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As a beginner or experienced artist you will find an art workshop for you on blueBanksia.

More than 260 workshops are listed on blueBanksia and each art workshop provides you with the opportunity to be fully immersed in your art.

Use the Search on the left to quickly find art workshops with renowned art tutors or use the Browse function on the right to find art workshops by category.

Colley Whisson is a modern impressionist painter and sought after tutor with a love of painting the light and its effect on the chosen subject.

Colley was born in Brisbane, Australia on the 6th May, 1966. He is a third generation artist carrying the Whisson name. After doing a year of picture framing he began oil painting in 1986.

When painting Colley aims for a realist image with much artistic content, paying close attention to the arrangement of each painting to maximise the visual image.

by Kari Scruby

It all started with a chat on Facebook, a friend just happened to mention that she had to go and finish the mosaic she was doing. Mosaic? I had made a mosaic table when I was 12 and remembered it very fondly as good fun.

As I'd been feeling a bit flat I thought I'd like to try my hand at mosaic again. I searched the internet and discovered there was a two day workshop that weekend which sounded great but it was already 4.30 pm on Friday afternoon. I quickly sent an email asking if I was too late.

It's Winter time again and if you haven't boooked into an art workshop during the winter schools' vacation, now is the time to do it. There are still places available in a number of winter schools around the country.

One winter school which is dear to my heart is the Mitchell School of Arts held in my town Bathurst. It has been running for 37 years and recently was taken over by The Art Scene in 2008 when Charles Sturt University stopped hosting it. It will run from 12 to 18 July and there are over 30 workshops to choose from. Check out the Winter Brochure (PDF 1.88M) for more details and the application form.