Watercolour With Confidence with Rob Candy

• Friday 30 August
• Venue: Terrey Hills Community Centre, 15 Yulong Avenue, Terrey Hills
• Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm
• Morning Tea included – BYO LUNCH
• Cost: $60 Members, $75 Non-members
• BOOK & PAY BY FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019

Watercolour is a vibrant, dynamic and challenging painting medium. It is versatile, transportable and relatively low cost. It is a medium that all artists should have some knowledge and experience.
This workshop is aimed at building confidence in the ability to use watercolour, covering all aspects – planning your painting – developing washes – understanding watercolour characteristics – watercolour techniques and textures – increasing brush speed – developing composition – appreciating of shapes and values .

The workshop should appeal to both the beginner and the more advanced artist as we tackle a variety of watercolour landscapes from urban, rural and coastal scenes including boats. A variety of traditional and innovative methods and techniques will be promoted to allow the individual to access this fascinating medium. The workshop will expose the beginner to the stages of watercolour painting while allowing the more experienced artist, a chance to review and refine some of their own practices. Throughout the workshop, Rob will paint numerous demonstrations, discuss techniques and offer advice.

Rob was born Melbourne and began painting watercolours at Ku-ring-gai Arts Centre during the 1980’s with Owen Thompson, and at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales with Frederic Bates OAM. He has a degree in geography and this informs his analysis of and appreciation for the landscape. Rob visited Normandy in France in 2003, and this experience led to his solo exhibition with the theme of the fisherman of Honfleur, France. He is a passionate traveller and has taken numerous groups through China including a watercolour tour in 2010 along the Silk Road, China. Rob has led many other watercolour tours. He is a Member of the Australian Watercolour Institute, President of Watercolour Society of Victoria, Associate Member of the Royal Art Society of NSW. He has also had numerous articles in Australian Artist magazine. For more information www.robcandy.com.

Materials List – Don’t forget…if you don’t have everything on the list, others will share with you.
Paints – Bring your own watercolour kit that you currently use.
NB. If you are entering the watercolour world for the first time, then there are so many options when you look at purchasing watercolour paints. Rob recommends tubes rather than pans. Depending on how you paint you generally, do not use large amounts. Purchase artist quality paints rather than student quality. A selection of the following would be useful – but you do not need to buy them all!

Blues
• Cobalt Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Cerulean blue
• Tasmanian blue (art spectrum)
• Prussian Blue

Reds/Browns
• Burnt sienna
• Raw umber
• Alizarin Crimson
• Windsor Red

Yellows
• Cadmium yellow
• Lemon yellow
• Naples yellow

Others – Turquoise Green

Paper

• 5 to 8 quarter sheets
• 300gsm in either book, block or sheet (eg. Saunders Waterford 300gsm rough)
• Sketching paper is always useful.

Brushes

• Generally, you need a brush to do larger washes & 1 or 2 brushes for details.

Other

• Water container, Palette, 2B Pencil, Soft Rubber, Sharpener
• If you would like Rob to critique a painting you have already done, bring it along, too.

BOOK & PAY BY FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019

• TO BOOK CONTACT HEATHER MACORISON by PHONE or TEXT on 0403 038 934 or EMAIL on hmacorison@bigpond.com
• TO PAY CONTACT PETER McCROSSIN on 0418 225 117 or petermccrossin28@gmail.com. See below for payment details.

Your payment can be made either by Direct Deposit to: Northern Beaches Art Society

• BSB: 062-707
• Account No.: 1000 4970
• (Please include ‘SURNAME Wshp. Fee’ as the description)

Or send your cheque to: Treasurer

• PETER McCROSSIN
• 28/26 Macpherson Street
• WARRIEWOOD NSW 2102
• Please send Peter an email to petermccrossin28@gmail.com, when your payment has been made.