Ma meets Matisse – A two-day drawing workshop with Jennifer Johnson

The Clifton School of Arts is presenting a two-day drawing workshop with well-known local artist Jennifer Johnson.

This workshop is for everyone, from beginners in drawing to experienced practitioners. A range of materials, including coloured pencils, charcoal, inks, watercolour, paints, pastels, textas, erasers… and stanley knives! will be used as participants are introduced to new aspects of looking through exploring the Japanese concept of Ma.

Ma revolves around the appreciation of negative space or empty space, the space in-between that creates harmony and balance - pauses in acting or oratory, the paring back of architectural elements, unpainted areas in a painting.

Through examination of a Still Life work participants will explore and develop their drawing works using the concept of Ma and then finally move to Cut-outs, made famous by Henri Matisse in the final chapter of his career. The Cut-outs in the workshop will be made using painted paper in the participants’ personal colour palette, using the Still Life as reference.

10am-2pm Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September, Clifton School of Arts

Book early to guarantee a place. Become a member of the Clifton School of Arts for $30 and save on all workshops: artsclifton.org

For further information contact Prue Watson pruewat2@gmail.com