Summer Art Workshops 2011
Open to all ages and abilities (under 16s accompanied by an adult), workshops aimed at beginners and improvers. Each workshop will run from 10 - 1 and will either be in the marquee or the gardens of Pickhams in Wimington.
Workshops will be based on views of the garden if the weather is fine but please bring a selection of suitable images to work from in case it is raining or windy.
Details below of what to bring for each workshop - if you have difficulty sourcing anything, let me know in advance and I may be able to provide some materials for an additional fee.
The workshops:
8th August - Pencils - getting to grip with tones, shades and colours
Bring: Sketching paper, cartridge paper, selection of different graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 6B, 9B) and a selection of coloured pencils, easel and / or board, tape, chair, drink
11th August - Chalk Pastels - 'painting' with pastels
Bring: Grey paper (not necessarily pastel paper but something with slightly rough surface), white cartridge paper, selection of soft chalk pastels including white, large sheets of newspaper or similar to protect work, easel and / or board, tape, chair, drink
15th August - Watercolours - 'drawing' with the paintbrush
Selection of different sized watercolour brushes including flat, round and rigger, watercolours and palette, cheap practice w/c paper, heavyweight w/c paper that does not need stretching (note - we won't be doing large wash areas), paper towel, tape, easel and / or board, chair, drink
18th August - Acrylics - on canvas or canvas board
Acrylics including white, selection of cheap watercolour or acrylic brushes including SOFT and BRISTLE, palette or disposable plate/s, pencil, a few sheets of acrylic paper of primed cartridge paper, largish primed canvas or canvas board (12 x 16 / 16 x 20"), easel and / or board, tape, chair, drink
22nd August - Mixed media - anything goes! Acrylic, Waterolour, pencil, pastel and ink.
Selection of acrylic and watercolour paints and brushes, a few mount card offcuts / heavyweight watercolour paper / canvas board, pencils, chalk / oil pastels, black ink (and white acrylic ink if you have it), dipping pen or rigger brush, easel and / or board, tape, chair, drink
25th August - Acrylics with Texture / mediums.
Selection of acrylic paints including white, brushes (soft and bristle), tube of matt acrylic glaze medium, ready-mixed polyfilla or acrylic texture paste, tissue paper, PVA glue and brush, jam jar with lid, fabric offcuts, palette knife, few mount card offcuts / heavyweight watercolour paper / canvas board, pencil, easel and / or board, tape, chair, drink
£6 per person per workshop/ £5 per workshop if booking for 3 or more.
To book please call Josie on 01323 485153 and email or post the following info:
Name, address, telephone, email
Which course/s are you booking for
Do you consider yourself: completer beginner, amateur trying out something new, more accomplished but trying something new, amateur trying to improve on existing skills, other
How did you hear about the workshops?
Would you like to go on my e-mailing list for details of other local arts events?
Cheques payable to J Tipler to be received one week before the workshop please, posted to
Pickhams, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RR
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