29 - 30 June 2024, Sturt Desert Pea in Watercolour with David Reynolds
Learn to paint iconic native Australian plants in watercolour with David Reynolds!
- Date: 29 - 30 June 2024
- Times: Saturday and Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm
- Venue: Queensland Museum, Brisbane
Our chosen subject will be a Sturt's Desert Pea, (Swainsona formosa). We will focus on a bold composition for this subject, paying close attention to the lush red colours and contrasts in the flower and the soft greens of the stem. The classic desert pea flower is a deep scarlet or red on the standard, keel and wings with a black or dark red boss. Our aim is to paint this using a variety of techniques to capture its intricate detail.
Students learn in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere with plenty of open discussion about the watercolour techniques used to create this beautiful subject. Practical demonstrations of each technique will be shown allowing students to progress to a finished watercolour painting.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop skills in layering transparent, staining and opaque pigments
- Understand techniques in building high levels of detail
- Colour mixing using transparent washes
- Creating an iconic Australian native painting in watercolour
Materials: Students will receive a materials list with details for the course.
Experience / Prerequisites: Suitable for beginners and all interested artists aged 16 and above.
Tutor Details:
David is an experienced botanical and natural history artist who enjoys painting in rich natural pigments, always looking to achieve a high level of accuracy within his work.
He describes his style as ‘Accurate Realism’ and is always looking to portray his botanical and wildlife subjects with the most accurate detail possible yet doing it in a ‘painterly’ way honouring the watercolour medium.
In May 2018, David had two Banksia paintings represented in the World Wide Botanical Art Exhibition held in Canberra – Banksia integrifolia and Banksia serrata. For further information about David's work please see his website at: www.davidreynoldsart.com.au
**Please note that enrolments close two weeks prior to the workshop on 15 June 2024.
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