THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Absolute beginners – Improvers
Maximum Participants: 12
*Every effort will be made to maintain social distancing during the course and the wearing of masks will be encouraged.*
Course Description:
Materials will be provided at a cost of £25 per person, payable to Jonathan during the course.
Should students wish to use their own tools and materials rather than buying a set from the tutor then they are welcome to bring them along.
A full list of what is needed can be obtained from the tutor: jnewey210@gmail.com
Artist’s Profile:
Jonathan Newey is an award winning artist with over 20 years of experience in teaching in adult education. He has experience in a wide variety of mediums and subjects including landscapes, wildlife and architecture in acrylic, watercolour and coloured pencil.
Art Course Cost: £90 NiA Members, £110 Non-members
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
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Course Suitability: Absolute beginners – Advanced
Maximum Participants: 12
*Every effort will be made to maintain social distancing during the course and the wearing of masks will be encouraged.*
Course Description:
A one day course exploring how to monoprint on textiles, using a landscape photo as inspiration. Liz will also demonstrate techniques to enhance texture and detail in your monoprint. You will go home with a print based on a landscape of your choice and lots of useful print samples.
No textile or printing experience necessary.
Materials Required:
All tools and materials will be provided at a cost of £5 per head payable directly to Liz on the day.
Participants should bring photos of landscapes, natural or manmade, to use as inspiration. Also, aprons and gloves as we will be using paint and inks.
Artist’s Profile:
Liz is an exhibiting textile artist and teacher. She has more than 40 years experience of teaching children and adults in all types of educational and community settings. She delivers art workshops in her studio and further afield, including at national events. Liz is delighted to have been Artist in Residence several times at Nature in Art, including in October this year. She has also lead large textiles projects, with local and national participants, for a regional arts festival. Liz’s passion for natural landscape is expressed in her colourful and textural textile artwork.
If you would like to talk to Liz about this course you can contact her via her website www.lizrobertsontextiles.com
Art Course Cost: £45 NiA Members, £55Non-members
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Places will be offered on a first come first basis.
To secure your place on this course a £20 non-refundable deposit is required. If you would like to book a place please CALL 01452 731422 or 07774 803177
Alternatively call 01452 731422 and we will be happy to assist you with your booking.
Course Suitability: Absolute beginners – Advanced
Maximum Participants: 12
*Every effort will be made to maintain social distancing during the course and the wearing of masks will be encouraged.*
Course Description:
Inspired by the decorative works of the golden age of illustration and the Arts and Crafts movement, this course will show you how to include gold-leaf in your paintings.
Gold-leaf is a very versatile medium. It can be used either to highlight small areas of your paintings or bring glow to the complete background. it is a stunning and decorative way to bring a surprising new element and shine to your work.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners as well as advanced participants, but please be aware that working with gold-leaf, which comes in thin, fragile sheets, is painstakingly fiddly: you need to bring patience!
Materials Required:
Participants will be required to bring their own work to embellish with gold-leaf. Gold-leaf can be used on any ground: watercolour paper, canvas, board, wood panel or even acrylic or glass surfaces.
Artist’s Profile:
Claudia grew up in the Black Forest and studied graphic design & illustration in Freiburg, Germany.
Claudia is a published freelance illustrator and wildlife artist based in the UK. She has been around the globe on assignments, commissions, missions and exhibitions for new inspiration. Her love for detail and vibrant choice of colour combinations are trademarks of her work.
Claudia is an enthusiastic fossil hunter and birdwatcher, a lover of owls and the brief owner of a pet magpie. She has an interest in everything natural history and science has to offer and is active in conservation projects
Art Course Cost: £45 NiA Members, £55 Non-members
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Places will be offered on a first come first basis.
To secure your place on this course a £20 non-refundable deposit is required. If you would like to book a place please CLICK HERE
Alternatively, you can call 07467 138355 (Tues – Thurs) or 01452 731422 and we will be happy to assist you with your booking.
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Inspired by the decorative works of the golden age of illustration and the Arts and Crafts movement, this course will show you how to include gold-leaf in your paintings.
Gold-leaf is a very versatile medium. It can be used either to highlight small areas of your paintings or bring glow to the complete background. it is a stunning and decorative way to bring a surprising new element and shine to your work.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners as well as advanced participants, but please be aware that working with gold-leaf, which comes in thin, fragile sheets, is painstakingly fiddly: you need to bring patience!
Materials List:
Participants will be required to bring their own work to embellish with gold-leaf. Gold-leaf can be used on any ground: watercolour paper, canvas, board, wood panel or even acrylic or glass surfaces.
The tutor will provide (free of charge) glue, brushes, and a variety of imitation gold leaf, brass and copper leaf in different colours.
The tutor will also bring a small selection of 24ct gold leaf and silver leaf, which you can use (with a charge per sheet)
Artist’s Profile:
Claudia grew up in the Black Forest and studied graphic design & illustration in Freiburg, Germany.
Claudia is a published freelance illustrator and wildlife artist based in the UK. She has been around the globe on assignments, commissions, missions and exhibitions for new inspiration. Her love for detail and vibrant choice of colour combinations are trademarks of her work.
Claudia is an enthusiastic fossil hunter and birdwatcher, a lover of owls and the brief owner of a pet magpie. She has an interest in everything natural history and science has to offer and is active in conservation projects. Her website is https://claudia-hahn.com/
Course Costs:
Member: £48
Non-member: £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Collagraph is a wonderful form of printmaking that allows for a playful exploration of materials and techniques. It can be as complex or as simple as the artists wants it to be. For this 2 day workshop participants will be introduced to ways of creating quick, inexpensive collagraph plates with readily available materials, resulting in the opportunity to discover the potential of this printmaking process and develop ideas. There will be demonstrations of plate making using various materials, the process of inking a plate and using the press. Participants will also receive one to one tuition as they develop their own prints.
Materials List:
The tutor will provide the required materials for course participants. The cost per person will be £10.00.
Artist’s Profile:
Nik Pollard’s paintings and drawings are generated from sustained, direct observation and are often resolved in the field. A period of dedicated study at single or related locations is a necessary part of his process. Drawing from all the senses, he investigates the rhythms and characteristics of a location and its ecology, resulting in a sense of time and place. Working with a range of mediums, he focuses on the essential aspects of what it is that has drawn him to the subject. Searching for a balance between figuration and abstraction he enjoys exploring the ambiguity and serendipity of mark making. When working in the studio he often turns to printmaking in order to pursue an idea further, substituting the thrill of the first-hand direct response with the magic of printmaking and the exploration of materials and processes that cannot easily be replicated outdoors.
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Booking a place:
Places will be offered on a first come first basis.
To secure your place on this course a £20 non-refundable deposit is required. If you would like to book a place, please CLICK HERE
FULLY BOOKED
If you would like to be put on a reserve list for this course then please email us. If we get enough interest we may put on another course later in the year.
Course Suitability: Absolute beginner – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
On this one day course, Helen will teach you how to make a basket using red Dogwood, Snowberry Hazel and Lime, together with the glorious colours of this years willow harvest.
Materials List:
The tutor will provide the required materials for course participants. The cost per person will be £10, to be paid to the tutor on the day of the course.
Artist’s Profile
Helen Lomberg has been making Baskets and using Willow and other Hedgerow materials for many years now. Twelve years ago she set up The Gloucestershire Arts and Crafts Centre in Westgate Street, Gloucester.
Course Costs:
Member: £48
Non-member: £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
FULLY BOOKED
If you would like to be put on a reserve list for this course then please email us. If we get enough interest we may put on another course later in the year.
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Beginners
Maximum Capacity: 10
Course Description:
A relaxing and fun filled day creating loose abstract floral paintings with sublimation inks and then heat pressing them onto fabrics. Working from life you will spend the morning creating interesting fluid floral paintings. The paint acts like ink and watercolour and so will blend and disperse in a very magical way.
You will be taught how to create quick, loose and free abstract florals which can also be applied to other subjects. In the afternoon you will experiment with transferring these images onto fabric, using a heat press and irons. You will be able to take your fabrics home to frame, to work on further with embellishment or simply use the day as a chance to unwind and learn something new. This is an ideal class for the complete beginner (in both painting and sublimation inks), it’s also ideal for painters who want a chance to free up their painting and try abstraction.
Materials List:
The tutor will provide the required materials for course participants. The cost per person will be £15 (cash) which will be paid to Christina by the participants on the day of the course. Materials will include a selection of inks to carry on using at home. If possible please bring two jam jars for water.
Artist’s Profile:
Christina is an abstract artist based in Gloucester. Inspired by the natural world she works with inks and paints to create layers of translucent colours resulting in soothing and relaxing art.
Christina has had lots of experience in the arts and running workshops and at one stage was even the Education Officer here at Nature in Art.
She has exhibited work on the London underground, Saatchi Art and is represented by Wychwold Art Gallery. She had a pop up shop in John Lewis and produced artwork for Gloucestershire Hospital to improve their mental health in Crisis room.
Course Costs:
Members: £48
Non-members: £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
FULLY BOOKED
If you would like to be put on a reserve list for this course then please email us. If we get enough interest we may put on another course later in the year.
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
An introduction to Colour Pencils, both wet and dry. Explore the techniques required to draw the Kingfisher using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils on Mount Board. A Derwent Watercolour pencil will be used to create a watery background to compete the picture. A line drawing to trace or copy will be provided so no need to worry about drawing “freehand”.
Materials List:
All materials will be provided by the tutor free of charge.
Artist’s Profile:
Karen Coulson is a coloured pencil artist as well as a tutor specialising in wildlife and animal portraits. She enjoys incorporating unusual backgrounds behind her subject which indulges her love of colour. Karen is a Gold Signature Member of the UKCPS (United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society). She has won many awards for her artwork including “Best Fantasy/Abstract” picture at the UKCPS Annual International Exhibition in 2014.
Course Cost:
Members: £48
Non- members £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
The aims for the day: To have a lot of fun creating a few pieces of charcoal animal art in different ways.
We will create a finished animal charcoal artwork from either your reference or one provided. During the day we will explore methods from adding tonal value, playing with blending techniques, creating details and fixing our work. Charcoal drawing has three elements, applying the charcoal, the art of removing the charcoal, and the paper. We will also explore the art of adding highlights. Most of all we will broaden our experience of creating charcoal imagery together and have fun in the process.
Materials List:
Please pay Ian directly in cash on the day.
(These 3 items provided at £4)
- Charcoal sticks (provided)
- Blending sticks (provided)
- White Chalk (provided)
A2 Paper £2-£3 per sheet (3-4 sheets) (can be provided at a cost, approx. total of £10-£12)
Hair spray or Charcoal Fixative (required to bring)
Kitchen Towel & cotton rag (required to bring)
White Charcoal pencil (required to bring)
Putty rubber (required to bring) (Faber Castell or Winsor & Newton)
Artist’s Profile:
Ian has been a traditional professional artist for the last 40 years using all manner of mediums and media. Pencil drawing and Charcoal drawing are the cornerstones of putting down line and tone ideas. Charcoal drawing is wonderfully messy and primal, like a cave artist smudging the charcoal on the rock surface. It’s usually a hands-on slightly imprecise (it can be tight and detailed) style, so we will embrace that dynamic!
Course Costs:
Members: £48
Non-members: £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Booking a place:
Places will be offered on a first come first basis.
To secure your place on this course a £20 non-refundable deposit is required. If you would like to book a place, please email Alice
FULLY BOOKED
If you would like to be put on a reserve list for this course then please email us. If we get enough interest we may put on another course later in the year.
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
During the course we will explore how to achieve realistic detail and texture, using a controlled, multi-layered approach to working with pastel pencils.
Materials List:
Reference photos or sketches of particular subject/s that inspire you.
Cartridge paper, pencils and tracing paper to create and transfer your initial drawing.
Pastel paper. (Andrew’s personal favourites are Hahnemuhle Velour, or Clairefontaine Pastelmat which can be purchased from www.saa.co.uk
A good selection of pastel pencils.
Artist’s Profile:
Andrew has been associated with Nature in Art now for over twenty years. During that time he has run numerous courses and in 2023 will complete his 22nd annual week as Artist in Residence.
As a professional artist he works in a variety of media, including graphite pencil, pastel and Chromacolour (acrylic).
He currently has three art technique books in print.
www.andrewforkner.co.uk
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non – members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))