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Workshops
White flowers
– painting with shadow
Small group size
Dates: June 21/22 2009
Suitable for: Beginners and Improvers
Duration: 2 Days (non residential) 10am–4pm
Fee: £180 inc. lunch and all materials
Full payment in advance with booking
Even for those with some experience, white flowers can be daunting. In this workshop we explore techniques for painting white subjects in watercolour without the use of white paint. Concentrating on capturing form with light and shade, we explore subtle colour mixes, and learn useful tips about composition.
Get to grips with leaves
Small group size
Dates: June 18/19 2009
Suitable for: Beginners and Improvers
Duration: 2 Days (non residential) 10am–4pm
Fee: £180 inc. lunch and all materials
Full payment in advance with booking
Leaves can be scary! creating just the ‘right’ green, painting surface textures (hairy, deeply veined, shiny) can be intimidating. In this workshop students work through a series of simple exercises designed to make drawing and painting leaves less daunting.
Roses
Small group size
Dates: July 2/4 2009
Suitable for: Those who have made a start in botanical painting
Duration: 3 Days (non residential) 10am–4pm
Fee: £270 inc. lunch and all materials
(deposit £100 on booking, balance of £170, 6 weeks before course)
Dont be daunted – learning how to draw and paint roses, one of the most popular flowers.
Study and learn to draw the complex structure of its flowers, the intricate ways in which the petals appear to curl and fold around each other. Learn how paint the dewy velvet and subtle veins of rose petals and the crisp edges of the thorns. Mix the right greens to paint life-like leaves. During this three day workshop we look in detail at all the perceived problems of roses, with exercises to build your confidence.
Each student will then work individually on a single rose portrait in watercolour – with the small group size allowing for plenty of advice and guidance from the tutor.
Fascinating Fungi
Small group size
Dates: September 30/2 October 2009 or October 28/30 2009
Suitable for: Those who have made a start in botanical painting
Duration: 3 Days (non residential) 10am–4pm
Fee: £320 inc. a ’fungi foray’, all materials, lunch each day
(deposit £120 on booking, balance of £200 payable at least 6 weeks before course)
In this very special workshop we hunt out, identify, draw and paint some fascinating fungi!
On the first morning we will take a short ‘fungi foray’ led by expert Dr Tony Leech whose speciality is mycology - the study of fungi. Dr Leech will help us to find and identify our specimens. After a delicious lunch back at the studio we will settle down to an afternoon of close observation and drawing. During days 2 & 3 each student will work individually on a fungi portrait in watercolour – with the small group size allowing for plenty of advice and guidance from the tutor.
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