Maxine Wade (B.Arts. Dip.Ed.)
...... ........!! Maxine Wade has always had an interest in creativity and trained as an Art teacher at Melbourne University, going on to teach in a variety of secondary colleges for 27 years. She then operated a picture framing business for 5 years, before beginning tutoring adults in watercolour, drawing, life drawing and mixed media at many art societies in Melbourne. She was a signatory member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA) for 15 years (2 of those serving as a councillor there, as Professional development Officer) and a member of the Watercolour Society of Victoria for 15 years. Maxine has won many awards for her work, most recently Highly Commended Kenneth Jack Memorial Award, Montsalvat 2010 and Best Watercolour at the 2009 Castlemaine Art Show, and her work is held in many collections. She has held many solo and joint exhibitions over 35 years and is currently tutoring at Victorian Artists' Society (watercolour), Brighton Art Society (watercolour & mixed media), Glen Eira Cheltenham Art Group (watercolour), Beaumaris Art Group (painting & drawing), life drawing at Ashburton Community Centre, and life drawing at McClelland Guild of Artists. She was Artist in Residence for 2 years, teaching watercolour at Camberwell Grammar School. She also teaches workshops and demonstrates at many Melbourne and regional art societies throughout the year. She operates paintED. Tours to Italy (2011), France (2013), & Italy (2015) NEXT TOUR IS IN 2017 to ITALY (Venice & Santa Margherita)....... where painting & sketching on-site is combined with gallery visits and a lecture by Maxine on the artist in focus for the tour.
UPDATES.......
NEW APPOINTMENT!! beginning in Term 1 on FRIDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2017
........MAXINE begins teaching an EXTENSION CLASS in painting & drawing at BEAUMARIS ART GROUP called "Beyond Painting & Drawing". Students can extend their developmental ideas in subject, style &/ or media under Maxine's guidance both as a mentor & teacher. Contact Rosemary at Beaumaris Art Group to book in & check details........... bagart@bigpond.com
paintED.tours had very successful tours to Italy in 2011, then France in 2013, and then in 2015 to VENICE & RADDA in CHIANTI .....
Next tour to Italy planned for 2017 to Venice & Santa Margherita on the Italian Riviera, with side trips to Cinque Terra & Portofino on the itinerary.
UPDATE: THIS 2017 TOUR IS NOW FULL & BOOKINGS ARE CLOSED OFF (as of January 2017)
sorry to disappoint you if you wanted to join me in 2017......my next tour will be in 2019 possibly to Britain!.......Lakes District, Devon, Cornwall....who knows!! Not confirmed as yet...let's get through the 2017 tour first!
stay tuned..........................& watch this space.........................................................................
UPDATES.......
NEW APPOINTMENT!! beginning in Term 1 on FRIDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2017
........MAXINE begins teaching an EXTENSION CLASS in painting & drawing at BEAUMARIS ART GROUP called "Beyond Painting & Drawing". Students can extend their developmental ideas in subject, style &/ or media under Maxine's guidance both as a mentor & teacher. Contact Rosemary at Beaumaris Art Group to book in & check details........... bagart@bigpond.com
paintED.tours had very successful tours to Italy in 2011, then France in 2013, and then in 2015 to VENICE & RADDA in CHIANTI .....
Next tour to Italy planned for 2017 to Venice & Santa Margherita on the Italian Riviera, with side trips to Cinque Terra & Portofino on the itinerary.
UPDATE: THIS 2017 TOUR IS NOW FULL & BOOKINGS ARE CLOSED OFF (as of January 2017)
sorry to disappoint you if you wanted to join me in 2017......my next tour will be in 2019 possibly to Britain!.......Lakes District, Devon, Cornwall....who knows!! Not confirmed as yet...let's get through the 2017 tour first!
stay tuned..........................& watch this space.........................................................................
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