Chinese brush painting with Patrick Siu

Patrick Siu will demonstrate the use of Chinese ink and watercolour on rice paper and various drawing and painting techniques.

Students will start off by painting flowers, fruit, trees, rocks, hills, waterfalls and mountains. Various styles of brushstrokes in traditional landscape painting will be taught.

Students can finish by creating full landscape paintings. Participants will be encouraged to paint the beautiful Australian landscape.

The course will also include the appreciation of masterpieces of Chinese painting kept in museums.

Some basic materials are provided for beginners.

Taught in English to all skill levels.