Alasdair demonstrated glass bead weaving. The technique is complex and requires a lot of planning, attention to detail, feeling for the material, and spatial awareness. It was lovely to hear Al talk about how he had learnt the skill from his father, in the same way that knowledge would have been passed down in the…
Gabrielle creates portraits in pastels which are completely different to what you usually see. She uses dynamic mark making, and builds up layer upon layer of colour to create a dense yet animated surface. Gabrielle began by talking about the supports she uses. She uses paper primed with pastel primer. Schmincke pastel primer comes…
Thursday 29 May : Free Materials Demo with Artist Alasdair McLuckie Offered by Chapman & Bailey Alasdair McLuckie adopts meticulous process to explore mythology, ritual, and re-birth. Using drawing and craft, the work re-invents folklore with a strong formalist aesthetic sensibility and an attention to detail that translates into a dense visually symbolic language…
March 13th Alice Wormald Watercolour Demonstration Alice makes beautiful, complex, meticulously painted watercolours of weird landscapes. She develops her imagery through collages which she composes from photographs of natural objects, like flower petals, rocks and mountains. Watercolour is a challenging medium, because you can’t hide anything, but the natural imagery is very forgiving. She paints…
February 27th Trevelyan Clay Oil Painting Demonstration This demo provided a fascinating view into the development of Trev’s painting practice over the ten years since he graduated from the Australian National University. He told us about how, as a student, he painted on really cheap boards, with maybe one coat of gesso, and used cheap…
February 20th Masato Takasaka Paint Marker Demonstration Masato is one of Melbourne’s most productive artists, and he seemed to really inspire people to have a go in this demo, without second guessing the result or being tentative. He’s not scared of putting his work out there, and this generous spirit helped to create a fantastic open…
R&F Pigment Sticks : Frequently asked Questions & Some Useful Info Some great info and facts gathered from the R&F website What are Pigment Sticks®? R&F Pigment Sticks® are oil paint manufactured with enough wax for the paint to be molded into stick form. They allow the painter to draw or paint directly onto a…
R&F Encaustic Paints : Frequently asked Questions & Some Useful Info What is Encaustic Paint Encaustic is a wax based paint (composed of beeswax, resin and pigment), which is kept molten on a heated palette. It is applied to an absorbent surface and then reheated in order to fuse the paint. The word ‘encaustic’ comes…
February 13th Rob McHaffie Gouache Demonstration Rob started off by showing us some works by other artists using gouache, Durer, Christoph Ruckhaeberl and Katherine Hattam among others. The emphasis is on the enjoyment of the medium, with a few simple structures in place. “One of the nicest things for me is just to get some…
A Special opportunity Meet Michael Harding, founder of Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours (UK). Michael will be demonstrating his beautiful handmade oil paints and mediums 2pm – 5pm Wednesday 19th February at Chapman & Bailey Artshop, Melbourne. FREE 3hr demonstration. Click here to book. Book early as it is sure to fill quickly!…
Seasons Greetings & Happy Holidays from all at C&B Thankyou for all the support in 2013 Double Happiness for 2014 Watch our little C&B 2013 photo review above Closing 2013 Melbourne 23/12 4pm, Brisbane 21/12 @ 4pm, Alice Springs 21/12 @ 5pm Re-Opening 2014 Melbourne 23/12 @ 4pm, Brisbane 21/1/2014 Brisbane Monday 6/1/2014,…
November 28th, In the cut – Collage Demo with Ry Haskings Ry developed this workshop with the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, where he was recently included in the contemporary collage show, ‘In The Cut’. Participants used a simple mathematical code, devised by Ry, to create a set of vertical lines based on a random…