2 DAY COURSES in 2008
Painting In A Country Garden
All ‘Watercolour School’ courses this year will be based in the Watershed gardens.
After a short period of instruction in the studio on the first day we will venture out into the lush flowers and foliage of the gardens to make sketches in the sketchpads provided. On the second day we will explore the various methods of enlarging your sketches onto watercolour paper. The next step will be to practice some of the ‘positive and negative’ shapes found in leaves before embarking upon your own personal composition.
Spring
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May
As the earth begins to warm and the balmy air wafts across the meadows, so irises and tulips begin to fill the gardens. These will be our subjects on the first day, learning which green mixtures are best suited to which types of foliage.
On the second day we will begin to develop paintings which capture the freshness of a spring day in a country garden.
Summer
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June
As the year moves on, so geraniums are planted into terracotta pots and the lushness of the foliage takes on a different tone of green, requiring warmer yellows in the mix. Shadows take on a violet tint and reds and oranges fill the garden.
In the studio we will begin to paint compositions which glow with the heat of summer
Autumn
Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October
On the first day we will look at the ochres, oranges and siennas that this vibrant season yields, making sketches of grape vines, gourds, Chinese lanterns and autumn leaves.
On the second day we will develop a full-scale composition from the sketches that is redolent of the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
In the event of bad weather we will still be able to bring the subjects into the studio and carry on in comfort.
2 DAY COURSES AT THE WATERSHED STUDIO
All Courses: £158
All courses are fully inclusive of materials and refreshments throughout the day. The cost includes:
- Watercolour Sketchpad
- Watercolour Paper (Bockingford 200lb)
- Winsor and Newton Watercolour paints
- Mixing palettes and water pots
- Tea, coffee and biscuits
- A very substantial home cooked meal at lunch time on both days
- All you need to bring is your own personal set of brushes
- Some people like to bring a small, portable seat for sitting in the garden to sketch as well as their own ‘tin’ or set of paints for on-site sketching.
ONE DAY COURSES in 2008
A BRUSH WITH CEZANNE
This one-day course will allow you the opportunity to produce An oil painting in the style of Paul Cezanne.
During the course of the day we will explore Cezanne’s use of angular brush which influenced the embryonic Cubists. We will also employ the short, sharp flashes of colour that Cezanne borrowed from his Impressionist friends. By the end of the day you will be have completed an oil painting that contains all the key elements in Cezanne’s work .
Don’t be concerned if you have not worked in oil paints before - it is not as difficult as it might seem and you will be guided through each stage of the process.
One Day Course: £78
This price includes canvas, paints, lunch and refreshments during the day - all you will need to bring will be your favourite set of brushes.
GENERAL INFORMATION
All courses start at 10.00 am and usually finish by 5.00pm.each day. The atmosphere on these days in very informal and relaxed so you really need not fear if this is the first time that you have been on such a course. You will be looked after by your ‘host’ and proprietor Allison Bond and, of course, myself.
The Watershed is a purpose built art teaching studio and the leading teaching venue in Eastern England. It is situated on private farm land in the picturesque village of St.Osyth, amongst the gentle rural landscape of North East Essex, yet is easily accessible from London or the M25 corridor.
Maps and information regarding accommodation can be found on the Watershed Studio Website (www.watershedstudio.co.uk).