Touch the Sky: Alternative Acrylic Painting Workshop with Stephen Evans

So what the heck is Alternative Acrylics, you ask? It’s serious painting technique from a seriously talented artist… with not-so-serious energy.

Forget fruit bowls and perfectly polite landscapes! This workshop is about getting messy, moving fast, and learning how to paint like you mean it. Sydney artist Stephen Evans has spent over 30 years mastering colour, light, and drama across film sets, theatre backdrops, fine art, and murals. For the last two decades, he’s run his own Bondi studio and gallery, creating large-scale works that capture light, movement, and emotion; often using his secret weapon: finger painting.

That’s right – brushes are optional. In this session, Stephen will show you how to ditch perfectionism, loosen up, and paint a dramatic sunset cloudscape using his expressive, hands-on technique. You’ll learn how to build light and depth, blend acrylics like a pro, and create atmosphere with bold, intuitive mark-making.

This workshop is perfect for beginners and experienced painters alike; especially anyone who wants to break out of the “paint-by-numbers” mindset and rediscover the fun in painting.

Come ready to get your hands (literally) into the work, push some paint around, and see what happens when technique meets play.