What’s On

Apr
11
Tue
The Arborealists
Apr 11 – May 14 all-day

A celebration of trees, with work almost exclusively by members of The Arborealists, a group of 43 artists with a national profile, from Wales to East Anglia and Sussex to Cornwall, of diverse art practice, philosophy, scale, medium, style and technique, who share the rich and versatile subject of the tree.

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Apr
25
Tue
Barn Owl Portrait, Coloured Pencil @ Nature in Art
Apr 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Art Coursekaren-coulson
with Karen Coulson 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12

This 1-day course is a wonderful introduction to the world of coloured pencil techniques.

Learn the art of layering different coloured pencil strokes to create the ‘realistic details’ of a Barn Owl, using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils on a dark coloured Mount Board.

A line drawing will be provided to trace if you do not wish to draw the image free hand.

Course Cost
Members: £42
Non-members: £55
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM

Materials List All materials will be supplied free of charge to use during the course by Karen Coulson.

Artist’s Profile Karen is a self taught award winning coloured pencil artist and tutor, painting mostly wildlife subjects. She is a Gold Signature member of the UKCPS (UK Coloured Pencil Society).

She exhibits nationally and has won many awards for her detailed pencil work. She runs regular workshops in the Pencil Museum, Keswick as well as many classes in Hampshire, where she currently lives.

www.karencoulson.co.uk

 


Apr
26
Wed
Red Admiral Butterfly in Coloured Pencil @ Nature in Art
Apr 26 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Art Course
with Karen Coulson 10am – 5pmkaren-coulson2
Maximum Participants: 12

This 1-day course is a wonderful introduction to the world of coloured pencil techniques.

Learn the art of layering different coloured pencil strokes to create the ‘realistic details’ of a Red Admiral Butterfly, using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils on a dark coloured Mount Board.

Course Cost
Members: £42
Non-members: £55
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM

Materials List All materials will be supplied free of charge to use during the course by Karen Coulson.

 

Artist’s Profile Karen is a self taught award winning coloured pencil artist and tutor, painting mostly wildlife subjects. She is a Gold Signature member of the UKCPS (UK Coloured Pencil Society).

She exhibits nationally and has won many awards for her detailed pencil work. She runs regular workshops in the Pencil Museum, Keswick as well as many classes in Hampshire, where she currently lives.

www.karencoulson.co.uk

Apr
27
Thu
Newspaper weaving
Apr 27 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

Weaving paper is a traditional craft and a nice way to recycle old newspaper and magazines and turn them into some useful household items. With this project we will weave an object out of newspaper tubes. It’s as easy as that ! PLEASE BOOK YOUR PLACE IN ADVANCE!

Newspaper weaving
Apr 27 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Weaving paper is a traditional craft and a nice way to recycle old newspaper and magazines and turn them into some useful household items. With this project we will weave an object out of newspaper tubes. It’s as easy as that ! PLEASE BOOK YOUR PLACE IN ADVANCE!

World Tree Story
Apr 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Come and hear Julian Hight talk about his five year photographic odyssey to capture 100 ancient historic trees across 39 countries. This event coincides with our a special exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints of trees. Event includes finger buffet. PLEASE BOOK TICKETS IN ADVANCE.

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Apr
29
Sat
Tremendous Trees @ Nature in Art
Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – Apr 30 @ 5:00 pm

Art Coursejackie-garner-trees
with Jackie Garner 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12

During this course we will take inspiration from Nature in Art’s special exhibition of paintings of trees on display at the time and from the trees in the Nature in Art grounds. Over the two days we can immerse ourselves in the subject, exploring structure, texture, colour, shape and composition. Sketches can be developed towards realism or abstraction, and participants may use a variety of media.

Course Cost
Members: £84
Non-members: £110
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM

Materials List Please bring whatever materials you like to use.

Jackie is very happy to discuss the course with students in advance. Visit her website for contact details.

Artist’s Profile Jackie Garner trained at Medway College of Design before becoming Nature in Art’s first education officer. She is now a professional artist who specialises in portraying wildlife, taking inspiration from encountering wildlife in its natural habitat.

Jackie teaches and lectures regularly, and is a contributor to Artists & Illustrators magazine. She has exhibited with many art societies, including the National Exhibition Wildlife Art, the Society of Wildlife Artists, BirdScapes Gallery, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and has held solo exhibitions in London and Gloucestershire. Jackie is the author and illustrator of The Wildlife Artist’s Handbook.

www.jackiegarner.co.uk

Blog: http://garnerwildlifeart.wordpress.com

 

May
6
Sat
Exploring Lightroom @ Nature in Art
May 6 @ 10:00 am – May 7 @ 5:00 pm

Art Coursetrevor-hamlett
with Trevor Hamlett 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 10

This step by step course will guide you through all you need to know to give you the professional skills for using Lightroom and to take your photography to the next level.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, or just Lightroom for short, is a complete toolbox for professional digital photographers. It consists of five separate modules, each focused on a specific phase of the photographic workflow.

Lightroom provides photographers with a rich set of tools for every day photographic tasks like importing images to the computer, organizing and sorting them, making edits and adjustments, and finally outputting them for a wide variety of mediums.

And all of this is done in one single program! Lightroom’s beautiful and user-friendly interface, ease of use, powerful database management features and non-destructive editing capabilities make it the preferred choice for many photographers all around the world. Plus, it has a close relation and integration with Photoshop – the most popular professional image editor on the planet.

Course Cost
Members: £84
Non-members: £110
Course Suitability: Beginners – Intermediate
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM

Materials List A basic knowledge of photography and computers would be helpful.

Participants must bring their own laptop PC or Mac. Lightroom software will be provided on the day (via a trail 30 day version).

Artist’s Profile Trevor says: ‘Photography is the magic of freezing time and this process has taught me to become more aware of my environment, the way light falls on a subject orscene and to notice the moment between moments and how to anticipate what will happen next.

I have taught photography in Spain ( at the Marbella Design Academy ) and I have also run courses on Photoshop and Lightroom and Digital SLR photography for beginners to advanced.’

Trevor is a full time professional photographer and videographer and has been involved in the media industry for over 20 years.

http://www.sacredvisions.co.uk/photography/

 


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May
8
Mon
Tree Night
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

In formed by the special exhibition of paintings inspired by trees on display on the museum, spend a short while sketching/drawing/painting trees

Bennett, Alan; The Ankerwycke Yew; Brunel University London Arts Collection; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-ankerwycke-yew-180509
Bennett, Alan; The Ankerwycke Yew; Brunel University London Arts Collection; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-ankerwycke-yew-180509
May
17
Wed
Framing and Mounting
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Pick up top tips on framing and mounting (including some hands-on)

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