WORKSHOPS
During this workshop you will learn the skills required to create a unique artwork using oil or acrylic paint. Participants will look at abstraction and its importance in the history of Modern Art. The workshop will explore the process of distortion. Using cameras and coloured liquid, students will manipulate reality into fields of colour. The resulting imagery will then form the basis for an abstract painting.
ABSTRACTION IN OIL
Please contact me at markpaddick555@hotmail.com.au for full workshop program and details. Each workshop has a structured lesson plan incluing audience, materials, costings and risk assessment .
AEROSOL ON PERSPEX.
During this workshop you will learn the skills required to create a unique artwork using Aerosol paint on Perspex sheets. Participants will look at the techniques and safety processes involved in stencilling and aerosol art and apply this knowledge in the creation of their own aerosol art. The workshop will look at the process of stylization in the development of an image suitable for the process. Participants will be involved in designing a multi layered stencil which will be spray painted onto clear Perspex sheets. Perspex or Acrylic is a popular new surface for art works and by painting on the reverse side of the Perspex a high quality image can be obtained in a short time.
AEROSOL ON VINYL
During this workshop you will learn the skills required to create a unique artwork using Aerosol paint on recycled vinyl records. Participants will look at the techniques and safety processes involved in stencilling and aerosol art and apply this knowledge in the creation of their own aerosol art. The workshop will look at the process of stylization in the development of an image suitable for the process. Participants will be involved in designing a multi layered stencil which will be spray painted onto round vinyl.
VISUAL ART CAMP
The workshop is designed to immerse the participants in the Visual Arts over a number of days. Students will be involved in individual works as well as group designed tasks. During this workshop you will learn the skills required to create a unique artwork using the stencilling process with Aerosol paint and applying these skills to a number of surfaces. Participants will look at the techniques and safety processes involved in stencilling and aerosol art and apply this knowledge in the creation of their own aerosol art. The workshop will look at the process of stylization in the development of an image suitable for the process. Participants will be involved in designing a multi layered stencil which will be spray painted. The workshop will culminate in a group Mural work encompassing the skills learnt over the course of the workshop.
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
This series of workshops will support artists in developing a line of sight for their own individual art practices. Artists will explore conceptual brainstorming, concept mapping, idea generation and look at avenues for artistic inspiration. There will be discussion of Modern Art theory to help contextualise the purpose of the workshop. Artists will have the opportunity to explore one session, or continue for development across a series of consecutive workshops.
The aim of these workshops is to support artists from a broad range of backgrounds, with any artistic discipline and interests, in developing key connectives and links for their bodies of work. Artists from a broad range of artistic merits and experiences are recommended to participate. Exploration of any individual artistic discipline is also encouraged.
Woven within the workshops will be theory of art and practice. These are not expected to be ‘expert’ delivered, rather from my personal experience in delivering 24 years of Visual Art in high schools.
YOUNG ARTIST MENTORSHIP
This series of workshops will support young artists in developing their own individual art practices. The workshops will focus on students with a range of individual needs. The workshops will focus on three main age groups
Junior students: aged 8 – 12 years (Primary) This workshop will develop creative thinking skills and introduce the students to a range of media and art making processes.
Middle schooling: students aged 12 – 15 years. This workshop will build on exisitng knowledge and skills and identify individual strenghts in a chosen medium.
Senior Students: students aged 16 -17 years This workshop will help develop Bodies of Work in line with the Education Queensland Senior Art syllabus
TEXTURE PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC SEALER
During this workshop you will learn the skills required to create a unique artwork using acrylic sealer to create a textured surface on which to paint. Due to the time intensive process and the need for drying time this workshop will take place over at least two days. Participants will look at the techniques involved in building up the surface of their canvas to create a contrasting area of texture in the objects and a smooth background space. The workshop will look at identifying shape and form in objects in order to achieve a three dimensional appearance to the works. On the first day participants will be involved in planning, designing and drawing an image onto a canvas and then applying the acrylic sealer with a brush and palette knife to build up its form. The second day will involve priming the textured area and then painting in acrylics or oils over the textured area. Techniques for the background will also be discussed.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING
During this workshop you will learn the skills required to create a unique artwork using oil or acrylic paint. Participants will look at the work of Australian landscape artists, especially Brett Whiteley and gain an understanding of their processes and techniques for landscape painting. The workshop will explore the process of deconstructing the natural environment and selecting its underlying forms, concentrating on the beauty of the curve. Then by exploring a range of painting and mark making techniques produce a unique vision of a chosen landscape.
