Leonie holds regular classes and workshops in adult education centres and art centres in Sydney and various Australian destinations. She travels to New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, the United Kingdom and regional areas of Australia instructing at summer schools. New destinations for holiday sketching will feature Fiji, Vietnam and South India.
All her students benefit from Leonie’s informative and knowledgeable tutoring; together with continual encouragement, demonstrations, feedback and patience.
HOLIDAY SKETCHING JOURNEYS
What is a holiday sketch? It is quick and spontaneous and is an impression of the people and the place. It is not meant to be a realistic representation. It is not a photograph and it is not a detailed drawing. Because it is done primarily ‘in situ’, it creates a very fresh, personal and unique visual response to the environment.
My journey into holiday sketching began many years ago. While in my teens, I lived in both Fiji and Penang, Malaysia. I had been painting and drawing for as long as I could remember, and while in Fiji also held a successful exhibition of oil paintings. Sketching became almost a way of life. I carried a small sketchbook with me everywhere, drawing houses, villages, people, flowers and almost anything that appealed to me. Here (to the left) is a fairly comprehensive list of materials which will assist in holiday sketching.
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