This is just a quick note letting you all know about the upcoming Outdoor Pastel workshops that are running at the start of next year.
This past weekend we ran the Outdoor workshop in Pakenham which was a resounding success. The participants were taken aback by the challenges faced in the elements and learned to let go of the rigid working methods used in the studio. The looser more intuitive response to the scene gave everyone a chance to see with fresh eyes and learn the importance of observing what is around them.
Here is what one of the participants had to say: “I would like to thank you for the workshop on the 6th of December, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of working out in the open and you enabled me to look at what I am seeing in a totally different light. I feel that I have gained so much more understanding of how shadows and light play so much more to a picture than I realized before. Your patience and explanation were thorough, and easily understood, and the class members who participated on the day were also very encouraging and a great bunch of people.” Kim from Bittern
The piece below was done as a mini demo to conclude the day.
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In January I will be running 2 major workshops. The first is at Inverloch on the 10th of January and the second is at Mount Martha on the 24th of January. Spaces for both are filling quickly so if you are interested in either event please let me know soon.
Just announced are the first events for February. On the 21st of February I’ll be running an all day workshop along the famed coastal trail from Beaumaris to Sandringham, stopping at 4 of my favourite paint out locations. There are 10 places available for this one and those who are interested will be able to develop works ready to enter the Bayside En Plein Air competition in March.
The second workshop will run on the 28th of February from 3pm in the Toomuc Valley, north west of Pakenham. We’ll be working at 2 locations for this one, taking in a sweeping landscape and a bush creek scene.
Pricing for the Inverloch, Mount Martha and Coastal Trail workshops is $95 per person, which includes four Rustygrit 9 x 5 pastel boards.
The Toomuc Valley workshop is $60 per person and includes 2 Rustygrit 9 x 5 pastel boards.
If you’d like a registration form for any of these events please let me know.
I look forward to getting out in the elements with you!
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This month has been crazy with commissions in preparation for Christmas. With all the talk of doom and gloom at the start of the year when it came to the financial crisis I’ll be remembering 2009 as my best year yet sales wise. I’d like to thank everyone who has taken an interest in my work for your support. I promise the best is yet to come!
Please enjoy some of the recent commissions….
I’ve just got one more major piece to go and all commitments for this year are completed!
