‘Native Birds in Watercolour | Creating Character & Charm’ Workshop

In this brand new, gentle, hands-on workshop, led by Clare from Tog & Pini, students will be able to build on their watercolour skills.

This follow-on workshop draws on the skills from Clare’s Gum Leaves workshop (being held on the morning of this day) and furthers them in bird illustration.
It can be taken alone by those who already have some basic watercolour experience (or who have attended one of Clare’s previous workshops), or as a natural extension of the first session.

Workshops are calm, encouraging and process-focused rather than perfection-focused.

The lesson will focus on;

• Use Basic Watercolour techniques to produce a delightful illustration.
• Observe reference images: pose, proportion and personality
• Learn to translate texture: feathers, soft edges, and details
• Add illustrative details (expressive eyes, feather definition)

Students will leave with a finished bird piece ready to frame.

Book into this session alone or come for Clare’s morning ‘Gum Leaves’ workshop as well and enjoy a day of painting and learning.

Date & Time:
Friday 13th February  1.00pm – 4.00pm
OR
Friday 27th February  1.00pm – 4.00pm
OR
Saturday 9th May  1.00pm – 4.00pm

The studio will be open from 12.45pm.
Please be ready to start your workshop at the start time so that you don’t miss any important information.
If you are late to class, you may be asked to wait until a suitable pause in tuition when your tutor will come and get you and catch you up so you do not interrupt the flow of the workshop.

Venue:
Whimsical Creatives
Rear 183 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville VIC 3777
(Entry via Church Street/River Street Carpark)

Tutor:
Clare Dunstan of Tog & Pini
Clare’s artistic practice is rooted in her love for animals and storytelling, which inspires her art. She have been working as an artist in a professional capacity for the past 15 years and has enjoyed exhibiting throughout Victoria and posting work across the globe. Watercolour is her ‘go to’ medium. She loves its fluid quality and how it behaves – sometimes unexpectedly – on the paper. She also enjoy making sculptures from mixed media, and found objects. Clare works from her home studio in leafy Research, Victoria, where her days are shared with her family and her menagerie of pets.

Skill Level:

This workshop has been designed for

• Beginners who attended the basic watercolour workshop (held on the same day in the morning – gum leaves).
• Those who have attended one of Clare’s previous workshops
• Intermediate painters wanting to loosen up and explore a gentler style

Cost:
$85 all inclusive.

Workshop Price includes:
– Tuition – a guided, step-by-step demonstration
– Digital colour guide to take home
– Premium watercolour paper
– Use of premium watercolour paints
– Use of brushes and palettes
– Afternoon tea (please let us know of any intolerances or allergies and we’ll do our best to accommodate you)
– Tea/coffee
– Loyalty Card Stamp x 1

EFTPOS & Credit Card Facilities Available.

If you would like to book a position for this class, you can do so online (preferred, so we all have a copy of the transaction) or call Dani on 0412 662 179. Once you have booked in, you will receive a manual ‘Confirmation of Booking’ email approximately a week before the workshop which will include a booking reminder plus all the information you need for this workshop (you may need to check your spam or promotions folder as sometimes they end up in there!).

Extra Information Regarding COVID/Illness:
We ask that you remember that we are a small business run by someone with chronic illnesses. Many of our visitors are also immune compromised. Please do not visit the studio if you are unwell in any way. Thank you for your understanding.

Why Do a Workshop with Us?
Here’s what makes us different from other creative spaces.

•  All our Tutors are experienced in teaching and have many years of experience working with their respective mediums/in their field of expertise – for most of our tutors this is over 15 years experience.
• Our workshop sizes are small with no more than 12 students.
• We provide a friendly, inviting space and cater for many challenges you may face  (health issues, food intolerances, anxiety, etc.). Many of our students (and some of our tutors) suffer from chronic illness and have special needs. If you have any concerns, please feel free to reach out to Dani who will do her best to help you out;
• We use only high quality materials/products in our workshops and myself and our Tutors are familiar with how these work and can give you accurate information/answers to your questions;
• Students are able to browse our 1500+ products and purchase if they wish to either before, during or after their workshop;
• We offer payment plan options on most workshops as we understand that finances can be tight (please email if you’d like to take advantage of this);
• We offer a workshop Loyalty Program – receive one stamp per half day workshop and two stamps for a full day – when you collect 10 stamps, your loyalty card turns into a $50 voucher!
• We are fully insured and there is always someone on site who has a Level 2 first aid qualification and asthma management training. All tutors who are working with children have current, valid Working with Children Checks.
• We offer ‘after workshop’ support for all our students. Students can ask questions of our tutors and refresh any information they need to after the workshop via email, phone or in our Facebook group especially for students.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out.
We look forward to seeing you at the Studio very soon!