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This workshop will be an intensive 3 days covering everything from different supports and sizing and ground preparations, to materials and techniques for beautiful and arresting compositions, value structure, edge control, colour mixing, brush handling, varnishing and more. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a sound understanding of a range of transferable painting techniques that can be used for confident oil paintings with mood, vibrancy and vitality.
What to expect:
After a discussion on the behaviour and properties of supports, grounds, oil paints, mediums and brushes, we will dive into composition theory before starting to draw and paint, exploring the breadth and potential of this amazing medium over three days.
We will cover all aspects of the indirect painting process sequentially, putting each technique into practice with a range of still life studies and paintings, building these skills as we go.
As this is an intensive, places will be capped at 12 so I can give full attention to everyone’s needs and questions (there are always way more questions at painting workshops!).
This workshop is held at the beautiful Old Witta School just outside Maleny. Please bring your own lunch. There are fridges and microwaves. Morning tea will be provided.
BYO Materials List
You may already have some or all of the materials listed below. Please email me here if you have any questions regarding any of the materials.
Neef (or similar quality brand) Filbert hog bristle oil painting brushes (sizes 2,6,10)
Artist quality Oil Paints (any good brand, I use Art Spectrum for most of my paints, except for Windsor and Newton Windsor Red for the Pyrrol Red and Rembrant Permanent Madder Deep for my Alizarine) in the following colours: Titanium white, Ivory Black, Raw Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Pyrrol Red, Permanent Alizarin)
A4 Oil Painting Canvas Pad
Flat Palette (wood, plastic or glass)
Palette knife
Table easel
5 simple objects no larger than 20cm (I will send out an email closer to the date with some recommendations)
A4 cartridge pad
A4 or A3 trace pad
Pencils HB, 2B
Charcoal Pencil (I use a Conte 2B Charcoal Pencil, but any medium charcoal pencil is fine)
Kneaded eraser
Gamblin Solvent Free Fluid or Michael Harding Miracle Medium Quick Drying Dammar Glaze
Gamblin Gamsol or Michael Harding Miracle Medium for cleaning brushes
Sunlight soap (or Brush Soap) in a small takeaway container with a lid for washing brushes
Some form of brush washing tin or jar ( I use a cleaned empty small tuna tin with nail holes punched into the base from the outside, placed upside-down in a glass jar with Gamsol filled to about 1/2 cm above the tin for cleaning brushes).
Notebook and pen
Terms and Conditions
1. General Terms and Conditions
· Workshop numbers are kept small to maximise my attention with you while you are learning new processes and techniques. There are a maximum and minimum number of students per class. Book early to secure your place. If the minimum number of students is not achieved within 1 week of the workshop date, the workshop may be postponed or cancelled.
· An email is sent to workshop participants 1-2 weeks before each workshop date. That email confirms workshop date and time and address of the workshop with a link for directions. It will be assumed that the student has read that email prior to attending the workshop. Please reply to that email if anything is unclear.
2. Workshop Confirmation and Payment
Full payment is required to secure your booking.
· Payment can be made via my website or by direct deposit. To pay via direct deposit please email me to request an invoice with my banking details.
Note: any refund issued against a payment made via my website will be issued minus the Stripe transaction fee.
3. Workshop Cancellations and Refunds
Cancellations by Students:
· Cancellations made 4 or more weeks prior to a booked workshop date will receive a full refund.
Note: any refund issued against a payment made via my website will be issued minus the Stripe transaction fee.
· Cancellations made 2-4 weeks prior to a booked workshop date will be refunded 50% of the full workshop cost.
· Cancellations made within 2 weeks of a booked workshop date will not receive a refund.
– Where possible, every effort is made to fill your place with a student on the workshop wait list. If this is possible, I can then refund your workshop fee (minus the stripe transaction fee if you paid via my website) or keep your workshop fee in credit for up to 12 months so you can attend a future workshop. If the credit is not used within 12 months, it is forfeited.
Cancellation by me:
· A workshop may be cancelled by me due to insufficient student numbers or unforeseen circumstances (eg illness or global pandemic*). In this event, you will be offered a full refund or option to reschedule.
*In the event that government restrictions force the cancellation or postponement of workshops, as they did in the first half of 2020 with COVID19, students will be offered the option of a refund or their fees held in credit for when workshops are able to resume again.
Note: any refund issued against a payment made via my website will be issued minus the Stripe transaction fee.
4. Additional Information
No responsibility will be taken for any personal property left at the facility; nor liability for any personal injury, unless caused through negligence on the part of your tutor.
All information is correct at the time of publishing this page however I reserve the right to update or modify details should the need arise.