Saturday 17, 24 February, and 2 March, 1–4PM

Enjoy three afternoons appreciating the art of ‘Still Life’ and develop your own painting while exploring different techniques and approaches.

Valerie will guide new and experienced artists through the stages of completing a still life and how this can be applied to other subjects and mediums. The journey will start with setting up a composition of small objects and doing test drawings using grey lead and coloured pencils, moving onto experimental techniques and effects using various mediums we’ll explore and emphasise tonal qualities. Putting all of this together, a final work will be created with the techniques we’ve been learning.

All materials are provided.

About the artist: Valerie Crosse has been a practising artist/designer and teacher of art for most of her adult life. She has taught Art at Cathedral College Wangaratta, GOTAFE Shepparton, and for community groups in Wangaratta and Beechworth. Crosse’s main practice is as a painter, working in various media including oils, acrylics and gouache, sometimes combined with collage.

Registration and payment essential.

Ages: 15+

Cost: $100 Members, $120 non-Members for all 3 workshops

Image: Valerie CROSSE The God of Small Things, 30 x 40 cm, mixed media [detail]