Ryan Brearley

I’m running a series of printmaking workshops this term at the Geelong Art Society. Monday afternoons $96 for each workshop and this includes all materials. To book contact the GAS office

To coincide with 2023 Geelong Design Week, Geelong Gallery and Barwon Water collaborated for a fascinating visit to Murrk Ngubitj Yarram Yaluk (‘headwaters of continuous flowing river’ in Wadawurrung language).

Attendees were able to learn more about Barwon Water’s current project to transform the former Bellarine Basin site. Working closely with the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners and the wider community, the project seeks to reimagine the space and enhance the unique and natural features of the Bellarine Peninsula using sustainable design and management practices.

After a tour of the site, local artist Ryan Brearley led a drawing activity exploring the natural landscape.

Thank you to everyone who attended!

Geelong Gallery thanks program partner: Barwon Water

Image courtesy of Barwon Water

Join me at the Papermill Gallery, Lower Paper mill Road , Fyansford this Sunday 23 April, where I will discuss my recent work and reflect on Max Meldrum and his associates methods of working. I will also demonstrate the effectiveness of Visual Perceptual Painting and the versatility in which it can be applied.

Busy day hanging my exhibition “Honest Impressions” Offical opening 2pm Sunday 2 April, but I will be there tomorrow fine tuning and perhaps hanging one or two more 😊

A selection of details from linocuts in my exhibition that opens next Sunday

Two weeks until the opening of my show ‘Honest Impressions’ Please come and enjoy the celebrations and see my recent work

A fantastic tutor and a wonderful event

Limited places left in this Octobers retreat, contact our retreat coordinator if you are interested in attending! 🙂

Places are still available for this class starting on Monday. The studio is a wonderful space to work in and I look forward to introducing participants to the ideas and concepts of observational drawing. DM me for more info!

Situated amongst the rolling hills surrounding the township of Deloraine (Mid North Tasmania) lies a small mid 1800’s cottage. Owned by the same family for three generations the building and it’s garden frame views of the surrounding paddocks, Bonneys Creek that runs through the property and Quamby Bluff. Now owned by the artist Deborah Brearley the home is being brought back to life and will be the venue for your two day workshop (with third day optional for participants staying longer).
I will lead the teaching with the focus of the camp on LIGHT. With careful observation of tone, shape and edge you will be able to translate the crisp morning, illuminating objects on the sill of the sash windows, and the warm golden afternoon of the hills against the little pink cottage and it’s three chimneys.
You will primarily work with drawing materials, graphite, charcoal etc but demonstrations will also go into considerations of colour and using paint. You will be encouraged to also ‘play’ with colour if you choose.
For those participants able to put aside a little more time, the third day will be spent ‘en plein air’. You will be guided in simple ways of working outdoors, and capturing the beautiful light of northern Tasmania. DM OR EMAIL RYAN [email protected] IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING

Classes start next week covering lots of different things this term! I will be at the printmaking on Mondays or you can find me at the Shed in OG Wednesdays and Thursdays for drawing, painting in oils/watercolours, and collage/printmaking. Fridays I’ll be teaching drawing and oil painting. If you haven’t already check out the term program or contact me for more info if you would like to book in!

Some of last terms prints from my Tuesday Printmaking class at the Shed, this was the final exercise in multiple block linocut after they had explored etching, sandgrain aquatint and woodcut. These techniques as well as others could be explored in this terms printmaking classes we design illustrations for a text by the 19th century writer John Ruskin. If you are interested in joining the class please contact me!

Still a few places left in my Drawing and Printmaking class at The Shed in Ocean Grove for Term 1, starting Tuesday 2nd February. We will be looking at drawing exercises that will help develop your printmaking practice. An overview of different techniques, like monotype, dry-point and Lino-cut will introduce you to the variety of different styles possible within printmaking. Half or Full day places available, DM for more information and to book

Some quick watercolour studies of the sky as the sun set the other night, working wet in wet and charging with other colours. A couple of the ones I was really happy with.

Found a note about Augustus Johns colours that he used for a series of paintings he did outdoors around 1910. It always is amazing how far you can push so few colours. The painting is a Johns, Lily at Tan-y-grisiau (The Orange Apron) c1913 Private Collection

Last class for the year, making gesso for silverpoint, making our own pastels and demonstrating silverpoint, the alchemy of art! Thank you to all my students for another fun filled, interesting, funny, and challenging year! Without you all and your support and trust in me and my teaching I would not be anywhere near fulfilled and as happy as I am. This year has marked amazing growth and development of each of you, and I am proud of you all. Next year will mark, (I hope I’ve got my dates right) 20 years since the Thursday morning Art classes began. So thank you to mum who worked very hard building them up and supporting me as she handed on the baton. I look forward to another successful year, starting with the watercolour workshop next month, and wish you all a happy and safe Christmas. Ryan xo (thanks to Silvana for the photos!)

There are still a couple of spots left for art classes starting monday. See the Term 4 program on the website for details

Introduction to Art with our amazing teacher Ryan Brearley
Phone 5258 3367