Abstracting the Landscape with Clare Purser

Taking a fast and loose approach to painting, this is a great course for those wanting to pursue a more intuitive direction in their painting practice. We will look at ways we can abstract from the landscape using visual material gathered from either photos, sketches or studies. By the end of this course, you will have learnt how a painting can evolve and change and doesn’t have to be pre-planned. You will learn how through the process of abstraction we can create paintings that are evocative and suggestive of landscape without being overly descriptive.

When: Saturday, 28th of March, 10am to 4pm

Ticket price: 

• $100 (RQAS Brisbane Members)

• $120 (non-members)

Location: Main gallery, RQAS Petrie Terrace Gallery (unit 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane)

Materials list:

• Bring 4-5 image different landscape images to refer to. These may be on your iPad, laptop or colour printouts.

• Please bring a sketchbook or paper pad for quick sketches, A3 or larger watercolour or mixed media pad (200-300gsm).

• A selection of drawing materials (e.g., pencils, crayons, pastels) and a variety of brushes, including at least one large brush (50mm).

• Bring whatever paints you have, ensuring you have a good variety. My recommended list includes; white, warm yellow, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, quinacridone magenta, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, pthalo blue, raw umber, raw sienna, and burnt sienna. Good brands of acrylic paint include Atelier, Matisse, Liquitex, and Golden.

• A palette (waxed paper held with bulldog clips over a board works well), a palette knife, and rags.

• An acrylic painting medium and masking tape.

Medium experience is desirable (the ability to mix colours independently) and this workshop is best for those ages 18 years and older (15-18 years old is fine with a parent or guardian). Make sure to purchase tickets soon as spaces are limited!

**Please note** this workshop will be held in the main gallery which is wheelchair accessible.

Tutor Bio:

Clare Purser is a Brisbane-based Artist and Art Educator with the Brisbane Institute of Art. Central to her practice is en plein air painting, seeking to capture a connection to the landscape through painting and drawing. A primary theme of her work is the environment, with a particular focus on the high conservation value such as the Border Ranges; its Gondwana rainforests, and mountains and Moreton Bays Ramsar Wetlands. Clare holds an Honours degree from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. Clare is represented by the Woolloongabba Art Gallery in Brisbane and several interstate galleries. Her work is held in private and public collections; she has been a finalist in many art prizes and won the Milburn Art Award in 2016.