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Creative Acrylics - Friday

Date

Friday, 2 October 2026

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Friday, 30 October 2026

Venue:

MAI Workspace, 45 Moir Street, Mangawhai, 0505

Time

9:30am - 12:30pm

Duration

3 hours

Price

$200

Enroll/Register

Maximum Participants

max 10 participants

Age restrictions

18+

About the Course

This course is suitable for the students of any level of artistic experience.

During this course, you will have an opportunity to learn about the main rules of composition, colour coordination, various techniques of acrylic painting.

You are welcome to work on your own projects or to start from a scratch.

Elena takes personal approach working with each student individually.
She will help you to solve current difficulties of your painting if you are an advanced student.

If you are a beginner, she will introduce you to a fascinating world of acrylics.
You will experience how simple outlines and brushstrokes transform a white surface of canvas into a sunny landscape or a wonderful flower.

Elena will guide you through the creative process step by step, making these classes enjoyable.

You will need your own materials for this course

For the details, please contact Elena: 021 157 1730.

What's Included 

images, references.

What to Bring

Canvas, acrylics, brushes, container for water, big white plastic palette, container for water, cleaning material.

Your Instructor

Elena Nikolaeva

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Elena was born and grew up in a big city in the middle of Russia.
She studied visual arts at the Urals State University. Upon completion of her course, Elena had been teaching painting at the same university for many years.
She became a full time artist when she moved to New Zealand in 2000.
Now Elena lives in Mangawhai, she is an active member of Mangawhai Artists Inc. .
She runs regular painting workshops and classes in Mangawhai, Northland and Auckland.

Elena Nikolaeva

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