2 Day Weekend Workshop – Bowral NSW
Information
Jeannette Roberts jeannette.roberts@gmail.com

Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group

PEIN PLAIN AIR WATERCOLOUR SEASCAPES
Chan Dissanayake
29th – 31st March 2025

Thirroul and Illawarra Seascapes
3 day workshop

Robbie :  info@bathurstartretreat.com.au or 0407 827 182

3 Day workshop at Artable, Gold Coast, QLD

If you enjoy the challenge of producing loose and bold watercolours, then this is for you.

Chan will be covering:

Properties of Colour & Colour Relationships
Understanding Light and Shadows
Wash and Glazing techniques
Secrets of Wet-into-Wet Technique
Understanding Timing in Watercolour to create magical effects
Tonal Values
Planning & Composition
At the end of this course, you should:

Become familiar with the medium and watercolour techniques
Be able to plan an approach and method to complete a painting
Learn how to paint different subjects
Create fresh and lively paintings
Complete a series of paintings

3 Day Weekend Workshop in Merimbula NSW, weather permitting one of the days will be plein-air painting!

3 Day workshop with Artable Melbourne, VIC

2 Day weekend workshop at Levers Art Supplies

About the Workshop

The truly magical qualities of watercolour can best be demonstrated in portraying atmospheric effects, using the wet-in-wet technique. We will paint a variety of subjects, exploring the beautiful Daku Resort and the surrounding areas of the Island in Fiji.

Completing a full painting each day from start to finish; each painting will be chosen to demonstrate a certain technique and key learning points. There will be lots of useful discussions as well as tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Chan is well known for his generosity in sharing his insights and experiences in watercolour. His innovative approaches to teaching include models, slides, computer animations to explain the theory, then applying the theory in plein-air painting. Each student will receive personal attention and encouragement.
If you enjoy the challenge of producing loose and bold watercolours, then this is for you.

Students will take away from the workshop the following:

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  • a greater understanding and appreciation of watercolour medium and its techniques
  • • an ability to plan and approach a subject, then complete a painting with confidence

• the knowledge of how to paint variety of subjects with solid technical understanding

• • • experience of working with the magical properties of watercolour to create mystical effects with effortless ease

• the achievement of completing a series of fresh, bold, and lively paintings

Booking and Information

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https://artable.com.au/art-retreats/watercolour-landscapes-in-tasmania-7-days-tasmania-october-2025

Join us for a week where Chan will help you create fresh, bold and lively paintings by injecting and capturing the mood of the glorious Tasmanian wilderness. You will be staying in your very own non-sharing room deep in the hills of remote North East Tasmania where a tiny farming community with a 100 year old hotel lies that is now Artable’s Australian retreat base. Amongst the rolling green hills sits a single streetscape untouched by commerce or tourism. Beyond the hills, lies an epic landscape in every direction. The rich orange and turquoise seas of the Bay of Fires, stunningly clear rivers in deep valleys and access to remote painting locations unseen by most visitors. This part of Tasmania will speak to every artist on every level. The hotel has been lovingly restored and curated by Artable founder Gillian who has brought together a decade of award winning retreat experiences to offer artists their non-sharing rooms at no extra charge, a huge light filled art studio, a comfortable group lounge complete with Chesterfields and fireplace, daily excursions to visit carefully selected landscapes and the very best local Tassie fare available. This retreat is for those of you keen to explore mark making in one of Australia’s most powerful natural landscapes.

2 Day Weekend Workshop – in Bribie Island
Information
Ron Bryant : ron@ronbryant.com.au

www.ronbryant.com.au

2 Day Weekend Workshop – Bowral NSW
Information
Jeannette Roberts jeannette.roberts@gmail.com

2 Day weekend WATERCOLOUR workshop at Levers Art Supplies