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WORKSHOPS 2010
1 and 2 day workshops at Packington Memorial Hall, Nr. Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. www.packington.info/memorialhall.php
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am -
Maximum of 10 places per course
Refreshments provided. Lunch not included
1 day workshop £65 / £68 for life drawing
2 days workshop £125
NO FEE INCREASE FOR 2010!
2 day workshops at my studio -
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am -
Only 3 places per course
Refreshments and lunch included
£135
To reserve a place, please contact me -
For accommodation visit www.visitnationalforest.co.uk
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CAULIFLOWERS ARE LOVELY
16 & 17 FEBRUARY
13 & 14 APRIL
19 & 20 OCTOBER
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Working directly from a still life using interesting techniques and accepting the inevitable unexpected result, amaze yourself by creating a fresh, exciting watercolour painting with gorgeous colour and effects. Just let it happen!
WATERCOLOUR
FIGURE DRAWING
16 MARCH
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Learn about measured drawing, foreshortening, composition and expressive mark making in quick, short poses followed by longer studies. Life drawing Improves observation skills and your drawing of other subjects.
DRY MEDIA
FIGURES IN LANDSCAPE
17 MARCH
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Sketching and painting from photographs and magazine images, build up a resource of figures for future use in your landscapes. Learn how to simplify the figure and give your compositions a story to make your painting more interesting.
ANY MEDIA
CAULIFLOWERS ARE LOVELY
23 & 24 MARCH
VENUE: STUDIO
Working directly from a still life using interesting techniques and accepting the inevitable unexpected result, amaze yourself by creating a fresh, exciting watercolour painting with gorgeous colour and effects. Just let it happen!
WATERCOLOUR
PAINTING GLASS
15 & 16 APRIL
VENUE: STUDIO
Learn how to capture glass in your painting. Observe the distortion and displacement of stems in a glass vase and reflections from other subject matter in a still life.
ANY MEDIA
COLOUR -
18 MAY
16 NOVEMBER
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Do you struggle with mixing colour? Learn more about colour, it’s theory and application so that it is no longer a mystery. Whatever your preferred media, you can approach your painting with more confidence.
ANY MEDIA
MAKE COLOUR SING
19 MAY
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Working directly from an inspiring still life, make your painting exciting with vibrant, gorgeous colour.
ANY MEDIA
PAINTING GLASS
22 & 23 JUNE
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Learn how to capture glass in your painting. Observe the distortion and displacement of stems in a glass vase and reflections from other subject matter in a still life.
ANY MEDIA
MAKE COLOUR SING
29 & 30 JUNE
VENUE: STUDIO
Working directly from an inspiring still life, make your painting exciting with vibrant, gorgeous colour.
ANY MEDIA
ALL WHITE
13 & 14 JULY
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Sharpen up your observation skills sorting out tonal values and coloured whites while working from an ‘all white’ still life. Suitable for any coloured media. A real challenge!
ANY MEDIA
RULES ARE FOR BREAKING
17 & 18 AUGUST
VENUE: STUDIO
How often do you get the chance to break some rules? Take a risk and try something new! Learn to let go with your drawing and painting in a still life study throwing perspective out of the window! Cope with ‘mistakes’ which usually turn out to be ‘happy accidents’ or learn how to disguise them.
WATERCOLOUR
DRAW IT
21 SEPTEMBER
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Drawing is the artist’s exercise for life. It is a fundamental skill for all art, whatever the medium and something that artists should do regularly, just as musicians and athletes spend hours practicing each day. Sadly, not enough drawing practice happens and therefore finished paintings often show poor observation and drawing skills. Learn how to draw basic 3D forms which can then be applied to any subject –human form, architecture, plant form and all objects.
DRY MEDIA
DRAWING FACES
22 SEPTEMBER
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Capturing a likeness can be very satisfying and requires careful observation. Working in dry media e.g. pencil or charcoal and using a photograph as reference, learn how to draw a portrait or, if you have some experience, learn new approaches in techniques, mark making and composition.
DRY MEDIA
CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN
17 NOVEMBER
VENUE: PACKINGTON
Create an original painting for a Christmas card for someone special. Have your image scanned and saved to disc for you to reproduce and send out to your family and friends. Plenty of inspiration and ideas will be available.
ANY MEDIA
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