PLEASE BOOK & PAY BY 21 NOVEMBER 2025

9:30am to 4:00pm

Morning Tea Included - BYO MUG

Yvonne is an award winning artist who moved to Sydney in 2014 from regional South Australia. Her art practice explores the human condition with themes of the body and identity, observational drawing and portraiture and her work has been hung in major prizes and institutions across Australia including the Archibald Prize and the Doug Moran Portrait Prize.  Her portrait of the Honourable Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Susan Kiefel AC was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 2020. Her commitment to life drawing was exemplified with a two-year tour to major regional art centres after winning the inaugural Country Arts SA Breaking Ground Award in 2012. Yvonne has a Master of Fine Arts and degree in Psychology. She is a passionate educator and teaches painting, life drawing, and observational drawing at the University of New South Wales Art &Design, Willoughby Arts Centre and the National Art School.

In this workshop you will expand your understanding of colour via the medium of soft pastels by creating an artwork from start to finish with technical instruction on how to observe forms and draw from life.  Applying soft pastel techniques such as hatching, blending and gestural mark making, you will explore a full palette of colours to render structure and form through careful observation.  This will be an excellent introduction to colour theory for those looking to develop transferable skills for mixing colour when painting with acrylic and oils.  All levels of experience are welcome.

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‍Materials List:

Paper:

·    1 to 2 sheets of light coloured Canson Mi-Teintes Touch Pastel Paper (297 x 420mm – 355gsm) or similar– Sand, Sepia, Sky Grey, Twilight or Tobacco. (Available at Art Scene & Art Smart)

·    1 sheet 550 x750mm of above (available at Art Scene)

Soft Pastels:  NB. Make sure they are NOT oil pastels.

·      Good quality student set of colours eg Mungyo Soft Pastels (set of 48 would be good) –(Available from Art Scene) Please don’t purchase set of 12, as this will limit your palette.

·      Bring soft paste pencils, if you have them (not essential)

Fixative:

·      Micador Artists Workable Matt Fixative Spray, if youhave it (some will be available at the workshop)

Stationery:

·      Masking tape

·      Kneadable eraser

·      Ruler

·      Pencils and Art Diary

·      Paper Stumps,Blending Tools

·      Soft Sponges(optional)

Other:

·       Hand wipes or rags

·       Apron

·       Nitrile disposable gloves (optional)

NB. If you have flowers or vases that inspire you and  you would love to draw them, please feel free to bring them to the  workshop.  Other still life objects and lighting will be supplied.