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Art, Workshops, Christmas.
I had an enormous year of art and exhibitions this year.
I was invited to exhibit at Holy Trinity in East Melbourne as part of the Eastern Art Festival.
I exhibited with the Out of the Box Group of Artists at Cambridge Studio Gallery.
I had the Alphington Open Studios in November.
I also arranged a fundraiser for several of my art workshop regulars. It was their first time exhibiting so I let them pick the charity which of course made them work harder. I then encouraged them all to bring along 5 or 6 friends each to the opening. We almost had a sell out, plus a couple of commissions for future work. The charity was for the Tiwi Island Girls Football Team. They have to travel long distances to play so our efforts helped their travel fees.
I’m hoping for an exhibition with a couple of wonderful artist friends in 2018. A bit early to tell you much about that. I am keen for you to see my new website annewarrenart.com as it will have information about workshops and exhibitions which may be of interest. Please have a look and stay in touch.
Here are a few pics from this year. By the way I love the snow in December on this site even if it is really really hot here.
See below my Christmas Card for you. Merry Christmas. xx
Blue and white still life, abstract and a stairwell.
The beautiful stairwell is from the Mail Exchange in Melbourne. It is a historic building from the 1800’s that was open to the public this weekend. Sorry about the colour which although the stairwell was flooded with light my camera decided to make it a rich cadmium yellow. The beautiful still life is by Jan Wright. Jan has been taking regular classes with me in still life painting. Our first few paintings were completed within two sittings however this one took several more. Well worth it I think.
I was fiddling with paper cutouts for assemblage and this is what I came up with – textures and pops of colour. It sort of reminds me of a roll of fruit pastiles or lifesaver sweets in the roll – but abstract.
Upcoming art workshops in Collingwood.
Images above are by Joan Cullum and Jan Wright.
| Collage Mixed Media Friday 22 April, 1 to 4pm Tutor – Anne Warren $130 (all materials provided) |
We will prepare two surfaces as supports for your collage by experimenting with and using ink and acrylic paint. When the time comes to cut pictures from books I will ask you to not think about what you are selecting but I will ask you to trust your intuition and just cut images that speak to or appeal to you. I will try my best to share how I select the images I cut and how to approach the assemblage of the pieces. I would always describe collage as fun as the process is meditative, restful, surprising, amusing and yet at the same time you can have a full conversation and get to know the people around you. We will be using beautiful French Arches watercolour paper, ink and acrylic paint. I will provide you with a list of the materials we have used today so that you can continue creating art. Materials list provided. |
| Painting the Still Life (acrylic) Thursday 28 April, 1 – 4pm Tutor – Anne Warren $140 (all materials provided) |
In this class I will share with you some of the techniques and materials I use to make still-life paintings. For the last seven years I have used a limited colour palette for my paintings and I have barely shifted from that as there are so very many different colours that can be mixed using just the primary colours plus white. You will be encouraged to complete an acrylic still-life painting on canvas in this class. At the end of the class I will provide a list of the materials that you will have used today to make your artwork so that you can continue creating art. |
Susan Gibson
Gallery Owner/Curator
Ness Alexandra
Assistant Curator/Administrator
Cambridge Studio Gallery
03 9486 0169
info@cambridgestudiogallery.com.au
52 Cambridge Street,
Collingwood, Vic 3066
PO BOX 1412, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Gallery Hours
12pm to 5pm
Wednesdays to Sundays
Tried my hand at pottery and a cat.
Oscar is a British blue cat. Gorgeous.
The pottery is a result of a short term at Carlton arts. I had a go, was pretty average but now have a greater understanding of how skilled you need to be.
I am now interested in studying woodcarving to help me with a collaborative sculpture project. Anyone have any tips for me? I have ordered two Palm chisels and a beginner’s book. Will post a picture in the future.
Prawns at Preston market ready for Easter feasts.
Building a tent with collage.
I have been holding very small (2-4 people) collage and still-life painting workshops in my studio on the first Tuesday and the first Thursday in each month. Keep me in mind for the future and if those days do not suit I can do private one on one workshops. Email me if you want to know more.
The images above are of the collage play that I tend to drift into late at night.
The still-life with pears are painted using some paint left to me by art students. Simple but sweet I think.
The little village is a first entry into a visual diary for this year. I am not a big fan of such things for myself but I thought I would start one and see where it takes me. The tent was easy and a fun and fantasy thing to do. As I have mentioned before many of these things no longer exist as it is just play and never glued down. They may come up in a finished piece one day although it will be a totally different configuration.
Taking bookings for Art Workshops in Melbourne.
Think about taking an art class with me on Feb 2nd or Feb 4th.
My next Still-Life Painting Workshop is on Tuesday February 2nd. It is a very small class of only 3 people so you get lots of attention and information. There is a materials list that I would provide for this class. I have vacancies for the evening class Feb 2nd 6.00 – 9.00pm.
My next Group Collage Workshop is on February 4th 9.30-12.30pm and a later one at 6.00-9.00pm. I still have some places available in both classes. The classes will be for beginners, artists interested trying a different approach, those that have taken a class before that are wanting more direction to consolidate and or make new artwork. Email me warrener_@hotmail.com.
Wonderful playful images in collage.
I conducted a small workshop in Mixed media/collage for three people this morning and just look at these creative whimsical images. Each of the artists made two fully finished pieces on prepared surfaces of acrylic paint and ink. Congratulations Alison D, Helen B and Jenny M for having an open mind and letting your intuitive side take over. Sometimes it is so much better to keep things simple and pull back on all the cut elements. If somethings works and reads well with just two cut images then just let it be. I think there is an interesting story in each of the images made. Hope you enjoyed yourselves.
Next group classes will be Feb 4th for mixed media collage (only 4 people for this class) and Feb 2nd for Still-life painting (only 3 people for this class). Please contact me if interested in consolidating your skills or learning new ones in a friendly relaxed environment. Private classes also available to suit.
Had so much fun teaching still life painting today.
Same set up, different choices in view, colour, underpainting, background, brushes, medium and pencil.
These are works in progress and are coming along beautifully. Congratulations to Janice, Helen and Sal for such successful pieces in just one workshop. I look forward to seeing your finished pieces in the future.
Here are a few works from Art Workshops recently.
It has been such a busy and fun few weeks with workshops. I love sharing what I do and then watching the artists/students take it to their own style to make some of the above. I was teaching still life painting workshops and collage/mixed media workshops. These are just a few of the works that I photographed. I took some very poor quality photos and decided not to post them (sorry everyone).
Collage and mixed media workshops.
Big day tomorrow as I am teaching a group mixed media collage in the morning for 3 hours and another group in the evening for 3 hours. I am providing all the different media required so I must be ready tonight. Looking forward to it as we spill some ink, swipe some paint, cut some pictures and assemble some cutouts. That’s just a sample of what we will do.
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