Portraits with Catherine Hamilton

This relaxed and fun workshop is for anyone who would like to learn more about portrait drawing with charcoal and ink.

Catherine will explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of structure and proportion and keeping the portrait loose and lively with the brushstrokes of ink, adding the highlights with white ink.

Catherine will help everyone with individual tuition throughout the day.

Catherine's work is distinctive, bold, vibrant and full of energy, she concentrates on teaching confidence with the medium and uses the media on hand to create unusual affects.

WHAT TO BRING? 

- Reference: Portrait subject in black and white that might interest you. Catherine will also have plenty of reference. material 

- Paper: 2 or 3 full sheets of cold pressed good quality cotton based watercolour or drawing paper such as Stonehenge, or canvas if you prefer. Some A4 sheets to test inks on.

- Ink: A bottle of waterproof Atelier black drawing ink and a bottle of white permanent ink.

- Tools you have for creating marks:

         - e.g. brushes, dip pens, bamboo pens, permanent fine liner pens, palette knives, sponges, etc. various soft brushes medium to large for ink.

        - White gel pen
- Black texta pen or Catherine uses a white and a black POSCA pen. Available at Office works for linear work.
        - Charcoal for drawing

Other:
- Plastic pipettes, usually come in a bag of about 10 (optional).
- Notebook, sketchbook. 2B pencil, eraser, sharpener, ruler.
- Masking tape not coloured.
- 5 small empty bottles or jars with lids to create tones of ink.
- Soft rags/kitchen Towel.
- Glad wrap and white tissue paper (All used for textures).
- Glue stick.
- Scissors.
- Masking Fluid (optional).
- 1 x small soft round brush for fine work with masking fluid.
- Small water spray.
- Plastic mixing palette with deep wells.

Our offer to you
Painting pictures is enjoyable, satisfying, therapeutic, good for the soul, great for your social life, combats social isolation, and helps the brain fight against depression and dementia.

Let our expert tutors show you how it’s done because expressing yourself through art is about the best way to be happy and fulfilled.
We cover all styles for all levels.

Our history
The Box Hill Art Group Inc. was established in 1952 and since then it has nurtured many thousands of budding artists, as well as stretching the skills of experienced and exhibiting artists.

Moreover, we cater for watercolours, oils, acrylics, pastels, drawing, life drawing and mixed media.

We also offer our member’s access to lessons, paint outs, art demonstrations, competitions, exhibitions and arts awards.
The Box Hill Art Group will open up a whole new colourful world for you to enjoy.

Our membership
Membership is open to anyone between 16 and 116 years of age. Whether you are just starting out in painting or drawing or have been doing it for years you will love being a part of this group, meeting with like minded people to express yourself visually.