Portraits in Mixed Media Class with Julianne Gosper (6 weeks)
Event description
Aimed at beginners to experienced artists.
What will be covered in this course?
- Learn about portrait proportions
- Learn how to use a variety of water based mediums
- Experimenting with printmaking techniques to create contemporary portraits
By the end of this course students will:
Be able to draw/paint a contemporary portrait in a variety of mediums
THIS CLASS IS FOR: beginners to experienced, ages 16+
LOCATION: Woolgoolga Gallery 73 Turon Parade Woolgoolga
TIME: Tuesdays 1-4pm
DURATION: 6 weeks
WHEN: 30th April to 4th June
TUTOR: Julianne Gosper
COST: Member $210 / Non Member $220. Additional cost for model, to be determined.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Some materials will be provided
• Pencils - graphite 2B, 4B,6B
• ERASERS- Plastic, kneadable
• Pens- 2 Artline 0.2, 0.5
• Roll of paper towel
• A3 sketch pad cartridge/ Mixed media paper eg Renoir University pad
• Acrylic paints- variety of colours
• Soft Pastels - suggest Micador set as an inexpensive set
• Willow Charcoal
• Spray Fixative
• Variety of brushes eg ½ inch flat, 1 inch flat, small round, #6&10 flat brush
• Water container
• Palette
• Glue or binder medium
• Sheets of photocopy paper
• Water sprayer
• Stanley knife
• Hair-dryer
• Any other materials you have eg colour pencils
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.