Maryborough Art Society Winter Workshops
Tuesday June 26th to Sunday July 1st 2012
Graphite and Pastels
withRobbyn Gergos
The Workshop
The first two days of this workshop will be dedicated to drawing in graphite. You may think of drawing as something magical, maybe even as something beyond your grasp or understanding. But drawing is really an elemental skill, one that you can learn with no more effort than learning to walk, ride a bike or tie your shoe laces.
This course does exactly that. Here is your chance to venture through many interesting step by step drawing exercises. During these two classes you will be amazed by your new ability to see shapes and then being able to translate these images on to paper. This course is designed for beginners, or for those wishing to venture back to the necessary basics of drawing and painting.
Days three and four will be dedicated to Pastels. Here we learn a different approach, while still venturing step by step through the journey of pastels.
This class includes demonstrations and covers pastel pencil drawing techniques, sizing a portrait, measuring, lighting, studying tonal values and proportions and also photography.
The Tutor
Living in Maryborough Robbyn has progressed to full time artist and tutor, instructing children, teens and adults. Her first solo exhibition was held in the Old Warehouse Gallery in June 1996. Since then Robbyn has contributed to many exhibitions/galleries and has assisted with her own students exhibitions.
Robbyn has collected many awards, designed and painted murals, illustrated two books and is actively involved in the local art community. Now with a fully equipped art studio known as The Paint Pit she looks forward to passing her knowledge onto her many students, from primary school age to seniors.
Click HERE to visit Robbyn's website which provides more information about her achievements and contains examples of her art works.