Art Classes/Painting Lessons with Singaporean artist Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
Painting Sessions at the Artist's Studio.
Weekly private painting sessions for adults at the artist's home studio. One to One Private Painting Session or Group painting session is available. For Group session, each session is for 3 to 6 perople. Each participant progresses at his/her own level. Anyone who is interested to learn painting or drawing at any level could register online for the following courses:
Course No. 1. Acrylic Painting Sessions - You will learn how to paint with acrylic medium, use your art materials effectively and to mix your colours well. You will be guided for techniques to achieve various visual effects. Besides practical exercises to investigate colours, lines, shapes, form, volume, light, texture and others, you will learn to develop skills to paint and to complete Still Life paintings in the painting lessons. You will be encouraged to explore colours and be creative, imaginative and to work in dynamic and intuitive ways You will enjoy the freedom of expression in painting.
Course No. 2. Acrylic Painting for Improver - This course is for those who wish to improve his paintings and for those who has some experiences in painting but he is still unable to resolve his artistic problems from time to time. It is also suitable for those who wish to find out his weakness in painting and to develop new ways and skills. It aims to develop problem solving and decision making skills that are related to visual perception and visual realization. It is suitable for those who like to make further progress in his painting, technical skills and artistic development.
Course No. 3. Painting Session with the Artist - This course is for those who has completed any of the above courses and wish to continue to have painting sessions with the artist so to further investigate and develop skills and to progress to higher levels of artistic pratice. It is also for those who is able to paint independently but still wish to continue receiving guidance from the artist so to further develop capacity to reflect upon his work and to communicate his formal and conceptual intentions.
Course No. 4. Basic Sketching/Drawing Lessons - This is a basic sketching / drawing course. Drawing has been the very foundation of all art. You will learn how to sketch by using pencils on paper. You will do sketching/drawing of still life, using direct observation method. Practical exercises include drawing shapes, forms, drawing in line and tone, relationships between subjects, perspective and proportion. This course is helpful for those who plan to take up painting lessons in future.
Dates, time schedules, fees and online register and booking at : http://pabha.com/ArtClass
Each student sticks to his/her time schedule for the duration of the course.
More about the Artist
Jimmy Quek Prabhakara is a professional artist living at Tampines, Singapore. He started learning art since 1972 and has been practicing art full time since 1986. He signs his painting Prabhakara. His paintings are in the collection of many individuals, corporations, institutions, Ministries and Singapore Art Museums. His art and exhibitions are recorded in many important publication and reported in Newspapers.
Jimmy was External Assessor for Degree and Diploma (2D) Assessments in Visual Arts, Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts Singapore in 1999 and Member of Course Accreditation Committee, Department of 2D and 3D Studies. Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts. Singapore in 2002. He was Winner of First Prize in IBM Art Award in 1988, Member of Judging Panel for Della Butcher Award for Excellence in the Art, 1994 and Member of of Judging Panel for Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore/Asean Art Awards, Singapore, 1995.
Jimmy held 11 One-man art exhibition and participated in more than 80 group exhibitions in Yokohama, kobe, Sapporo, Rotterdam, New York, Washington DC, Indianapolis, Dallas, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Beijing Quanzhou, Shanghai, korea, Fukuoka, Osaka,Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
He taught Sketching/Drawings (Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced levels) and Paintings Courses at Federation of Art Societies, Singapore when it was located at Church Street. He also conducted Painting Workshops for teachers at Metta School. Jimmy has agreed to make himself available few hours weekly for sharing his painting knowledge and artistic expression experience with those who would like to learn painting from him.
Here are some feedback received from the painting workshop participants: "Grateful for your professional sharing of your knowledge and expertise." "Jimmy Quek is a very experience Artist and Art teacher. I enjoy and learn a lot from him." "Jimmy Quek is very patient and encouraging!" "Very informative." "I am more confident. I now know about the fundamental of drawing."
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