22 - 23 June 2024, Introduction to Scratchboard - Pademelon with Linda Lunnon
Learn all about the unique medium of scratchboard and create a beautiful red-necked pademelon artwork with professional artist Linda Lunnon!
About the course:
Want to know more about scratchboard as a fine art at the same time as learning about these beautiful little marsupials? This little macropod is a forest-dwelling marsupial found in the eastern coastal region of south-east Queensland and central eastern New South Wales.
This course will provide an overview of this lesser known medium, before getting familiar with some of the tools and techniques used to create a range of textures and effects. Create a beautiful scratchboard artwork featuring the padymelon with step-by-step guidance from Linda. By the end of the workshop, you will have gained the knowledge and confidence to produce a 5 x 7 inch wildlife scratchboard.
A materials kit will be available from Linda for $30.00, payable to the tutor on arrival at the workshop. Students can also bring along transparent inks or watercolours to add colour to their finished pieces if they wish.
Scratchboard can be an addictive and very therapeutic way to create!
Dates: 22 - 23 June 2024
Days and Time: Saturday and Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Queensland Museum, Corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank, South Brisbane, Queensland
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
- Use scratchboard tools, a craft knife, tattoo needles and other tools, to demonstrate techniques including creating textures, form and contrasts on Ampersand Scratchboards.
- Render small objects using these techniques
Prerequisites/level: suitable for 16+ ages
About the Tutor:
"With a background in environmental science, and a long-time love of drawing plants and animals, I discovered my dream degree, Natural History Illustration degree at University of Newcastle - the perfect blend of art and science! I took a dive into study again and this is where I was first introduced to scratchboard. I really didn't like it at first! But after trying again with different materials and it soon became an addictive way to create. I'm very drawn to starting with an ink black surface and scratching away to reveal highlights and form. Also, being a details kind of person, I love the large amount of detail you can achieve with scratchboard in a relatively small area. I'm a Master Scratchboard Artist with the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA), with most of my art practice dedicated to bringing Australian flora and fauna to life in scratchboard." - Linda Lunnon
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
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