KILMORE Art Society (KAS) is thrilled to offer an oil painting workshop with Ben Winspear next month.
Mr Winspear is a Melbourne based artist, and locals may recall he donated a piece of art— Davey’s Bay Beach, Mornington as the major raffle prize at the 2025 Kilmore Art Expo held in April.
Winspear regularly paints objects from real life using oils and water colours to capture a wide range of subject matter; anything that inspires him at the time.
President of KAS Jeannette Jain hopes the class will appeal to all ages, and said there are painting supplies to use, especially for first timers hoping to develop new or sharpen their existing painting skills.
Winspear takes pride in teaching students to reproduce their visual language or observations, and he will share how he does this and the right materials to deliver the most favourable results.
Be it a portrait or a landscape, Winspear has held several successful solo and joint exhibitions across 15 years as a professional painter, and now you can learn from the best. The workshop is a one-day-only event, and it will be held at the KAS studio, 15 Anvil Avenue on Saturday, August 2, from 9.30am to 3pm, and its sure be another sell out for KAS.
The cost is $25 for members and $50 for visitors, and everyone is welcome, please bring your own lunch and materials if you prefer.
For enquiries, please phone Jeannette on 0410 561 630.
Art therapy with Ian Hibburt
Art therapy is proven to help manage stress, grief, depression, pain, illness, loneliness, and isolation.
KAS member, Ian Hibburt returns with five weekly tutorials for new and existing students to discover ways to express emotions mindfully through painting and pictures.
Attendees are asked to bring an A4 sized drawing pad and sketching pencils. The cost is $20 per session, and the first of five sessions will also be held at the KAS studio on Thursday, August 7 from 1pm to 3pm.
Art therapy offers a powerful way to explore personal experiences when words may be hard to find. By using creative processes like painting, drawing, or sculpting, an individual can gain insight and build self-esteem.
Coming up…
KAS member, Maureen Runge is showing her watercolour art at Kilmore’s Victoria Parade public art gallery until Wednesday, July 16.
All items are for sale, and the exhibition is an excellent opportunity to purchase a local master piece.
To learn more about upcoming exhibitions or to display your art at the Kilmore Picture Framers, 44a Victoria Parade Kilmore, please call Emma Brown on 5782 2077.
