more about Saffron at Jan Manton Gallery or here.
Class numbers will be restricted to ensure one-on-one tuition.

Term 4 Teens Studio Art and Folio Development with Saffron Newey
Term 4 2023, 10 week course

Level: Grades 8 – 12

Time:  Tuesdays 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Dates: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October, 14, 21, 28 November, 5 12 December (10 weeks)
(no class 7 November, Melbourne Cup day)

Artwork credits: Saffron Newey Pastoral Caper, Oil on canvas, 30 x 30cm 2020 (Copy), other works by current Teen Studio Art students, Lara, Max, Claire

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Take a deep dive into the landscape and the classical techniques used by contemporary painter Saffron Newey. She will lead you though the fundamentals of Grisaille, and demonstrate how artists such as Da Vinci, Titian, Vermeer and Rembrandt created such memorable work. A great course for beginners and those that are wanting to improve their painting.


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