Let’s learn to paint a “cat” with watercolours at Ryde Library with award winning childrens book illustrator Sadami Konchi.
Tricks you will learn are: simple drawings to capture a 3D subject on 2D paper and a limited palette. Commence drawing, the simpler, the better. Grab the subject as a mass. Then, move onto the details. Re: the colouring, the fewer, the easier to handle and to maintain harmonised colours to the finishing.
Materials will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own watercolour sets if you like. Take home your masterpiece to impress your friends and family.
This workshop is open to all people over 16 years and people with disability are welcomed to attend, please bring your carer/support person with you if you require assistance to participate in the workshop. Note – carer/support person is not required to book a ticket/pay, please just indicate attendance in the booking form.
About the Artist
Sadami Konchi is an enthusiastic, talented and award-wining fine artist and children’s picture book illustrator. What makes Sadami's works so special is her skill in capturing movement and emotions by colourful and lively expressions. She conjures up this magic in minutes. Quick brush strokes are subtly executed to accurately capture all facial expressions and postures.
What you may not know is that her connection to people is more than observational. She has volunteered, supported and advocated for the homeless and for people living with disability. Her sensitivity and authentic love for her fellow humans can be seen in her greatest strength – creating empathetic portraits. These ‘humanistic’ snapshot-like sketches have been described as “spontaneous and beautiful”.
Her many awards include 2023 Doyle Arts Prize Highly Commended, Royal QLD Art Prize Finalist, 2022 May Gibbs Fellowship, 2021 RS Australia Portrait Finalist 2020 Hurford Portrait Finalist, 2019 Australia Council for Arts Grant recipient 2017, Doug Moran Portrait Prize Semifinalist, 2017 WestWords Pinerolo Illustrators in Residence and more.
