Winter Programme 2019
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10 Sept Startup session Texture effects in painting Stevie Using a range of different surfaces and treatments to achieve surprising textural effects in watercolour.
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17 Sept In Close Up Looking at an object such as a shell, watch, jewel, flower petal, something from nature etc. Carefully draw it as a study then in the second half of the session, extract an interesting portion of shape from it to use as a repeat design, rotated, inverted, reversed, overlapping or whatever your imagination can come up with. This could be for a fabric design, a jewel or decoration etc. Bring your own object and art medium.
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24 Sept Wild Skies in Acrylic Acrylic plus medium if available lay it on and make an impact - palette knife or brush etc, concentrate on the sky and light.
Oct 1st Linda: Using feelings Linda suggestion. A painting which has three elements where you use your feelings about something such that your feelings can be sensed from the painting without explanation. Examples
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Oct 15 Charcoal plus an experimental session, ie using charcoal with techniques or combinations of media you’ve not tried before. Your choice of subject matter. Bring charcoal plus any of the following: watercolour, water jars and brushes, chalk, conte crayons, pastels, watercolour paper, pastel paper or sugar paper, spray bottle with water, fixative (please use it outside). Or whatever you have that might be useful. |
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Oct 22 Self Portrait Get away from using photographs or copying from artwork as a reference. This session is about looking into a mirror and creating a self portrait. You have to decide where to sit to get the lighting effect you want on your face and what and where to put the darks and the lights. It should be a difficult session needing constant comparison where each line or mark has been placed and how it relates to every other part of the portrait as you go along. ................................................................
...............................................You decide what to leave out and what to put in or emphasize so to make a dramatic revealing portrait which says something. Any medium but best not small. Use colour if you want to make it even more difficult and / or interesting.
Oct 29 More Self Portraits from last week by popular demand. Bring your work to continue or start again having decided what you wish to change.
Nov 5 Abstract with inspiration by Clive Details and what to expect will be emailed soon. An exciting and far ranging idea which could be a challenge. Meanwhile, for inspiration look at DuLac, Klimt, Bakst
Oct 29 More Self Portraits from last week by popular demand. Bring your work to continue or start again having decided what you wish to change.
Nov 5 Abstract with inspiration by Clive Details and what to expect will be emailed soon. An exciting and far ranging idea which could be a challenge. Meanwhile, for inspiration look at DuLac, Klimt, Bakst
Nov 12 Fire Appropriately for the week - Edward's fire eating session, a morning painting "FIRE". This on the basis that a picture is worth a thousand words. Any medium except the real thing.
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Nov 19 Still Life Bring your own set up and use any medium you care to. An opportunity to arrange the perfect composition.
Nov 26 Seed Heads or continue your Still Life Bring seeds, seed heads and dried plant material. Look for patterns and texture. Any medium but working from life, best to avoid photos. Or by popular demand finish off your masterpiece from last week. |
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Dec 10 Light to Dark This weeks session is about emphasising the tonal qualities on light sides and dark sides or top/ bottoms of compositions. This adds drama and emphasises some areas and fades other areas. Steve Scott Young is one artist who is skilled in using this approach. Any medium any subject with wide tonal range potential. (The image above is watercolour.) |
Dec 3 Anything other than a brush session Use your imagination to do something different but without brushes. So scissors, glue, sticks, fingers, credit cards, fabric, metal, objet trouvé,
photographs, bus tickets, pages from books for example. Ask yourself, does my work say something, is it a new idea, does it hold the attention and interest of the observer. Dec 17 Christmas Party. |
End of term - New Term Starts Tuesday January 2020
