Capturing Flowers With Pastels with Natalie Popovski

Oil pastels provide a lot of freedom with their range of colours and textures that can be achieved. Learning to create depth and intrigue in an artwork is often about learning to use colours that complement each other and striking a balance between chaotic and calming mark-making.

There is also a sturdiness to pastels that makes them very therapeutic. You can be rough with them and still create beautiful images. Learning to understand complimentary colours and the importance of mark-making will help us recreate floral images that are lively and expressive. 

Materials List

All materials are provided in this class. You are welcome to bring your own materials along as well if you would prefer.

About Natalie Popovski

Gold Coast artist Natalie Popovski has rapidly gained recognition since her debut at Sofa Gallery in 2018. Her practice, which began with watercolours, has evolved to include oil paintings and ceramics. Popovski’s recent work explores female intuition through floral representations, infusing orchids, roses, and lilies with an ethereal quality that reflects inner knowledge. In 2022, she showcased her solo exhibition Absorption at the Tweed Regional Gallery and was a finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize and the Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize. Her awards include finalist spots in the 2023 Ravenswood Art Prize and the Small Works Art Prize. Popovski's work has been featured in group shows across Queensland and New South Wales, marking her as a significant emerging talent in the Australian art scene.