"Wonderful Watercolour" art class with Ron Esplin- limited places available for 11 September 2022.
Here's an extract from some really lovely feedback DWEA received recently.
"๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ & ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ; ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด".
This one day course lead by artist Ron Esplin is a fun and practical introduction to the joy of watercolour painting.
Materials provided. The cost is $50 for the 1 day course. If you have a Community Services Card, the fee is reduced by 50% to $25. If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email Nicola at dunedinwea@gmail.com
We still have a few spaces in our Wonderful Watercolour class running on Sunday 11 September, so if this sounds like something you'd enjoy, please go here to nab yourself a space: https://bookwhen.com/dunedinwea/e/ev-s3jd-20220911100000
This course is kindly funded by Creative Communities and the Dunedin CityCouncil
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Ron Esplin presents WATERCOLOUR CLASSES through WEA at the South Dunedin Community Centre June 13 2021
Ron Esplin presents WATERCOLOUR CLASSES:
Thanks to WEA and Southland Education watercolour classes are available at subsidised fees. They are held over one day from 10am to 4pm at the South Dunedin Community Network at 178a King Edward St, Dunedin.The fee is $75 including materials or $37.50 with a Community Service Card.
Enrol on line at www.southlandeducation.org.nz, or phone Lesley on 0272188180.
For images click on this link:
https://www.ronesplin.co.nz/news/Ron-Esplin-presents-WATERCOLOUR-CLASSES-through-WEA-at-the-South-Dunedin-Community-Centre-June-13-2021-14-May-2021or copy and load this site: https://www.ronesplin.co.nz/news/Ron-Esplin-presents-WATERCOLOUR-CLASSES-through-WEA-at-the-South-Dunedin-Community-Centre-June-13-2021-14-May-2021
Ron Esplin presents Wonderful Watercolour at the Dunedin Art Show 2020
Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour"
10AM to 4PM Sunday 22 November 2020
At the Dunedin Art Show 2020:
Learn the finer points of watercolour painting at A Wonderful Watercolour Session which is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show at the Edgar Stadium on Sunday 22 November 2020 10AM to 4PM.
An introduction to the joy of Watercolour:
A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour. Class includes a free workbook.All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show:
Beginner to Intermediate level $105. All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show.Book online at www.southlandeducation.org.nz. Phone 03 2188180. Email.wea.south@xtra.co.nz
For images click on this link:
Ron Esplin presents Wonderful ... r at the Dunedin Art Show 2020
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Community Night Classes set to return to Dunedin
Community Night Classes set to return to Dunedin:
Southland Education manager Lesley du Mez of Invercargill said the Workers Education Association (WEA) was set to provide low cost community education in Dunedin "Allowing people to gain skills, increase confidence and engage with their community"The first set of art workshops at the South Dunedin Community Rooms are starting on August 6 2020:
The first set of classes was a series of art workshops at the South Dunedin Community Rooms starting on August 6. Topics include drawing for beginners, acrylic painting, watercolour painting, patchwork, and creating art journals. The first four classes are full but funding is being sought to provide a continuation series of classes in Dunedin as soon as the first series have finished.Ron Esplin will be teaching the watercolour classes:
Association tutor Ron Esplin said that he would be teaching the watercolour classes. He would teach beginners the techniques required to master what is regarded as a really difficult medium. With a bit of guidance to kick beginners off you will find it to be a very rewarding medium. The watercolour class is entitled "Wonderful Watercolour".Other Classes:
Other classes are:Introduction to drawing.
Beginners Acrylic painting course.
Art Journaling for beginners'
Patchwork.
For Enquiries Contact Southland Education
100 Esk St
Invercargill 9810
Ph: 032188180
wea.south@xtra.co.nz
http://www.southlandeducation.org.nz
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Ron Esplin's illustrations for the upcoming book "Wonderlust"
Ron and Julie wondered what were the Seven Wonders of the World?
In 2009 Ron Esplin and his blind wife Julie Woods attended the World Conference celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille. They returned to New Zealand through Egypt and Jordan, and after they visited Petra, the "Rose Red City" and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, they wondered what were the other six Wonders?Let's go there!
Since then, over the following six years, Ron and Julie visited.the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, the Taj Mahal in India, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, and Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. People often ask Julie, "How can you sightsee when you have no sight?" Julie's reply is "I can still smell, hear, taste, and touch".Julie may be blind, but can still smell, hear, taste, and touch!
Every day that they were travelling Julie would write a sensory diary recording one thing that she was grateful for smelling, hearing, tasting and touching! This is the way Julie interprets the World. And for Ron, what better inspiration for paintings than to be inspired by the awesome sights that they saw as they visited the Seven Wonders of the World!Now they are writing the book, "Wonderlust", that describes their amazing journeys.
Here are some of the paintings that were described by Ron and Julie in Ron's radio show, "The Arty Farty Show" which was broadcast on 25.4.2020 at 11AM on Otago Access Radio, 105.4FM and now available for you to listen through their website https//oar.org.nz.Link:
https://www.ronesplin.co.nz/news/Ron-Esplin-s-illustrations-for-the-upcoming-book-Wonderlust-24-Apr-2020
Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour" session at the Dunedin Art Show Sunday 10 November 2019
Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful ... Show Sunday 10 November 2019
A Wonderful Watercolour Session is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show:
Wonderful Watercolour Session is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show at the Edgar Stadium on Sunday 10 November 2019 10AM to 4PM.
A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour:
A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour. Class includes a free workbook.All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show:
Beginner to Intermediate level $135. All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show.Book online at www.southlandeducation.org.nz. Phone 03 2188180. Email.wea.south@xtra.co.nz
Invitation to "Beautiful Dunedin" art exhibition of work by Ron Esplin
"Beautiful Dunedin" Ron Esplin Exhibition at The Robert Piggott Gallery 8 Jetty St Dunedin:
Beautiful Dunedin is an exhibition of sixteen watercolours and one acrylic by Artist Ron Esplin illustrating his love for the city in which we live. "It is my duty as an artist to point out the beauty that surrounds us. Mounting this exhibition with the help of Rob Piggott has been a pleasurable experience for me, and his peaceful gallery at 8 Jetty Street is a perfect environment for visitors to take some moments out of the daily hustle and bustle, and to contemplate these views of the city that we share with one another".Come to the opening on Sunday 29 September:
The opening is from 2PM to 4PM on Sunday 29 September. The exhibition runs from Sunday to Tuesday the 15th of October. Opening hours are 10AM to 4PM on Saturdays and Sundays, and 12Noon to 2PM on Mondays and Tuesdays.LINK:
Invitation to "Beautiful Duned ... hibition of work by Ron Esplin.
INVITATION TO "THREE OF A KIND" by Ron Esplin, Andrew Cook & Raimo Kuparinen
INVITATION TO "THREE OF A KIND" by Ron Esplin, Andrew Cook & Raimo Kuparinen
You are invited to the opening of "Three Of A Kind" at 5.30PM on Friday 3 August 2018 at The Robert Piggott Gallery at 8 Jetty Street, Dunedin.
This collaborative exhibition features acrylic works on canvas by Ron Esplin that are a new and unexpected direction for Ron that display a humorous choice of subject matter.
Andrew Cook is well known as the owner operator of Artzone art supply retail store in Hanover Street. Andrew is a highly competent artist in his own right and will be showing a selection of works in a variety of media.
Raimo Kuparinen is a Finnish import who has introduced his imaginative works to New Zealand, and this exhibition will feature his fascinating three dimensional paintings that have to be seen to be believed.
An image of the poster can be viewed through this link.
INVITATION TO "THREE OF A KIND ... Andrew Cook & Raimo Kuparinen