After School Art classes, enrolling now for Thursdays

Due to popular demand I am exanding my teaching days to Thursdays. 3.30pm to 4.30pm Classes limited to 9 people. Please phone 0273513887 to enquire about prices and details. First come first served. Classes held at 374 Clayton Road, Rotorua. Good quality materials. Over 60 lessons to choose from. Email enquiries to janet@jkeen.net

Holiday Painting and Mosaic classes January 2022

January 3, 10, 17,24,31. (Monday Mornings) Painting and Mosaic classes Hours 9.30am to 12.30pm Welcome for one, two or three hours. Welcome for all Mondays or just one. Studio can fit 9 people. Ages 6 to 13 welcome. Ring 027 351 3887 now to secure your place. Email janet@jkeen.net 374 Clayton Road, Rotorua

Especially for children who are really interested in art. This is not a baby sitting, drop off service, it's for focused, well behaved, mindful children who want a peacful, creative experience. Students end up with a quality finished piece of work they can hang on the wall in New Zealand wood. Mosaics take three hours Paintings take one to three hours. Please enquire for prices and availability. Phone 027 3513887 email janet@jkeen.net 'Every child is an artist the challenge is to stay one once you grow up" Picasso

Resene Testpots and Saint Michael's Catholic School Rotorua mural

Covid Lockdown Photographic projects August 2021 Day 1 By Rotorua Photographer Janet Keen

I believe it is important to set yourself some projects when you go into lockdown, especially if you are creative. Otherwise you can fritter away precious time in lethargy and procrastination. Why don't you join me? Encourage your children to embark on a creative project. This current project is going to be about the weather. For the first day I trolled though my archives and saw some photos of clouds and sea that I took in Adelaide while on holiday a number of years ago. I manipulated them in photo shop to look like oil paintings. My inspiration for this project came from viewing famous Canadian Indigenous Photographer Camille Seaman. Her big tempestuous skies are awe inspiring. While we don't have giant hurricanes in New Zealand and large skies we do in Rotorua have the dynamic clouds of steam that rise up into the atmosphere and are especially powerful in early morning cold days or early evenings. Camille says it's all about the light and I agree with her I am going to go out with my camera every day from now on during lockdown and try to find some sky images that move me. If I fail to find something or if the light is not right I am going to look at my photographic archives. Please watch out for facebook postings at janetkeenartistteacher. Friend me and contribute. Thursday morning or evening photographic personal one on one tuition for beginners. Specialising in Canon Cameras. If you would like to book some tuition time on how to get the most oit of your camera and how to be involved in personal photographic projects give me a call on 0273513887 to discuss your needs. In the meantime Happy photographing and get snapping.