Heritage Ventures
Natural History Illustration Workshop
workshop tutor
Angus Fisher
location
The Hawkesbury Duck, Spencer, Hawkesbury River, Darkinjung Country.
time & date
9.00am - 3.30pm
Saturday 15th March 2025
knowledge required
Ideal for beginners, plant and nature lovers and people who enjoy the art of illustration.
ticket price
$180.00 plus booking fee
highlights
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Tour to collect and identify local specimens around the Hawkesbury river and sandstone
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Techniques of pen and ink and watercolours with a professional natural history illustrator
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Fun workshop with morning tea, lunch and afternoon reviver included
the workshop
Spend a day with natural history illustrator and artist Angus Fisher creating ink pen drawings and watercolors inspired by locally occurring Australian specimens. We will collect and identify botanical specimens, shells, feathers, and other found objects from the Lower Hawkesbury River landscape for careful observation and illustration. Angus will teach you how to represent the natural world and render their likeness in pencil, pen and ink using stippling and watercolour. As we explore different techniques, Angus will guide us into the fascinating world of natural history illustration, a tradition made famous by Joseph Banks' Florilegium and Sydney Parkinson’s exquisite works during the Endeavour exploratory voyages. No previous skills needed - ink, pens, watercolour paints and all materials will be provided. Enjoy morning tea, lunch, and an afternoon reviver through the day.
the tutor
Angus Fisher’s art practice investigates nature and humankind’s relationship with the natural world. For Fisher, the idea of nature is a not a static term, but an evolving concept. Through the detailed study of history and natural subject matter, his work grapples with the idea of how nature exists, and has existed, in human imagination. Fisher does not only investigate ecology through his subjects, but the evolving attitudes and changing philosophical interpretations of the wider natural world. Working primarily with drawing and printmaking, he utilises traditional working techniques, methodologies and aesthetics to place his work in direct connection to historical contexts and traditions.
Angus Fisher graduated from the National Art School (Sydney) with distinction in 2010 and quickly found gallery representation in Australia where he exhibits regularly. He has worked as an archaeological illustrator in Greece, spent considerable time working alongside Aboriginal artists in remote areas of Australia's Northern Territory and currently works teaching in the Printmaking Department at the National Art School in Sydney. Fisher’s work can be found in various public and private including the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of NSW.
