Ray Barnett
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Ray has retired from teaching but this page gives access to past class demonstration paintings.
 

Ray's teaching modus is to demonstrate and complete a painting with the for each morning session or two paintings for a day long workshop.  The demonstration proceeds in stages with the class group being able to paint wash for wash with him along the way.  Ray is able to help individuals between the stages of the painting he is demonstrating.

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Tonal sketch to explain composition and approach

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Wetting ready for first washes to be dropped in.  Class is gathered around out of the frame

 

Previous Classes

More recent classes where Ray has been teaching include:

ANU Continuing Education classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings - ANU CCE Visual Arts

Watercolour workshops at Queanbeyan Art Society - a weekend workshop is programmed for later this year and QAS runs a year long program of classes with different artists in all media.  QAS classes

Art Society of Canberra with Summer Art Experience being their big teaching event with multiple teachers and many class options all happening during a week.

Bungendore School of Art - all day occasional workshops - usually organised by Bungendore Fine Art

Batemans Bay Art Society - all day workshops - the Society runs various classes during the year
 
Two art societies in Newcastle -  Society of Artists Newcastle and Newcastle Art Society

Kiama Art Society -  pleasant venue for classes at Kiama provides for demonstration and workshops - Kiama Art Society

 

 

Some of Ray's demonstration paintings below from previous classes.  These are all 1/4 sheets.

 

'Early morning Mist' painted at a demonstration at the NGA

 

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 'Bermagui Boats' painted at ASOC Summer Art Experience

 

 

'Batemans Bay Jetty' painted at Batemans Bay Art Society class

 

 

'Echuca River Boats' painted at QAS Sunday class