May 15, 2013
Fifteen local artists, ranging in age from 15 to 80, took the opportunity to participate in the first workshop of a two-part acrylics art course with well-known Sunshine Coast artist and tutor Don Milner on the weekend.
The workshop, held at the 1913 Council Chambers in Kingaroy, was run by the Murgon Art Group and funded by a grant from the South Burnett Regional Council’s RADF Fund.
It explored the potential of acrylic paints and media, as well as introduced the students to easy ways to interpret reference photos and get much more from their content.
In addition to acrylics, Don also gave the students a four-hour drawing class, teaching them the principles of good drawing and showing them how to capture the light, tone and form of a subject to add interest, drama and variety to a drawing.
Don is a professional artist and has been tutoring for many years. He’s renowned for his creative workshops and draws upon his many years of experience to encourage and inspire his students in a friendly and artistically fertile environment.
His passion for his art is infectious and he has a personal commitment to share his knowledge with others.
He’s a regular invited tutor at the USQ McGregor Toowoomba Winter School, and this year he will be teaching at their new Spring School as well.
The weekend workshop isn’t the first one that Don’s held in the South Burnett: in January this year he ran a different workshop in Kingaroy for a dozen local artists, which also received rave reviews from those who took part.
The second workshop in the latest series is scheduled to be held in October.
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[Photos: Cherry Carroll]
