Last weekend I taught a workshop in Straithnairn, Canberra ACT on Plants & Pollinators.
The weather was absolutely glorious and the spacious studio/workshop provided ample room with the sun streaming through the windows and the viewlooking on to the rural scene and distant mountains.
The lovely group was all very enthusiastic and I am sure they were inspired by their subjects. In Canberra the artists will focus on the local native plants and pollinators which can be often found in their gardens.
I get quite excited when I see the subjects they are painting, and often wish I could pick up a brush and also paint. The group is very motivated and I am sure they will now begin to create more works including pollinators. I personally find it enchances a painting by adding further information and interest and it also stretches their abilities and encourages them to think outside the square.
Enjoy these photos from the workshop.
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| View from the workshop/studio |
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| Another rural view |
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| The colour study, part of the process |
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| Helen painting a Monarch butterfly on a callistemon |
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| Colour study of a Eastern Spinebill |
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| Jann's painting of a Eastern Spinebill, sourced from her own photographs |
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| Colour study with notes for a Fisheye Finch |
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| Drawing and Colour Study for the Fisheye Finch |
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| New Holland Honeyeater chick on a grevillea |
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| Mature New Holland Honeyeater drawing and colour study - on a grevillea |
This was an excellent workshop. I enjoyed myself asmuch as the students. Jean made the most incredible morning and afternoon teas. Orange and poppy seed cake, moist and moreish, chocolate fudge slice, orange and almond muffins, a cheese platter and much more......
