Throughout the year established artists put together a series of workshops, generally run at the weekends. These are open for anyone to join so please get in contact with the tutors to book a place.
To keep up to date with workshops that are available and to secure your place early, check this page often. Alternatively, why not apply to become a member of the Northand Society of Arts and get emailed when new art workshops arrive.
CALENDAR FOR WORKSHOPS. September – October 2024.
At Reyburn House Gallery/Studio
All workshops in this series are conducted by Elena Nikolaeva. Contact her directly to enrol or make enquiries: enikonzealand@gmail.com or phone (09) 431 4741, mob: 021 157 1730
PAYMENT FOR EACH WORKSHOP TO BE MADE TO THE TUTOR, IN CASH ON THE DAY OF THE WORKSHOP, OR BY DIRECT DEPOSIT:
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1. Composition. Contrast of Scale – Contrast of Big and Small Elements.
One day Workshop.
Sunday, September 15th, 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Fee: $60
Composition. Composition. At the heart of every painting!
Again and again we address this important subject, and the necessity to think analytically about how to approach a painting, how to ensure that all of its elements are in harmony and balance.
There are still some important issues we have yet to discuss.
This workshop is devoted to a study of a very important type of contrast – a contrast of scale in painting.
We’ll explore how different artists work with the big and small elements of their compositions and examine the balancing relationship of one with the other.
You will learn different existed types of this kind of contrast.
In this workshop you’ll know how to use contrast of scale to create visually dramatic compositions.
During this day you’ll paint a medium to big picture (abstract, abstract landscape, floral, your choice) using your new knowledge.
MATERIALS:
- Medium to big canvas
- Acrylics/oils
- Your favourite brushes, palette knives, palettes, cleaning materials, etc.
2. Revising Watercolours: Materials, Tools, Techniques.
One day Workshop.
Sunday, September 22nd, 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Fee $60
Watercolour is becoming increasingly popular again. It’s time to build new watercolour painting skills, explore its contemporary approach and learn what’s new in the watercolour world.
In this workshop you will revise the basics and move forward to the higher level of skills.
You will revise the main techniques in watercolour: dry on dry, wet on wet, dry on wet and various combinations of them.
During the day you will create several paintings on A4 and A3 formats experimenting with different brushes, types of backgrounds and technical effects.
Watercolour painting is fun! Come and enjoy!
MATERIALS:
- Several sheets of watercolour paper A4, A3 sizes
- Synthetic brushes of various sizes and shapes, including a liner (rigger), a fan brush
- Watercolour paints
- A pencil
- One hog hair brush, medium size.
3. Learning from Masters. Georgia O’Keeffe
One day Workshop.
Sunday October 6th, 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Fee $60
This time we will explore the art of a well known US painter Georgia O’Keeffe.
She is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, renowned for her contribution to modern art.
She was born in 1887, grew up on a farm near Sun Praire, Wiskonsin.
She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York. After studying techniques of traditional painting she developed her personal visual language to better express her feelings and ideas.
From the mid-20s, O’Keeffe was recognised as one of America’s important and successful artist, known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers- an essentially American symbol of modernity – as well as her equally radical images of flowers.
Georgia O’Keeffe died in 1986, at the age of 98. She continued to create till her death in spite of diminishing her eyesight.
What we may learn from O’Keeffe’s art?
Her paintings are a bold exploration of various directions of abstraction.
In this workshop you will explore her visual language, the ways she created her sensual shapes, her floating lines and her rich colour palette..
During the day you will create a medium to big size painting based on visual principles of O’Keeffe art.
MATERIALS:
- Medium to big size canvas
- Your favourite brushes
- Paper and pencil for sketching
- Your usual painting gear
4. The Art of Mixing Colours. Advanced
One day Workshop.
Sunday, October 13th, 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Fee $60
Being artists, we must keep up and improve our artistic techniques constantly.
To find a colour you need is one of the most difficult issues in the painting process.
Contemporary art market provides countless paints of different colours. It’s just impossible to buy all of them! Besides, the more colours you use, the harder it is to achieve visual harmony.
So how we get the colours we need? What are the rules of mixing pigments? When it is better to follow these rules and when we can break them?
You will find answers to some of these questions in this workshop.
You will explore the most important characteristics of colour with the emphasise on its temperature, saturation, value
You will experiment with your own paints to find out their character and their behaviour. Each brand of paint is different.
During this workshop you will do several exercises on paper. Using your practical knowledge you will paint a picture on canvas.
MATERIALS:
- Medium size canvas
- 2 sheets of primed paper A3 size
- Acrylics
- Your favourite brushes
- A pencil
- Your usual painting gear.
5. Mixed Media: Spray Paints, Lace, Paper, and more.
One day Workshop.
Sunday October 20th, 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Fee $60
Inspiring mixed media strikes again!
We have already learned a wide range of techniques, materials and tricks of mixed media assembly. But there is always something else, something new, worth exploring. Mixed media is a hit of the 21st century and we must update and develop our artistic knowledge here constantly.
In this workshop you will learn more about spray paints, what materials you can use for masks to spray on. You will explore layering spray paints, acrylics and charcoal.
You will explore the diversity of spray paints applications of various surfaces and textures.
It will be a day of mixed media fun and play! Just come and enjoy!
MATERIALS:
- Medium of big size canvas (the size you are comfortable with)
- Acrylic paints
- Spray cans of paints of various colours
- Charcoal sticks and pencils
- Masks
- Different scraps of lace for masks
- Tissue paper for making textures
- PVA glue
- Brushes
- Palettes
- Cleaning material
Enquiries and Enrolments
To enquire about the NSA Workshops, or to apply to enroll, unless otherwise directed, please phone in the first instance your course Tutor.
Alternatively phone Reyburn House Gallery (09) 438 3074, or email us with your full contact details – phone, address, email, so we can respond with the appropriate follow-up. (Gallery hours are 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 10.00 to 2.00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.)