This online course uses the gestures of the material states of solid, fluid, gas, and heat (earth, water, air and warmth) to explore the hidden forces of Nature and the nature beings who live within and guide these elements.

The course is an opportunity to develop your veil painting skills through developing brush mastery and enlivened perception of the world in and around us. After working with each different element, participants will create an artwork based on Steiner’s Elemental Life sketch, one of the training sketches for the artist.

Each element has a different gesture that characterises the phenomenal world of the etheric or life world. These gestures provide variations in veiling approaches that go beyond being mere ‘outer’ techniques and point to how the task of the artist is not to paint the visible, but reveal the invisible.

We use watercolour wet-on-dry painting, the preferred technique of any anthroposophic painting training. It is not an easy skill to develop but very satisfying to master.

You can read more about the anthroposophic approach and why we prefer watercolour over acrylics and oils in this short article.

Who is it for?

• For anyone interested in learning the wet-on-dry watercolour technique.
  
• For artists, art therapists and Steiner (Waldorf) teachers who want to deepen their understanding of colour (PD certificates available if requirements are met).

When is it?

3.00pm-5.00pm AEST Fortnightly on Saturdays
6 JUNE-1 AUGUST 2026

cost

$250 AUD
$260 for PD certificate*
Video recordings included in the fee, available for three months.

The payment options, Zoom link, and a list of materials will be sent to you after booking.

For more information

This course also a core component of Art as a Path of Schooling for the Soul. It follows on from the Working with Colour Moods course. Together, they provide a sound foundation in the anthroposophic (Steiner) approach to colour and painting.

*Professional Development (PD) certificates: 75% live attendance and submission of 75% painting or drawing exercises from the course is required for the certificate.

Photo credit: Elemental Life in Summer © Fiona Campbell