Workshop on Drawing with Natural Paints

More than 50 people, from kids to senior teachers, were so engrossed in drawing various pictures at Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center (P-WEC) on Sunday (29/9/2013). And guess what, they did not use oil paint or watercolor as, but they used natural paints made from different kinds of plants! They got the red from the leaves of Jati (Teak tree) or the fruit of Genjret (a kind of shrubs). The color yellow comes from Turmeric, the black comes from ground charcoal, while the white comes from precipitated limestone.

All of the paintings looked unique and very natural. The colors are not as vibrant as oil paintings or watercolor paintings, even looked somewhat dull. But there the beauty is.

This workshop was lead by Budi, an artist, as a part of Nature Week 2013 which as an annual event held by P-WEC. Beside this natural painting workshop, other activities included conservational movie discussion and also workshop about environmental education.