A Painted Space Studio workshop

When we experience the life of colour,

we step out of our own skins and take part in cosmic life.

Rudolf Steiner

Colour as a way to the spirit

This online painting course offers the opportunity for a deeper experience and understanding of the inner nature of colour. Building on Goethe’s Theory of Colour, yet quite different from it, Rudolf Steiner shows us the world of colour as one might experience it in the soul world.

About Steiner’s colour circle

We work in conjunction with Rudolf Steiner’s colour circle and Colour lectures (CW 291, CW 275). In these lectures, Steiner describes the colours as having either a pictorial (image) and or a luminous (lustre) nature. We explore what this means for our understanding and experience of colour that has implications for how we perceive what we call ‘reality’.

In this approach, Steiner lays a foundation for a practical technique of working with colour that leads us to a new form of artistic creativity, a new way of understanding of colour, which is the central of the anthroposophic approach to painting.

Who is it for?

• For artists, art therapists and art students looking to find a path of soul/spiritual development through the arts.
• For anyone pursuing a deeper understanding of the anthroposophic approach to art, colour and painting. 
• For participants in the 2nd year of Art as a Path of Schooling for the Soul.

Desirable background:: experience of working with Goethe’s Theory of Colour.

Recommended: basic watercolour wet-on-dry or veiling skills (you can use wet-on-wet or pastel if preferred, but wet-on-dry watercolour painting is recommended). 

Background readings: Steiner’s Colour lectures Part I: ‘The Nature of Colour’

When is it?

15 February-10 May 2025, Saturdays 3pm-5pm AEDT
Seven fortnightly classes plus recording

Cost

$300 AUD/$195 USD
$310 for PD certificate

Video recording and handouts included in the fee.

The payment options, Zoom link, and list of materials will be sent after booking.

For more information

Contact Fiona Campbell

This course also a core component of Art as a Path of Schooling for the Soul. It follows on from Working with Colour Moods. Together, they are integral to the anthroposophic (Steiner) approach to colour and painting.

^{Feature image: Steiner’s Colour circle}