Families of Colours | Workshop with Christina Darras

About the Workshop

Colour has the power to shape emotion, rhythm and meaning in art. In this workshop, artist Christina Darras guides participants through the process of creating families of colours — harmonious groups of hues, tints and tones — starting from only three primary colours, plus white and black.

Christina will begin the session with a visual presentation, sharing examples from her own practice alongside art historical references to show how artists have used colour as both language and structure. She will then lead you step by step through practical exercises, mixing acrylic paints on watercolour paper to explore how limited palettes can expand into rich and coherent groups of colour.

Participants will be encouraged to experiment, record their discoveries, and develop unique palettes that reflect their own sensibility. The workshop will conclude with an informal group sharing, offering a space to reflect on process and outcome together.

All materials — paints, brushes, water containers and paper — are provided.

This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in colour theory, painting, or developing a more intuitive relationship with colour in their creative practice.

About Your Host

Christina Darras is an interdisciplinary artist and a jewellery designer of Athenian Greek origin, currently residing and working from Melbourne. Christina works with many mediums, including drawing, painting, installations, and embroidery. She enjoys making with her hands, and considers making her thinking process. She is addicted to colour (having fallen into a fountain of colour as a toddler and swallowed lots of rainbow water, colour is in her DNA), which is excitingly apparent in her creations.

She has studied drawing and painting at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France and printmaking at Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London, UK. In Athens, she is represented by Genesis Gallery and has worked with the Benaki Museum for the past 17 years, covering an area from ancient to contemporary art and culture. Christina has also sold her jewellery to Harvey Nichols London, Barney’s New York, and Collette in Paris. In Melbourne, she has collaborated with Crafts Victoria, Boom Gallery, Wangaratta Regional Gallery, Kiitos Living by design, and Kingston Arts, showing artwork and jewellery. She has recently completed a master in contemporary art at Victoria College of Arts.

More info about Christina Darras:
https://christinadarras.com

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