JARRAH FOREST WATERCOLOUR RETREAT
June 19 & 20, LOWDEN
Join Sue Kalab, artist and teacher to learn how to use watercolours to capture your love of the bush.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
You will enjoy learning about watercolour painting.
You’ll take home an artwork you’ll be happy with and ideas for future adventures.
You will paint some natural objects for practice and then work on a full piece of your choosing.
We’ll go for wanders at Kambarang in the Preston River Valley. Sherry, custodian of Kambarang, and Sue will take us on guided walks where we will learn more about the Jarrah/Marri forest and the plants, animals and birds that live there.
We will work in the comfortable cabin in the middle of Kambarang.
You will enjoy the mysteries of mixing and blending, and how it helps to know cool or warm, opaque or clear colours
You will learn you do not need an unlimited range of colours in your watercolour kit if you understand what you can do with just a few. For example, the intricacies of using the limited palettes that are reflected in the Australian bush such as eucalyptus greens, blue-greens, yellow-greens, smoky greens, moss greens, deep greens and light greens.
You will experience working spontaneously with wet-on-wet and then more slowly with wet-on-dry. Discover the value of ‘fairy water’ and ‘witches’ water’ to keep your colours pure.
You will learn Sue’s time-tested way of stretching naughty watercolour paper effectively.
You will take home a stretched piece of watercolour paper as well as your works.
WHAT ELSE TO THINK ABOUT?
Please wear comfy clothes, weather- and walk-proof. No nearby shops. Donnybrook is 20 kms away.
BRING
BYO board to stretch your experimental watercolour paper upon and take home – The board will need to take water, be a little larger than A3 size and must be 2-ply or heavier, wood, smooth surface..
2 x 2B drawing pencils, pencil eraser. Two clean, smallish jars for water. A notebook. A4 size watercolour pad (Arches recommended – light or medium weight, textured). You can bring watercolour materials that you already have.
Sue will provide some specific things to ensure your path is hassle-free.
FEE
$250
Cost includes artist quality materials – paper, watercolours and brushes.
Hearty winter soup and toasted country bread for lunches. Yummy special treats for morning and afternoon teas.
This weekend retreat is based on a group of 6 minimum. Cancellations before 4th June are fully refundable. Later cancellations are not refundable however you are welcome to invite a friend to take your place.
WHEN
Saturday - Sunday, June 19 & 20
10am - 4pm, including 30 minutes for lunch, 15 minute tea breaks and 45 minute bush walks (self-guided or guided) and four hours tuition each day.
WHERE
416 Lowden-Grimwade Rd, LOWDEN. If you don’t live locally, you can bring your camping gear, a camping site is on the property. Other local accommodation can be found at https://donnybrookwa.com.au/accommodation
For more information and to register email: [email protected]
You will enjoy learning about watercolour painting.
You’ll take home an artwork you’ll be happy with and ideas for future adventures.
You will paint some natural objects for practice and then work on a full piece of your choosing.
We’ll go for wanders at Kambarang in the Preston River Valley. Sherry, custodian of Kambarang, and Sue will take us on guided walks where we will learn more about the Jarrah/Marri forest and the plants, animals and birds that live there.
We will work in the comfortable cabin in the middle of Kambarang.
You will enjoy the mysteries of mixing and blending, and how it helps to know cool or warm, opaque or clear colours
You will learn you do not need an unlimited range of colours in your watercolour kit if you understand what you can do with just a few. For example, the intricacies of using the limited palettes that are reflected in the Australian bush such as eucalyptus greens, blue-greens, yellow-greens, smoky greens, moss greens, deep greens and light greens.
You will experience working spontaneously with wet-on-wet and then more slowly with wet-on-dry. Discover the value of ‘fairy water’ and ‘witches’ water’ to keep your colours pure.
You will learn Sue’s time-tested way of stretching naughty watercolour paper effectively.
You will take home a stretched piece of watercolour paper as well as your works.
WHAT ELSE TO THINK ABOUT?
Please wear comfy clothes, weather- and walk-proof. No nearby shops. Donnybrook is 20 kms away.
BRING
BYO board to stretch your experimental watercolour paper upon and take home – The board will need to take water, be a little larger than A3 size and must be 2-ply or heavier, wood, smooth surface..
2 x 2B drawing pencils, pencil eraser. Two clean, smallish jars for water. A notebook. A4 size watercolour pad (Arches recommended – light or medium weight, textured). You can bring watercolour materials that you already have.
Sue will provide some specific things to ensure your path is hassle-free.
FEE
$250
Cost includes artist quality materials – paper, watercolours and brushes.
Hearty winter soup and toasted country bread for lunches. Yummy special treats for morning and afternoon teas.
This weekend retreat is based on a group of 6 minimum. Cancellations before 4th June are fully refundable. Later cancellations are not refundable however you are welcome to invite a friend to take your place.
WHEN
Saturday - Sunday, June 19 & 20
10am - 4pm, including 30 minutes for lunch, 15 minute tea breaks and 45 minute bush walks (self-guided or guided) and four hours tuition each day.
WHERE
416 Lowden-Grimwade Rd, LOWDEN. If you don’t live locally, you can bring your camping gear, a camping site is on the property. Other local accommodation can be found at https://donnybrookwa.com.au/accommodation
For more information and to register email: [email protected]
