Watercolour outside the Square

Tutor in Residence

Charles Sluga, Melbourne

Charles Sluga is an internationally recognized professional watercolourist, highly regarded for his versatility in the medium. An enthusiastic, popular and passionate teacher of watercolours for 18 years, the waiting lists for classes is testament to Charles' popularity and skill as a teacher and watercolourist. Charles runs workshops all over Australia and overseas and has led seven painting tours to Europe. He has been invited to be represented at the New York Art Expo. Charles has won many awards including the highly coveted Alice Bale Award for Best Watercolour in 2003.  He has featured in the Australian Artist Magazine many times and is in the process of writing his first book.

Course Synopsis

In this class you will take watercolor to the edge and see how versatile it can really be. Charles will cover a variety of subject matter (opening your eyes to new possibilities) and techniques (including painting on Yupo paper for a new and bold look).

This course will cover not only the technical side of watercolour painting, but more importantly and often overlooked, the way to think and see as a watercolourist. How to plan, colour choices, understanding design, and developing a variety of techniques, will all be covered to give you greater scope to create beautiful and expressive paintings. He will help you break though the so called "rules" of watercolour and dispel many myths.

Charles's humour, enthusiasm and willingness to impart his extensive knowledge guarantee a fun and productive time.

Materials

Estimated cost - $0-$200. The materials list contains a list of suggested materials to bring.

Level

Intermediate to Advanced

Enrolment

Enrolment for the Winter Arts Retreat is either via the web or you may print an enrolment form and fax or post it.