Patrick Hromas. Image courtesy of the artist.
What: Demonstration | Introduction to Grisaille: A Contemporary Approach
When: Saturday 28 March 2026, 1:00 - 2:00pm
Where: Gallery 3, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith
Cost: Free
Introduction to Grisaille: A Contemporary Approach
Join artist Patrick Hromas for a short oil painting demonstration. In this session, the artist will demonstrate a timeless oil painting technique that allows for almost limitless adjustments as the painting develops. The demonstration explores a a technique used by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael: grisaille, but with a twist!
About the Artist:
Patrick Hromas has recently exhibited in three group exhibitions in England and participated in Arte Laguna World, Italy. His multidisciplinary practice spans oil painting and works on paper, drawing on theatre, cinema, and the landscapes of the Blue Mountains, NSW as key conceptual foundations.
At the age of sixteen, Hromas performed in an ad hoc production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a park in Turramurra in 1989. This formative experience shaped his enduring engagement with theatricality and performance. In 2003, he produced a drawing of Neil from Dead Poets Society, the first work in what became the Film Still Series.
Influenced by Henri Matisse and Édouard Manet in motif and composition, and by Toulouse Lautrec and Edgar Degas stylistically, Hromas combines historical reference with contemporary imagery. His recurring interest in archetypal characters and his commitment to resolving complex compositions underpin a practice that bridges landscape, history, and staged narrative.
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