

Art Classes and Private Tuition
Rodney Swansborough regularly conducts portraiture and life art classes.
Students are given systematic and detailed instruction with skill-based exercises.
Murrurundi Classes
Art Classes are held by Rodney Swansborough in Murrurundi on
Monday evenings 7.00pm to 9.30pm,
Wednesday mornings 10.00am to 12.30pm,
Wednesday evenings 7.00pm to 9.30pm,
Thursday mornings 10.00am to 12.30pm.
Participants choose their medium and subject matter and can learn the chiaroscuro technique.
Muswellbrook Classes
Portraiture and Life Art Classes are held by Rodney Swansborough in Muswellbrook on Saturday afternoons between 1.00pm to 4.00pm at "Aunt J's Studio and Art Supplies Shop".
Individual Student Art Works
Students who have regularly attended the art classes have all their art work portfolio on their own page.
Children's Art Classes - Murrurundi
Saturday morning - 10.00am to midday
at the Upstairs Art Studio, Murrurundi.
Upstairs Art Monthly Workshops
Regular weekend workshops on the last weekend of the month - program, venue and accommodation organised. "Group" bookings can be made or simply attend the weekends.
Holiday Workshops
Students are able to undertake extensive and closely supervised programs in portraiture and life art, as well as in areas of particular interest to the students.
Individual Tuition
Rodney Swansborough works with individual students to focus on specific skills and areas of development and interest. He mentors the student through a specific program or process.
Skill Development
Life Art - (Acrylics) Starting with preliminary sketching - placing shadows - layering.
Life Art (2) - (Acrylics) Starting with preliminary sketching - placing shadows - layering.
Portraiture Steps (Chiaroscuro Technique) - Starting with preliminary sketching - suggesting light areas - then suggesting shadow regions and allowing mid-tones to bring the light and dark tones together.
Portraiture Steps (Acrylics) Beginning with preliminary sketching and working through the progress of the portrait.
Nude Study - (Chiaroscuro Technique) Starting with preliminary sketching - suggesting light areas - then suggesting shadow regions and allowing mid-tones to bring the light and dark tones together.
Chiaroscuro Method
Acrylic Palette
Body Proportions (1)
Body Proportions (2)