Course Details
This 8-week beginner workshop introduces students to the beauty of Chinese ink painting. No art experience is needed.
Students will use watercolours and paper rather than traditional Chinese materials. Through simple exercises, students will explore brushwork, colour, composition, and the feeling of ink painting. At the end of the course, each student will complete one original artwork. Students can choose either:
• a colourful flowers and birds painting
• a blue-green Chinese landscape painting inspired by Tang dynasty art
Bring your own watercolour paints (blues,greens, pinks vermillion, cerulean, viridian, rose, burnt sienna), black India ink, palette, brushes(sizes 4, 8,12), and A4 or A3 sheets of 300gsm watercolour paper.
About the tutor:
Ping(Penny) Wei is a PhD candidate in Museum and Heritage Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, where her research focuses on Chinese art, museum interpretation, and cross-cultural understanding. She also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree, combining strong academic research with professional art training.
Her practice is grounded in Chinese ink painting, drawing, and traditional aesthetics, while also engaging with contemporary visual culture and international museum contexts. This combination allows her to introduce Chinese painting in a way that is both culturally meaningful and approachable for modern students.
Please note:
Wheelchair access into the school and Ceramics Studio is located at the top of the driveway to the left of the main house. The Drawbridge Print Studio and the Upstairs Front Studio are accessible only via internal stairs. Please get in touch at [email protected] to let us know .how we can help.
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