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TAKE YOUR MARKS, GET SET - ALL / SCTM323

Saturday, 9 September '23   2 days
Browne School of Art, 194 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, 1021
6 spaces available

Details

Course Code: SCTM323
Tutor: Richard Adams
When: Sat & Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm
Dates: 9 & 19 Sept 2023
Maximum Enrolment: 12

Cost: $215

Open to all art-makers of all skill levels, this workshop will investigate many elements and processes that form a painting including under-painting, mark-making, layering and gesture.

Students will gain and deepen their understanding of how light, colour, surface and texture combine to create an image.

This course will be on paper only (which will be supplied for a minimal fee).
See the materials list attached.

Instructions

Materials list
Take Your Marks - with Richard Adams

A basic kit of materials to get you up and going is listed here. Specialist art shops are the best option and will provide student discounts if you mention that you are attending the school.
The stores we recommend are:
• Studio Art Supplies, Crummer Road, Grey Lynn
• The French Art Shop, Taylors Road, Morningside
• Gordon Harris, Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central
• Takapuna Art Supplies, Takapuna

Materials required:

• preferred acrylic paints in a selection of colours
• preferred brushes in a selection of sizes, either hog hair or synthetic
• any commercial plastering trowels, scrapers knives you might have!
• 2-3 large house-painting brushes would be useful

At Browne School of Art, we also have a selection of basic materials available for purchase:
Paper in A1 / A2 Sheets: Newsprint, Cartridge, Sugar Grey, Wet strength, Bulldog Clips, Pencils, Charcoal, Erasers, White Chalk, Black ink

This list is a general guide only. The majority (though not necessarily all) of these materials may be used as
students progress.

Canvases, panels and boards can be prepared fairly easily and these need to be to your own preferred
formats and sizes.

If you are using oil paints please come prepared for this with odourless turpentine and plenty of
rags for cleaning up.

Tickets

Cost

Standard Booking

Available until Sat 9 Sep '23 10am
Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
NZ$215.00

Standard Booking + $10.00 BSA Student Fund - Donation

Available until Sat 9 Sep '23 10am
A $10 donation will go to our BSA Student Fund - helping those who are unwaged or under financial hardship (with a Community Services Card) to attend our courses.
NZ$225.00

Location

Browne School of Art
194 Great North Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
1021