Accommodation

All 9 rooms are doube or twin en-suite. Please book early to avoid dissappointment. We will source alternative en-suite accommodation nearby in the event we are full. Please telephone 01629 534215 Sue or Alan to book or complete the on-line booking form.

Description

Through a series of daily talks and demonstrations the students will be guided and encouraged to explore the possibilities of combining acrylics and pastels to create expressive and original paintings of both flowers and landscape in an impressionist style. the students will be given plenty of individual tuition during each session. All aspects of creating a successful painting, such as colour mixing, composition  and light will be discussed throughout the course. 

List of materials

Artist quality Acrylics,  tube colours and inks (if you have some) otherwise watercolours instead of inks I bring inks for sale

Gouache if you have any

Soft/chalk pastels 

oil pastels

Neocolour 2 (water mixable wax crayon) if you have any

Gesso

Texture making products, such as gel medium or texture paste if you have some. 

Supports

Watercolour paper, preferably hot pressed as it is smoother

or mount board , mdf with a layer of gesso is also Ok

Canvas although it is not great for ink usually

Both watercolour and acrylic brushes, palette knife   I usually have brushes for sale

Stay wet palette either shop bought or make shift

Cheap watercolour palette for inks

Painting board and masking tape to attach paper to board.

Hair dryer,

Plenty of ref. material such as sketches, photos etc , we will set up a couple of still life arrangements too. 

Soraya