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Chine Collee (collage) & Drypoint Printmaking
24-25 April 2010 - 2 day
£155 Tuition and Lunch only
£315 Residential full board Single occupancy of double or twin en-suite including tuition 2 days and 2 nights.
£275 Residential Sharing en-suite room including tuition.
Residential: Please arrive afternoon of day before for evening meal, if you do not need this option price will be deducted accordingly or if you need an extra night after the course finishes at 4 to 4.30 p.m. please let us know.
Course starts 9.30 a.m. for a 10.00 a.m. start.
CHINE COLLEE & DRYPOINT With Pete Gill
This workshop explores Chine Collee and Drypoint which are extensions to collagraph printmaking.
Chine Collee is a method of printmaking where handmade and selected papers are collaged to the print and become an integral part of the image. The workshop will explore the process using collagraph blocks and oil based inks.
Dry Point is a method of printmaking where a sharp point is used to incise line and texture on the plate or block prior to inking and printing. Rembrandt was a famous exponent of this technique and would often work direct into copper plates in the landscape.
In this workshop you will:
- Prepare a collagraph block
- Prepare selected papers related to the image on the block
- Print the block with the selected paper
- Prepare a dry point block/plate (materials used for the plate include; acetate, Perspex, copper and aluminium)
- Ink and print the plate
You will need to bring along:
- A stencil knife
- PVA Glue
- A selection of pencils
- Tissue papers and/or selection of handmade papers.
Other materials necessary for the workshop will be available on the day and supplied at a charge per item.
Painting Texture
Painting without a brush
Collagraph Printmaking
8,9,10 June 2010 - 3 one day workshops
£225 Tuition and Lunch only
£465 Residential full board Single occupancy including tuition 3 nights
£405 Residential Sharing including tuition
PAINTING TEXTURE With Pete Gill (One day workshop)
The workshop will explore a range of techniques and materials which can be combined to develop surfaced/impasto painting. During the day you will learn how to add materials to acrylic paint in order to create various texture and body. You will also examine how different methods of application can be used in order suggest and describe natural elements. In this workshop you will;
You will need to bring along:
- A set of acrylic paints which will include the three primaries and a white.
- Two or three A4 sized canvas painting boards
- A set of palette knives
- A set of bristle brushes
- PVA Glue
Other materials necessary for the workshop will be available on the day and supplied at a charge per item.
PAINTING WITHOUT A BRUSH with Pete Gill (one day workshop)
A one day workshop exploring a range of techniques and effects which can be achieved without using a brush.
A key feature of this workshop is to identify and exploit the specific effects and characteristics which are a direct result of the materials, media and implements used in each technique.
During the workshop you will be encouraged to consider how the effects achieved can be employed in the development of composition in conjunction with more familiar brush techniques and with your own themes and subject matter.
The techniques will include:
- palette knife painting
- resist
- Collage
- frottage
- sgraffito.
You will need to bring along: acrylic paints
- PVA glue
- Inks
- a selection of oil pastels
- a stencil knife and apron
Other materials will be available on the day and charged for all depending on the amount used. These materials will include; other types of glue, a selection of papers and canvas board and card for grounds and masking tape etc.
COLLAGRAPH PRINT WORKSHOP with Pete Gill
(One day workshop)
This method of printmaking is relatively new and has created a great deal of interest. The process involves using a variety of materials which can be stuck onto a card base to create surface texture. Another method of creating the block involves cutting and peeling the surface combined with application of PVA glue. The two methods can also be combined. Once constructed the block is sealed with varnish or shellac, inked using a similar method to that associated to an intaglio plate and printed.
The process enables much invention and experimentation and employs materials which are relatively cheap and easy to obtain.
The workshop will introduce you to:
- a range of techniques and materials suitable for constructing the block
- methods necessary for sealing the block
- inking and wiping the block
- preparation of paper and printing the design
This method of printing is extremely flexible and enables diverse approaches to creating images. It is capable of allowing precise cutting and sticking as well as fluid and gestural methods of mark making.
You will need to bring along:
- An apron
- disposable gloves
- a stencil knife
- a selection of pencils
- some hand cleaner
Other necessary materials will be provided and charged to individual participants according to the amounts used. These include; 300gsm watercolour paper, wiping cloth, inks, card and materials for constructing the blocks, shellac etc.
Contemporary Acrylic Painting Techniques.
1-3 September 2010 - 3 days
£225 Tuition and Lunch only
£465 Residential full board Single occupancy including tuition (arrive afternoon before start of course for evening meal. 3 full days painting, course finishes 4 to 4.30 p.m. Stay as long as you wish in the studio.
£405 Residential Sharing en-suite room, including tuition (as above)
ACRYLIC PAINTING With Pete Gill
Colour,Subject and Composition.
This workshop explores a various methods and techniques used in acrylic painting. The medium is very flexible offering the possibility of a wide range of techniques and approaches. Additives and mediums can be used in conjunction with the pigments in order to change and extend the charachteristics.
In the workshop you will:
- Explore the relationship between subject, composition, colour, pattern and shape
- Experiment with a variety of application techniques
You will need to bring along:
- A set of acrylic paints( a basic set including the three primaries and a white. Try to ensure that the blue and red will mix a purple)
- A palette, water container, selection of brushes and a palette knife
- An apron, rags and old newspaper
- Three or four canvas painting boards or primed MDF/hardboard sized A3 or A4
Canvas boards will be available at a small cost if you have difficulty obtaining them.
Non-painting partners welcome including evening meal, etc. Lots of interesting things to do locally!
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