Jells Park PhotoWalk :: A Sense of the Place

Norm is holding FREE Photowalks on the theme “Photograph with an Artist Eyes” (Mainly in Jells Park but with occasional excursions elsewhere). The themes and photographic exercises will be loosely based on Freeman Patterson’s “Photography and the Art of Seeing”, Carl Purcell’s “Artist Brain” with a little of Max Meldrum’s “The Science of Appearance” and David Hockney's "A Bigger Picture". He has run similar walks, but for artists, in South Gippsland at Walkerville & Venus Bay.Norm has had solo exhibitions at Meniyan Art Gallery, Ramp Gallery -The Monash Gallery of Art, Gekco Studio Gallery At Fish Creek And Highway Gallery Mt.Waverly. He has also participated in a number of Melbourne and South Gippsland Art shows, including the Victorian Artist Society. His works have also been included in on-line shows in London & New York.

Norm Hanson

This photo walk is a gentle introduction into how plein air artist might use intense observation and how that might help take better photographs, a theme that will be explored in further photowalks. The walks will be fun and test your creativity.
After the meetup in front of Maledine's Cafe,, we will wander down to the lake and back to finish again at Madelines, to enjoy a coffee, tea and a chat, Along the way we will have a few stops and discussions about the types of photos to collect to help give a sense of the place (Hint more than a single snapshot).
Bring along a small notebook or sketch book to these walks. This might seem a strange tool to improve seeing but hopefully you will find it really helps. Expect to be asked to draw something (scribble, sketch, doodle, stick figures etc. will be fine). You will also get a secret envelope with three coloured slips each containing a random word (# hashtags) for a kind of photographic treasure hunt.
Join us, have some fun and stretch your creativity.