Lecturer: Kate Hendry
Sat 17 Oct to Sat 7 Nov
10.00am – 2.00pm
Teens: (Year levels 9 to 12)
Over four weeks, students will be introduced to working from a clothed life model to create portraits in charcoal and oil paint. They will begin learning to draw the portrait in charcoal using observation methods and measuring. The drawing will help inform the oil painting, which will occur over the following sessions. Students will learn to mix skin tones from observation, work alla prima (wet-in-wet) from the model, and refine a painting over multiple sessions. Students will also learn studio safe practises, such as working with low-toxic solvents and mediums.
This course is perfect for teens who are interested in creating portraiture or building skills for their Year 11 and 12 folios.
Materials List
- Brushes hog hair or synthetic equivalent, flat size 2, 4, 6, 8 (please ensure students bring appropriate brushes for oil painting, please consult local art shops e.g. Duthy Street Art Supplies and Central Artist Supplies, soft brushes/watercolour brushes will not work properly)
- 1 x canvas or canvas board Size 20 x 24”
- A3 Oil Sketch Pad
- 2 x small jars with lids
- 1 x rag
- 1 x painting palette (wooden or disposable A4 palette)
- Palette knife
- Apron or Painting clothes
- Journal (writing pens, pencils)
- Willow charcoal (thin)
- Charcoal pencil (medium)
- Kneadable eraser
- 3 x sheet butchers paper A1
- 1 x cartridge paper A1
- 1 x CA Grain paper A1
- Any other drawing materials you like to use
Oil paint colours will be provided for this course
- Optional: You can bring oil paints if you already have some at home
Kate Hendry is an emerging artist working on Kaurna Land/ Adelaide. Hendry received her Bachelor of Visual Art in 2024. As a self described, “unreliable narrator” her oil paintings explore the domestic, the intimate and the mundane. Her figurative work utilises traditional tonal realist techniques to explore contemporary narratives. In 2024, she was a finalist in the Kennedy Painting Prize. Since graduating, Kate has been awarded a 12 Month Residency at Floating Goose Studios and has undertaken an international studio residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland. Her work has featured in group shows at Floating Goose Studios, Gallery M and SALA Festival.
Image: Kate Hendry, 2025, Jake, Oil on panel, 8 x 10”
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