Foundation courses
Courses to lay the foundations of the anthroposophic approach to art and its core techniques.

The essence of AnthroArt: veiling the colours
3pm-5pm Saturdays
28 February-25 April 2026
Introducing the popular veil painting technique of anthroposophic art. We explore the language of colour in free compositions inspired by Beppe Assenza. A Schooling course focused on developing creativity.

A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR GARDEN (Autumn)
5.30pm-7.00pm AEDT Wednesdays
25 February-6 May
A series of drawing-based workshops in Goethean observation as Autumn arrives. Suitable for all levels, using mixed media and Goethean observation. A Schooling course.

working with the four elements in nature
June-August 2026
A course to develop veil painting skills by exploring the gestures of the elements in Nature. Focuses on brush mastery and enlivening perception of the world in and around us. A Schooling course.

Working with colour, out of colour
10am-5pm AEDT, Saturday 21 February
This intensive workshop introduces colour as an experience using the immersive wet-on-wet painting technique. It provides basic watercolour skills and a grounding in Goethe’s Theory of Colour

The art of Illustration and story interpretation
TBA 2026
This course introduces the key elements of illustration: visualisation, concept development, composition, mood, colour theme, media and story. Mixed media drawing.

The life of the line: 7 ways of drawing
5.00-6.30pm AEDT Wednesdays
4 March-29 April
Seven drawing techniques to develop your drawing skills: experiential, dynamic, metamorphic, shaded, representational, charcoal and pastel drawing. Suitable for all.

BREATHING THROUGH THE CYCLE OF THE YEAR
5pm-6.30pm AEST
Monday 4-Thursday 7 August 2025
The four seasons in colour, gesture and verse over four sessions. This online intensive is an immersive therapeutic experience in watercolour painting or pastels, working with nature’s renewing forces and the breath. For soul nourishment, for everyone.

Working with Steiner’s Nature moods
September-November 2026
The Nine Training Sketches are the first stage in the Steiner painting training. We learn to understand how the visible and invisible forces of Nature work through the cycles of the year. A Schooling course using painting and pastels.

ANGELS WATCH OVER US
5.00pm AEDT
14 December 2025
An Advent contemplation with art and verse on how we humans have encountered and imagined the angelic orders above us through the ages and how we can work more actively with them.