The Sketchbook with Leigh Walker (14/15 March)

• Black Sharpie marker ultra-fine (available Officeworks)
• Black Sharpie marker fine (available Officeworks)
• Sharpie Marker (or equivalent) colour set 12 or 24 (available officeworks)
• Glue stick (available Officeworks)
• Coloured pencils (12 or 24 pack) inexpensive Student Grade are fine
• Pencils HB, 2B, 4B
• Eraser
• Watercolours – Rives or Faber Castell pan set of 12 are fine (under $20)
• Brushes – if you don’t already have watercolour brushes, a mixed set of cheap synthetic brushes are good (available Officeworks and Eckersleys)
• 1 x Newspaper
• A4 & A5 sketchbook – I am a particular fan of Strathmore Visual Journals because of the heavier grade paper (163gsm or 220gsm), but the Windsor & Newton (110gsm), Jasart (110gsm) and equivalent ones are completely fine (and much cheaper).
◦ Please don’t buy sketchbooks that are less than 110gsm.
◦ Please make sure to get ring-bound sketchbooks rather than casebound (hardback binding) – this will make sure that you don’t spend half the time trying to keep them open while drawing!
• A5 Concertina sketchbook – Derivan do a very reasonably priced one (available Eckersley’s). Make sure that the concertina sketchbook is made from reasonably thick watercolour paper
• Acrylic paint set – Born to Create Acrylic Paint Set (50 pieces) is great value and gives you lots of fun, bright colours (available Officeworks)
• Scissors
• Masking tape (blue) 48mm wide or thicker (available Bunnings)
• Posca Extra Fine Marker (white) or equivalent (available Eckersleys)
• Any other drawing materials you already have – the more, the merrier!
• If you drink wine that is corked rather than screwtop, I would be very grateful if you could please save up your corks to share at the workshop

Optional

• 1 x glossy magazine such as Vogue, Elle or equivalent (if you have more at home that you are willing to sacrifice and share, please bring them along)
• Croc Grip anti slip roller (available Bunnings)

Leigh D Walker is an artist, living and working in the Canberra region. She specialises in drawing and painting.
Born in South-West Scotland, she studied for her Honours Degree (Drawing & Painting) and her Master of Fine Arts at Edinburgh College of Art/Edinburgh University.
Leigh combines her art practice with exhibiting, teaching, community art and commission work.
The exquisite surfaces of Leigh’s paintings and the intricate beauty of her drawings reflect her ongoing exploration of the craft of drawing and painting. She is fascinated by the building up of layers and the process and alchemy of creating art. Her drawings and paintings are constantly changing, each incarnation creating an imprint of what has gone before.
Being the recipient of numerous awards, Leigh has exhibited widely in the UK and Australia. She has shown in venues such as The Royal Scottish Academy, The National Portrait Gallery, London and The Scottish Gallery. Her work is held in public and private collections throughout the UK, such as The Scottish Equitable Collection and The South Ayrshire Council Collection.
Her paintings have featured in The BP Portrait Award Calendar, The Financial Times (UK), The Mail on Sunday and Livewire Magazine.
Currently living and working in Canberra, Leigh runs regular art classes throughout the region.

Mixed media sketchbooks

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