UP COMING EVENTS

PALETTE KNIFE WORKSHOP: This workshop was a great event as each artist really engaged with the thick, impasto of acrylic painting with a palette knife. Participants learnt to mix colour accurately to enhance the contrasts in their paintings. We had a light pie and salad for lunch before resuming the workshop which ended at 1.30pm.

• When: 4th July 2026
• Time: 9.30 am – 1pm
• Where: 59 1st Ave, Fish Hoek
• Price R495 (includes all materials and a light lunch)
• https://www.instagram.com/art_in_the_bay_fishhoek/reel/Db7aUiIMHnt/

MCGREGOR PLEIN AIR ART RETREAT – March 2026

We had an amazing getaway to McGregor in the Little Karoo to do some Plein Air painting. We stayed at The Barn and Tswalu in McGregor, which were wonderful. It was an incredible weekend of painting, eating and enjoying each others’ companies and stories.

Our “LEARNING TO PAINTING LOOSELY” workshop had a bird theme. Each artist was given a picture of a bird to paint. The workshop centered around how to begin a painting loosely by blocking in the dark areas and then adding medium and light areas to achieve a strong foundation for the details that are added later.

• When: Saturday 29th November 2025
• Time: 9.30 am – 1pm
• Where: 1st Avenue, FH
• Price R475

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It was wonderful to visit Christine Crawley’s (an abstract artist) studio in Muizenberg as part of our ABSRACT WORKSHOP. After Christine had explained her process, we returned to the Art In The Bay studio in Fish Hoek to create our own wonderful abstract pieces. We combined a range of techniques, such as collage, stamping and stenciling to integrate the colours on the canvas. This was a hugely creative and fun process.

• When: Saturday 8th of March 2025
• Time: 9.30 am – 1pm
• Where: Fish Hoek, 1st Avenue
• Price R475

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SELF PORTRAIT SIP AND PAINT was a huge success. Artists painted expressionistic self portraits. A full range of wine and snacks was available at this event. This was a sold out event.

• When: Tuesday evening 15th October 2024
• Time: 6pm – 9pm
• Where: Fish Hoek, 1st Avenue
• Price R450

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Our workshop on “PAINT BRUSH TECHNIQUES” was very successful. Artists learnt how to use and choose the correct brushes for the different techniques taught. Artist experimented with a range of brushes and brushstrokes.

Price: R 475

When: Saturday 27th July 2024

Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm

Where: Fish Hoek, 1st Avenue

Our workshop on “BIG SKY SCUMBLING” was sold out and everyone had great fun. Students learnt how to paint clouds with a technique called scumbling (read my blog on scumbling techniques on this site)

Booking essential: +27 793466559

When: Friday 22nd of March 2024

Time: 9am – 12.30pm

Where: Fish Hoek, 1st Avenue