Join the art group as they have a go at speed sketching. This is a fun and entertaining evening, where observational skills and skill with a pencil will be all important.
An evening with a difference!
Art Course
with Jonathan Newey 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12
This 2-day course will show you how to draw colourful bird portraits with coloured pencil.
Using photographs supplied by the tutor you will be shown how to draw eyes, feathers and bright colours using techniques such as blending, layering, colour mixing and shading. Each exercise will be demonstrated step by step and the tutor will be on hand to provide group and individual constructive criticism.
By the end of the course you will have produced a few bird portraits to take home.
Course Cost
Members: £80
Non-members: £100
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM
Materials List
All materials will be supplied by Jonathan Newey, at a cost of £20 per participant,
payable directly to him on the day.
Artist’s Profile
Jonathan Newey is an award winning artist with over 20 years of experience in teaching in adult education.
He is well known nationally for his coloured pencil drawings of animals and is a founder member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society.
www.jonathannewey.com
Exhibition:
An uplifting and thought-provoking exhibition of glass sculpture, photographs and sounds by glass artist Amanda Lawrence, inspired by four years of walking and listening in Gloucestershire’s iconic Slad Valley.
Come and meet and hear from glass artist Amanda Lawrence who spent four years walking, looking and listening in the Slad Valley with camera, sketchbook and sound recorder to create our winter exhibition. Amanda’s striking glass sculpture and haunting soundtrack, photographs and stories create an uplifting and thought-provoking experience.
Even though this event is free, please tell us if you intend to come. Donations welcome. Refreshments available.
Art Course
with Robert Cox 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 8
On this 2-day course you will carefully study a natural object of your choice (seeds, leaves, shells etc) to pick out the shapes, forms, lines and textures occurring within it. You will then carve this form in lime wood, either in a representational or more abstract way. You may bring an object you have found either from home, on a walk or in the gardens at Nature in Art.
Robert will also provide a range of objects for reference but it is always good to work from something that you have been specifically drawn to yourself. Preliminary sketches in pencil and/or models in plasticine, depending on your abilities, will aid your 2 and 3 dimensional understanding of the object before starting in wood.
Course Cost
Members: £80
Non-members: £100
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM
Artist’s Profile
Robert has been carving from early childhood and his fascination with wood and the natural world has always been very close to him.
Robert had a former art training and received the National Diploma in Design from Wolverhampton Art College. He has also taught at Stafford College. Robert recently became an RBSA with the Society of Birmingham Artists and a master carver in the Waterways.
www.robert-cox.co.uk
When Gwen Fern walked home accross Slad Valley on a summer night in 1919 she found enough glow worms to decorate her hat with a ‘ribbon of lights’.
On Saturday 26th November at 11am and 1.30pm Slad Valley resident and children’s writer Christine O’Neill will be reading her new story for young children, The Wrong Side of the Dark illustrated by Amanda Lawrence’s glass and inspired by the true story about Gwen Fern and the glow worms which was one of the earliest inspirations for the exhibition The Valley in the Glass.
Art Course
with Jamie Boots
Maximum Participants: 12
On this 2 day course you will learn all about working with graphite pencil from experienced artist Jamie Boots.
Graphite pencil can be used to produce so much more than just a sketch.
Jamie will show participants that whether or not you are using a pencil that is blunt or sharp, pressing lightly or hard, or using a variety of tones, that the effect of fur, the texture of skin and the glassy look of an eye can be achieved.
The subject for this art course will be: a Tiger.
Course Cost
Members: £80
Non-members: £100
Course Suitability Absolute Beginners – Advanced
Materials List
All materials will be supplied free of charge to use during the course by Jamie Boots.
Artist’s Profile
Originally from New Zealand, Jamie is a self taught artist whose work is produced in
graphite pencil. Jamie first exhibited his work in 2004 and has won a number of awards for his artwork.
In a very short period of time a hobby became a profession and with a limited number of originals being available each year his drawings have become highly collectable.
www.jamieboots.com
Art Course
with Josie Brown 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12
This 1-day course will allow you to explore the art of bookbinding, as you make a journal using a Japanese Butterfly binding, which is suitable for artists and calligraphers alike to use.
This book opens completely flat and you will be able to make any size or shape, with a mix of different weight or surface papers and you may even wish to incorporate pockets or fold-outs.
The cover is a simple wrap-style and can be soft or hard-backed.
Josie is also running another course to accompany this one, which will take place on Sunday 4th December. On that course you can learn the art of Calligraphy and begin to fill your hand-bound journal with colourful ‘Mouse Roman’ script.
Course Cost
Members: £40
Non-members: £50
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM
Materials List
HB pencil and 30 cm ruler
Metal ruler, cutting mat or back of an A3 pad
A craft or Stanley knife
All materials will be supplied by Josie Brown, at a cost of £6 per participant,
payable directly to her on the day.
Artist’s Profile
Josie is a professional scribe, heraldic artist and book maker. She has been teaching these skills for over 30 years and offers a wide range of lettering styles, bindings and decorative techniques.
She is a sensitive and enthusiastic teacher, and particularly passionate about helping people to reach the potential of their creativity.
www.josiebrown.co.uk
Art Course
with Josie Brown 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12
This 1-day course will allow you to explore the art of Calligraphy.
Josie will introduce you to the ‘Mouse Roman’ script. It is quick and easy to learn and can be done in large or small formats. It is also fun and lighthearted – great for greetings cards too.
You will have time to explore your own creativity both on paper or within a book you bring along that you wish to personalise.
Josie is also running another course to accompany this one, which will take place on Saturday 3rd December. On that course you can learn the art of bookbinding and create your own unique hand-bound journal which you could then use on this course, if you so wished.
Course Cost
Members: £40
Non-members: £50
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Improvers
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM
Materials List
HB pencil and 30 cm ruler
Bring any Calligraphy equipment you may have
All other materials will be supplied by Josie Brown, at a cost of £3 per participant,
payable directly to her on the day.
Artist’s Profile
Josie is a professional scribe, heraldic artist and book maker. She has been teaching these skills for over 30 years and offers a wide range of lettering styles, bindings and decorative techniques.
She is a sensitive and enthusiastic teacher, and particularly passionate about helping people to reach the potential of their creativity.
www.josiebrown.co.uk
Wallsworth Art Group
Join the art group as they go on a journey of discovery, learning how science is strongly connected and influential for artists and the art that they produce.
This event will come with a practical element!