16 - 30 May 2025, Eucalypts in Mixed Media, with Alison Oberg

Learn all about using mixed media in a sketch book or art journal to create nature-inspired art! This course is for all people who want to start or expand their creative journey through having fun with different materials and playing in a sketch book or art journal.

Dates: 16 - 30 May 2025
Day/Time: Fridays 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: NatureArt Lab, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith, ACT

Course Description:

Not sure where to begin with mixed media art? This course will cover the basics of mixed media art, including collage, paint pens, fine liners, coloured pencils and water colour. It will allow you to get familiar with your unique mark making and explore your choice of mixed media materials in your sketchbook or art journal. You will explore shape, colour, patterns and layering of different materials to create your own mixed media eucalypt inspired pages. The techniques in this course will help build familiarity and confidence in using various materials to create nature inspired art in your own style without an outcome in mind. At the end of this class, you can expect to have completed a number of pages in your sketchbook with different mixed media approaches, and have learnt techniques that you can use to create other nature inspired art.
Note: Collage with fabric and hand stitching are not covered in this class. 

About the tutor:

Alison Oberg is a Canberra artist with a love of nature who has a long-established interest in art and creativity. She has a passion for mixed media nature-inspired art and loves teaching art practices that are accessible to everyone. Working in a sketchbook has become an important part of her creative process as a mixed media artist. 

NatureArt Lab Awards:

• 2022, Telstra Best of Business Award Winner for Promoting Sustainability, ACT
• 2024, Telstra Best of Business Award Winner for Building Communities, ACT