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The first four weeks will cover the basics of acrylics, with some colour mixing, use of tools and materials, glazing, tone and compositional elements. The second four weeks will go into more depth, about colour mixing and palettes, introduce acrylic...
“It is only through the act of drawing something that one truly begins to understand it” This is a course for complete beginners and for those who want to brush up and maybe extend their drawing repertoire. Through a series of fun drawing exercises and experiments,...
This four week course (2nd & 9th October then 6th & 13th November) is intended for complete beginners and will provide an introduction to the art and basic processes of the major types of printmaking. We will consider three techniques...
A self-directed, untutored, and collaborative printmaking day. This encompasses a variety of techniques such as linocuts, collagraphs, drypoint, woodcut printing and aluminium etching; one or more of the rewarding mark making skills in which participants already have some experience. These...
These courses are popular with people of all levels. Oil painting is a forgiving medium and ideal for anyone who has limited experience of paint; it builds confidence and invites experimentation. Ian is a very experienced Salcombe based artist who...
This workshop is about painting water in the landscape - including streams and rivers, lakes and puddles, and the sea! Because it takes place over a weekend, it will be possible for painters to take time to study and analyse...
Mark make, explore, work to your own agenda. A session of untutored life drawing. We envisage starting with warm up short poses culminating with, probably, one or two longer poses. All levels of experience are welcome to join this friendly...
These courses are popular with people of all levels. Oil painting is a forgiving medium and ideal for anyone who has limited experience of paint; it builds confidence and invites experimentation. Ian is a very experienced Salcombe based artist who...
The first of two workshops, both using an immediate visceral approach to life drawing. By trusting the hand and eye coordination to look, draw and work fast with complete concentration, fresh dynamic gestural drawings appear. The freeing up of line...
In this workshop students will explore the world of abstraction and colour using the inspiration of the local coastline and environment as a starting point. Students will strengthen their observational skills looking at what draws their attention through a range...
The second of two workshops, both using an immediate visceral approach to life drawing. By trusting the hand and eye coordination to look, draw and work fast with complete concentration, fresh dynamic gestural drawings appear. The freeing up of line...
A two- day weekend workshop putting colour theory through its paces. It is a course suitable for complete beginners and those who want a refresher course using colour theory in a practical way. We will explore the various ways we...
Egg tempera is an ancient medium, the yolk of the egg is mixed with dry pigment to create a smooth emulsion. Leonardo’s The Last Supper and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus are two famous examples. Egg tempera painting is classically done...
Oil pastels are the perfect medium for creating colourful as well as atmospheric tonal work. This versatile medium is wonderful for building up layers of colour (working from dark to light) overlaying colours to make subtle and beautiful hues. It...
Without light there is no colour. In painting, artists want to convey light, whether it is ambient or suffused, subtle or dramatic and focused, or involving shadows and reflections. Light describes form and is relevant to all figurative painting and...
