Winter Programme 2019
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Updated 16th Oct 2019 |
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 Oil Painting by popular demand. Bring a prepared board or canvas and small collection of items for your still life. See email from last week for fined detail. Nov 5 Stage set design An exciting and far ranging idea which is just waiting for one of us to put a bit of work in to creating the challenge - it could be carried out in groups if need be and extended over a few weeks.
Nov 12 Fire Appropriately for the date - 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.
Reserve Drawing Accurately Use pencil or any monochrome medium. Each person bring their own items to create their own pleasing composition from the following six objects a knife, fork and spoon, plate, a piece of string, an egg. Small sized paper is best avoided.
This session is about looking and constantly cross measuring plus getting the correct full range of tonal values. It also leads in nicely to Linda's printing session next week where drawing accurately will be useful.
Nov 19 Printing work Linda I with a view to linocut
Nov 26 Printing work Linda II Extended view to linocuts held at Linda's house.
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 10 Henry Moore Drawing Session Inspired by Henry Moore / Francis Bacon
In pairs do one large drawing of your partner in 5 to 7 stages of 5 minutes each
Without biro leaving paper draw all over with fast loose “look / draw” scribble drawing
Next soft pencil flowing lines to better define the form
Next black ink to correct or strengthen 10 lines
Next choose two areas to add impact with limited colour pastel
Next use charcoal to push tonal contrast of overall drawing
Lastly use any medium to improve the drawing but be prepared to say why
Dec 17 Christmas Party.
On a more long term note, I saw Dick and Judith Fletcher in Henley Market Place yesterday and asked them if they would agree to our coming and painting in their garden next year.and another from Robbie is Swings and Roundabouts
This session is about looking and constantly cross measuring plus getting the correct full range of tonal values. It also leads in nicely to Linda's printing session next week where drawing accurately will be useful.
Nov 19 Printing work Linda I with a view to linocut
Nov 26 Printing work Linda II Extended view to linocuts held at Linda's house.
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 10 Henry Moore Drawing Session Inspired by Henry Moore / Francis Bacon
In pairs do one large drawing of your partner in 5 to 7 stages of 5 minutes each
Without biro leaving paper draw all over with fast loose “look / draw” scribble drawing
Next soft pencil flowing lines to better define the form
Next black ink to correct or strengthen 10 lines
Next choose two areas to add impact with limited colour pastel
Next use charcoal to push tonal contrast of overall drawing
Lastly use any medium to improve the drawing but be prepared to say why
Dec 17 Christmas Party.
On a more long term note, I saw Dick and Judith Fletcher in Henley Market Place yesterday and asked them if they would agree to our coming and painting in their garden next year.and another from Robbie is Swings and Roundabouts
End of term - New Term Starts Tuesday January 2020
