Duo to popular demand John Haycraft has agreed to run a second workshop in Line and Watercolour wash for our society on 2nd November. There are limited spaces available before this one is also full.
Cost: $140 members.
VENUE: Nepean Art Society Studio, 4 Lawson St, Emu Plains
TIME: 9am to 4pm (set up from 8.30).
John is an experienced tutor and workshop leader, teaching throughout Australia and conducting workshops overseas.
A collection of his architectural drawings is held in the Mitchell Library and the State Library of New South Wales.
He has travelled and painted extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa as well as taken frequent painting trips to the outback of Australia and New Zealand.
John has studied with Australian artist Lloyd Rees, American watercolourist Charles Reid, Joseph Zbukvic and Eugen Chisnicean.
There have been numerous joint exhibitions and three solo shows of his work. His paintings hang in private collections throughout the world.
John has been a professional artist since 1971, a principal of the architectural illustration firm Haycraft Duloy since 1974, a lecturer, an exhibitor and author of three books of paintings and drawings.
OVERVIEW OF WORKSHOP
Simply making marks is one of the most primal instincts of man. These days we don’t have to scratch a drawing onto a cave wall or use a charred stick to trace an outline, instead we have the magic fibre tip pen. It is fast, direct, waterproof, unforgiving and a classic way to draw. Line and wash drawing can be seen in Rembrandt’s work, van Gogh’s and J.M.W. Turner’s travel sketches of course.
It is the tried-and-true method for working with your sketchbooks as you travel or for exploring new ideas for final paintings. Spend a day getting to grips with this medium, covering the rendering of trees, water and different materials like stone, brick, timber, metal, etc.
Want to add colour? We’ll do that as well.
Some experience with drawing and/or watercolour is preferred.
BREAKS
There will be morning tea and lunch breaks during the day. Kettle, fridge and microwave are available for your use. Bring your food requirements for lunch or purchase at the nearby shopping centre.
CANCELLATIONS
NAS reserves the right to cancel any workshop if the minimum number is not reached.
Announcement of workshop cancellation will be done 1 week in advance unless it is due to unforeseen circumstances.
