The Wildlife Art Society International (TWASI), whose exhibition is on show May 28th – June 5th, have chosen the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) as their beneficiary this year, a brave and influential charity at the cutting edge of conservation.
Nature in Art has also had a long association with EIA, most particularly with artist Gary Hodges who has supported EIA through his work for decades. February saw the dawning of another Year of the Tiger, so it is especially appropriate that we hear about EIA’s outstanding work investigating and campaigning for the protection of tigers and other big cats in the wild. In 2018, Debbie was presented with the Dr Rimington Award by HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, in recognition of her exceptional commitment to the conservation of wild tigers. www.eia-international.org
This talk will take place online via Zoom.
Image: Bengal tiger © Elliott Neep
www.elliottneep.com
(Join anytime between 2pm and 4pm)
Come and gather around Natasha Houseago’s sculpture ‘Displaced Child’ and hear some poems in response to the refugee crisis. Made on site last year from Nature in Art’s wellingtonia wood, the sculpture has been displayed at Gloucester Cathedral and Everyman Theatre and has now returned to Nature in Art. Copies of Ian Parker-Dodd’s recently published collection of poems will be available on the day.
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.
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:
All materials will be supplied free of charge to use during the course.
Artist’s Profile:
Karen is a self taught award winning coloured pencil artist and tutor, painting mostly wildlife subjects. She is a gold member of the UKCPS (United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society).
Karen exhibits nationally and has won many awards for her detailed pencil work. She runs regular courses in the Pencil Museum, Keswick and Nature in Art, as well as many classes in Hampshire where she currently lives.
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))
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
CLICK HERE to book other courses & events.
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:
All materials will be supplied free of charge to use during the course.
Artist’s Profile:
Karen is a self taught award winning coloured pencil artist and tutor, painting mostly wildlife subjects. She is a gold member of the UKCPS (United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society).
Karen exhibits nationally and has won many awards for her detailed pencil work. She runs regular courses in the Pencil Museum, Keswick and Nature in Art, as well as many classes in Hampshire where she currently lives.
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))
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
CLICK HERE to book other courses & events.
Large paintings by Rosalind Wise in response to a visit to Transylvania in Romania where she says she ‘saw fields of many different flowers, carpets of shimmering colour disappearing into the distant landscape. This made me realise how much since the Second World War we in Britain have lost, and how important it is for us to preserve this living treasure’.
Having enjoyed a viewing of Ros’s exhibition and some delicious food, join Rosalind to hear the story behind her wonderful wildflower meadow painting project which included her visiting Romania and experiencing some of their spectacular wild environments for herself. Many of our members will be familiar with her huge ‘Cycle of Flowers’ painting that often hangs on the museum’s main stairs. Ros is now producing large paintings of particular places and the flowers she finds there
Doors open 7pm to view the galleries. 7.30pm finger buffet, followed by talk. Tickets £8
This talk will take place in person at Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall.
Legacy of Love is a unique book bringing together 57 charity founders, actors, poets, artists and photographers celebrating their love of animals in personal words and stunning pictures. This summer, some of the Legacy of Love team are taking to the road with a series of exciting events across the UK.
Come and join our Family Fun Day and help create community artwork, meet some of the contributors of the Legacy of Love book and members of conservation charities.
Enjoy various charity stalls, take part in fun garden games and discover the endangered Animal Treasure Trail to win a prize. Look around the museum and see artists at work.
Ticket: £3 per person (under 8’s FREE)
This special admission price also includes entry into the museum. No pre-booking required.
To find out more about the Legacy of Love three day tour, reach out to the team via the contact form at: www.legacyoflovebook.org
If you wish to make a donation please visit: www.gofundme.com/f/legacy-of-love-on-tour
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: All Abilities
Maximum Participants: 10
*Every effort will be made to maintain social distancing during the course and the wearing of masks will be encouraged.*
Course Description:
A day of learning how to enjoy the process of painting so that you can unwind, relax and have fun. Painting can be very therapeutic, but the enjoyment can quickly disappear if you find yourself frustrated with what you produce.
This class is about reintroducing you to the fun of painting, loosening your painting style and teaching you how to take the pressure off the end result. It will teach you how to be inspired to create relaxing abstract paintings but also how to feel relaxed when creating them.
Through guided exercises you will learn different painting techniques, as well as practical tips to free up your painting style. We will explore different materials, surfaces and subjects, painting to music and other ways to help you unwind and take pleasure in painting.
There will be laughing as well as moments of calm and reflecting. A fun filled day learning something new and giving you the chance to relax.
Suitable for all abilities, even those who have not picked up a paintbrush before.
Materials Required:
Christina will provide the required materials for an additional charge of £10 per participant which will be paid to Christina on the day of the course.
Please wear old clothes / apron
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.
Instagram and Facebook: @makerwhodoesntmake
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))
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
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Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward
Sun 10 Jul, 5.30pm (‘doors open’ 4.30pm for picnics)
Tethered Wits Theatre Company present Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward – a delightful summer evening comedy in the museum’s garden.
Socialite novelist Charles Condomine, is living in re-married bliss until a visit from “happy medium”, one Madame Arcati, brings back the ghost of his dead wife during a séance… With both wives watching on, Charles is caught in the middle of a sprightly storm of conflicting personalities.
Expect mayhem and mishaps in Coward’s timeless comic farce which captures the chaos of both life and the afterlife. After all, what mischief would you create when you “pass over”?
Tethered Wits are thrilled to present another of their Summer touring productions, which have been previously hailed as “truly a joy to watch” (Palatinate).
Tickets: £16 Standard, £14 Concessions (students & over 60s), £10 Under 10s
This amateur production of “Blithe Spirit” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk