Paint – Mists In The Valley – Eckersley’s Art Underwood – Saturday 26th August 2023

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Artist Wyn Vogel – grew up in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, so she walked through the mists most days on her way to school and home – Megalong Valley was to spot for picnics and the Wolgan Valley which is home to the Emirates Luxury Resort is the inspiration for this image above with the clouds lifting across the face of the sandstone escarpments and drifting down into the Valley below!

Join us for a day to discover this beauty and treatment of water and pigment to achieve this connection with nature! BYO your own lunch and a mug – tea and coffee provided – please scroll down to see the necessary materials for you to bring with you to this Workshop!

Modern Botanical – Eckersley’s Art Lutwyche Brisbane – 19th August 2023

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Fill your painting satchel with some gum nuts and blossoms or some – gorgeous leaves and bring them with you!

We will construct a ‘Painting’ from your garden – we love the colours and shapes of all our Australian natives – Artist Wyn Vogel will show you how to mix your colours on your paper and drop and drag the shapes as you go – creating a myriad of wonderful textures and shapes as they flow from your brushes! BYO Your own lunch – check the Materials list below for what paints and brushes to bring …..BYO your own Mug Tea and Coffee will be available!

Shadows and Stories In The Folds – Workshop Wyn Vogel – Eckersley’s Gold Coast – Wednesday – 9th August 2023

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This Workshop is designed to help you create stories with techniques you can use on any subject or genre of painting!

The Painting above – Climate Change is Stealing My Waratahs – was created by Artist Wyn Vogel – Australian Leader to FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy 2020 to tell the ‘Story’ and highlight the problems that Climate change is creating ….. a small protest on a global forum!

For this Workshop we will set up a still life however, with objects that are easy to source and work through the concepts of painting folds in fabric, see the image below or you are welcome to bring your own materials and set up your own small ‘Still Life’ to paint! BYO own Lunch and Mug – tea and coffee available!

In The Dunes – Seascapes with Artist Wyn Vogel – Eckersley’s Gold Coast 14th June 2023

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Artist Wyn Vogel will introduce you to the colours of the Dunes and the sparkle of the water in the background!

Wyn has lived and immersed herself in the Coast of Australia with Studios on the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Port Fairy Victoria over time.

Working with some of the foliage from the Beach – we will explore the textures and palette that make the Coast sparkle!

PLEASE read the Details on this booking page TO SEE WHAT MATERIALS TO BRING WITH YOU ON THE DAY – thanks Wyn

May 2023 Picnic and Paint – Painting Allegorical Stories – 27th May 2023 – 10am to 2pm

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Sometimes you have a thought or emotion that you would like to explore and share with others, if you are a writer you would take pen to paper and write a book – but as an Artists you are able to pick up your brushes and create pictures to share.

This Workshop with Artist Wyn Vogel – will help you look at how to explore your ideas, and create an allegorical painting that will take people on a journey of their own, you don’t always have to express verbally your story – but let people explore you imagery and enjoy their own emotions!

The Work that is an example for this Workshop is an art piece that Wyn has created for an international exhibition and explores the concepts of ‘The Passage of Time’

Join Wyn at Eckersley’s Minyama Sunshine Coast Store – for a Saturday of discovery – don’t forget to bring a picnic lunch and a mug – tea and coffee are available to get you through the day 🌞

Painting Allegorical Stories – Eckersley’s Minyama Sunshine Coast – Saturday 17th June 2023 – 10am to 2pm

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Sometimes you have a thought or emotion that you would like to explore and share with others, if you are a writer you would take pen to paper and write a book – but as an Artists you are able to pick up your brushes and create pictures to share.

This Workshop with Artist Wyn Vogel – will help you look at how to explore your ideas, and create an allegorical painting that will take people on a journey of their own, you don’t always have to express verbally your story – but let people explore you imagery and enjoy their own emotions!

The Work that is an example for this Workshop is an art piece that Wyn has created for an international exhibition and explores the concepts of ‘The Passage of Time’

Join Wyn at Eckersley’s Minyama Sunshine Coast Store – for a Saturday of discovery – don’t forget to bring a picnic lunch and a mug – tea and coffee are available to get you through the day 🌞PLEASE read the Details on this booking page TO SEE WHAT MATERIALS TO BRING WITH YOU ON THE DAY – thanks!

Modern Botanical – Poppies – Eckersley’s Gold Coast – Wednesday 24th May 2023 – 10am to 2pm

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Modern Botanical Workshops are designed to bring the colour and flow of the plant and watercolour together – we do take consideration of the botanical notes of each flower – but the goal is to replicate these with strength and motion of colour and design on your paper!

Wyn will bring images of flowers and/or during the season we source the real thing as available – given we are painting ‘Poppies’ this seasonal distraction might mean you are working from images taken at Harris Farm West End when Poppies were in plentiful supply 🌞

Don’t forget to bring a picnic lunch and your own mug as we do organise tea and coffee to sustain you through the day!

1st 2023 – Picnic and Paint – Shadows and Rendering – Not Quite Street Art!

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Shadows and Rendering – what makes your painting pop – explore ways to drop in shadow to your Artwork and discover the beauty of rendering to model your subject to show off the form – This Ticket includes $25 towards a ‘Picnic Lunch’ Catered by BillyKart West End Chef Ben O’Donoghue – with Ben Roberts looking after you on the Deck!

We’re off to Italy – Congratulations to the 37 Stunning Artists and Artworks selected to represent Australia in FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy 2023

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– So proud to announce – We’re off to Italy – Congratulations to the 37 Stunning Artists and Artworks selected to represent Australia in FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy 2023 To see all our Australian Artists together in one place | https://www.instagram.com/aussiewatercolourmuster/ … Read More

Saturday 26 November 2022 – Christmas Picnic and Paint – Fish Lane Studios – South Brisbane – 10am to 2.30pm

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Christmas Picnic and Paint – Modern Botanical – Fresh from the Brisbane Flower Markets – We will celebrate a year of great painting and lots of fun – experimenting with colours and textures – papers and mediums – this will be the showcase Workshop Saturday November 2022 – Fish Lane Studios 10am to 2.30pm – Picnic Lunch catered by BillyKart Restaurant 4 Edmondstone Street – South Brisbane – Qld 4101 – Ticket includes $20 towards our ‘Picnic Lunch’ catered by BillyKart Restaurant on the Deck – scroll down for ‘Art Materials’ to bring with you!

Start The Year Experimenting – with new substrates for your Watercolour – Eckersley’s Gold Coast Labrador – Wednesday 8th March 2023 – 10am to 2pm

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Creative moments come from all sorts of directions – let’s start the year experimenting! Different Substrates – Different Directions – Museum Series Aquabord is a textured, highly absorbent surface designed for watercolor and gouache. Aquabord is crafted from our premium warp-resistant 1/8″ FSC-certified Hardbord™ that is protected with our proprietary Archiva-Seal™ and coated with an acid-free clay and mineral ground with a texture similar to cold-pressed watercolor paper. Colors retain their purity and vibrancy in a way that even the finest of watercolour papers can’t match and Aquabord allows artists to frame and display their watercolour without glass. With The Man From Snowy River – Craigs Hut as our subject, discovering the beauty of the mountains telling the story of the cattle drovers! Scroll down under the ticket box to see the Materials List.

Planning for 2023 Australian Watercolour Muster is underway ……..But what happened in Dunkeld – check out our YouTube!

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Keen to know what happened during our – Australian Watercolour Mini-Muster 2022 over the long Weekend in June in Dunkeld Victoria head across to our new – – YouTube Website and follow us there – we will continue to load … Read More

Fish Lane Studios – South Brisbane – SATURDAY MORNING Classes – 6 spots are available until sold out!

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Brisbane – Fish Lane Studios – Artist Wyn Vogel  – geared to enable you to conquer those brushes, water and paint! Fish Lane Studios – 4 Edmondstone Street – South Brisbane – Queensland 4101 We have decided to move the … Read More

30 ‘Aussies’ Are On Their Way To Italy – FabrianoInAcquarello – 2022 Congratulations to All

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From the beauty of pure abstraction in ‘Aftermath Reflections’ Artist Pam Walpole to the haunting narrative of the heavy loads Women have carried over the years in ‘A Mother’s Love’ Australian Artists are about to shine again – showcasing their … Read More

Introducing – The International Watercolour Platform – with 38 Australian Artists Locked and Loaded waiting for selection for FabrianoInAcquarello – 2022

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It has been an amazing start to 2022 – with Artists from over 80 countries loading their artwork ready for selection for FabrianoInAcquarello – Italy 2022 – via the new ‘International Watercolor Platform’ Featured Image – Artist Didier Brot – … Read More