Drawing on Black - A 3 week creative journey with Kat Levchenko

In this three-week series, we’ll explore the magic of drawing on black paper — a medium that flips our usual way of seeing. Instead of drawing shadows, we’ll begin in the dark and work by drawing light, determining form and colour.

Each session will focus on a different theme: from studying light and simple shapes, to landscapes with mood and depth, to colourful florals and expressive landscapes. You’ll develop confidence with coloured pencils, learn to use contrast and layering to create impact, and most of all, enjoy a relaxed, creative space to explore something new.

This course runs for 3 weeks and you will learn:
Lesson 1: Light on black — exploring highlights, contrast, and simple forms
Lesson 2: Landscape & mood — atmospheric drawing with simple street perspective
Lesson 3: Flowers in colour — focus on flowers with coloured pencils on black paper

Each lesson builds on the previous one and introduces both technical and expressive approaches to drawing on black paper.

Mondays 14, 21, 28 July 2025
$75 Members
$95 Non-members

You may also like the following events from Cairns Art Gallery:

• Next Tuesday, 1st July, 12:00 am, Air Dry Clay Tile Art with Jamie-Lee Simpson, Artist, Ages 4-9 in Cairns
• Next Tuesday, 1st July, 03:00 am, Clay Figurines With Armature Wire with Jamie-Lee Simpson, Artist, Ages 9-14 in Cairns
• Next Wednesday, 2nd July, 12:00 am, Reef Dioramas with Amanda Rowen, Artist, Ages 4-9 in Cairns

Also check out other Arts events in Cairns, Fine Arts events in Cairns, Workshops in Cairns.