Charcoal & Inks

Students will learn the fundamentals of charcoal and ink drawing. Through demonstrations and structured exercises, you will learn to build form, learn about composition and how to work in layers.

By the end of this course students will: be able to capture the essence of their subject and confidently use drawing techniques using expressive mark making techniques.

THIS CLASS IS FOR: beginners as well as those with experience.

LOCATION: Woolgoolga Gallery 73 Turon Parade Woolgoolga

TIME: Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm

DURATION: 6 weeks

WHEN: 22 October to 26 November

TUTOR: Julianne Gosper

COST: Member $220 / Non Member $230

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Willow charcoal
Compressed charcoal
General 6B charcoal pencil
Tombow mono eraser pen
Kneadable and hard eraser
Tissues
Touchon
Soft brushes/hard brushes
Mixed media paper 200gsm and up
Inks - various colours

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Julianne Gosper has 25+ years experience both as a practising artist and Art teacher in both secondary schools and T.A.F.E.

She holds a B.A in Fine Arts, U.N.S.W and a Diploma in Arts Education from Deakin University.

She has won numerous awards including The Bendigo Art prize, the Louis Ellem Art Prize and in 2021 she was also selected as a finalist in the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.

Julianne loves to explore and experiment in a variety of mediums to produce energetic, large scale artworks capturing the essence of her subject matter.

She loves to share her knowledge and skills to inspire others with a particular focus on experimentation and having fun.

Julianne has a particular interest in advocating the benefits of the Arts for Wellbeing. For the past several years she has worked with Special needs students developing an Arts Enrichment Program focussing on improving mental health building confidence and self esteem.