Sunday, May 9, 2010

Inspiring Charcoal and Acrylic Painting on canvas

Di started on this mixed media black and white toned portrait of an elderley mongolian woman from a lonely planet image on a large canvas about 1x1 metre. Initial drawing was done with pastel and charcoal , washes of ink on the background followed by highlights of grey acrylic. Classes are on break until June so check back after that for an update.
For more information on how to use charcoal  click on the link for charcoal underlined above

Monday, April 26, 2010

Drawing and Painting Classes Noosa

Di and Lorey engrossed in  their painting class

Drawing as part of our day classes has  continued on from last term and has been very popular,
Last term we looked at contour and gesture drawing, this term we got down to the basic elements of drawing, 
Straight and curved lines and the relationships between them, horizontal, verticals , diagonals, curves, circles and spheres. This laid the groundwork for drawing an object realisticly  using the pencil to judge size and proportion
Set up for still life
In our last lesson tone was introduced using hatching  and  cross hatching to  add tone to a group of objects
Recommended Reading
An Introducion to Drawing by Robin Hazelwood

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Noosa Painting and Drawing Classes Term 2


Seascape by Geoff. Geoff started classes last term and is keen on improving his seascape skills. This is  painted on gesso coated paper

Painting and Drawing class starts again tomorrow with a full day class. These are proving to be very popular and add flexibility to attendance. There are a few spots left so please contact me if you wish to join. There will not be any classes during May with 4 or 5 full day ie about 6 hrs per day during June

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Update for classes

Technology has let me down and I need a new computer. SOOOO no posts for a another week or two until the new one is available.
I will be teaching more wave classes and will be posting photos of our fun so please check back in a few weeks  until later
keep painting

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Painting Class Noosa Heads Queensland Australia Number 2

The Big Surf Breaker
Living  near one of the greatest surf spots in Australia, its no wonder, painting coastal views is top on the list of most desirable genres to paint according to my class, 

Here is a sample of the work completed  after the first 3 hour session, a few finishing touches will be completed next lesson

Monday, February 8, 2010

First painting class of the year, Noosa Queensland, Australia

The first class of the year is always exciting meeting new faces and welcoming back familiar faces.
Our new class
Our class is pretty small with only 6, room for one or two more. Our two newcomers shared their love of painting and creativity as well as their desire to gain confidence and new skills. To start the year I did a questionaire to determine what everyone wanted out of the class and it was good that everyone was keen to  improve their skills to paint coastal scenes in impressionistic and abstract ways. Drawing was considered a desirable skill , so I plan on having  it incorporated into the class on a regular basis.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Mixed Media

Worth a visit
A great Australian   John Lovett  is a mixed media artist giving  good basic lessons that are easy to follow on his site. Info regarding watercolour  techniques for those like a fresh spontaineous feel with minimal tools. I would love to see him work.
My previous post is my view of what watercolour is all about, fresh and quick emotional response to what you see