Through guided instruction you will breakdown botanical components learning the basics of composition and building shapes through simplified forms.
E ach week will focus on different subject matter and mediums.
Week 1: Drawing insects - you begin with close up studies of insects such as cicadas, dragonflies and butterflies in pencil, conte and charcoal. In this workshop you will observe the minute details of insect specimens exploring the contour edges of forms. After you become confident with the contour shape you will learn how to fill in with volume and shading.
Week 2: Drawing Flowers - with colour studies in oil pastels and watercolour. You will create your own still life arrangement of flowers. Working with both wet and dry media you will learn how to see flower forms in shape, light and shadow. We will give attention to negative space and how to sharpen your focus bringing to life all the intricacies of flowers.
Week 3: Stencil Art with Native Flowers and Moths - create your own paper stencil designs to print on paper and fabric. Have fun learning step by step how to cut out and roller print bright and bold designs. You will learn step by step how to turn a botanical sketch into an eye catching artwork with an opportunity to delve into pattern and repeated design.
Week 4: Pastel drawing and direct printing with leaves, stems, roots, fruit and vegetables. This exploratory workshop encourages you to document plant forms through both drawing and printmaking. You will create a portfolio of prints and sketches on assorted papers that will record botanical specimens. Paying homage to the accuracy of scientific drawings by making your own illustrations of dissections and cross sections of plants.
Important information:
- The workshops start Tuesday 21 October and conclude 11 November. Each week is 10am - 12:00noon.
- All materials are provided.
- We recommend bringing a notebook, if you would like to take notes.
A bout the artist:
Cita's practice focuses on transience and cycles in nature. She spends time wandering on local sandy ground along the South Coast looking for striped limpet shells, pink urchins, gelatinous seaweed and burnt banksia pods. Cita is intrigued by the architecture inside a wasps nest and the infinite geometry of insects wings.
Making close-up studies of collected objects through both drawing and clay, Daidone likes to work on small scale forms. Her own artistic inspiration will inform and shape these workshops that are interested in the intricacies of nature.