I was lucky enough to attend a 4 day school at the Norman Lindsay Gallery in the Blue Mountains. The instructor was Jeff Rigby. Jeff is currently teaching at the National Art School after a career at TAFE. He is best known for his landscapes, particularly with architectural subjects. Jeff proved to be a great teacher and good company. We were privileged to have four wonderful models at our disposal in this magnificent setting.
Day 1: We sketched in the small stdio adjacent to Lindsay's studio in the morning and finished off after morning tea in the garden. I wasn't very pleased with anything I produced day one but I felt I learned a lot.
Day 2: We again started in the small studio and moved to the area around one of the fountains later.
Day3: Commenced in the garden near the fountain near the gift shop. Jeff had us willow charcoal the paper and draw into it. High lights were lifted out with a putty eraser and tone added with willow and compressed charcoal. This was a good day as we all started to loosen up.
Day 4: We could use any medium and most people opted to continue with the method from the previous day. I wanted to build up tones with charcoal without covering the whole page first.
