4th – 10th January 2016

The Sturt Summer School is a wonderful way to start the year.  A whole week immersed in creativity – beautiful surroundings, great company and some of the best and most experienced workshop tutors in Australia. Once again Marianne will be taking a drawing workshop this time geared for beginners.   Places fill up quickly so don’t wait too long!

more information here, or go to the Sturt Summer School website here.

 Image:  Marianne Courtenay  and Kathryn Orton – The Tree in Changing Light  4 unique state collaborative print 47.5 x 79cm 2013 

Mittagong, 5 – 10 January 2015

Drawing Workshop – Sturt Summer School

Marianne is again teaching drawing, this time with an extension into collage, at the Sturt Summer School at Mittagong in the
Southern Highlands of NSW.

The course is almost full so if you’re interested there’s more information here, or go to the Sturt Summer School website here.

Above image:  Marianne Courtenay  Into the Forest  Mixed media – relief and intaglio print, stencil, wash, hand colour, wood, piano components, linen string   155 x 120cm    2013

This is a chance to plan ahead. On August 9, 10 and 11 Marianne will be giving a 3 day collagraph workshop at Liz Jeneid’s studio workshop at Mt Kembla, Wollongong.

Collagraph prints have been a particular interest of Marianne’s for many years and this is a rare opportunity to learn some of her techniques in a stimulating and creative environment.

Find out more here…

Collagraph Workshop for the Artists’ Society of Canberra – Day 2

The second and final day of the collagraph workshop Marianne ran for printmaking group members of the Artists’ Society of Canberra (ASOC) was held last Sunday at ASOC’s studio in Canberra.

Making and printing a collagraph with only two days of instruction is quite a hard call but the group really rose to the challenge producing some very pleasing work.  Hopefully everyone is fired up to keep going.  Collagraphs have so much potential for really imaginative and innovative work.  Well done all!

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Two-Day collagraph print workshop

Artists’ Society of Canberra (ASOC)

COLLAGRAPH PRINT WORKSHOP – DAY ONE

Last Sunday a keen group of ASOC printmakers gathered at the Society’s light filled studio at Griffith in Canberra for the first of a two-day collagraph workshop with Marianne.

The first day concentrated on making plates and everyone got literally and metaphorically stuck into the process making an interesting variety of plates.

Over the next two weeks participants will have time to finish these and possibly make more ready for the second day on the 2nd of June which will focus on inking up techniques, registration, proofing and printing.

Drawing Workshop at the 2013 Sturt Summer School

The first workshop of the year, – Making your mark: drawing the world around you, kicked off at the 2013 Sturt Summer School on January 2nd. This was a great group and over the week everyone produced some terrific work.  Here we all are – thanks to Howard our photographer – still smiling on the last day!