4 DAY WORKSHOPS MONDAY 9 - THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2019
INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR
Tutor: Lauren Black
The botanical world is made up of a myriad of colours and learning how to mix your own is both rewarding and valuable. Learn about colour mixing, washes and glazes and how to apply dry brush work to your painting. Leave the class with the skills to confidently tackle your own botanical subjects. Introduction
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COLLAGE AND MIXED MEDIA
Tutor: Lorette Broekstra
Working with a range of mediums: ink, acrylic, stencils & monoprints to build your image. You will work with integrating these mediums and how they can be layered, combined and assembled. Work with different techniques and styles to create collages that will be inspired by your travels, your garden, place you live etc. it is all about mixed media and building layers!! All levels
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REALIST-IMPRESSIONISTIC WATERCOLOUR workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Joe Cartwright
Over the four days, we will cover a range of subjects and watercolour techniques. Full of practical advice to push your watercolour painting skill. A range of topics including brush and water control, timing, perspective, tones, etc. will also be discussed. Daily step-by-step paintings will cover topics such as gum trees, boats, buildings, street scenes, skies, water, and landscapes. Introduction/Intermediate
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AMAZING ANIMALS IN ACRYLIC workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Helen Cottle
Animals are a very popular and favoured subject for many artists. The versatility of acrylic as a medium makes rendering your furry and feathered friends very enjoyable. Reference material will be provided; however, you may wish to use your own images to work from if you wish to paint your own precious pets! Intermediate
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SIMPLIFICATION OF THE LANDSCAPE limited places left
Tutor: Penelope Gilbert-Ng
Work with under painting in watercolour on white pastel paper with application of pastel in techniques, allowing for understanding of the broader shapes within the landscape. Weather permitting plein air painting in this technique will be shown in what to look for when painting plein air and how to simplify the complexities within a landscape. Intermediate
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UNCOVERED – CONTEMPORARY LIFE DRAWING FOR EVERYONE workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Jody Graham
Expressive Life Drawing Workshop in Mixed Media. Let’s do something different, lets’ shake off everything we know and embrace the unexpected and extraordinary. This is an intensive 4-day workshop where we will explore drawing the human body in new inventive ways. Taking charge of those areas that have confounded us, emerging with new knowledge and a skill set to draw the human figure like never before. All levels
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REALIST WILDLIFE limited places left
Tutor: Brett Jarrett
Designed to tackle a larger complex painting using multiple reference photos, this workshop will tackle composition, creating textures, light and shadow in your painting and the tricks in making subjects jump from the surface. To create a better painting, each element in the demonstration will be discussed in detail so it can be applied to all of your future works Intermediate
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ACRYLIC PAINTING workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Robert Knight
Create paintings with feeling and atmosphere. Learn Robert’s unique style in acrylic painting. Discover techniques like building up layers and glazes to create loose painterly works, expressive brush strokes and palette knife textures. All levels
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COAST AND BEYOND, WET AND DRY workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Jan Martin
Explore the shimmering light and translucency of watercolours by experimenting with the traditional and creative techniques. Focus on structure, design and composition. Gain confidence in handling watercolour through demonstrated exercises. Understand your materials and equipment better and learn how to get more out of them, and most of all learn to enjoy the magic of this medium. Introduction/intermediate
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EVERYDAY SKETCHBOOKS! workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Deb Mostert
This workshop will explore the use of sketchbooks as an everyday record of a life observed. With a simple kit of materials that you can carry with you, you can start a habit of drawing every day. We will explore recording our daily lives from the ordinary to the unusual and prove to ourselves that we can get a creative habit going and keep ourselves observant and present. Introduction/intermediate
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KNOW YOUR BASICS: PASTEL, WATERCOLOUR, ACRYLIC & OIL limited places left
Tutor: Lynette Orzlowski
Each day we will be covering a different medium & substrate, Day 1: Pastel, Day 2: Watercolour, Day 3: Acrylic, Day 4: Oil. With this range of mediums, different techniques, substrates and practical advice you will be able to choose the medium which is right for you. Subjects covered will be wildlife & domestic animals, gum trees, skies, & water. Introduction
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
LANDSCAPE IN WATER BASED MEDIUMS workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor - Herman Pekel
Concentrating on tone, shape and colour this workshop in watercolour, acrylic etc (anything that you can mix with water!) will explore Herman’s quick and direct approach to painting. Go on a step by step journey through Herman's style of water-based painting, including plein air. This workshop is for artists to advance to a new level of competence in watercolours. Advanced
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
DESIGNER TREES workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Cheryl Petersen
Using trees as the theme, choose colours and learn different types of blending to create texture with acrylic mediums. Designing contemporary shapes and items, learning about layering, flow and structure of an image. Work with gold and silver leaf and a wide range of finishing processes. This workshop will focus on breaking away from traditional painting, and aid you in being more creative in your own designs
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
EXPRESSIVE DRAWING, PAINTING AND COLLAGE workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Ann Rayment
A great way to free up and experience drawing expressively, with diverse techniques including; ink and stick drawing, mark making, texture and collage. This is not a traditional drawing class. Play with ink, charcoal, pastels and paint. Use sticks, feathers, stencils and more. Layer your papers and drawings with paint and embellish with pastel to create a masterpiece! All Levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements
PRINT & PLEIN AIR limited places left
Tutor: Bronwyn Rees
We will take advantage of the transparency of plastic plate and venture outside to do some plein air drawing directly on our plates. We will discover how we can trace the outline of the mountains or a tiny flower at our feet and combine the images in a way that is quite unique. We will extend this initial exploration of imagery with multiplate, colour, selective wiping and chine colle printing. All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK PRINTING limited places left
Tutor: Sam Sosnowski
Learn the traditional steps for producing a Japanese wood block print. This 4 day workshop will cover history, basic elements of designing your print, using Japanese tools, sharpening tools, mixing water based colours and printing using a baren and different varieties of Japanese papers. Starting with a one colour print, the workshop will also include registration methods for multiple colour prints. All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
COME TO GRIPS WITH WATERCOLOUR limited places left
Tutor: Maxine Wade
The emphasis in this workshop is on consolidating techniques & understanding watercolour materials. Explore watercolour: brush strokes, types of brushes and their uses and the nature of watercolour paper and it’s different surfaces. Colour mixing and values, the importance of composition, including your focal point etc.
Introduction/intermediate
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SEASCAPE AND SKY IN OIL workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Todd Whisson
This workshop is designed for artists who want to learn how to paint drama with confidence. Exploring the elements of a seascape and what makes it work through unique mark making.
Introduction/intermediate
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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR
Tutor: Lauren Black
The botanical world is made up of a myriad of colours and learning how to mix your own is both rewarding and valuable. Learn about colour mixing, washes and glazes and how to apply dry brush work to your painting. Leave the class with the skills to confidently tackle your own botanical subjects. Introduction
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
COLLAGE AND MIXED MEDIA
Tutor: Lorette Broekstra
Working with a range of mediums: ink, acrylic, stencils & monoprints to build your image. You will work with integrating these mediums and how they can be layered, combined and assembled. Work with different techniques and styles to create collages that will be inspired by your travels, your garden, place you live etc. it is all about mixed media and building layers!! All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
REALIST-IMPRESSIONISTIC WATERCOLOUR workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Joe Cartwright
Over the four days, we will cover a range of subjects and watercolour techniques. Full of practical advice to push your watercolour painting skill. A range of topics including brush and water control, timing, perspective, tones, etc. will also be discussed. Daily step-by-step paintings will cover topics such as gum trees, boats, buildings, street scenes, skies, water, and landscapes. Introduction/Intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
AMAZING ANIMALS IN ACRYLIC workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Helen Cottle
Animals are a very popular and favoured subject for many artists. The versatility of acrylic as a medium makes rendering your furry and feathered friends very enjoyable. Reference material will be provided; however, you may wish to use your own images to work from if you wish to paint your own precious pets! Intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
SIMPLIFICATION OF THE LANDSCAPE limited places left
Tutor: Penelope Gilbert-Ng
Work with under painting in watercolour on white pastel paper with application of pastel in techniques, allowing for understanding of the broader shapes within the landscape. Weather permitting plein air painting in this technique will be shown in what to look for when painting plein air and how to simplify the complexities within a landscape. Intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
UNCOVERED – CONTEMPORARY LIFE DRAWING FOR EVERYONE workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Jody Graham
Expressive Life Drawing Workshop in Mixed Media. Let’s do something different, lets’ shake off everything we know and embrace the unexpected and extraordinary. This is an intensive 4-day workshop where we will explore drawing the human body in new inventive ways. Taking charge of those areas that have confounded us, emerging with new knowledge and a skill set to draw the human figure like never before. All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
REALIST WILDLIFE limited places left
Tutor: Brett Jarrett
Designed to tackle a larger complex painting using multiple reference photos, this workshop will tackle composition, creating textures, light and shadow in your painting and the tricks in making subjects jump from the surface. To create a better painting, each element in the demonstration will be discussed in detail so it can be applied to all of your future works Intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
ACRYLIC PAINTING workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Robert Knight
Create paintings with feeling and atmosphere. Learn Robert’s unique style in acrylic painting. Discover techniques like building up layers and glazes to create loose painterly works, expressive brush strokes and palette knife textures. All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
COAST AND BEYOND, WET AND DRY workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Jan Martin
Explore the shimmering light and translucency of watercolours by experimenting with the traditional and creative techniques. Focus on structure, design and composition. Gain confidence in handling watercolour through demonstrated exercises. Understand your materials and equipment better and learn how to get more out of them, and most of all learn to enjoy the magic of this medium. Introduction/intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
EVERYDAY SKETCHBOOKS! workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Deb Mostert
This workshop will explore the use of sketchbooks as an everyday record of a life observed. With a simple kit of materials that you can carry with you, you can start a habit of drawing every day. We will explore recording our daily lives from the ordinary to the unusual and prove to ourselves that we can get a creative habit going and keep ourselves observant and present. Introduction/intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
KNOW YOUR BASICS: PASTEL, WATERCOLOUR, ACRYLIC & OIL limited places left
Tutor: Lynette Orzlowski
Each day we will be covering a different medium & substrate, Day 1: Pastel, Day 2: Watercolour, Day 3: Acrylic, Day 4: Oil. With this range of mediums, different techniques, substrates and practical advice you will be able to choose the medium which is right for you. Subjects covered will be wildlife & domestic animals, gum trees, skies, & water. Introduction
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
LANDSCAPE IN WATER BASED MEDIUMS workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor - Herman Pekel
Concentrating on tone, shape and colour this workshop in watercolour, acrylic etc (anything that you can mix with water!) will explore Herman’s quick and direct approach to painting. Go on a step by step journey through Herman's style of water-based painting, including plein air. This workshop is for artists to advance to a new level of competence in watercolours. Advanced
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
DESIGNER TREES workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Cheryl Petersen
Using trees as the theme, choose colours and learn different types of blending to create texture with acrylic mediums. Designing contemporary shapes and items, learning about layering, flow and structure of an image. Work with gold and silver leaf and a wide range of finishing processes. This workshop will focus on breaking away from traditional painting, and aid you in being more creative in your own designs
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
EXPRESSIVE DRAWING, PAINTING AND COLLAGE workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Ann Rayment
A great way to free up and experience drawing expressively, with diverse techniques including; ink and stick drawing, mark making, texture and collage. This is not a traditional drawing class. Play with ink, charcoal, pastels and paint. Use sticks, feathers, stencils and more. Layer your papers and drawings with paint and embellish with pastel to create a masterpiece! All Levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements
PRINT & PLEIN AIR limited places left
Tutor: Bronwyn Rees
We will take advantage of the transparency of plastic plate and venture outside to do some plein air drawing directly on our plates. We will discover how we can trace the outline of the mountains or a tiny flower at our feet and combine the images in a way that is quite unique. We will extend this initial exploration of imagery with multiplate, colour, selective wiping and chine colle printing. All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK PRINTING limited places left
Tutor: Sam Sosnowski
Learn the traditional steps for producing a Japanese wood block print. This 4 day workshop will cover history, basic elements of designing your print, using Japanese tools, sharpening tools, mixing water based colours and printing using a baren and different varieties of Japanese papers. Starting with a one colour print, the workshop will also include registration methods for multiple colour prints. All levels
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
COME TO GRIPS WITH WATERCOLOUR limited places left
Tutor: Maxine Wade
The emphasis in this workshop is on consolidating techniques & understanding watercolour materials. Explore watercolour: brush strokes, types of brushes and their uses and the nature of watercolour paper and it’s different surfaces. Colour mixing and values, the importance of composition, including your focal point etc.
Introduction/intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
SEASCAPE AND SKY IN OIL workshop full waiting list being taken
Tutor: Todd Whisson
This workshop is designed for artists who want to learn how to paint drama with confidence. Exploring the elements of a seascape and what makes it work through unique mark making.
Introduction/intermediate
Click here to download the Student Requirements List
