Artists Talking About Art- Understanding space and composition in drawing and painting with Yvonne East

It's back!  The popular series where artist cover a range of subjects is back.  Open to all- to artists and those interested in art!

Yvonne East is an exceptional award-winning artist, academic, educator and current artist in residence at Primrose Park Artists' Studios coordinated by North Sydney Council.

Yvonne's topic is Understanding space and composition in drawing and painting.

Yvonne will provide an exploration of how contemporary artists use composition to create engaging artworks. She will cover a variety of concepts and techniques including perspective projections, figure/ground relationships, pictorial depth cues, visual pathways, and compositional balance to take a new look at iconic artworks.

ABOUT YVONNE EAST

Themes of the human figure, observational drawing, and portraiture are central to Yvonne’s art practice. An award winning artist, Yvonne’s work has been hung in major prizes and institutions across Australia including the Archibald Prize, the Doug Moran Portrait Prize and Portia Geach. Her portrait of the Honourable Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Susan Kiefel AC was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 2020. Her commitment to life drawing was exemplified with a two-year tour to major regional art centres after winning the inaugural Country Arts SA Breaking Ground Award in 2012. Yvonne is a passionate educator and teaches painting, life drawing, and observational drawing at the University of New South Wales Art + Design (formally COFA) and Willoughby Arts Centre. 

IMAGE - Yvonne East, Concerns with representation of the beloved, Austen age 14, 2020, charcoal on canvas, 74 x 85 cm, image courtesy and © the artist. This work was a finalist in the 2021 Dobell Drawing Prize

Ros Crichton Pavilion is located in Ted Mack Civic Park, adjacent to North Sydney Council Chambers at 200 Miller St, North Sydney