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Intro to Pen and Wash
A busy and creative day with Margaret Jarvis exploring the delights of Pen and Wash
This medium can also be known as 'Watercolour & Ink'. This day will touch on colour mixing and using watercolours and it combines the subtle variable nature of the watercolour wash with finer detail picked out in black ink pen, allowing the artist different effects in shading and textures.
9.30am – 4pm
£68 Lunch included
Material Charges £3 for specialist paper and pens.
Upcoming Dates
Pen & Wash: Beyond Beginners
A busy and creative day with Margaret Jarvis exploring the delights of Pen and Wash
A day with Margaret, exploring further the possibilties with Pen and Wash,looking at how to put a composition together and including how to apply pen work to your watercolours as well as water and washes to intricate pen work; both yielding very different results.
9.30am – 4pm
£68 Lunch included
Material Charges : £3 for specialist paper and pens.
Upcoming Dates
Pen & Wash 'Beyond Beginners'
With Margaret Jarvis 6 weeks (£20 deposit)
A new series of 5 Monday afternoons 1.30-4pm in the Swallow Barn with Margaret Jarvis for the next stages of Pen & Wash in Nature
The first time we have offered this short series of 5 classes with Margaret, continuing to explore the possibilities of Pen and Wash.
1.30pm - 4.00pm
£90 Lunch included
Upcoming Dates
'Buildings in the Landscape'
Using Line & Wash with John Harrison
Try your hand at “line and wash” – the creation of a pen and ink sketch tinted with a wash of coloured ink or watercolour – with landscape artist John Harrison.
10.00am to 4.00pm
£82 Lunch included
Material Charges: please bring your own.
Upcoming Dates
Discovering Watercolours
A day of exploring colour washes and the blending of colour palettes for landscapes and more, with Margaret Jarvis
First Steps in Watercolour paints looks in depth at colours, colours mixing techniques washes shading and brush techniques. It is the most useful place to start for those wishing to learn the basics in an enjoyable, thorough day of discovering the world of watercolours.
9.30am – 4pm
£68 Lunch included
Material Charges: possible small fee for extra paper
Upcoming Dates
Loose Botanical Watercolours with Lyn Evans
Lyn will teach you how to employ loose watercolour techniques.
Lyn likes to paint her watercolours largely from life, choosing blooms which will stay open for a couple of days. She likes interesting shapes so Iris, Lilies and Tulips feature largely in her work.
10am – 4pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges : £5 approx
Upcoming Dates
The Art of Calligraphy
A fascinating 2 day course with top calligrapher Gaynor Goffe- suitable for all abilities.
A two day course including the popular 'Modern' calligraphy script, which is written with a pointed pen, and is a hybrid between copperplate and italic handwriting. It is particularly useful - and indeed quite beautiful - for invitations, place cards, greetings cards etc. as well as other special uses.
Ideal for beginners as well as those with experience. Your own dip pen, nib to suit your script & ink reservoir is included to take home along with your practice sheets, tags and all you have produced.
2 days 9.30-4pm
£170 Lunch included
Material Charges inc.
Upcoming Dates
'Breaking the rules of Painting' ~ Landscapes with Roy Simmons
Forget any 'rules' you may have picked up even without realising. Some rules to break.
This one day course is for anyone who wants to discover their own natural way of painting. We will be using acrylics. I tend to paint in a very intuitive way, and believe that with guidance you can learn to 'let go' of the limiting beliefs that prevent your own way of painting coming through.
10.00am – 4.00pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges: possible small fee for extra paper
Upcoming Dates
Paint, Print and Stitch
Paint, print and stitch a canvas with Kay Leech
A lovely day with Kay being guided through the process pf creating using paint, then print,and stitch. Working in mixed media you will create a picture based on flowers, you can bring your own image or use one of the ones provided for inspiration.
You will paint the background directly onto calico and then add layers with simple stencils and print blocks that you have created. Finally you will add stitch which can be machine and or hand embroidery and embellish with beads and buttons.
9.30am – 4.30pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges £15
Upcoming Dates
'Painting Boats in the Harbour' with Roy Simmons
We will look at various ways of painting using this medium, by producing 3 simple studies.
On this one day course you will learn the technique of pen and wash or extend your existing skills. This is a way of painting using waterproof pen that is then enhanced with watercolour. Using my methods you will find this is a very enjoyable way of capturing a harbour scene.
10.00am – 4.00pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges: £5
Upcoming Dates
Eco printing ...Botanical printing on Silk with Deborah Dawn
A fascinating day with Deborah Dawn printing with selected leaves and seed heads.
A fascinating day with Deborah learning how to create your own botanical contact prints with real leaves on fabric and paper and make your own unique silk scarf. In this workshop, suitable for all abilities, freshly collected leaves will be wrapped in pure silk, cotton and paper before being steamed to release their natural dyes and tannins in an eco friendly process.
10.00am – 3.00pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges £30
Upcoming Dates
Lino Cut Print with Laura Sowerby
A day with talented lino-cut artist printer, Laura Sowerby recreating Botanical and natural forms on paper.
ver the day you will learn how to plan your original design, the principles of lino cut and master various cutting techniques with the goal of producing your own multi-coloured linocut print by the end of the day.
9.30am – 4.30pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges £10
Upcoming Dates
Lino Cut Print with Sue Rowland
A day with talented lino-cut artist printer, Laura Sowerby recreating Botanical and natural forms on paper.
Spend a lovely day with Sue learning the art of lino cutting with a botanical/wildlife theme. To start the day, you will learn various mark making and texture techniques on a small section of lino to become familiar with the tools involved.
9.30am – 4.30pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges £10
Upcoming Dates
Pastels for the faint-hearted
A day with artist Lyn Evans discovering the delights of using Pastels
She will help you to recreate a scene or landscape from a favourite photo or reference that you bring- or choose from the choice that Lyn will provide.
10.00am - 4.00pm
£75 inc a tasty 2 course Aga lunch
Material Charges from approx £5-10
Upcoming Dates
Cyanotype Printing
A fascinating day with Kim Tillyer using the exposure of natural sunlight to create beautiful blue-tinted natural images.
During this fascinating day with Kim you will learn about the history and technical process of cyanotype and proceed to coat papers and/or material to create unique prints (using objects from the garden, stencils or prepared negatives) and watch as the sunlight magically develops your works of art.
10am – 4pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges approx £10
Upcoming Dates
Ink and Bleach
A day of exploration and experimentation incorporating a very mild bleach into the medium of Pen and Wash.
“Accidental’ reactions between both mediums create dramatic landscape and sky effects, or a more controlled approach can be taken to keep the work ‘tight’. The stunning scenery of the Lake District will be our inspiration for the day.
10am – 4pm
£68 Lunch included
Material Charges: £5
Upcoming Dates
Watercolours: Beyond Beginners
A day of exploring colour washes and the blending of colour palettes for landscapes and more, with Margaret Jarvis
Another day with Margaret looking further into Watercolours in Nature, exploring depth, shading, colours and further colour mixing and brush techniques.
9.30am – 4pm
£68 Lunch included
Material Charges: possible small fee for extra paper
Upcoming Dates
Lampshade Print Workshop
Design, block print and hand roll a drum lampshade with Georgia Wilkinson
Over first coffees Georgia will tell you a little about herself and explain what is possible over the day, with hints and tips for any design you may have in mind to make it suitable for a repeat pattern. Once your design is finalised on paper you will learn to make block prints using a variety of mixed media tools and you will practise on paper before turning and printing up the cotton Panama fabric she supplies.
10am – 4pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges from approx £10-15
Upcoming Dates
How to Draw
A day with artist Lyn Evans who shares the magic of drawing what you see.
10.00am - 4.00pm
£75 inc a tasty 2 course Aga lunch
Material Charges from approx £5-10
Upcoming Dates
Wildlife Illustration
A flexible course with Simon Williams of one, two or three days exploring Botanical and /or Wildlife Illustration in Watercolours and/or gouache
You may join for 1, 2 or 3 days to learn about Watercolour and also Gouache painting techniques. You may interchange between Wildlife and Botanical and demonstrations are given in both. Any combination of days is possible but some watercolour experience is recommended - even if only a half day.
9.30am – 4pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges not applicable
Upcoming Dates
Botanical Illustration
A flexible course with Simon Williams of one, two or three days exploring Botanical and /or Wildlife Illustration in Watercolours and/or gouache
You may join for 1, 2 or 3 days to learn about Watercolour and also Gouache painting techniques. You may interchange between Wildlife and Botanical and demonstrations are given in both. Any combination of days is possible but some watercolour experience is recommended - even if only a half day.
9.30am – 4pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges not applicable
