Botanical Art and Holiday Sketching
With Leonie Norton
June 15 – 22
2 courses for the price of 1

Leonie’s course offers a chance to do both Botanical Art with its rigorous attention to detail, and Holiday Sketching where …

One of my favourite photos from past retreats is of Chris in the swimming pool with glass of wine, giving instructions to a student who is bending over their quilt beside the pool. Not that you should get the impression that she doesn’t take her teaching seriously – she is an exceptionally dedicated tutor – but she also believes that a retreat of this sort should be enjoyed to its utmost. So come and jump in with her, and enjoy her enthusiastic embrace of every aspect of the week. This will be the third time Chris has taught workshops in Fiji, and it’s a great workshop for all levels.

Leonie has been leading painting and sketching tours to Fiji since 2007. Whilst the mornings are dedicated to Botanical Art, afternoons are the time for sketching, when Leonie will take you off around the island to capture the landscapes and details of your holiday.

Drawing is everywhere. We practice it as one of our earliest childhood activities. People draw everywhere in the world. It can be used as a universal visual language. Drawing has come to be associated with intimacy, informality memory and narrative. Drawing is feeling. It is an attitude.

Malcolm Carver teaches watercolour painting with extraordinary energy and enthusiasm, and his class is soon infected with the exuberance of his personality. Designed for all aspiring artists at whatever skill level, this painting course is fun and fulfilling.

Annlee Butler returns to Paradise Courses for another week of beading workshops in a holiday retreat. Annlee is one of Australia’s most experienced beaders. This 6 day course is designed to take you from inspiration and ideas to finished designs in wearable beaded work.

Gloria Loughman teaches Light Up Your Landscape: a quilting course that’s certain to be of interest to quilters of all abilities. Light is one of the most powerful tools that an artist can use in a composition. Fusing small squares, rectangles or diamonds of fabric, students can build up a landscape background that is full of light, contrasts and drama.

8 – 15 September, 2011

 
Detail from Mosman Art Prize winner "Out on a limb"
Kerrie Lester

is an icon of the Australian art world. She won the highly prestigious Mosman Art Prize in 2011, was …

A traditional quilt retreat – Lessa’s workshops are lively mixtures of technique, creative discussion and of course the sheer joy of sharing stories over a quilt. She will help you grasp the intricacies of each design with ease.

In Elena’s course you will learn how to paint the basic elements of any seascape and landscape in a realistic style. She teaches you how to paint sky and clouds, and beach scenes with sand, rocks and a foam wash. This course gives you skills to capture the movement of waves with ripple effects as well as mountain landscapes with coconut trees and other vegetation.