16 & 17 SEPTEMBER
16 & 17 SEPTEMBER
In this class you will develop drawing/painting skills, using ink. Working with this medium in a contemporary context we will cover a range of techniques including washes, layering and choices of brushes and paper.
Ink is a challenging medium where many accidents and errors occur. Rather than discarding these ‘mistakes’ you will embrace them to further abstract imagery, thus focusing on the painting as a whole. You will learn to utilise mistakes to explore the paint without the confines of direct representation.
Melbourne-based artist Fiona McMonagle is known for her watercolour portraits. She is interested in pushing the boundaries of ink and watercolour by exploring it’s use in moving image as well as creating large scale works. Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), McMonagle has exhibited extensively throughout Australia, both in highly successful solo exhibitions as well as curated group shows.
Most recently exhibited as part of Portrait23 at The National Portrait Gallery Canberra and The Art Gallery of South Australian as part of The Frida and Diego exhibition: Love and Revolution. Her work is held in numerous public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia, National Portrait Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Monash University Museum of Art, UQ Art Museum, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Artbank and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
