Turn on the Lights: Painting with Jill Cairns

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Glasshouse Regional Gallery

Glasshouse Regional Gallery Presents:

Turn on the Lights: Painting with Jill Cairns

Saturdays 22 July - 9 September 2023
1.30pm - 3.30pm

The investigation of light on the subject. Layering techniques with oil paints and paddle brushes to accentuate the extreme light and dark.

Atmospheric affects in the landscape and created lighting for special effects on still life objects.

Students will learn about the properties of oil paint, oil sticks, techniques with various brushes, tone, colour and composition.

Demonstrations will be given each week to allow beginners and artists to expand their practice. Larger scaled works on paper will enhance the learning process.

Totally odourless solvent is used to prevent fumes. Face masks and gloves are supplied if required.

Coffee and tea will be provided. 

Limited numbers. Bookings essential.

Jill Cairns

Jill was trained at the National Art School in Graphic Design, then attended Sydney Teacher's College to further her career in Visual Arts teaching in secondary schools in Sydney and Port Macquarie.

Now retired and living in Port, she has built a studio, INNES GALLERY and WORKSHOP where she paints in oil and mixed media. Jill loves to work with larger scale to allow freedom in technique.

Jill has worked in her studio with a group of ladies, Innes Artists for the last 10 years and now this group travels and paints together for their next Exhibition. The group comradery offers her further opportunities to teach and develop further. Jill has won many awards in pastel, oils and mixed media and she has conducted many workshops in all aspects of art making. Recently she has been conducting workshops for the Glasshouse Regional Gallery in drawing and mixed media. Jill has had solo and group exhibitions. The thing that she really gets excited about is experimenting with media.