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Catherine is often drawing on flowers and landscapes for her inspiration. As a Brisbane based artist, her realistic paintings reflect her close observation and celebration of the beauty to be found in nature. 
Catherine’s calm and encouraging nature ensures that students new or returning to Oil Painting learn the vital foundation skills they need, in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Away from teaching and painting, she enjoys showcasing the works of famous artists in her role as a Guide at the QLD Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art. 

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Michelle Achilles. Tutor of Bienarté

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Greg Allen is a member of the prestigious Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.

He was born in Australia and studied at the Caulfield Institute of Technology in Melbourne. He established himself as a professional artist when he was 23 and had his first solo exhibition that same year. In 1991 he won the Alice Bale Watercolor Prize. He has won the Camberwell Rotary Watercolor Prize twice, in 1990 and 2000, and has 24 other major First Prizes and Best of Show Awards for watercolour.

Greg is a much sought-after tutor and has also been a guest lecturer at Melbourne University.

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Isabella Allis immigrated to Australia 2001 and settled in Brisbane. She immersed herself in family life and the community, pursuing art as a career in 2013. Her passion is painting portraits in oils. She says of her work: "At the heart of my process when painting a portrait, is a live sitting where I sit casually across from my subject and have a conversation whilst I sketch. I encourage them to move freely and not lock themselves into a pose. This helps me to see their features in animation and listening to them talk helps me to understand their unique characters. Sketching what I see continuously helps to build a memory that I draw on when working on the final portrait. I use this in conjunction with reference photographs to uncover their story and express it through my art.

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Jennifer Allnutt is an artist based in Adelaide, Australia. Art has been a pivotal part of her life since childhood nurtured by her grandfather but it was 2007 when she first discovered her love for oil painting and since then she hasn’t been able to put her paintbrush down.  She graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours) in 2011 and a Masters of Teaching in 2016.

Jennifer constructs images which straddle the line between realism and illusionism. In her surrealistic portraits she explores the uncanny, the unconscious mind, transformation and identity. Her works often grapple to find a way to visually express feelings and desires that we repress. Finding inspiration in dreams, mythology, personal experiences and conversations; Jennifer creates portraits that operate as carriers for her musings. There is unquestionably a drive in her work to tell a story or weave an ambiguous narrative. This is found by the subtle hints in symbolic objects, clothing, facial expressions or even a small gesture. She uses juxtaposition to consider divisions between the mind/body, man/nature and reality/representation. The works themselves are often bold figures or busts, seemingly suspended in time with small surrealistic interventions and a deep, penetrating gaze.

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Bronwyn Barton works from her home studio on the Sunshine Coast where she is immersed in the natural sub tropical bushland. Her painting career started relatively late after working in finance roles. Largely self taught, Bronwyn has done a number of classes and workshops with Australian Artists.. She held her first solo exhibition in 2022 and has participated in numerous group exhibitions both in Sydney and Sunshine Coast. She is a popular artist on the Noosa Open Studio Artist Trail having participated there for the last 6 years.

 Bronwyn’s artworks are held by Collectors both here in Australia and Overseas. She is represented by several Online galleries as well as Yudian Gallery in China, Kapeesh Gallery in Sydney and Kiss With Style in Melbourne. Her artwork has also been featured in Grand Designs Australia magazine on two occasions.

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Robyn Bauer was made a Fellow of the Royal Queensland Art Society in 2019.

She is a full-time artist based in Brisbane’s Paddington. She was Artist in Residence at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in 2019.

She has won numerous prizes and is well known for her colourful urban landscape paintings and alla prima portrait and still life works.

Robyn has her own gallery in Paddington and has worked at the Queensland Art Gallery, the Brisbane Institute of Art and Queensland Institute of Technology. Robyn has taught nationally and internationally and holds solo exhibitions every two years.

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Kylie Jane is a Brisbane-based Acrylic and Alcohol Ink artist who loves radiating happiness and colour throughout her work. She has a background in graphic design, interior decorating and visual merchandising which have given her the knowledge and skills to create beautiful colour combinations in her art.

Her work is structured, yet the background is generally free flowing with each colour placed carefully to create the perfect composition.

“I love following the latest decor colour trends with my work, but I also love painting vibrant artwork that makes people smile and lifts spirits. I guess you can say I have a variety of styles”.

As an emerging Australia Artist, Kylie prides herself on making people smile with her soft soul yet vibrant, cheeky personality. Kylies art is full of emotion which pours out from within her and onto her work.

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Yasmin Bergamini. Tutor of Bienarté

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Bio

Joan Blond

After working in the legal profession for 25 years Joan Blond has returned to her first love of painting.

Joan is an abstract expressionist and contemporary artist based in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.

Mostly self taught, Joan’s creative side was nurtured by her Mother who constantly shared her love of drawing & painting.

Joan loves painting generous blocks of colour and her style is vibrantly expressionistic, often incorporating energetic line work.

Joan mostly paints using acrylics with substance which add texture to her work and at times works with oil paint. She also loves experimenting with different mediums & washes.

Joan works from her home studio in Yellingbo in Victoria’s lush Yarra Valley and is creatively motivated by the location and the relaxed atmosphere it offers.

Joan also takes many cues from contemporary design and her love of interior design. She loves working with homeowners and designers looking for paintings with a custom colour scheme.

Joan has had 7 solo exhibitions and had works included in numerous group shows. In 2019 Joan has had exhibitions with the following galleries:-
Art2muse; Sydney Road Gallery; Who Gallery; Art to Art; The Peisley Street Gallery, Gullotti Galleries and 19Karen Gallery.

Joan’s paintings are held by private collectors throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, London, Germany, Singapore and recently Hong Kong.