‍PLEASE BOOK & PAY BY FRIDAY 23 MAY 2025

Josefia is a Sydney artist whose work has been displayed in group exhibitions in Australia, Korea, Mexico,Taiwan and China.

She has been inspired by the natural surroundings in Sydney and rural landscapes found on her trips.

She is an experienced watercolour tutor and has taught classes and workshops at the Julian Ashton Art School for about 20 years, as well as at the Gallery Lane Cove and Creative Studio  for about 3  years.  Josefia  also  assisted the process of supporting the start of an art group called “Artists of Sorts”, established by the Inner West Council in 2017, at the Jimmy Little Community Centre, Lilyfield.   Josefia has conducted many workshops for different art societies.

In this workshop we will aim to simplify some of the fundamental techniques of painting with watercolour and to achieve a sense of distance using tonal values, colours and shapes and the composition.  Josefia will demonstrate step by step.  We will aim to produce 2or 3 paintings and you will be encouraged to work fast and confidently.  

Josefia will supply reference material.

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Materials List: (Bring what you have!)

Colours:

·   Alizarin Crimson (Permanent is more expensive!)

·   Prussian Blue

·   Cobalt Blue

·   French Ultramarine Blue

·   Cerulean Blue

·   Raw Sienna

·   Raw Umber

·   Burnt Sienna

·   Sepia

·   Quinacridone Gold

·   Viridian

Optional Colours:

·    Cadmium Yellow

·    Cadmium Red

·    Burnt Umber

·    Sap Green

Miscellaneous:

·   3B Pencil

·   Kneadable Rubber

·   Watercolour Palette with large mixing areas

·   2 Water Containers

·   1 Roll Toilet Paper

·   1 Old Towel

·   1 Kitchen Sponge

·   Painting Board

·   Box for propping up the board

Brushes:

NB.  Different brands have different sizes.  You need a large brush for washes, and amedium & smaller brushes for painting.

·    Squirrel Brushes – Sizes 1, 2 & 3

·    Synthetic Liner – Sizes 4 or6

Paper:

Suggested brands –Saunders-Waterford, Arches or Baohong “the Master’s Choice”.

·   A4 or a bit larger watercolour papers

·   300g watercolour paper, medium texture (cold pressed)

·   Or watercolour pad.

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‍PLEASE BOOK & PAY BY THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2025

Being passionate about art for her whole life, in 2018 Wendy Orchard discovered the joys and versatility of ‘art journaling’. Having been an educator for over 40 years Wendy now enthusiastically shares her skills in the areas of Nature Journaling and Travel Journaling in workshops for both children and adults.

Wendy doesn’t confine her art to one particular style or to the use of a specific medium but instead,allows her subject to dictate her work, resulting in each page of her sketchbook being informative, creative and unique.  In Nature Journaling, Wendy sees this as a source of lifelong learning.  The simple act of picking up a fallen leaf on a morning walk can lead to an investigation into the structure of the leaf and then to a description and a drawing of the tree from which it fell.  When all of this information is recorded in a sketchbook a deeper understanding and a connection is made with nature and over time this sketchbook becomes a valuable reflection of personal observations – even a legacy.

You can check out Wendy on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Art-Journaler/61550876361469/ and Instagram   - https://www.instagram.com/artjournaler/. Wendy is also the founder of the Northern Beaches Nature Journaling Group (All welcome, please see Facebook for details).

In this workshop Wendy will explain the principles of Nature Journaling and show examples of different journaling formats. You will then be encouraged to look closely at natural objects and to experiment with different artistic techniques and various media in order to record what you observe in your own creative way.  With the addition of elements such as text, headings and borders and with the confidence of knowing that there are no rules in Nature Journaling, everyone’s pages will take on a unique appearance. This is not a workshop where you will leave with a completed painting but instead you will take away numerous examples and ideas to further inspire your practice of Nature Journaling.

‍Materials List:

So that everyone feels free to experiment, Wendy will supply a small sketchbook (A5 with 80 gsm paper)to each participant but everyone is also welcome to bring along and use their own sketchbooks.

Essentials:                                                                                          

·     Black Biro/Ballpoint Pen

·     Graphite pencils – HB & 2B

·     Eraser

·     Ruler

·     Coloured Pencils (or Watercolour Pencils)

·     2 x Black Waterproof Fineliner Pens

(1 x Thin – 0.3 + 1 x Thicker – 0.5  or similar)

Optional Materials:

‍NB: Please don’t buy these for the  workshop – only bring if  you already have them.

·     Your own sketchbook

·     Waterbrush

·     Paintbrushes for Watercolour

·     Water Container