YVONNE MACLEAN
FINE ARTIST
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Learn & Restore with Yvonne Maclean
Learn, focus and restore with Yvonne in tailor made workshops in person and some online, based from variety of Victorian settings ... > Sketch Book Work > Life Drawing > Drawing | Painting | Printmaking > Paint into Patterns > Digital Art > Therapist Supervision Art Retreats > Arts in Health Care > Life Heritage Legacies If you need an inspiring workshop for your family, friendship or work group, get in touch, I’m happy to discuss. Subscribe WORKSHOPS for updates and special offers.
Every now and then there are joyful opportunities to step into children’s worlds with them... this is what happens for me when I provide face painting.... yes whilst it’s a skilful area that takes a lot of hard work behind the scenes to seamlessly pull off, it’s not the serious end of the business, and that’s the whole point ... it’s fun, using gorgeous industry standard, quality face paints, it’s the immediacy, the colourful, fast paced, crafted designs, that offer their 'theatre of disguise’ results and adornment, and of course it’s fun because of the people, especially the little people, thats why I face paint. That and it ties in naturally to my fine arts portraiture interest and story, legacy and heritage interests. Not all art is ‘made' and whilst I am face painting I am achieving so much mind-based drawing, as I work. After packing up from face paint work I will generally need a public place refreshment to be with my sketchbook, pen and paint, to sit, draw and record marks from the intense and subtle learning I’ve just engaged in, from the quick sculptural studies of little faces having taken only mental notes. Not only portraiture but life drawing has been a constant across my career, which I lean into when I do full body art events such as the Fringe Festival work and charity fundraisers for health and cancer research. And the privilege is mine. You see it's also about the thrilled anticipation each child approaches me with. It's about us both being able to play together, often quietly, whilst I craft a result that transforms them and brings them to another imaginal world. There are those special times when the child I am painting becomes so relaxed, they simply nod off, their tiny face resting heavily in my support hand under their chin whilst I paint them, parent nearby, amazed. Body art is something I started as an adult-teen with my hand printed trailing gold organza staircase soft sculpture, adorned entry in the Melbourne Fringe Festival, that walked the catwalk of a then famed 1990’s Melbourne night club after an intense day of painting. Face panting is something I started as a young teenage Aunty to a cast of many, and happily, I still invest in it today with loads of international learning and the careful maintenance of my own gorgeous, professional quality, materials. I love to provide face painting and body art at Festivals, Fairs, Markets, Family Christmas Celebration large corporate events. 35+ years on and I am still in love with it, this other perhaps more unlikely, form of paint. Yvonne Maclean
The face paint story so far...
Face Painting
Face & Body Art
Large event, face and body art contracts for Corporate family Christmas and special events, arts festivals, and community fairs.
‘Baby & Mother-to-be’ Body Paintings
Honour your loved one with a unique Mother-to-be gift card.
 IMG_0958 |  ©2019YMaclean 'Rudolf Nose Design’ face paintFace painted 'Rudolf the red nose Reindeer' on a childs nose by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
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 ©2020 YMaclean 'Rainbow Unicorn’ face paintFace painting on smiling child of a 'Rainbow Unicorn’ by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2019YMaclean ‘Leopard-print Cheek Design’ face paintGirl smiling with face-painted 'Leopard-print’ design on cheek by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 ©2019YMaclean 'Grinch Practice Head’ face paintPractice-head full face painting design of ‘the Grinch’, by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2018 YMaclean ‘Wally Kazzam, hand design' face paintingA face paint, body artwork on a childs hand, depicting cartoon character Wally Kazzam, a design by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 ©2018 YMaclean ‘Winged Unicorn Crown Design’ face paintA child with pink and blue ‘Winged Unicorn Crown' design face painting, by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2018YMaclean 'Olaf Flurry painted hand’, child's body painting designDepiction of Olaf from the ‘Frozen’children’s story, body-painted on the hand of a child, design by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 ©2015YMaclean ‘Celebration Bubbles’ body artwork for Breast Cancer Research, original designBack of a lady body painted in a bubble design with dragon fly, original design and finished work by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2014YMaclean ‘Face & Crown Mermaid Design’ practice board, face paintingPractice Board work 'Face and Crown Mermaid design' by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 ©2017YMaclean 'Full Tiger Realism Practice Board’ face painting designPractice board with full face painting of a tiger, realism, design by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2010YMaclean 'Batman Sunset Practice Board’ face paint designBatman Sunset practice board face painting design by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 Yvonne Maclean Ysh Studio Fairy Sparkles Face Painting Business CardFace Painting Business Card, YSH Studio Fairy Sparkles, by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2010YMaclean ‘Full-face Owl Mask’ face painting designPractice board of a full face mask, feathery Owl face painting design, by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 ©2017YMaclean 'Rainbow Clouds Stars’ half face, eye design paintingEye design / half face face painting of a rainbow with clouds and stars, by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |  ©2017YMaclean ‘Rainbow Unicorn Stencilled hand design, body paintingChild’s body painted hand featuring a rainbow unicorn with sparkles, design by Yvonne Maclean #yshstudio_fairysparkles |
 ©YMaclean ysh studio fairy sparkles Glam crown |  ©YMaclean ysh studio Fairy Sparkles ‘Gash Arm' |
Face Painting Party Packages
'Seedling' Package
1.5 hours $170
Up to 10 Children
Face Painting or
Arm Painting
Face & Body Glitter
Bespoke Stick on Gem
Hair Glitter Spray
'Bud'
Package
2 hours $240
Up to 15 Children
Face Painting or
Arm Painting
Face & Body Glitter
Bespoke Stick on Gem
Hair Glitter Spray
'Blossom' Package
2.5 hours $300
Up to 20 Children
Face Painting or
Arm Painting
Face & Body Glitter
Bespoke Stick on Gem
Hair Glitter Spray