ZOE SERNACK ​ |  WORKSHOP
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2 Day  |  Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 September 2025
BOTANICAL ABSTRACTION – SOLD OUT please click the email link below if you would like to go on the waiting list
Reignite your passion for painting and broaden your approach to botanical abstraction. Begin by sketching outdoors or indoors with found plants, drawing inspiration from nature to plan compositions and explore various mark-making techniques that will translate into paintings on wooden boards. Once you start painting, you’ll work intuitively, using your sketches as a guide while responding to shapes, marks, colours, and compositions to create balance and harmony.
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To add depth and dimension, we’ll incorporate stencilling/collage into the process. For those interested in adding intricate details, we’ll use a wood-burning kit to etch designs into the boards. This workshop emphasizes texture, layering, colour mixing, and, most importantly, enjoying the creative process.
Introduction/intermediate
4 Day  |  Monday 15 – Thursday 18 September 2025
LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTION – SOLD OUT please click the email link below if you would like to go on the waiting list
Revitalize your painting practice and expand your visual approach to landscape abstraction. Begin with outdoor sketching sessions, drawing inspiration from nature to plan compositions and explore various mark-making techniques. These techniques will then be applied to paintings on wooden boards. When painting, you’ll draw from your sketches but work intuitively, responding to shapes, marks, colours, and compositions to create balance and harmony. Stencilling will be incorporated to add depth and dimension, while a wood-burning kit will be available for those who want to etch marks into the boards. This workshop focuses on texture, layering, colour mixing, and, most importantly, embracing the joy and freedom of creativity.
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The 4-day course provides a more in-depth experience compared to the 2-day course. It allows artists to create a wider range of outdoor sketches, from quick impressions to detailed studies. We’ll work on multiple paintings simultaneously, fostering connections between the pieces and ensuring there’s always an opportunity to continue working while other pieces dry.Intermediate

ZOE SERNACK

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Zoe Sernack creates imagined landscapes that reflect the intricate forms of nature both above and below the surface. Her work weaves together observation, memory, and the sensory experience of place. Zoe’s aim is not to depict the landscape but to evoke a visual connection—whether it’s a sense of place, an emotion, or a memory.
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Zoe holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The National Art School and has been a finalist in numerous prestigious art prizes, including the Salon des Refusés (Wynne), Fisher’s Ghost Award, Hornsby Art Award, Gosford Art Award, Into the Light Art Award, and the Lethbridge 20,000 Art Award.