Make your Botanical Watercolours Sing
Tutor in Residence
Barbara Duckworth, Hazelbrook
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Gingko tree leaves
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Barbara holds a Diploma of Art from Toronto, Canada and studied natural history drawing at the British Museum of Natural History, London. She worked at the Australian Museum for 14 years in Malacology, Entomology and Mammalogy Departments. From 1988 -1999 she was the Biological Sciences Artist/Illustrator at Macquarie University and taught scientific illustration courses in both fundamental and advanced techniques.
Barbara has been teaching at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, and Mount Tomah since 2000. She also teaches at both the Summer and Winter Schools at Mitchell College, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. She has exhibited in Botanica since 2000 and had sell-outs most years. She has held two solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions. Barbara is represented in the Shirley Sherwood Collection, London and private collections in Australia, England, USA, Japan and Canada.
Course Synopsis
Love plants? Have a favourite flower you've always wanted to paint but didn't know where to start?
Acquire the skills to visually record the magic of the botanical world around you. This workshop focuses on individual attention in the exploration and use of the fundamental principles of line, shading, composition and the effect of light to define the form, structure and texture of the specimen. Colour mixing and its application and daily demonstrations are an integral part of the course. A full tone graphite drawing of the plant will be transformed into a full colour botanical illustration in watercolour. Accuracy of botanical details is emphasised throughout the week.
Level
Intermediate to advanced
Materials
The materials list contains a list of suggested materials to bring.
Enrolment
Enrolment for the Winter Arts Retreat is either via the web or you may print an enrolment form and fax or post it.