Strawberry Painting Workshop,1 October | Ages 9–12
$120.00
8 spaces left
Strawberry Painting Workshop | Ages 9–12
Date: Thursday 1 October 2026
Time: 9 am- 3 pm
Create a bold and deliciously colourful canvas in our Strawberry Painting Workshop.
Designed for students aged 9–12, this workshop explores an engaging cropped composition in which juicy strawberries appear to extend beyond the edges of the canvas. Students will learn how to mix rich reds and greens, build form through highlights and shadows, and create the distinctive textures of strawberries and their leaves.
With expert guidance from artist and art educator Julia Sawicki, each young artist will complete a vibrant acrylic painting to take home and treasure.
Students will learn:
- Still-life drawing techniques of strawberries.
- How to find an interesting up-close “Off the Edge” composition
- How to enlarge their drawing using the grid method
- Learn Brush and layering techniques using polymer paint.
- Colour mixing of highlights and shadows for up-close details of the strawberries
Each child will complete a finished canvas artwork to take home.
Teacher: Julia Sawicki
Age group: 9–12 years
Materials: Polymer paint on canvas
Canvas dimensions: 40.6 × 50 cm
Location: Art Box Workshops, Neutral Bay, Sydney
Active and Creative Kids vouchers are accepted.
P.S Another workshop that is skills-focused for older students aged 9 – 12 years old.
8 spaces left
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