Term 3
WORKSHOPS
Workshops open to members and non-members.
Workshops cater for adult painters only.
Water Movement & Reflections with Pastel
with Regina Hona
Two day: Sat 29 &Sun 30 August
9.30 - 3.30 pm
Cost: $210 Members
$230 Non Members
Bookings Open: Sat 11 July at 10am
Suitable for those with intermediate+ pastel experience
Join respected artist Regina Hona and build your confidence with waterscapes. Learn how to successfully create movement, engaging reflections in water and to how make your water subjects feel alive. Emphasis will also be on composition, storytelling through your subject and how to achieve water perspective and create atmosphere so that the viewer can feel they are part of the scene.
Day 1: We begin with a demonstration and participant use of tutor's reference (or your own) to paint a boat subject.
Day 2: Using your own reference, you have the choice to paint a similar subject as in Day 1 to consolidate what was learnt, or to paint another aspect of water movement and reflection.
Tutor will have spare references you can borrow
Australian Floral Art in Oils
with Nicolette Munro
Sunday 13 September
9.30 am - 3.30 pm
Cost: $100 Members
$120 Non Members
Bookings Open Sat 15 August at 10am
In this one-day workshop you will produce a beautiful oil painting of an Australian Floral still life from a photographic reference. In the morning, your tutor Nikki Munro will demonstrate how to capture the shape and likeness of Australian flowers and their unique leaves with time to practice painting their form and shape. In the afternoon you will be guided through the process of painting a still life image on a 30cm x 25cm canvas board.
You will learn:
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How to mix dynamic colours to represent flowers and leaves,
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How to use tonal variation to represent the shape of a vase,
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How to mix paint wet on wet for a contemporary painting
The workshop will be conducted in an open and supportive environment.
Handmake an Accordian Book
with Ursula Harris
Sunday 27 September
9.30 am - 3.30 pm
Cost: $105 Members (includes $15 materials fee provided by tutor)
$115 Non Members (includes $15 materials fee provided by tutor)
Bookings Open Sat 15 August at 10am
In this fun one-day workshop, you'll create an A4 accordion book using your gel printed papers. This versatile book requires no stitching to assemble, opens completely flat for easy use, and features the ability to remove pages to work on and then return them to the book. Great for sketching, drawing, watercolour etc.
This workshop is a follow-on from Ursula’s Term 2 and Term 3 class - The Joy of Gel Printing with Ursula Harris. However, if you haven’t attended these classes and would like to join in the fun and handmake a book you are welcome to register.