Month: April 2012

Date – 29 April 2012
Time – 10:00am to 3:00pm
Venue – Mount Evelyn and Yarra Valley Art Society Meeting Place – Coldstream
Workshop Presenter – Alan Close
Subject – Travel Sketching and Water Colour

In this Workshop, Alan will show how to turn your holiday photos into exciting paintings, with a focus on Travel Sketching and Water Colour Painting.

The format will be:

• 10 am to 12 noon – Travel Sketching
• 12 noon to 12:45pm – BYO Lunch
• 12:45pm to 3pm – Step by Step Waterclour, both demonstration and hands-on.

The requirements for the Workshop are:

1. 300g arches or rough Water Colour paper – 1-2 full sheets or large pad – 1/4 sheet size
2. Water Colours – basic set of colours
3. Water Container
4. Waterproof floor or table covering
5. A3 size backing board
6. Water Colour brushes – round or flat wash, fine or your choice
7. Eraser
8. Black Bird HB-2B-4B pencils
9. Sketching pad or paper
10. Masking tape
11. Tissues

This Workshop promises to be a really valuable for artists with any level of experience.

For bookings, contact Joy Brown or email the Secretary.

As the 4th Wednesday is Anzac Day, there will be no Paintout this month. However, a Paintout or alternative activty will be arranged for May. In addition, a really interesting Workshop has been arranged for 29 April, details of which are in a separate post.