Courses

Art Tours, Classes and Workshops

Teaching Background
I have been teaching in Australia and internationally for over thirty years. Beginning at the University of Wollongong teaching Art Theory in Creative Arts, I then moved to set up his company Theme Media, where I offered artist residencies to Australian and international artists in Antarctica and the Arctic. I also participated in residencies to Antarctica and the Arctic teaching painting and photography aboard expedition ships in the Polar regions. For the last six years, I have taught painting, drawing and printmaking to adults and teens at ArtEst art school in Sydney, Waverley Art School, Hazelhurst Arts Centre and Lane Cove Gallery. In addition to term classes I run art workshops at Bundanon Trust in the Shoalhaven and Fowlers Gap in regional NSW. I have been the resident artist at The Shore School in Sydney and PLC Croydon and participated in visiting artist programs teaching at The King's School, Abbotsleigh and Reddam House in Sydney.

Please see below for Art Tours, Classes & Workshops:

Online Courses and Private Mentoring

ArtEst Closing Down
As of February 2025 after 17 years of art education, Art Est. is closing its doors. I am deeply saddened by the news and my heart goes out to the many students who I have taught and who have in return have inspired my whole approach to art making. In response I have been able to start classes in Wollongong, however classes in Sydney are difficult due to a lack of affordable space.
If you are a former student and interested, I am considering running a Zoom class on Saturdays at the same time as my previous classes; 9am - 11am for teens and 1130am - 330pm for adult classes. If you are interested please email me here, or click the link below. If there is enough interest I will run the classes over part of first term. Hopefully this will be a temporary solution until I can find a workable space in Sydney. In addition I can arrange private consultation for students either in person or via Zoom, please reach out to me via email if you are interested or click the link below.

Saturday Online Zoom Classes click here to know more and book
Mentoring and Private Tuition click here to know more and book

Term Classes Wollongong 6 February 2025

3 x classes on Thursdays @Levers
Drawing & Painting Studio for Adults & Teens
Levers Art Studio Wollongong
4 week Term Thursday 6 February

Adult Open Studio - All Levels of Experience. $290
1130am - 330pm - 4 Week Course - Max 12 Students
Thursday 6 February through to Thursday 27 February
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Teens 10-16 years - All Levels of Experience. $160
400pm - 600pm - 4 Week Course - Max 12 Students
Thursday 6 February through to Thursday 27 February
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Adult Open Studio - All Levels of Experience. $220
630pm - 900pm - 4 Week Course - Max 12 Students
Thursday 6 February through to Thursday 27 February
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Fowlers Gap Art Expedition 14-21 July 2025

Painting, Drawing and Ceramics with Artist Ashley Frost and special guest ceramicist

Join leading Australian contemporary landscape painter Ashley Frost on a 7 day painting adventure and wilderness experience of the remote arid zone of Western New South Wales.
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New York & Long Island Art Experience 6-13 October 2025

Join leading Australian contemporary landscape painter Ashley Frost on this extraordinary eight day, seven night tour taking in the historic, cultural and aesthetic delights of this great city and island. The tour will include painting workshops, artist talks, museum and gallery tours as well as plein air painting on long Island and in New York City. The tour will take us historic artist studios in Long Island, to the great galleries of New York City including the Whitney Museum, the Met and the MOMA.
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