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.
Art Course
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.
Blog: http://garnerwildlifeart.wordpress.com
Art Course
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/
In formed by the special exhibition of paintings inspired by trees on display on the museum, spend a short while sketching/drawing/painting trees
Pick up top tips on framing and mounting (including some hands-on)
Art Course
with Tony O’Hare 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12
This course will introduce the student to the art of origami (paper folding) to create natural forms & subjects from nature. Suitable for total beginners through to improvers, Tony will introduce students to, and explore with them, a wide range of origami techniques, styles and paper types and their application to the art. We will cover wet-folding, using foil & tissue-backed paper, craft papers, napkins, paper of different sizes, shapes and textures to suit the subject matter. Tony has a particular interest in “upcycling” paper products such as tourist leaflets, flyers, post cards etc. We will also cover using origami to make gift cards, decorations, scenes and pictures, and multi-piece or modular origami. Expect a hands-on and fun course and leave with a boxful of paper creations including animals, birds, fish, flowers, abstract and geometric forms and more.
Course Cost
Members: £42
Non-members: £55
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced
ART COURSE BOOKING FORM
Materials List The cost per person will be £3 which will be paid to the tutor on the day of the course.
Participants may also bring along any paper or potentially “upcycle-able” materials that they have which they would like to use on the course.
Artist’s Profile Tony O’Hare is an origami artist living in Bristol, but originally from South Wales. He has folded paper since childhood, and is currently Chair of the British Origami Society (BOS). He has created hundreds of his own designs, of various subjects and had 4 booklets of his original work published by the BOS. Tony tends to focus on the natural world and subjects close to home, often with a humorous angle to them. Currently subjects are origami scenes of Bristol and associated subjects such as Wallace & Gromit. Tony’s origami motto is “Keep folding, Keep Smiling”.
A unique selection of ceramics by a world renowned maker, Jill Fanshawe Kato. Jill explores many techniques including coiling, slabbing, sculpting, using moulds and throwing and altering. She regards her work, which is held in collections worldwide, as sitting somewhere ‘between sculpture and painting’.
Using a view finder out in the garden(weather permitting) or by looking at our handling collection will make quick sketches and preliminary drawings to create a designs, drawings or pattern which you can go onto use to create your own artwork. PLEASE BOOK YOUR PLACE IN ADVANCE!
Using a view finder out in the garden(weather permitting) or by looking at our handling collection will make quick sketches and preliminary drawings to create a designs, drawings or pattern which you can go onto use to create your own artwork. PLEASE BOOK YOUR PLACE IN ADVANCE!
View the latest exhibition by members of The Wildlife Art Society International whose exhibition officially opens the next day. All welcome.
