Fundamentals of Watercolour
Time – 10am – 3.30pm
Dates – Sunday June 15th, 2025
Venue – Annandale Community Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale NSW 2038
In this fun and informative one day workshop students will learn the fundamentals of using watercolour, loosely using landscape as our subject matter. Painting with watercolour is a challenging yet wonderful way to render the landscape being light weight and water based. Professional landscape artist and experienced tutor of over 15 years Ochre Lawson, will facilitate the workshop with demonstrations of different watercolour techniques using both pencil and watercolour. Ochre uses watercolour and pencil in her own art when she is getting her source material for her paintings. She will also talk about different master artists and how they interpreted the landscape with watercolour.
Time – 10am – 3.30pm
Dates – Sunday June 15th, 2025
Venue – Annandale Community Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale NSW 2038
In this fun and informative one day workshop students will learn the fundamentals of using watercolour, loosely using landscape as our subject matter. Painting with watercolour is a challenging yet wonderful way to render the landscape being light weight and water based. Professional landscape artist and experienced tutor of over 15 years Ochre Lawson, will facilitate the workshop with demonstrations of different watercolour techniques using both pencil and watercolour. Ochre uses watercolour and pencil in her own art when she is getting her source material for her paintings. She will also talk about different master artists and how they interpreted the landscape with watercolour.
Time – 10am – 3.30pm
Dates – Sunday June 15th, 2025
Venue – Annandale Community Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale NSW 2038
In this fun and informative one day workshop students will learn the fundamentals of using watercolour, loosely using landscape as our subject matter. Painting with watercolour is a challenging yet wonderful way to render the landscape being light weight and water based. Professional landscape artist and experienced tutor of over 15 years Ochre Lawson, will facilitate the workshop with demonstrations of different watercolour techniques using both pencil and watercolour. Ochre uses watercolour and pencil in her own art when she is getting her source material for her paintings. She will also talk about different master artists and how they interpreted the landscape with watercolour.
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Introduction to watercolour techniques – mixing wet into wet, wet on dry
Brushwork – creating washes, drawing with a brush, wiping off
Mixing colour – transparent and opaque
About Chroma, Hue and Tonal effects
Basics of landscape composition
Perspective and proportion in the landscape
About Master watercolour artists
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Ochre Lawson is a professional artist with over 15 years experience as a painting and drawing tutor. Ochre works with students at their own level and pace and encourages them to discover their own interests and style in a relaxing and supportive atmosphere.
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Toilets with disabled access, hall also has disabled access
Easels and backing boards
Tables, drop sheets
Some source material
Kitchen facilities with fridge, microwave, coffee/tea, milk, mugs
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A4 watercolour paper 3 to 4 sheets and practice paper (180 gsm minimum)
Lead pencil – 2B, rubber
Watercolour set – either tubes or pans
Pigments required – Burnt Sienna, Prussian Blue, Cadmium Yellow Deep (hue), Viridian Green, Alizarin Crimson
Mixing palette – this could be a ceramic plate or a palette with wells
Watercolour brushes – please bring soft rounded watercolour brushes a size 10 or 12 and a larger one for washes.
kitchen paper for blotting
masking tape for taping down onto board (backing boards are provided)
Apron
Source material – if you wish to bring your own landscape photo to work from please bring it on an a4 print out or on a tablet – please don’t use your phone. Make sure you have good tonal quality and a foreground, mid-ground and background composition.