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Dates: Sat 1st July - Sun 9th July 

Registration opens: Sun 2nd April

All workshop/masterclass outlines and materials lists have been emailed to participants.

If you haven't received the above information please contact us - winterschool@buderim craft cottage.com.au

Workshops

2023 Buderim Winter School

 

Challenging, exhilarating and inspiring. These are some of the feedback comments from the participants in the following events - 30 Minute Masterpiece, Botanical Expressions with Intention & Classical Figure Drawing.

Fabulous Felt Vessels

One-Day workshop with Belle Arnold

Saturday 1st July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start, 3pm finish

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Tuition fee $100. Limited to 10 participants. 

This workshop includes a $30 materials fee payable to the tutor on the first day.
List of other items needed e.g. towel - will be emailed to participants after registration. 

Morning Tea and lunch is provided. 

Facebook:  BeljaysFelt         Instagram:  beljays_felt

This workshop is designed for people who know how to basic wet felt

 

Over the one-day workshop, three things will be explored: -

  1. How to make a 3D vessel using a 2D template

  2. Layering surface colour, creating different shades and tones

  3. Creating texture using surface embellishments and cut felt techniques

Participants will manipulate wet felt to create a basic, easy-to-master 3D vessel. Its simpledesign will allow attendees to spend the majority of the workshop contemplating different design elements, selecting surface embellishments to be felted in and incorporating cut-away window features that expose more contrast of colour and tone, resulting in an individual and unique piece. Lovely hand-dyed rovings, silk fibres & cottons, as well as other materials, that can embellish the vessel’s surface, will be provided. Templates and other essential resources will be loaned, for use, in the workshop.

Charcoal Portrait

 

Two-day workshop – Tutor Isabella Allis

Saturday 1st July & Sunday 2nd July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start, 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Master Class

Experience the dynamic and rich medium of charcoal which will allow the participant to create portraits that seem three-dimensional! In this workshop, a photo reference will be supplied allowing focus on the sequential steps of creating a powerful charcoal portrait.

Learn how to block in areas of value, capturing areas of general form, and then gradually refine specific features of the subject, ending up with an expressive work with a strong likeness. This workshop will also look at methods of measurement, relative distances, plumb lines, finding angles, proportion, the effects that light and shade have on 3-dimensional form and communicating texture as relates to portraiture.

 

Charcoal will be looked at as a medium and the sequential steps needed to achieve the best results.

Tuition fee: $200. Limited to 12 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.isabellaallis.com/

Learn to Draw

Two-day workshop – Tutor Christine Clark

Saturday 1st July & Sunday 2nd July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

All levels of experience welcome

 

Explore drawing techniques using graphite, charcoal and pen/ink. Through these mediums working from observation of various subject matter e.g., still life, flowers, animals, figures, seascape & portrait, thorough investigation will be given to line, tone/value and shape/form.

Tuition fee: $200. Limited to 12 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.christineclarkart.com.au/

Botanical Impression with Intention

One-day workshop – Tutor Kim Herringe

Monday 3rd July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

This workshop assumes you have printed with gelatin plates before

 

With design and composition considerations, learn how to take an intentional approach to your gelatin plate monoprinting.

 

Participants will print using plant materials and paint, layering colour on paper to create complex botanical prints.

 

Design and composition principles will be discussed including the tutor’s own considerations when working with this delicious process.

Tuition fee: $100. Limited to 12 participants

This workshop includes a $30 materials fee payable to the tutor.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://kimherringe.com.au/

30 Minute Masterpiece

One-day workshop – Tutor Ali Gillett

Monday 3rd July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Tuition fee: $100. Limited to 15 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.thebravearts.com/

Master Class

This workshop is designed to pass on all the techniques that have revolutionised the creative process for your tutor, allowing her to stop the self-sabotage and experience freedom in the studio. Participants will learn the tools necessary to relax into artistic practice with bravery, critiquing at each step of the way and correcting what went wrong. Let’s face it, art is all about making mistakes and fixing them beautifully!

The day will begin with setting up a foundation in Drawing Analysis before diving into working with paint, values, a limited palette and extremely limited time periods of working. Over the course of the day three images will be painted, including an object, a landscape, and a portrait, all in 30-minute blocks! Each participant can expect to walk away with a workbook filled with information and tools, a minimum of three paintings and an in-depth understanding of how to get out of your own way and into the studio.

Elements of Classical Figure Drawing

Two-day workshop – Tutor Scott Breton

Monday 3rd July & Tuesday 4th July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Tuition fee: $250. Limited to 12 participants

Model fee of $40 payable on the first day.

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://scottbreton.art/

Master Class

 

Form and Anatomy - Building a drawing from the torso outwards

Design and Gesture - Organising from long lines inwards to torso

Rendering (shading) to both solidify the figure and emphasising gesture and design

 

The workshop will begin with building the figure from the torso. This allows a focus on techniques of seeing more accurately, generating more three-dimensionality, working with critical anatomical points and cultivating more skilled use of weighted lines. The torso is also focussed on because, gesture flows outwards from the relation of the torso masses.

Moving on to seeing the figure in terms of design and gestural whole, using long sweeping lines to approximate the figure and capture the feeling of movement and aliveness. The torso will be then be built within the overall gestural context.

Finally, considering longer poses and beginning to work with rendering (classical rendering in light and shade) to further emphasise and substantiate the qualities previously worked on - form (3-dimensionality), key anatomical points, gestural and design relationships

This workshop will cover form and anatomy, design and gesture and rendering to solidify the figure and emphasise gesture and design. Some time will be spent with a live model.

Urban Sketching

Two-day workshop – Tutor Cees Sliedrecht

Tuesday 4th July & Wednesday 5th July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Tuition fee: $200. Limited to 15 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://members.iinet.net.au/~ceessliedrecht@smartchat.net.au/

Master Class

 

Theme: Joyful sketching of what’s around you

 

This is an indoor and outdoor workshop, where new skills will be developed looking at the environment in a different and unique way. Of everything seen a story is made up including people, man-built things and also depicting the beauty of nature. Visual presentations and optional added writing will make work personal, memorable and enjoyable.

Help will be given throughout to draw in detail, appreciating own style and in general with the help of pencil (including colour pencil), pen and watercolour.

A personal collection will be created including precious memories that could be put together in a travel diary, sketchpad or on greeting cards.

 

“Wow, come and join me on this journey. I will help you to make your out and indoor work stand out, more interesting, more you and more enjoyable.

Regards, Cees.”

Charcoal Jewellery Casting

One-day workshop – Tutor Renata Fojtikova

Tuesday 4th July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Master Class

 

Charcoal casting is a wonderful way to recycle your old jewellery into beautiful textured new pieces.

Participants will be shown how to create rings, earrings or pendants using this amazing organic process plus learn how to set small faceted gems into creations. Attendees are encouraged to bring in any silver and gold jewellery they would like to recycle.

Tuition fee: $100. Limited to 10 participants

 

This workshop includes a $25 materials fee payable on the day

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://renatafojtikova.blogspot.com/

Saying more with Watercolour & Mixed Media

 

Three-day workshop – Tutor John Lovett

Tuesday 4th July. Wednesday 5th July & Thursday 6th July. 8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Master Class

 

Theme - Techniques to amplify and control the character of your subject.

It is easy to fall into the trap of simply producing a likeness. In this workshop a loose approach will be taken to the subject, concentrating more on creating an atmosphere that characterizes what is being painted. It is often the simple, understated suggestions that give life and impact to our work. Focus will be on a range of techniques and approaches that put that “something extra” into paintings.

Tuition fee: $600. Limited to 15 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.johnlovett.com/

Gumnuts with a Modern Twist

 

Two-day workshop – Tutor Jenny Clouston

Wednesday 5th July & Friday 7th July (This will allow for some catch up time if needed)

8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Students would need a knowledge of embroidery

 

Drawing inspiration from Australian women botanical artists in the 1800’s, workshop participants will embroider, appliqué and embellish their own version of the iconic gum nuts and leaves that symbolize all things Australian flora. The tutor will be guiding attendees by taking traditional embroidery stitches and giving her trademark modern twist, encouraging exploration and play as a unique piece of textile art is created.

Keeping it all Australian, the kit (which includes everything needed for the workshop) is sourced from COLOUR STREAMS based on the beautiful Macleay Island of Queensland.

Tuition fee: $250. Limited to 12 participants

$110 materials (kit) fee payable to the tutor on the first day or a list of materials can be provided on request.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

Instagram – jennifer_clouston_embroidery

Abstract Blast

 

Two-day workshop – Tutor Jan Murphy

Thursday, 6th July & Friday 7th July

8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

Bookings open on April 2, 2023

All levels of experience welcome

 

This workshop is full of knowledge and experiences that will enhance work while developing art skills. Learn about layering, using different surfaces, appropriate mediums, mark making and using colour to highlight paintings. Simplifying approaches, using a limited palette then highlighting to create interest will be investigated. Using mixed media, collage found objects, acrylic paint, oil crayons and personal pizzazz, participants will create artwork full of colour and texture. This two-day workshop will include practice with design, form and composition and incorporate techniques of mono-printing, collage, mark making and stenciling.

Tuition fee: $200. Limited to 10 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.facebook.com/jan.murphy.7568

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Photo to Art Quilt

 

Two-day workshop – Tutor Joanne Dunglison

Thursday, 6th July & Friday 7th July

8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

This workshop will develop a better understanding of how “Value” plays an important role in giving your work that “wow” factor. Participants will learn about “Value”, create a small sampler piece in class (kits provided), then work on a personal photo (or a provided photo). Simple steps on using Adobe Photoshop Elements software, posturizing, information on using other iPhone apps will be discussed.

 

Proposed photos will need to emailed to the tutor two weeks prior to the workshop, so they can be assessed for suitability and converted it to a Value focused photo. 

https://jdunglison.wixsite.com/dunlirridesigns

Tuition fee: $250. Limited to 10 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided.

Artist Talk

 

Evening with artist Anita West

Saturday 8th July from 6pm

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Anita West

Anita is an Australian artist living and working in Brisbane. Her passion is painting the Australian landscape giving each painting an individual story. She has had over 25 major solo exhibitions.

Anita’s reputation for her unique, technically proficient and beautifully layered landscapes are highly sought after as both investment and for private collections.

Ticket $30

Includes wine & cheese.

https://anitawestart.com/

Portraits in Acrylic

Two-day workshop – Tutor Don Milner

Saturday, 8th July & Sunday, 9th July

8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Beginners to intermediate

 

Under supervision and expert assistance from the tutor, this workshop will improve and expand participants existing knowledge and skill levels whilst building confidence with the use of Acrylic paint and mediums.

 

Specifically, how to create a better life-like portrait, choice of painting subjects and what to look for. What to include and what to leave out and why, skin colour and modelling, brush and painting techniques, understanding tone, better composition and design, aesthetic appreciation applied and much more...

Tuition fee: $250. Limited to 12 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.donmilnerartist.com.au/

The Magic of Pastels

 

Two-day workshop – Tutor Penelope Gilbert-Ng

Saturday, 8th July & Sunday, 9th July

8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Tuition fee: $250. Limited to 12 participants

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.penelopegilbertng.com.au/

Suitable for Beginners

 

This workshop will explore pastel application on various coloured supports and surfaces showing by way of demonstration many techniques and how to glaze colours for colour mixing. Design, composition, edges, colour harmonies working from still life and photo images will be shown and learning which coloured support works best with a given subject.

 

The perfect workshop for the absolute beginner and those who need inspiration who already know this medium and wish to learn more. The workshop explores pastel beauty and many handy hints on pastel usage. The tutor will strive to take away any fears attendees may have about working with pastels.

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The Wonders of Watercolour

 

Two-day workshop – Tutor Phil Cawthan

Saturday, 8th July & Sunday, 9th July

8.45am check-in for 9.00am start. 4pm finish.

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Bookings open on April 2, 2023

Tuition fee: $200. Limited to 12 participants

This workshop includes a $15 materials fee payable to the tutor on the first day.

List of materials needed will be emailed to participants after registration.

Morning tea and lunch is provided

https://www.facebook.com/philw.cawthan

Beginner or those wanting a refresher

 

The aim of this workshop is to learn/relearn the basic principles of the joy of painting with watercolour. Attendees will be guided with a step-by-step process in each session. There will be three sessions per day, for two days, with a continuous graduation from the previous session’s learnings.

As this is designed to hone your watercolour skills, and not involve drawing skills, all participants will be provided with different brands of watercolour paper, already having the basic sketch completed. This is to maximize the painting period, and not get bogged down on the ability to draw, plus experience the difference in quality of various paper. Reference photos, when used, will be provided. Painting subjects will include varying landscape scenes and flowers.

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