Monet's Water Lilies

Kids watercolour class                                                             Week two Term 3, 2012

Monet was an Impressionist artist who lived in France about a hundred years ago and loved to paint nature, light and colours - especially his garden. He created these beautiful gardens to paint in, that people can visit if they travel to France. Here Monet had a large pond surrounded by Willow trees, a pretty bridge and water lilies which he painted many times mostly in beautiful blues and greens.

Monet tried to capture the 'impression' or the fleeting feeling or quality of light in his paintings. This is why he was called an Impressionist, along with other artists doing the same sort of thing as him at the time. It was more important to them to paint their impression of something then anything else, this is why sometimes their paintings might take a while to work out what they are paintings of. Because Impressionist painters were interested mostly in colour and light their work can look quite abstract.

Today we will be doing a painting inspired by Monet and his Water Lilies, using pencil, pastel and watercolour paints. In these paintings will use mostly blues and greens like Monet, to create a serene and abstracted painting exploring water-colour paint and the colours of water and the sky.

Monet's paintings were sometimes very large so that when you are looking them it you too feel surrounded by gardens as these people are in the photo below.

You can take your much smaller painting home and give to your family to frame if you like :)

Free Class this Friday!

To give you all the chance for a FREE introductory class come to the Fairfield Community Room this Friday 20th July, between 3.30-5pm with your children for a free first trial session, yes that's right Free! 

Free class and we will be painting Rainbows and learning about colour ~ so really what more could anyone be asking for? All children welcome and parents, grandparents & guardians too. Hope to see you there :) Enrollment forms will be there and I can answer your questions in person, so please pop in and join us for some fun.

Katie's Kids Art Classes in Melbourne :)

Hello I'm Katie Roberts :) I am very excited to be running these special art classes and hope you can join me! My classes are fun, educational and friendly. Here's the basic info for you, any questions please post a comment or send me an email at the address below.

Katie's Kids Art Term 3 2012  

Fairfield Community Room

Station Street Fairfield, Victoria, Australia. 

Enroll your child here! :)

Friday's 3.30-5pm.

Term Starts this Friday 20th July or Friday 27th July (depending on enrollments) and runs till Sept 7th or 14th.

All you have to do to join in is fill out the enrollment form by clicking here, Its super easy and simple, just enroll and turn up on the day.

Age range 7-13 (but flexible) $25 casual but you need to enroll but filling out this form and then pay as you go.

Enroll your child here! :)

Children can arrive between 3.30 and 4pm but must be picked up promptly at 5pm as the building closes at 5 o'clock. 

All materials provided but children need to bring there own smocks or old long sleeved shirts as we may get messy. 

For more information check out the facebook page here or email me at katierobertsart @ gmail.com

Children's Art Classes Term 3, 2012

Welcome to the first term of Children's Art Classes at Fairfield Community Room, Melbourne with local artist Katie Roberts :) 

Here's the flyer, start spreading the word... find some friends to join in with, classes start next week!

I hope you can join me for this exciting, educational and fun term of drawing and painting. Every week we will look at inspiring artworks from famous artists and art movements through history and around the world. We will embark on a journey of discovery to create our own works of art and to explore many different mediums and ways to make art. If you want your child to experience an fun, in depth and quality art class this is for you, this is an art class like no other in Melbourne.

Katie is a mum, tutor and practicing artist with a Masters of Fine Art and a Working with Children card, and resident of Fairfield since childhood. She has a friendly, informative and unique approach to teaching art that will give children of any age an enriching experience of art. Students will gain a foundation in understanding materials and a chance to more fully develop their creativity.

Term 3 classes are to be held on Friday afternoons between 3.30 - 5.00pm at the Fairfield Community Room in Melbourne (part of the Fairfield library complex in Station Street Fairfield, Victoria) Students may arrive between 3.30-4.00 but must be picked up promptly at 5pm as the building closes.

Term 3 from 20th July till the 7th September. These dates may change as I need to confirm minimum numbers to know if the classes will go ahead.  Term Dates may not match Victoria School dates so please check with tutor. Students may attend on a casual basis but must be fully enrolled upon the first class. To find out contact details for Katie Roberts or to enroll your children please click on this link to the enrollment form.  The enrollment form is as easy as pie and you dont have to provide credit card details or pay anything till your child starts.

Cost $25per class casual paid in cash at arrival or pick up please.

After filling in the form Katie will contact you with more information and will confirm the class by Wednesday 18th July. Thank you!

All materials will be provided but please bring a smock or long sleeved shirt as children may get messy.

Please fill out an enrollment form by clinking here.