JOHN HAYCRAFT | WORKSHOP
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6 Day | Saturday 13 – Thursday 18 September 2025
IS THE PROCESS OF PAINTING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE END RESULT?
Explore the thinking that must go into a painting - where the end result matters - but must not get in the way of the artist’s creativity. Use colour sketches and pencil thumbnails to set yourself up for painting success. This is the tried-and-true academic process for planning and designing your paintings.
The first part of the workshop will focus on the Four Pillars of Painting: Composition, Drawing, Tonal Values and Colour. We will use this time to explore the concepts of our work, what we want to say, the mood we want to convey, the atmosphere we feel our picture deserves. The second stage of the workshop will focus on the techniques we need to learn and employ to achieve the result we want.
Each day of the workshop we will complete at least two paintings, plus numerous sketches. As a tutor my aim is to help students with their brushes ‘in hand’ most of the time. Intermediate
IS THE PROCESS OF PAINTING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE END RESULT?
Explore the thinking that must go into a painting - where the end result matters - but must not get in the way of the artist’s creativity. Use colour sketches and pencil thumbnails to set yourself up for painting success. This is the tried-and-true academic process for planning and designing your paintings.
The first part of the workshop will focus on the Four Pillars of Painting: Composition, Drawing, Tonal Values and Colour. We will use this time to explore the concepts of our work, what we want to say, the mood we want to convey, the atmosphere we feel our picture deserves. The second stage of the workshop will focus on the techniques we need to learn and employ to achieve the result we want.
Each day of the workshop we will complete at least two paintings, plus numerous sketches. As a tutor my aim is to help students with their brushes ‘in hand’ most of the time. Intermediate
JOHN HAYCRAFT
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John Haycraft has been a professional artist since 1971, a principal of the architectural illustration firm Haycraft Duloy since 1974, lecturer, exhibitor and author of three books of paintings and drawings.
An experienced tutor and workshop leader, John teaches throughout Australia and conducts workshops overseas. A collection of his architectural drawings is held in the Mitchell Library, the State Library of New South Wales.
He has travelled and painted extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa as well as frequent painting trips to the outback of Australia and New Zealand.
Studied with Australian artist Lloyd Rees, American watercolourist Charles Reid, Joseph Zbukvic, and Eugen Chisnicean. There have been numerous joint exhibitions and three solo shows of his work. His paintings hang in private collections throughout the world.
Insta john.haycraft
John Haycraft has been a professional artist since 1971, a principal of the architectural illustration firm Haycraft Duloy since 1974, lecturer, exhibitor and author of three books of paintings and drawings.
An experienced tutor and workshop leader, John teaches throughout Australia and conducts workshops overseas. A collection of his architectural drawings is held in the Mitchell Library, the State Library of New South Wales.
He has travelled and painted extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa as well as frequent painting trips to the outback of Australia and New Zealand.
Studied with Australian artist Lloyd Rees, American watercolourist Charles Reid, Joseph Zbukvic, and Eugen Chisnicean. There have been numerous joint exhibitions and three solo shows of his work. His paintings hang in private collections throughout the world.
