Poster for a drawing workshop at Newstead Community Centre, starting February 7, 2026, held Saturdays from 1 pm to 4 pm for 8 weeks. Includes contact details for tutor Patrick O'Leary.

Drawing workshop at Newstead Community Centre

8 weeks beginning on Saturday 7 February 2026.

Please contact me via email or phone to indicate your interest.

I currently work full time making Art in Castlemaine.

My educational background in Art is a Diploma of Art & Design at Prahran College of Advanced Education, majoring in Drawing, completed in 1982.

I completed further studies with a Graduate Diploma in Education in 1988.

The focus of the workshop is to develop your drawing skills by experimenting with a variety of art materials (eg. charcoal, pencil, pen and ink) in a variety of settings including outdoors, indoors and working from the figure. The formal aspects of making an artwork will be addressed including composition, line, tone, scale and space.

The other important aspect of the 8 week workshop is to develop your personal voice through the expression of your art practice.