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The first day is an introduction to my technique for those students willing to forego a ‘drawing in’ method – at least to give it a go! The tutor will do individual checks to determine the ratio of experience in the pastel medium rather than ‘preaching’ to more established artists. A simple still life set up to commence with demonstration, with perhaps a second arrangement if time permits. This is in preparation for the more exacting lessons in portraiture and life drawing as the emphasis is on positive and negative areas worked concurrently. If the weather is fine it may be possible to spend one session en plein air.
Barbara McManus was born into a family of artists and musicians and developed a love of art at a very early age. There have been many exhibitions of Barbara’s work and she has been the recipient of more than 50 art awards including the coveted AME Bale overseas scholarship. Her works are held in private and corporate collections in the USA, UK, Switzerland and Australia and she has been represented in Juliet Peer’s book “More Than Just Gumtrees” as well as Max Germaine’s Encyclopedia “Artists and Galleries of Australia”. Barbara was made a fellow of the Victorian Artists’ Society Council in 1990, and is a member of Vic Arts, AGRA Arts Society, MSWPS and the Pastel Society of Victoria. She is a recipient of the inaugural “Aspects of Excellence” Medallion AGRA in 2000 and has escorted painting tours to China, Greece, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
You may enrol and pay a $150.00 NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE DEPOSIT with the final payment due by Friday March 5, 2010. Progressive payments are acceptable.
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