Wayne began painting thirty five years ago in the western Riverina district of NSW, basically teaching himself and encouraged by the popularity of river and bush scenes. Since moving to the area he has sought guidance from some local artists; June Young, Barbara Farnham, Lyn Butchart, Ronald Revitt, Robert Wade and more recently Herman Pekel, Grace Pelag, John Wilson, Madeleine Szymanski, Chan Dissanayake and Barry & Lucy McCann.

Wayne's lifelong fascination with water is reflected in his preferred medium. If not painting Wayne is surfing, surfboat rowing, scuba diving, kayaking and patrolling the beach.

He admires the watercolours of Hans Heysen, Alvaro Castagnet, Herman Pekel, Joseph Abukvic and Ross Paterson, and was lucky enough to attend the Mitchell School of Creative Arts summer 2004.

Wayne paints predominantly seascapes and landscapes, using high quality paints and prefers 100% rag papers, 300g and 640g papers by Arches and Saunders. His work has been purchased and sent around the globe. Wayne admits he is yet to tackle the subjects of still life and portraiture and the mediums, oils, acrylics and mixed media but he leans towards atmosphere and narratives as he grows as an artist.

This class is delivered over a five week term with full  payment in advance and covers the basics of watercolour techniques, colour theory and composition.  It is suitable for beginners and the more experienced alike.