"COLOUR" Workshop with Flying Art Tutor Sharon Muir.

Sharon is a professional practicing artist with two decades of experience in the visual arts. As an art educator she has worked in a range of educational institutions, facilitated numerous community art projects and is currently part of the Flying Arts team, touring outback QLD and NSW. She works as a freelance workshop tutor, traveling throughout Australia, teaching a spectrum of subjects and skills. She is based in Mullumbimby in northern NSW and regularly
exhibits her work in solo and nationally selected contemporary art shows, with her most recent series of artworks exhibited in a solo show “Feathers, Fish, Fur and Flowers” at Grafton Regional Art Gallery.

At the workshop we developed confidence with using colour by learning how to mix the colour you wanted every time, using the double primary mixing system. The colour wheel and the most commonly used colour schemes will be gradually introduced, with the aim of developing a strong foundation in the understanding and use of colour. Experience was gained through practical hands on sessions using coloured paper and paint. This workshop was coordinated with the Brigalow Arts Festival here in Biloela this week.

Topics covered during the workshop:
• Introduction to the colour bias wheel
• Gouache, how to mix and apply colour
• Values/monochromatic colour scheme
• Mixing tints/tones and shades
• Colour matching
• Value exercises
• Introduction to complementary colour scheme
• Mixing complementary pairs
• Introduction to analogous/split complementary colour schemes
• Mixing exercises using these schemes

Carly Burnham - Photographic Artist Exhibition

Congratulations Carly ~ Inspirational & Moving Photographic Showcase.
Artist & Friend Karen Gaskell, Myself & Carly Burnham enjoying the night together with other friends & family. The exhibition now goes to Brisbane to support Mental Health Week.

A Mental Picture
In conjunction with Mental Health Week,Carly Burnham presents a photographic exhibition in black & white and all shades of grey...sharing the spirit of those touched by mental illness, Friday, October 10, 2008

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Sponsored by CQ Rural Division of General Practice Queensland RADFAll profits donated to the Schizophrenia Research Institute

A Mental Picture
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2008/s2368224.htm
By Robin McConchie from Bundaberg Central , QLDThursday, 18/09/2008

"A Mental Picture" is the title of a collection of works by photographer Carly Burnham.
I met Carly at the Blueprint for the Bush, Rural Women's Forum, held in Roma recently.The theme of the forum was " Liveability - A woman's perspective", and from Carly's perspective, she wants to make the bush a more liveable place for people with mental illness.Carly lives in Monto on a cattle property.
She has lived closely with schizophrenia and is inspired by the resilience of so many people affected by mental illness.Through her photography, Carly wants to de-stigmatize and re-brand mental illness.I found her photos profoundly touching. Every photo has a story.The black and white medium is extremely evocative.
Twenty shades of grey, from white to pure black, make you really think about the subject matter, the mood and the story. The composition of the portraits is superb, and the energy and the hope of the children seem to imply freedom even in a dark world.Carly's subjects are affected by a range of mental disorders: schizophrenia, 1 in 100 suffer from delusions, hallucinations and paranoia associated with this condition. But Carly says with medication, people can lead a normal life following episodes.Other disorders include bipolar, general anxiety disorder, post-natal depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression. Carly says with support, understanding and treatment, mental illness can be managed.

What A Great Workshop with Jenni Kelly !!!!!

26th ~ 28th September, 2008

"Funastic Acrylics"

Great group of ladies to spend 3 days with. Jenni, our tutor-LHS (orange shirt)

Enjoying Wine & Nibblies one afternoon together.

Funastic Acrylics ~ This workshop was fantastic with Jenni Kelly who introduced fellow artists to some very creative ideas with acrylics. We learnt to scrape, spray, fling,throw, roll and glaze PAINT, in other words "PLAY WITH ACRYLICS”, and leave the workshop with a greater understanding of acrylics and a new found confidence. The work was very impressionistic to abstract - Fun and Exciting.

My 1st workshop piece ~ (unfinished in the photo) abstract background with the sunflowers put in with a palette knife. I will post a photo later. Really enjoyed this piece :)


2nd piece - "Water Lillies" photo is unfinished, I will post the fineished artwork photo later.

My 3rd piece - "Poppies" (not sure why I went with the purple, it's unfinished)