Take a Line for a Walk!
Tutor in Residence
Peter Griffen, Sydney
Peter is a full time Sydney based artist who has been painting for forty years, during which time he has travelled extensively and held numerous exhibitions throughout Australia and overseas. Typical of his work is its’ playful, dynamic quality and the strong use of colour.
Peter’s qualifications in education are clearly evident in his teaching style and his experience in tutoring workshops is quite extensive. He is currently involved in tutoring a series of workshops in association with the Art Gallery of NSW and tutored in Birdsville where he was filmed by ABC Landline for telecast.
Peter has been selected as a finalist in several prizes including the Blake, Sulman, Dobell, Muswellbrook, Fishers Ghost, Plein Air, Tattersalls Club and Fleurieu prizes.
Course Synopsis
Working in an abstract way from the imagination to start with, participants will experience total freedom in mark making, use of colour, texture and materials. Once this feeling of freedom is established, the figure and still life objects will be introduced.
Freedom to explore will be encouraged. Anatomical detail will not be an issue at first, instead “take a line for a walk”. Discovery will come from experimentation. One aim is to become familiar with the figure and still life objects and feel uninhibited in referring to them in drawing and painting. The other aim is to feel free to create images, which in themselves work in an abstract way and do not necessarily refer directly to any known subject matter.
Acrylic paint will be the main medium used but drawing, collaging, splashing, scraping etc and using any other materials will be encouraged.
Level
Intermediate to advanced
Material Cost
Estimated material cost is suggested to be up to $100 - experienced students should have most materials, a materials list is provided as a guide.