In October and November, Benalla Art Gallery is presenting a range of Art on Saturdays workshops designed to ignite creativity, allowing participants to explore different mediums to create individual, unique artworks.
On Saturday, October 19, the series kicked off with an acrylic painting workshop with Kate Gorman.
Participants explored the world of colour by focusing on how to mix colours and the relationship of one colour with another.
Kate is an experienced teacher, who shared her knowledge of colour theory, acrylic paints and how to resolve compositions.
On November 9, Baranduda-based artist Felicite Grogan will guide participants to create a collage of a single doorway using hand-painted papers.
The workshop will encompass composition techniques to arrange hand-cut elements effectively, transforming them into a striking doorway artwork unique to each participant’s style.
The session focuses on the artistic process of collage and incorporates the principles of visual composition.
The summer series of Art on Saturdays will conclude on November 30 with Brooke Whelan, who will teach participants how to create a house portrait using their own reference image.
The session will explore colour theory, composition, the interplay of light and shadow, textures of foliage, and the feature elements of participants’ houses or buildings.
Using acrylics, students will learn colour mixing, brush selection and techniques to create layers and texture.
Brooke will demonstrate how to create shadows, reflections and finer details to add personal touches and make adjustments to make the portrait unique.
Gallery director Eric Nash said the workshops offered at the gallery were an opportunity for participants to experiment with various creative mediums, while learning from and working alongside professional artists, gaining an insight into their individual creative practices.
“It is no secret that we have an incredible community of artists here in the north-east who are regularly making and presenting work in many of our great spaces,” Mr Nash said.
“Our Art on Saturdays program of workshops is all about supporting a direct experience and a deeper understanding of making and thinking about art, while also piquing the interest of members of the community seeking a new hobby, through an engagement with leading artists.”