 SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2012ANNIE SMITS SANDANOCelebrating Simplicity - Wood Block WorkshopDATE: 13th-15th January 2012 Workshop OutlineLooking at themes of the carnival and celebration Brazilian born Printmaker Annie Smits Sandano combines pattern and animal motifs with exquisite embossing to create visually rich artworks. In this three day workshop with Annie you will explore woodblock techniques, printing and embossing and develop your own series of works based on a theme. This workshop is suitable for both beginning printmakers and those with some experience.
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Annie Smits Sandano BioAnnie was born in Brazil and grew up in New Zealand. She graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts with Honours and has studied in the USA, at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and has spent a semester attending Fine Arts College SACI in Florence, Italy. Since beginning her career as a professional artist, Annie has participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout New Zealand, Australia and select cities in the USA, and has had several successful solo shows at Seed Gallery. Annie is represented by galleries all over New Zealand, and her pieces feature in collections all around the world. Recent achievements include having an original piece selected for the Wallace Arts Trust collection, and having two pieces selected as finalists for the Waikato Society of Arts Waikato Youth Art Awards. An important part of Annie’s practice is the donation of artwork to numerous organisations to raise funds for various causes. Projects on the horizon in 2012 include a residency in London, and an exhibition in New York, as well as the release of 6 new images to her New Zealand suite of wood block prints.
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MICHAEL SHEPHERDNature/Culture - A Landscape WorkshopDATE: 20th - 22nd January 2012 Workshop OutlineThis weekend workshop will be based on the landscape tradition of painting ‘en plein air’ or painting outside in the environment. Prominent New Zealand painter Michael Shepherd will discuss the history of the landscape tradition in Europe and New Zealand as well as contemporary approaches to the environment. After recording a series of sketches from the landscape, participants will work these into 1 or 2 paintings back in the studio. This workshop is suitable for both beginners and those with experience. This weekend workshop will be based on the landscape tradition of painting ‘en plein air’ or painting outside in the environment. Prominent New Zealand painter Michael Shepherd will discuss the history of the landscape tradition in Europe and New Zealand as well as contemporary approaches to the environment. After recording a series of sketches from the landscape, participants will work these into 1 or 2 paintings back in the studio. This workshop is suitable for both beginners and those with experience.
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Michael Shepherd BioMichael Shepherd is a high profile artist with an extensive teaching and exhibition background. Shortly after graduating with a Diploma in Fine Arts (Hons) from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, he was awarded a QEII Arts Council Grant to travel to study 17th Century Dutch painting, materials and techniques in Amsterdam. Michael is an exquisite painter, drawing on unique moments in New Zealand’s history he creates finely rendered works. Recent paintings on panel are a response to the increasing mechanisation of modern agriculture. He has exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand, and his work is held in major national collections and in private collections in New Zealand and internationally. "Using techniques mastered by artists in the 17th century, and often working from photographs and historical documents, Shepherd's work is an oblique kind of history painting, which acknowledges the inevitable failure of any attempt to definitively record the past”
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EVAN WOODRUFFESolvent-Free Traditional Oil painting WorkshopDATE: 28th-30th January 2012 Workshop OutlinePrior to the 19th Century, solvents were rarely used in oil painting. Using a mix of traditional & modern techniques, Evan will show you how to achieve quick and brilliant oil-paintings without the use of solvents – no fumes and no toxic materials.
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Evan Woodruffe BioEvan Woodruffe is an exhibiting artist and respected tutor of artists’ materials & techniques. He was awarded the 2011 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, the 2003 Becroft Foundation Premier Award and has works in significant collections, such as the Wallace Art Trust. His work is represented by OREXART Gallery in Auckland.
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