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SUMMARY:Working with Composition: Bringing Ego Organisation into Painting
DESCRIPTION:  \nAn exploration of the role of composition in painting in relation to the ego or “I”as the organiser of our soul life\, through painting\, drawing and art history observation. The health-giving effects of working consciously with the principles of the fourfold human being underpins this studio course.  \nWhat is composition?\nHistorically\, artists have always drawn on the laws of perception to arrange the elements within a work of art\, to create balance\, focus\, unity or harmony in the work. This need for the visual ordering of colour\, line\, form and space is essential to our feelings of connection to or our aesthetic enjoyment of a work of art. But why is this so?  \n\nWhy do we experience harmonious peace in a Raphael Madonna yet also harmonious dynamism in a Turner stormy sea?  \n\nDo the elements of a work need to be arranged in a balanced compositional way to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye? Or can we also find satisfaction in chaos and unstructured movement? and what is happening within us when we experience this sense of enjoyment with a painting?  \nSimply\, what is the role of our “I” when creating or contemplating an art work? How do bring presence to our paintings? \nWhat will we do? \nIn this online course\, we explore the principles of composition and learn how to leverage these principles to bring the multiple elements of our painting together into unified wholeness. We learn how perception influences our ego organisation and our experience of harmony and balance when viewing both the great masters and our own work.  \nFirst\, we explore some classic laws of visual organisation\, such as the rule of thirds and the golden ratio\, by observing how these laws are inherent in famous artworks.  \nWe then learn how these principles relate to the role of our ego as organiser of our soul forces; then how to apply such principles to our own work. Thus\, the art work becomes a reflection of the activity of the ego on the fourfold human being\, according to the anthroposophic approach to painting.  \nThere is particular focus on the salutogenic effects of consciously working with ego organisation in painting. \nWho is it for? \nThis is a Schooling course but you are welcome to join us!  \n\nFor artists\, art therapists and art students looking to find a path of soul/spiritual development through the arts.\nFor anyone interested in an artistic understanding of the role of our higher self or I in visual composition. \n\nTo get the most out of this course\, it is anticipated participants will work on their own between the fortnightly sessions.  \nRequired: some familiarity with the anthroposophic approach to art and basic painting technique. Watercolour veiling/wet-on-dry skills are preferred.   \nPlease note: this is not a step-by-step instructional class so not advised for beginners in painting unless you are adventurous and self-motivated! \nWhat dates are the classes? \n3pm-5pm AEST Saturdays\n13 September-6 December 2025 \nThe workshops are recorded but live participation is preferred\, unless your time zone makes this impossible.  \nHow much does it cost? \n$300 for PD or for new participants.\n$280 for ongoing participants \nRecordings available post-course for private study.  \nHow do I book? \nBook here \nAfter registration\, participants will be sent the payment details and a list of suggested readings and materials.   \nThe Zoom workshop link is sent one (1) day before the class. \nFor more information \nPlease contact Fiona Campbell at Painted Space Studio \n  \nAbout the presenter \nFiona Campbell is the director of Painted Space Studio. She a researcher\, lecturer\, visual artist and arts educator. She has an interdisciplinary PhD on creativity and cognition and also trained as an art therapist. \nShe has special expertise in the anthroposophic approach to painting and has been teaching painting for 25 years. \nFiona is also a member of the Stream of Life Research Studio\, where she focuses on her other two specialisations\, phenomenology and creative cognition. \nYou can find out more about Fiona on her website or listen to a ABC Soul Search interview with her about the anthroposophical approach to art. \n  \nFeature image: Indigo and Umber Study I © Fiona Campbell 2000
URL:https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/event/working-with-composition-bringing-ego-organisation-into-painting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Artistic,Australia,International
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fiona Campbell":MAILTO:paintedspace@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251214T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251214T180000
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SUMMARY:Angels Watch Over Us: A Contemplation For Advent
DESCRIPTION: \n \nPainted Space Studio \n \npresents\nAn Advent contemplation to lead us into Christmas\non how the angelic orders have guided and protected us through the ages\n \n\n\n\nHow can we strengthen our connection with the spiritual beings around us?\nWhere do we most often encounter them in our earthly lives? \nAt a time when world and personal events can seem to overwhelm\, we can remind outselves that we are in the special care of higher beings who accompany us throughout our earthly lives and beyond. \nThrough contemplating artwork and verse\, we reflect upon how we humans have encountered and imagined the angelic orders above us through the ages\, and why such imaginations are so important to our souls’ peace and strengthening. \n\nSuggested reading \nOur Spiritual Companions by Adam Bittleston \nCost\n$20 donation or whatever you can afford to support this initiative. \nWhen \n5.00pm – 6.15 pm AEDT\n14th December 2025 \nBookings \nContact\nFiona Campbell  \n  \n\n“See\, I am sending an angel before you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.” \n Exodus 23:20 \n  \n  \nFeature image: Angel s Watch Over Us ⓒ Fiona Campbell \n 
URL:https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/event/angels-watch-over-us-a-contemplation-for-advent/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Artistic,Australia,International
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ORGANIZER;CN="Painted Space Studio":MAILTO:paintedspace@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251225T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260106T200000
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SUMMARY:The Twelve Days of Christmas: An online Holy Nights course
DESCRIPTION: \n \nCANCELLED\nThe Temple of Humanity on the Far Shore of Time\nThe work of the hierarchies in us through birth\, death\, destiny\, sleep\, and meditation.   \nA contemplation with Jude Neeme-Samson \n  \n  \nWhen \n25th December 2025 – 05th January 2026 (possible Epiphany event on January 6th). \nThis is a one hour contemplation each day from 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm AEDT \nProgram \nIn each session\, there will be three fifteen-minute considerations of the themes\, which will complement each other and set a mood of soul for participants to work with over the ensuing night and day. \nEach day will have the nurturing aspect of a retreat for our soul and our spiritual work in the coming year. \nJude will begin the first fifteen minutes session with the esoteric understanding of the Temple of our Humanity on the Far Shore of Time as described by Rudolf Steiner and how it affects the development of our earthly bodies throughout our life. \nIn the second part we will explore the nature of sleep and meditation as they affect our journey to the temple in the life after death. \nThen we will explore further developments of the Meditation ‘Wisdom Lives in the Light’ in relation to the threefold expression of our karma and spiritual development of our humanity \nThe final fifteen minutes we will work of the twelve day’s in a way that will help grow the work over the Christmas season in preparation for the coming year. \nCost \n$70 AUD for the 12 nights. \nBookings \nBook here \nOnce registered\, the recurring zoom link will be sent out two days\, two hours and ten minutes before the first session. The same link will be used every day. \nPlease login via your zoom app \nYou will also receive a link to the archive folder for viewing the recording. Please us this as a study resource and do not share it with others. \nFor more information \nEnquiries: Jude  \n  \nFeature image: An imaginative painting of Rudolf Steiner’s wooden sculpture The Representative of Man\, by Gabriela de Carvalho.
URL:https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/event/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-an-online-holy-nights-course/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jude Samson":MAILTO:msamson@email.org.au
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SUMMARY:Staying Connected Study Group
DESCRIPTION:This fortnightly study group is based on Steiner’s collection of lectures in Staying Connected. In between\, through a WhatsApp group\, there will be support and encouragement to post poems\, interesting relevant articles – or just to reach out and communicate and find support.   \n 
URL:https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/event/8728/
CATEGORIES:Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Allison Pitt":MAILTO:meandmyshadows@duck.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260225T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260506T190000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation With Your Garden (Autumn): Goethean Observation and Drawing
DESCRIPTION: \nPainted Space Studio presents\n  \n\nOh\, I who wish to grow\,
I look out\, and inside me the tree grows. \nRainer Maria Rilke 1914 \n\n \nImmersing ourselves in Nature as She turns inward … \nAutumn is the wonderful time of year to turn our eyes to the changes Nature brings to the garden: the reds and golds of European trees\, the bounty of fruits and late vegetables\, all mixed in with the evergreens and native plants following their own local seasonal changes. \nWhether you have your own garden or like to walk in a local park\, a nature reserve or even just tend a few pot plants on your balcony\, being with plants in their endless cycles of becoming and dying away is both energising and de-stressing for us. A health-giving counterblance to computer work! \nUsing Goethean phenomenology to guide us\, these six online workshops will help you to become more ‘at home’ with nature. \nThe six workshops use mixed media and different drawing techniques to take us through this process. Techniques include charcoal\, pencil\, paint and pastel. Participants keep a visual diary to document their discoveries and observations. \nWhat is Goethean phenomenology? \nGoethean phenomenology (also known as Goethean observation) helps us develops fresh\, new eyes for seeing and engaging with the world around us. It brings us into a more participatory connection with both nature and ourselves. \nWho is it for? \n\n	For anyone interested in knowing more about Goethean phenomenology and how to practice it.\n	For nature lovers who would like to learn a non-confrontational way of drawing plants.\n	For Steiner teachers\, artists\, art therapists and art students seeking to understand how the formative forces work in Nature\n\nSuitable for all levels. You do not need to be an experienced artist to enjoy these workshops. Video recordings included in the fee\, available for private study. \nWhen is it? \n5.30-7.00pm AEDT\, 25 February-6 May 2026 \nCost \n$230 AUD\n$240 AUD PD certificate (75% participation required).\nVideo recordings included in the fee\, available for three months. \nBookings\n \n\n \n \nYou will be sent the payment details and a list of suggested materials and readings after booking.  \nThe Zoom link is sent one (1) day before the workshop begins. \nContact \n  \n  \nFeature image: Autumn Pastel © Fiona Campbell 1998 
URL:https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/event/autumnal-conversations-with-your-garden-goethean-observation-and-drawing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Artistic,Australia,International
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fiona Campbell":MAILTO:paintedspace@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Essence of Anthroposophic Art: Veiling the Colours
DESCRIPTION:A Painted Space Studio workshop\n  \nIf I delve deeper into the characters of the different colours\, they show me their dynamic qualities. Out my experience\, I can then let the colours guide me. \n  \nBeppe Assenza \n  \nThis course introduces the iconic veil painting technique so closely identified with Rudolf Steiner’s artistic approach. \nWe delve into the language of colour using transparent surfaces of liquid colour in free compositions inspired by Beppe Assenza’s playful but meditative approach to painting. \nThis is the preferred technique of any anthroposophic painting training. It is not an easy skill to develop but very satisfying to master. \nRudolf Steiner developed this technique as a way of of interfacing with the spirit through painting.  \nYou can read more about the anthroposophic approach and why we prefer watercolour over acrylics and oils in this short article. \nWho is it for? \n\nFor anyone interested in learning the veiling (wet-on-dry) watercolour technique.\nFor artists\, art therapists and Steiner (Waldorf) teachers who want to deepen their understanding of colour (PD certificates available).\n\nWhen is it? \n3.00 pm-5.00 pm AEDT\, Saturdays\, 28 February-25 April 2026\nFive fortnightly sessions plus video recording \nCost \n$240 AUD\n$250 for PD certificate (75% attendance and participation required)\nVideo recordings included in the fee\, available for private study.\nThe payment options\, Zoom link\, and a list of materials will be sent to you after booking. \n\nBOOK HERE\n \n\n  \nFor more information \nThis course is a core component of Art as a Path of Schooling for the Soul. It is preceded by the introductory workshop\, Working with Colour\, Out of Colour. Together\, they provide a sound foundation in the anthroposophic (Steiner) approach to colour and painting. \n  \nContact \n  \nFeature image: New Life Emerges © Fiona Campbell 2010\n 
URL:https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/event/the-essence-of-anthroposophic-art-veiling-the-colours/
LOCATION:Zoom online events\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artistic,Australia,International
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