Workshops
We offer a wide variety of workshops at Gallery 1710 designed to inspire artists at all skill levels. Led by experienced instructors and guest artists, our workshops are a great opportunity to learn new techniques, connect with the local arts community, and grow your creative practice.
Want to teach a workshop? We’re always looking for passionate artists to share their knowledge, whether in person or via Zoom. Interested? Send your details to [email protected].
Upcoming Workshops
Negative Painting, It’s All About Layering With Watercolour with Elayne Preston – Wed Sept 17
Negative space painting, also known as reverse or negative painting, is a technique where the focus is on painting the area around a subject (the negative space) rather than the subject itself (the positive space). The process is repeated, building layers of design & colour. The concept activates the right side of your brain. Once you understand the process, there are so many ways to use it – and with so many different mediums. Have some fun experimenting!
Watercolour 101 with Scott Pleydell Pearce – Sat Sept 20 and Sun Sept 21
Always wanted to learn to paint in watercolour but too intimidated to try this notoriously difficult medium? Started but failed miserably in pools of watery frustration? Everything turning to mud on you? Come and join Scott Pleydell-Pearce, renowned and highly regarded watercolour artist and teacher as he takes you through this 2-day weekend workshop of “Watercolour 101 – starting from the ground up.”
Drawing with Lea Price – Mon Oct 6 and Mon Oct 20 afternoons
Come learn how to “play” again. I only have 3 rules : wear old clothes, as art can be messy, don’t take yourself too seriously, and learn to have fun. I think my main responsibility as a mentor is to listen to each person to understand what they want to achieve and teach everyone to learn how to “see”.
All About Gouache with Tom Taylor – Sat Oct 18
Are you like me and thinking Gouache is used to just add highlights to a watercolour painting? Well, apparently not. You can actually do an entire painting in Gouache. Tom will explain more about Gouache and how to best use it. You will learn what is the difference between Gouache and other mediums, when and why Tom uses Gouache instead of Acrylic or watercolour paints.