Last Sunday, 1 November 2015, I taught my 1-day watercolour workshop, ‘Simply Watercolour’ which was held in the Scratch Art Space premises at 67 Sydenham Road, Marrickville NSW.

This workshop was designed for absolute beginners with no watercolour painting or drawing experience and for those students who have worked with acrylics or oils and were interested in trying this versatile medium. I had a lovely group of 9 enthusiastic students with various levels of painting and drawing experience attending the workshop and by the end of the day I think most of them felt they had really got something out of the class which was very gratifying.

Using a limited palette of just 5 colours (Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, Quinacridone Gold, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna) students were shown how to work quickly in a loose style that required only a minimum amount of drawing – a simple method that can be applied to virtually any subject ranging from still life to visual travel diaries.

Students were shown the basic techniques for painting with watercolours commencing with some simple exercises to get the feel of the medium and the limited palette. Then they were given a tray of variously coloured gum leaves, and sea shells in more subdued colours, and asked to choose 3 of each to simply draw and paint as an exercise in creating quite strong vibrant colours through to very subtle shades using just the 5 colours on their palette.

This was followed by an exercise where all students were given a copy of the same scene and shown the alternative styles of quickly putting down the colour first then drawing the pencil linework over the top, and the alternative method of making a quick drawing first and then adding the colour.

The last 2 exercises of the day involved drawing and painting some pieces of fruit and finally, drawing and painting a vase of fresh flowers. In all cases it was very interesting to see how different students approached the same subjects and the final results they achieved.

I am looking into teaching further workshops in the future with the venue and dates yet to be decided. A few of the students last Sunday expressed interest in doing a ‘Travel Sketching/Diary’ workshop so this could possibly be the topic of my next class.

There will be more details in the future about this when something definite has been confirmed. If you live in Sydney and surrounding areas and are interested in attending a future workshop or have any suggestions on a topic, or are interested in having some one-on-one tuition, you are welcome to contact me at:
pam.juno@bigpond.com

‘SIMPLY WATERCOLOUR’ WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP
SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2015, 10am – 4pm
Scratch Art Space, 67 Sydenham Road, Marrickville NSW

I will be teaching this one-day watercolour workshop on Sunday 1 November 2015 at the Marrickville art gallery/art school, Scratch Art Space.

Save $20 off the cost of the workshop by making an early booking before 14 October 2015. Contact Scratch Art Space now to confirm your place:

 http://www.scratchartspace.com/artcourses.html

In this workshop students will learn the basic techniques for painting with watercolours and will see how easy they can be to use by commencing with some simple exercises and advancing to producing some small finished paintings to take home. Using a limited palette of just 5 colours students will be shown how to work quickly in a loose style which requires only a minimum amount of drawing and I will demonstrate how this simple method can be applied to virtually any subject ranging from still life to visual travel diaries.

This work shop is perfect for absolute beginners with no watercolour painting or drawing experience and will also be useful for those students who have worked with acrylics or oils and are interested in trying this versatile medium.

The watercolour paints needed are included in the cost of the workshop so students will only need to bring just an A4 185gsm watercolour pad (I suggest the 12-sheet Canson watercolour pad which can be purchased for around $12 from art supply shops); a 2B pencil; paper towels; a white plastic or china dinner plate or tray (around A4 size) for mixing paints on; and your lunch (the gallery has a fridge) coffee and tea will be provided.

I will supply the paint brushes needed and some samples of different papers for students to experiment with and will also bring along a range of photographic and other reference for students to use as subject material. For anyone wanting to know more about what art supplies to bring or have any ther queries relating to the workshop (apart from booking the class), you can email me on pam.juno@bigpond.com or call 9558 2248.

The cost of the workshop is $160 (includes all watercolour paints needed) or $140 if you take advantage of registering early before 14 October 2015. You will need to contact Scratch Art Space directly to make a booking:

http://www.scratchartspace.com/artcourses.html

The gallery is located at 67 Sydenham Road Marrickville which is down the Sydenham Station end so close to the train and the bus routes 423, 426 and M30 stop at the corner of Victoria and Sydenham Roads with only a short walk down the the gallery. For those students who will be driving there is plenty of available parking close by.

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