Nature Calling – Kimberley Region WA – Diggers Rest Station! A big tick to our desire to paint in a remote and rural part of Australia for our interim year of our Australian Watercolour Muster Calendars – with a big … Read More
Western Australia has a great Membership in their Watercolour Society – and for the 3rd Year they have invited Artists from all over the World to join them in their Annual Exhibition – this year it will be even bigger … Read More
I spend so much time working with our Exhibition and Events Art Communities, and Digital Online Groups – it is rare to think about being involved with one of our paper based communities and when Art/Edit Magazine approached me to … Read More
I am very excited and honoured to be invited to be part of this amazing 50th Year Anniversary – with other Members of this long living Watercolour Society that has added life and colour to Melbourne for so long! LuminousWSV’s … Read More
We are so proud and excited to share with you our 17 Australian Artists who have been selected to Represent Australia at this years – International Watercolour Symposium – FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy! Congratulations to all our Artists this is an … Read More
Join me for our Fish Lane Studios – South Brisbane Qld – Picnic and Paint – 11th May 2024 – 10am to 2pm – with a delicious picnic thanks to our neighbour – Birds Nest Yakitori Japanese – Restaurant, on the Deck of 4 Edmondstone Street South Brisbane QLD., your Lunch to the value of $25.oo is included in your Ticket price!
So for this Workshop, we will look at this and other café scenes from images we have captured on our holidays in Europe and understand what attracted us to these places ………… apart from the memory of what happened there!
In the image above the colours of the umbrellas, the flowers and the fruit all add pops of colour – as we look at the composition of this Market we will analyse how these colours add to the depth of field in the photo and subsequently in our paintings.
Come and join our March – Artist-in-Residence – Natalia Bertelli – explore her vibrant Work inspired by her recent travels to Mexico – and chat with her about her home in Argentina and her many other inspiring travels! Natalia is … Read More
Your ticket includes a $25 Voucher for your Picnic Lunch at Bird’s Nest Restaurant – who share the Deck with me – their lunch bowls are yummy and the ticket will cover the cost of a lunch bowl and a drink of your choice.
This will be a fun day – as we have discovered the artwork we all admire from our Chinese and Japanese Artist cousins – is not so easy to do – but so much fun to experiment and in this Chinese – Year of the Dragon, why not!
This Workshop is for Artists who have always been interested in Watercolour but who would like to discover more fluid options and conquer the medium – We will complete the 3 days starting with some beginning exercises and build up to a completed artwork or 2 by the end of the 3 days!
We have 3 ladies flying in from Melbourne for this workshop so there are only 3 public spaces available – if you miss out on booking this please contact us and we will look at doing more of these ‘intense’ 3 day options for you 🌞!
17 Artists to Represent Australia at FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy 2024 and then to the USA! Congratulations to these Artists named above – and with your Artwork images list below! All your Artwork is now on shipment to Italy for Exhibition … Read More
*** Remember we have a new Restaurant open on the deck with us – Bird’s Nest Yakitori Restaurant >>> https://www.birdsnest.co/locations-and-menus/west-end/ – Marie and her Team open at 12 noon on a Saturday so if you want to linger on and enjoy lunch – get a group of friends together – come and Workshop and then do lunch – this isn’t a ‘Picnic and Paint’ but you can still extend your day if you like!
Each Workshop will be loaded with the idea of exploring a specific technique – in this 1st Workshop we will explore the concepts of shadows and perspective – how to position your subjects and the colours of shadows – what are these and how to use them?
Workshops will be loaded separately so you can BOOK 1 or more as you have time to paint 🌞🎨 the current dates planned are:
Saturday – 3rd February 2024 – Shadows and Perspective
Saturday – 17th February 2024 – Modern Botanical – this is an ongoing exploration with Artist and Curator of Fish Lane Studios – Wyn Vogel – whose loose watercolour technique allows the imagery to flow off the paper!
Saturday – 2nd March 2024 – Waterways – Sea and River – potentially a Guest Artist to be confirmed as part of this Workshop – watch this space!
*** Coffee can be bought from Cups on Melbourne – on the corner of Edmondstone and Melbourne Streets – you can purchase and bring coffee to the Studio with you to enjoy on your way in!
*** Remember we have a new Restaurant open on the deck with us – Bird’s Nest Yakitori Restaurant >>> https://www.birdsnest.co/locations-and-menus/west-end/ – Marie and her Team open at 12 noon on a Saturday so if you want to linger on and enjoy lunch – get a group of friends together – come and Workshop and then do lunch – this isn’t a ‘Picnic and Paint’ but you can still extend your day if you like!
Each Workshop will be loaded with the idea of exploring a specific technique – in this 1st Workshop we will explore the concepts of shadows and perspective – how to position your subjects and the colours of shadows – what are these and how to use them?
Workshops will be loaded separately so you can BOOK 1 or more as you have time to paint 🌞🎨 the current dates planned are:
Saturday – 3rd February 2024 – Shadows and Perspective
Saturday – 17th February 2024 – Modern Botanical – this is an ongoing exploration with Artist and Curator of Fish Lane Studios – Wyn Vogel – whose loose watercolour technique allows the imagery to flow off the paper!
Saturday – 2nd March 2024 – Waterways – Sea and River – potentially a Guest Artist to be confirmed as part of this Workshop – watch this space!
*** Coffee can be bought from Cups on Melbourne – on the corner of Edmondstone and Melbourne Streets – you can purchase and bring coffee to the Studio with you to enjoy on your way in!
Come and discover the colours and reflections of the Kimberley – With Artist Wyn Vogel and ‘On The Verandah’ Art Tours – 7 to 13 August 2024 – Wyn says ……..’As an Artist and one to love exploring – I have … Read More
Looking to treat yourself or someone else for Christmas – we can help tuck something under the Tree – From specialist – Art Materials to great paintings! Join us for the last week of our Exhibition! Fish Lane Studios – … Read More
There is often no reason for moving to multi-media other than the whim of the Artist – but with these Marker Pens – there are strong options for achieving texture and interesting options to lift your Artwork from the mundane to the vibrant!
With this Workshop – Artist Wyn Vogel will discuss options for a combination of Watercolour and Marker Pens – what better time to be tempted with the bright colours of the Chinese New Year and their gorgeous ‘Lanterns’ these are the inspiration – there are funky and traditional to choose from!
The structure of the paper and thread that are the basis for the construct of these Lanterns lend themselves to the being shaped with the styles on the end of the marker pen.
Don’t forget to bring your lunch and a mug – tea and coffee will be provided.
Artist Wyn Vogel will bring together her favourite colours and shape for you to choose from and we will explore the textures and tones that can be evoked by the use of Watercolour Inks – especially underpainting the shadows like you can see in this image prior to loading any watercolour paint!
If you would like to under paint – it is important to use acrylic water poof ink that will dry and stay stable when watercolour is applied – for this reason I would recommend any of the acrylic inks you will see in store – if you want to remain pure to the watercolour mantra – you can use the watercolour inks but they will mix and blend like watercolours as you layer them – so be prepared for this to happen – remember you will have 10% discount from Eckersley’s on any materials you choose to buy for this Workshop!