Workshops
Backlighting Workshop with Johanneke Strydom
Johanneke said that is was such a happy workshop Saturday 22 November, about painting backlight in oils. It was such a pleasure to work with talented and bright artists as students.
They grasped the idea of using small Notan studies and 3 value sketches to work out a strong design. She said she was blown away by the beautiful paintings the students produced.
They worked from a photo their daughter took 6 years ago on their farm in the Karoo of a Familiar Chat with beautiful rim light. Well done everybody and thank you Johanneke for sharing your amazing talent and knowledge.
Charcoal & panpastel Workshop with sonja frenz
On Saturday, October 15th, Sonja Frenz led an inspiring charcoal and PanPastel workshop at the Peter Clack Art Center, where 11 enthusiastic participants explored the expressive possibilities of monochromatic drawing.
Attendees worked from a variety of reference materials- including birds, nests,bees and landscapes – and each created at least two sketches on both toned and light-coloured backgrounds. The workshop introduced techniques using natural charcoal and woodless charcoal, alongside tools such as paper stumps,kneaded erasers, battery-operated erasers and makeup sponges to achieve unique effects.
In their second sketch, participants incorporated PanPastel with charcoal,using specialized applicators to blend and layer. While PanPastel is more expensive, it’s notably less messy. According to Sonja, “Monochromatic drawings lend themselves to atmosphere-and you don’t even miss the colour.
Introduction to Fluid Art Workshop
Join Ingrid for a fun, creative workshop, learning 4 of the basic techniques of fluid art, using Spring as a theme. Great for those wanting to try something fun and creative, as well as for our Fine Artists who want to learn new techniques to create exciting backgrounds for their acrylic or oil paintings.
What attendees will learn:
4 techniques on coasters (Chain Pull, Flip Cup, Swipe and Reverse Dip) with a flower theme.
Select your favorite technique and pour it onto a stretched canvas to take home with you.
Materials required:
All materials provided. Please wear old clothes and bring an apron. Paint will stain your clothes if it spills.
Teacher/ Host: A little background / history/ experience.
Ingrid has been an acrylic artist for many years, with Fluid Art being one of her specialities. She has been hosting small courses and tutorials on various art and craft techniques and runs Fluid Art South Africa on Facebook. As Gecko Art Online, she has developed her own brand of premixed acrylic pouring paints, hosted many workshops and encouraged up and coming artists of all ages for almost 10 years. Ingrid is the Vice President and the Exhibition Coordinator of SASA. She is also the Managing Director of Kunye Art Foundation and is the curator for the Grand Daddy Hotel.