Workshop
$ 700
Intro to Drawing
$ 600
Learning to draw is all about learning to see. Once we understand how we see life around us, then the process of drawing becomes about translating our own unique perspective onto paper.
This full-day workshop is designed as an intuitive approach to drawing aimed at beginners. The facilitator, Natalie Popovski, is one of Gold Coasts' emerging talents having just completed a solo show at the Margaret Olley Gallery and most recently a finalist in Australia's National Emerging Art Prize.
Learning to draw is all about learning to see. Once we understand how we see life around us, then the process of drawing becomes about translating our own unique perspective onto paper.
Natalie will begin with intuitive concepts of drawing such as gesture and contour drawing before moving on to more technical aspects of problem-solving and measuring to find accuracy in ones drawing. Natalie will then explain key concepts to creating life-like shadows and highlights.
Drawing is one of the best ways to improve your creative practice and even your paintings. Regardless of whether an experienced artist or a complete beginner, this workshop will take you back to the foundational roots of drawing and seeing, and will give you life-long concepts that will influence the way you create.
All drawing materials are provided as well as light snacks and refreshments.
Intro to Oil Painting
$ 700
Understand the fundamentals of painting and master oil paints
This full-day workshop is designed as a crash course in the classic technique of oil painting aimed at beginners. The facilitator, Natalie Popovski, is one of Gold Coasts' emerging talents having just completed a solo show at the Margaret Olley Gallery and most recently a finalist in Australia's National Emerging Art Prize.
Whether you're an experienced painter or completely new to art-making, Natalie will be able to support and guide you throughout the workshop and impart you will everlasting knowledge.
In the first half Natalie will run through concepts of value and creating depth and form. She will discuss the fall of light, shadows, and reflected light, and put it all together in a monochromatic underpainting of a mandarin. Understanding the importance of value is really the magic key to any great painting
In the second half of the day, Natalie will discuss basic colour theory. You'll learn how to mix any colour from a limited palette and start to differentiate between colour and value. These lessons will then be applied over the top of the monochromatic painting as we begin to give colour to the mandarin
All painting materials are provided, as well as light snacks and refreshments.
Intro to Watercolour
$ 650
Watercolour is a beautiful and versatile medium that can be used to create striking images with very little setup.
Watercolour is a beautiful and versatile medium that can be used to create striking images with very little setup. The practice is soothing and is the perfect medium to pick up as a hobby or to rediscover your creativity. For beginners, watercolour can be a difficult medium to master, yet so rewarding once you can understand a few key things.
In this workshop, I teach key techniques to help you gain control of the medium and understand how to build up soft and gentle layers of colour. When learning watercolour it is essential to know your tools and how to manipulate the brush and coming to terms with the fast-drying nature of it - this is the real trick to gaining luminosity in your paintings.
In the first half of the class, I’ll explain the difference in materials and terminology, and run through various exercises to help you loosen up.
In the second half of the class, we’ll focus on creating a single painting that you can go home with.
