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The backdrop above is of 4 scratchboards, working on a water scene splashing down on the rocks - scratchboard is an exacting product to work with, however these students did an amazing effort.
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Jan in her studio
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2025 - 2026 Students:
2025 - Students
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Delighted that our students continued into 2025. And some interesting works are evolving. These are some, and the mighty tree is still under construction. The spirit and endeavours is fantastic. Well done.
2024 - Students:
Well our gorgeous studio was finally finished, with a few little things get to compete, but got our studio ready to commenced classes for students, willing to further their learning or to take on new challengers, so we commenced in September 2023. I am delighted show some of the artworks. The progression has been so encouraging, and everyone is enjoying the love of art. We have some watercolourists and scratchboarders. Below is some of the artworks, special congratulations to all students, your gift is just starting to show!
Here are the artworks, not in any order, showing lots of natural light and a wonderful working environment. Some of the art works below are in scratchboard, and watercolour. The willingness to push themselves showed wonderful ability of all of our students, we are very proud to show off some of the works.
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The Tutor:
Introducing your tutor Jan Lowe AGRA, an international award-winning artist and signatory member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA), with a degree in Fine Art, she is a professional artist, teacher and international juror. She is an active member of the International Guild of Realism USA (IGOR) and, International Scratchboard Society of Artists USA (ISSA). President of the Australian Pastel Society.
Jan loves scratchboard; however, she also loves watercolour and especially the effects we get when working with ink and on Claybord. So the spring classes will feature learning those skills.
The "Art of Scratchboard" has been with Jan for many years. Later in life the opportunity came for her to work as a professional artist. As scratchboard is one of her favourite mediums, and is one she also practices in as well as watercolour, pencil, pastel, ink and oil. She works as a Professional Artist and Tutor in the painting of nature, wildlife and animals in general. Jan has a passion for nature and the wildlife, and in fact any animal - they all play a part in our lives. Nature can throw the dice and the storms are stunning subjects and Phillip Island can be one magic place for such events.
As a teacher, she believes in keeping the students unique skills, she just encourages their journey with encouragement and understanding of the mediums and techniques available to them, its always important to work from their own subjects and the students understand what that subject means to them, and that helps the journey, keeping it original, respect the subject and own your artworks with pride and enjoy the magic that follows. Learning the techniques that make a painting or break it! Tonal - the magic for a painting and understanding and making it come naturally.
Jan loves scratchboard; however, she also loves watercolour and especially the effects we get when working with ink and on Claybord. So the spring classes will feature learning those skills.
The "Art of Scratchboard" has been with Jan for many years. Later in life the opportunity came for her to work as a professional artist. As scratchboard is one of her favourite mediums, and is one she also practices in as well as watercolour, pencil, pastel, ink and oil. She works as a Professional Artist and Tutor in the painting of nature, wildlife and animals in general. Jan has a passion for nature and the wildlife, and in fact any animal - they all play a part in our lives. Nature can throw the dice and the storms are stunning subjects and Phillip Island can be one magic place for such events.
As a teacher, she believes in keeping the students unique skills, she just encourages their journey with encouragement and understanding of the mediums and techniques available to them, its always important to work from their own subjects and the students understand what that subject means to them, and that helps the journey, keeping it original, respect the subject and own your artworks with pride and enjoy the magic that follows. Learning the techniques that make a painting or break it! Tonal - the magic for a painting and understanding and making it come naturally.
2 Day workshop in scratchboard at AGRA Studios
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1 day workshop at Ventnor
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Another 1 day workshop at AGRA. Further reports "Workshops"
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Previous Workshops
One-day workshop - Sat. 17.8.19 - hosted by ASPI, Phillip Island.
Workshop Review - 7 August 2018 - progress review of students works over a coffee! 2 hrs.
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - scratch & scratch - hosted by ASPI of Cowes PI, 21 July 2018 (5 students)
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - hosted by ASPI of Cowes PI 20 May 2017 (10 students)
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - Working from B&W to Colour - "Expression with Watery Eyes". Wednesday 12th October, 2016. AGRA Galleries
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - 8th June 2016.
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - "Gumtrees & Shimmering Water". 20th April 2016. AGRA Galleries
Workshops - 1 day Scratchboard - "Landscape & running water". 16 February 2016 - Camberwell, AGRA Galleries, Call 613 98825859
Workshops - 1 day Scratchboard - 17 November 2015 - Camberwell - AGRA Galleries, call 03 98825859
Workshops - 5 days Pen & Wash & Scratchboard - 21-25 September 2014 - Fay Boyd's Fine Art School Grafton NSW.
One-day workshop - Sat. 17.8.19 - hosted by ASPI, Phillip Island.
Workshop Review - 7 August 2018 - progress review of students works over a coffee! 2 hrs.
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - scratch & scratch - hosted by ASPI of Cowes PI, 21 July 2018 (5 students)
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - hosted by ASPI of Cowes PI 20 May 2017 (10 students)
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - Working from B&W to Colour - "Expression with Watery Eyes". Wednesday 12th October, 2016. AGRA Galleries
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - 8th June 2016.
Workshop - 1 day Scratchboard - "Gumtrees & Shimmering Water". 20th April 2016. AGRA Galleries
Workshops - 1 day Scratchboard - "Landscape & running water". 16 February 2016 - Camberwell, AGRA Galleries, Call 613 98825859
Workshops - 1 day Scratchboard - 17 November 2015 - Camberwell - AGRA Galleries, call 03 98825859
Workshops - 5 days Pen & Wash & Scratchboard - 21-25 September 2014 - Fay Boyd's Fine Art School Grafton NSW.
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