Category: drawing

Two group exhibitions coming up

As part of the Alphington Open Studio group we are having a preview exhibition of the entire studio group in one gallery.  Yarra Sculpture Gallery.  See invite attached.

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Our collage group Melbourne Collage Meets are also participating in a group show at

TBH BALLARAT – Exhibition is titled Ctrl V  – Opening 9th March https://tbhstudio-au.square.site/whats-on

A group of us will go in by train, have some lunch, go to the exhibition opening and then take a look around beautiful Ballarat before returning by train.  Shcollage, still-lifeould be great fun.

Exhibition, Gallery, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Alphington Open Studios.

It’s Autumn and it’s April 2026

Our collage group has had the theme abstract Autumn for the last two weeks.  Several members of our group will be exhibiting in Ballarat alongside other Ballarat based collage artists at TBH Studio.  Find more information about the exhibition at https://tbhstudio-au.square.site/whats-on

Abstract Autumn tree
Collage abstract tree

 

Ctrl + V:
A Collage Exhibition

In a world saturated with images, we borrow, steal, splice, and remix to make sense of the noise. Ctrl + V brings together a group of artists who revel in the cut-and-paste ethos, where scissors are scalpels, glue is intention, and nothing is ever just one thing.

Whether you work with vintage magazines, found photos, Photoshop, or glue stick chaos, we want to see how you slice up the world and reassemble it. This show is about creative disruption, unexpected juxtapositions, and the beauty of fragments.

Opening in May!

Drawing Classes in Melbourne

Our observational drawing classes on Saturday afternoon and Wednesday evening are going well.  Lots of drawings, exercises, using tone to describe a shape, tricks for symmetry if you need it and learning more about materials.  Here are some of the drawings completed after either 10minutes or 30minute sessions – I’ve just mixed up some of the two groups together.

I have set up a large round table with objects, fruit and vegetables for each to select for drawing.  After exercises to relax the hand we then do some rapid one object drawing, then two objects and then build up to introducing a longer draw or incorporating a new material such as ink, or coloured pencils.

The classes are a lot of fun and we are just about to complete the fourth of five classes.  Let me know if you are interested in doing this in the future – possibly in May.   I’m in Alphington.    annewarrenart@gmail.com

drawing class, pencil drawing,

It’s Autumn and I am still drawing

I started a little late with my Summer workshops however they are going so well.  I have a Saturday afternoon group and a Wed night group that will meet for five weeks.  We did some exercises to relax the hand, some tricks to draw a symmetrical shape (don’t have to of course), used tone to help an object become 3D and have used some smudge stick work for shading – but not too much as it is so easy to just move graphite across the paper  and then everything starts to look rather medium when that happens.

Also making some new cards see the formal upholstered chair on a vintage french lexicon page.  I have quite a quirky variety of cards here but I can make a commissioned card to order (just give me some guidelines).

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Drawing Class, Observational Drawing
Observational Drawing set up

drawing class, pencil drawing,

More Observational Drawing

Drawing Class, Observational Drawing
Observational Drawing set up

We held our first Observational Drawing Class (first of 5) on Saturday.

It was very successful and a gorgeous bunch of people participated.

I have a few places available on Wed night 5-7pm for anyone interested.  First class is on Wed 25th February.  Contact me if you are interested.

We did some exercises, drew some apples using a variety of different techniques and then worked on a section of the still-life set up.  Each class will be a little different and the set up will change as well.