The Space Between

by Brandicoot
December 14th, 2018

A Painting Retreat By The Sea
With Jenni Doherty In Bali
22- 28 June 2019

The Space Between… step into the world of a full-time professional artist whose success reaches across Australia and beyond. Today Jenni’s sensitive and painterly rendering is superimposed upon the techniques she has made her own: stitchery, textile collage, printing, stencilling and stamping with textured media. In this intensive week you will learn a bagful of tricks and techniques to enrich your own canvas, no matter what your painting style.

Complete 2 smaller or 1 larger canvas plus a selection of sampling works as reference material to take home. Begin your days here with gentle yoga, paint all day, take a dip in our gorgeous pool or snorkel amongst rich coral gardens in front of the villa, paint some more and get ready for an evening’s entertainment in our lovely village. This is a week to nurture yourself and your creativity!

Suitable for beginners and artists alike.

Download the flyer for more information (pdf 2.1mb) 

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Workshops – 2019 Term One

by Brandicoot
December 14th, 2018

Paint a Picture –Studio Sessions Special Days

A series of three workshops to celebrate summer and the start of your creative New Year!
Suitable for Beginners and those needing a bit of playtime and new input.

Two Days 10:00am – 4:00pm  $225.00

Morning tea, light lunch provided. BYO Wine (it can help)
BYO materials. A list of requirements will be provided upon booking.

Please contact Jenny for more information or to book your spot.

16/17 March – Mixed Media on Paper

Two days, two different approaches. A walk through
Colour, collage, and media to create two different works.
Techniques and experiences to carry away for many other days.

30/31 March – Landscape through other Eyes

Three small windows, three small paintings through the eyes of three West Australian landscape artists.
Learn from some of the best, new pallets, new compositions, and new ways of applying paint. Take home a different perspective.

6/7 April – Big Painting – Not so Still-Life

Drawing from still life, two days, colour mixing, composition and other assorted dilemmas all pulled together on a large canvas.
Working from life, a still -life, to create a large work full of life!

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A Creative Day with a Difference

by Brandicoot
February 19th, 2018

Yesterday was a day of delight, play, art and connection. The Chiropractic First team had an outing at Jenni Doherty’s art studio.

We arrived at her stunning home in the tranquil greenery of Wellington Mill at 10am. She welcomed us into her spacious studio (which is an integral part of her purpose-built home). We sipped tea and ate delicious blueberry muffins courtesy of Lynda while Jenni gave us an overview of the day’s activities.

We started by apologising to each other in advance before attempting to draw the person we were standing opposite on large sheets of brown paper. After a few minutes we skipped around to the next position, and added to the existing drawing, this time of a different person. It was a great ice breaker.

The next activity involved ‘contour’ drawing, which for a novice like me I didn’t know what this meant. We attempted to draw the person opposite us, however we were only to draw when we were looking at the person. If we looked down at our paper, we had to stop drawing. Jenni explained that this was all about really noticing, and it was true, all sorts of details of the persons face came out and there was plenty of laughter.  There was a strong element of mindfulness involved.

The last warm up activity involved holding a texta in our right hands and then the person next to us would use their left hand to control our right hand and draw.

We moved onto drawing a dried artichoke flower and then creating a lino cutting of parts of our drawing. I was relieved that all of us kept our fingers intact during this exercise!

We used these lino cuttings to add texture to a canvas, which we later painted. The accompanying photo shows the end result.

We paused for lunch out on the balcony. The backdrop of the Wellington State Forrest was peaceful, we enjoyed recounting how we all came to be together and soon it was time to pick up a paint brush.

We had a lesson on mixing paint colours from the primary colours of yellow, red and blue along with some white paint to allow varying intensity.

What I learned yesterday is that the creative activity is as much about the process as it is about the result. Personally, I don’t like the colour yellow, so I was intrigued to discover it is behind many of my favourite colours. I loved the layering of textures and colours of paint. Restoration of health is a lot like this, it involves correcting layers of dysfunction that have often built up over many years.

I was reminded how important it is to hush our inner critic when we pick up a paint brush – it is important to do this often in life too if we want to achieve something important.

No two paintings are the same, just as no two people are the same and we all perceive what we see and experience differently.

Jenni is a talented artist, a friendly host, an excellent teacher, an encouraging coach. Every moment of our day was sensational.

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Weekend Workshops 2017

by Brandicoot
August 2nd, 2017

All Workshops run from 10-3pm
$250.00
Coffee and Tea provided.
Please bring a small plate to share for lunch.
NB: Wine and other lubricants to creativity encouraged!

Self Portrait

Saturday 30th September & Sunday 1st October 2017
10am to 3pm

A mixed media workshop about “you”! it is all about you. Makes a nice change eh?!

Using paint and collage we will work on a piece that takes us all in, good and bad…

This has been a really popular workshop with surprising, stunning results.

Beginning Landscape Painting

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th October 2017
10am to 3pm

An opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful Ferguson Valley Landscape and see the world differently.

Looking at landscape through drawing, colour mixing, and play with paint to find success on canvas.

This is suitable for all levels from total, never had a brush in my hand, can’t draw a straight line to more accomplished players!

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Reflections on Beauty

by Brandicoot
August 2nd, 2017

Linton & Kay Galleries
Mandoon Estate Winery, 14 July – 27 August.

‘Reflections on Beauty’ is a collection of artworks that celebrate the inspiration a gift of flowers can bring.

A gift of a bouquet of proteas from her students two years ago sparked the inspiration for the most joyful period of painting Doherty has experienced. Jenni finds that as the flowers dry, their beauty is enhanced and is a reminder that joy and beauty can be found in the most unlikely places.

These artworks acknowledge the beauty that comes with ageing, something we all have to contend with, as well as being a permanent expression of gratitude for the wonderful experiences that life offers. Beauty can be found in the inevitable.

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