Iconic Lakeland Landscapes, in Watercolour - 'The Jaws of Borrowdale' from Derwentwater - step by step

 

 

Painting Lakeland Landscapes  '.....  Derwentwater and The Jaws of Borrowdale   (correct pic coming soon)  with Mark Bradley 

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Many of our regular students will know Mark for his fabulous Ceramic Hare, Fox and Green Man workshops here in Greystoke which are hugely popular. 

Interestingly though, Mark is also a watercolourist and has agreed to offer some Lakeland Landscape workshops,  painting the most iconic of our Lakeland Views 

As a new course for 2027, we've run a recent trial using Helvellyn from Ullswater as a subject, as per photos below. We're starting this series with  Derwentwater and Borrowdale from Derwentwater, as a slightly less challenging subject. Correct photos are coming soon. 

Mark starts the morning off taking you through the relevant Watercolour techniques that will be used over the day in creation of this landscape - 'the wash', the 'wet on wet', 'wet on dry', 'lifting off 'etc. etc.    ......and everyone will create their own imaginary view of 'a lake and fells' using these techniques. 

The iconic view of the 'Jaws of Borrowdale' from Derwentwater,  is then roughly sketched out by the students (each  person has one of Mark's finished laminated A4 paintings as reference ) and Mark will check each student has achieved the correct composition.

After lunch you'll begin your final painting - being guided, step by step through the Watercolour painting process to create your own version of this iconic Landscape. 

Mark will paint from the front of the studio and students can remain at their desks painting along, following his instructions and his own version of painting that is on the screen. He will also show you how to correct mistakes and take advantage of, and indeed celebrate happy accidents! 

Taking place in the first floor Swallow Barn studio, up a flight of fairly steep stairs, this class is suitable for all those who have had some (even if only a little) experience of Watercolours, whether in Pen and Wash or a pure watercolour class. 

  9.30am to 4pm ish

£85 inc lunch/fresh coffee inc.

Materials charge : BYO - list below,  or pay tutor £5-10 for paper/ paint/brushes

Dates for this course - see the table below to book:

Friday 9th April 2027    Jaws of Borrowdale in Watercolours   (correct pic coming soon)

Typically this course runs with around  10 to 12 students. 

Please bring:  Please bring your own materials ...  or £8-£10 if you wish Mark to provide everything.

About the Artist :  Mark is a watercolour artist, and paints mainly landscapes due to living in Cumbria and spending time in Scotland. He tends to be epresentational, but aspire to being impressionistic. Mark also throw pots and creates animal and bird sculptures, and watercolour cards, all of which are for sale at Interlude ceramics at Brougham Hall, near Penrith.  Also at Viridian Gallery in Keswick.