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Painting Iconic Lakeland Landscapes in Watercolours '. Kirkstone Pass and Hartsop' from Ullswater '... Step by Step with Mark Bradley
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
Mark will start the morning 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, with water trees and skies' using these techniques.
Towards the end of the morning, the iconic view is then roughly sketched out by the students (each student will have 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 , those happy accidents that happen to us all!
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
Fri 9th April 2027 'The Jaws of Borrowdale' from Derwentwater in Watercolours
Sat 17th July 2027 'Kirkstone Pass and Hartsop ' from Ullswater
Sat 27th Nov 2027 'Catbells' from Derwentwater
Typically this course runs with around 10 to 12 students.
Please bring: Please bring your own materials ... see BELOW 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.
WHAT TO BRING
Recommended colours. Windsor and Newton professional series.
Cadmium yellow
Cadmium red
Permanent rose,
French Ultramarine
Burnt Sienna
Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna
Paynes grey
Paper 300gm not, is recommended, or rough, but not hot pressed for this workshop. Bockingford or Saunders of Arches.
Recommended brushes
Rosemary and co, size 10 sable blend series 402. And a cheap squirrel 40mm hake.
These are also advised colours for a useful painting combination in other landscape scenarios.
Lemon yellow or Windsor yellow
Quinaquidrone gold or transparent gold deep
Indigo
Prussian Blue
Burnt Umber
| Workshop Date | Sat 17th July 2027 9:30 am 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| Available places | 10 |
| Individual Price | £85.00 |
