"He who works with his hands is a labourer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist."
Saint Francis of Assisi
Tutor feature: Colley Whisson
 Colley Whisson is a modern impressionist painter and sought after tutor with a love of painting the light and its effect on the chosen subject.
Colley was born in Brisbane, Australia on the 6th May, 1966. He is a third generation artist carrying the Whisson name. After doing a year of picture framing he began oil painting in 1986.
When painting Colley aims for a realist image with much artistic content, paying close attention to the arrangement of each painting to maximise the visual image.
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In This Issue
Featured Listing
 Into the Blue Creative Walks
Northern Territory
Workshops & Walks in Beautiful Places
Gentle walking programs combining art, photography, sculpture and writing workshops in Australian heartlands.
Desert Artists with Professor Liz Ashburn; Desert Sculpture with the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio; Art on Mountains & Sea
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Tom Bass, Australia’s pre-eminent living sculptor, was honoured by the University of Sydney with the degree of Doctor of Visual Arts (honoris causa) in April this year. In 1988 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to sculpture.
Take the opportunity to attend a workshop at the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School during their winter school.
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Workshop focus: Mitchell School of Arts - The Art Scene - Winter School
Mitchell School of Arts is held in Bathurst. It has been running for 37 years and recently was taken over by The Art Scene in 2008 when Charles Sturt University stopped hosting it. It will run from 12 to 18 July. Here is one example of what's in store:
 Penelope Gilbert-Ng
DISCOVER THE LIGHT IN PASTELS
This workshop will encompass Still Life, Landscape and Portraiture/Figurative using a variety of techniques in pastel application. Focus will be on shapes, colour temperature, composition and design. The effect of light on the subject and the use of colour to create exciting paintings will be the core of this class. Read more > |
Calendar of Events
Due to popular demand we are now providing you with the next SIX months of workshops so join in and be creative. The variety of tutors and organisers is a smorgasbord for artists - beginners to advanced alike.
View calendar for July 2009 :: August 2009 :: September 2009
October 2009 :: November 2009 :: December 2009 |
Workshop review: Mosaic Madness at NOLASTUDIO
 It all started with a chat on Facebook, a friend just happened to mention that she had to go and finish the mosaic she was doing. Mosaic? I had made a mosaic table when I was twelve and remembered it very fondly as good fun.
As I'd been feeling a bit flat I thought I'd like to try my hand at mosaic again. I searched the internet and discovered there was a two day workshop that weekend which sounded great but it was already 4.30 pm on Friday afternoon. I quickly sent an email asking if I was too late. Read more > |
Winter Schools
It's Winter time again and if you haven't boooked into an art workshop during the winter schools' vacation, now is the time to do it. There are still places available in a number of winter schools around the country.
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Latest Tips and Tricks
- Helen Fitzgerald - Botanical Painting Tip Videos
Helen Fitzgerald, well-known Australian botanical artist gives short 1 minute botanical watercolour painting video tips. The subject of tips Nos 1 - 4 show you how to paint a highlight on a shiny Camellia leaf.
Helen used Raphael sable brushes series 8408, sizes 3 & 4 on Arches hot press 300 gsm watercolour paper. The paints used by Helen are Windsor & Newton artist quality.
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- Different Types of Pottery Clay
Pottery clay is the clay used to make the three categories of pottery: earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. Clay is baked in a kiln under intense heat, a process known as firing, and becomes solid. Firing is used both to harden the clay and to adhere glaze to it or color it. In this article, I will give a brief introduction as to the different types of clay available for pottery. Read more >
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Chit Chat
 Well winter is well and truly here! We are expecting snow again soon in Bathurst as it has been so cold and we are getting that strange weather pattern where in one day you can get rain, hail, snow, sleet, wind and sunshine all within an hour. It is really exciting and enlivening. Before I broke my leg I used to go on long walks in the rain as that’s when the colours in the bush really shine. What seems to be a dull greeny-grey becomes all manner of different shades of all different colours. Here is a photo I took in the rain.
 I went to a farewell at the local bushfire brigade and I spent some time getting singed as I tried to get close to this bonfire where a huge old tree that had fallen down in a storm was being burnt. I took this photo which may not be technically brilliant but I’m sure that I can say to Salvador Dali “eat your heart out!”
Teresa
It's holiday time again - from my TAFE course that is. And so it's a good time to consolidate what I have learnt.
I have found that Winter Schools are a very enjoyable way of trying some new techniques and processes, especially something a little outside my comfort zone. And we have so many choices this month - over 70 different art workshops offered in just 3 weeks.
Join one if you can, it's a wonderful experience to be among so many practising artists of all levels and you often learn as much from each other as you do from the very experienced art tutors.
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