About Art Outdoors
Art Outdoors is so called as initially art workshops were in outdoor locations, ‘en plein air style’. Since then, Art Outdoors has changed and offers a range of workshops in indoor and outdoor locations but the name ‘Art Outdoors’ has stuck! Owned and operated by artist Louise Collier (art@louisecollier.com.au), most workshops and retreats are led by Louise, but with the occasional guest artist.
Step by Step tuition makes it easy for you to express your creativity and individuality. Immerse yourself in the surroundings and find your inner artist!
A skilled artist will guide you through step by step including composition, colour mixing, techniques and more. You will love the relaxation of being immersed in creation whilst you soak up the atmosphere of our of our venues. Our class sizes are small, provide individual attention and every participant will be guided to create their own unique piece of art.
Bird not included!
We provide everything you need:
Easels, tables, and chairs (or if in an outside location, portable ‘en plein air’ box art easels and stools).
For acrylic painting sessions – stretched canvas, acrylic paints, palette and brushes.
For pastel sessions - quality Colourfix pastel paper (or similar), pastels, accessories, fixative, and frame to display your finished work.
For watercolour sessions – quality 300gsm watercolour paper, watercolour paints , palette, brushes, and frame/s to display your finished work.
Refreshments (depending on the time of your workshops) include morning or afternoon tea and a drink and nibbles at the end of an all-day workshop.
The artwork you create is yours to take home!
Inspiring locations for ‘en plein air’ sessions . . .
We carefully select beautiful locations to give you the ultimate en plein air painting experience.
What sets us apart?
Art Outdoors classes are small and participants produce their own unique picture, not just one mass-produced image. We help you choose suitable reference material and develop your composition, or at an ‘en plein air’ location help you find an individual interpretation. We give you tuition and advice on composition, colour mixing, techniques and more. We make it easy for you by providing all the materials you need. You will be guided through the steps to create a truly unique masterpiece that is yours to take home.
Come by yourself, bring a friend or friends! You can even choose from our different locations and book your own exclusive Art Outdoors session for your friends or work colleagues.
About Us
Louise Collier
For the past ten plus years I have been teaching art. I am very appreciative of the opportunity to do this as I enjoy sharing my knowledge, satisfaction and joy of personally creating an artwork. As a lover of the great outdoors, Art Outdoors presents the perfect way to immerse myself in both art and nature.
Art for me is an expression of appreciation for the beauty of everything and can capture moments in time that are good to remember. I experiment across different genres and mediums that include landscapes, portraiture, life/figure drawing and whilst I personally work mostly with oils, I also use many other mediums including acrylics, resin, pastels, watercolour, charcoal, ink and pencil. See more on my website.
