Held at the Mitchell State School, Bill Morton's watercolour workshop was attended by 12 eager students aged from mid 20s to mid-80s. Bill taught us the finer points of watercolour painting: basic composition, with attention on the centre of interest, tonal colour and a scratching technique to create highlights (I used this method to add sparkle to water). In addition, we learned a sight and measure method of drawing a structure such as the Mitchell water tower.
Let loose to create our own images, we became immersed in our own work, mine being a view from our Phillip Island home, out across the water to the Mornington Peninsula, West Head and the sunset. How strange, I thought, to have my mind swing back to Phillip Island when I feel so fully engaged with the Mitchell community and outback Queensland. Perhaps this is what a double life is all about?
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