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DravidianArtAnudeepa Kadiresan

Classes

Learn art with Anu

Classes for kids and adults in all kinds of art, from traditional South Indian painting to watercolour, sketching, sculpture and digital art. All materials are supplied.

Art forms you can learn

Every example below is Anu's own work. Ask about any other art form.

Detail of a Tanjore painting with raised gold work
Tanjore paintingGold foil, gesso relief and stones
Detail of a Mysore painting of Krishna
Mysore paintingFine lines and gold detailing
Pen and ink drawing of Hanuman from the Ramayanam series
Pencil, pen and inkSketching and line art
Pen and watercolour painting of Arthanari with Nandi
WatercolourIncluding pen and watercolour
Oil painting of Shiva and Parvati on Nandi
Oil paintingCanvas painting
Glass painting in progress with a figure and peacock
Glass paintingOutlining and colour on glass
Gouache painting of dancers in a temple-sculpture style
GouacheTemple-sculpture inspired
Mixed-media relief of a yazh, a traditional Tamil harp
Mixed media and reliefTextured and embossed work
Clay sculpture of baby Krishna
SculptureClay and modelling
Digital painting of a dancing Ganesha
Digital artDrawing on screen
Madhubani-style watercolour reindeer
Folk artMadhubani and more
Hand drawing a Tamil kolam pattern
Kolam and mandalaPatterns, dots and focus

Tanjore painting class

  • Ages 12 and over, beginners welcome
  • The complete project, step by step
  • Traditional techniques, gold foil work and embellishment
  • All materials provided
  • Take home your own handcrafted Tanjore painting
See the Tanjore painting process, step by step

Every Tanjore painting follows the full traditional process. Here is Lakshmi Narasimhar, from relief to finished frame, over three weeks in 2025. In class you learn each of these stages. Learn about the materials

  1. Board with raised gesso relief work and coloured stones set in place
    1. Relief and stonesThe design is built up in embossed relief and set with stones.
  2. The relief work covered in shining gold foil
    2. Gold foil22-carat gold foil is pressed over every raised detail.
  3. Faces and background being painted in colour around the gold
    3. ColourFaces, skin and background are painted by hand.
  4. The finished Lakshmi Narasimhar Tanjore painting
    4. FinishingFine details bring the painting to life.
  5. The Lakshmi Narasimhar painting in a dark wooden frame
    5. FramedReady for a home or puja room.

Workshops

Anu also runs one-off workshops. Recent ones include Mysore painting and aluminium carving.

Upcoming workshops and their dates.

Kids

Anu believes in nurturing a love for art from a young age, encouraging children to observe, explore and express themselves creatively.

Kids class details: ages, times and fees.

Schedule and fees

Current class schedule, course length, fees and how to book.

Classes are held at the gallery in Rowville. How to get there

Community

Workshops and events

Anu also brings art to festivals, libraries and community groups across Melbourne.

  • October 2022Diwali at Dandenong Market: a free event where visitors painted a giant mandala with Anu
  • June 2022Har Dil Mein Harmony, Vermont South Learning Centre: an immersive workshop on Indigenous and Dravidian art, with Aboriginal Yamatji artist Boston
  • June 2021Online painting session in a community wellbeing week
  • MonthlyArt Wellbeing workshops, including sacred geometry, sculpture drawing and natural colours
  • RecentArt activation at Parkmore Shopping Centre

Enquire

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