Overview

A special Sunday Studio session with artists exploring landscape reference materials from digital streetview images.

Using websites such as Google Maps, MapCrunch or Random Street View participants were encouraged to explore a random location photographed and find a pleasing composition.

Together they explored colour, contrast, values and how to draw out an engaging story from everyday scenery.

Artists learned foundational art techniques and a resilience to the dreaded ‘blank page’ seeing how easy it may be to paint a landscape in just a few hours.

Kyusendo Forest Museum, Japan

Explored by Lady Luna Luna

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State of Sao Paolo, Brazil

Explored by Naochan

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Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan

Explored by SunaSoldier

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Civic Park Warragul, Australia

Explored by Sparkywor

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Mayfield Garden, Australia

Explored by Amooyong

“This workshop was a great addition to the work I’d been doing with values in colour. Finding focal points, stretching and pulling different parts of the reference was an awesome creative exercise in storytelling.”

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