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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:
Materials Required:
All tools and materials will be provided at a cost of £10 per head.
Students will need to bring pencil and paper, some ideas to use as a starting point (we will be working on A5 and A6 blocks), gloves to avoid inky hands and an apron or old clothes.
Artist’s Profile:
Beth Jenkins is an experienced artist and tutor. Her love of the natural world is shown in her landscape prints, often of trees and water. Following her residency at Slimbridge, birds are now becoming a regular feature of her work.
Beth is a member of Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative. Her work was selected for the inaugural Masters of Relief Print Exhibition by the Royal Society of the Painter Printmakers. She exhibits widely in the UK and beyond and has work in private collections in the UK, Europe and North America.
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))
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Course Suitability: Beginners – Intermediate
Maximum Participants: 12
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Course Description:
This two day workshop will guide you through the painting of a popular wildlife subject, the Eagle Owl, with a portrait study in acrylics.
Tackling this subject will introduce participants to the tutor’s techniques for painting eyes and feathers as well as applying glazes and layers and the fine details that are a feature of her wildlife art and illustration. Participants will leave with a better grasp of this versatile medium and how to progress a painting from drawing to final brush strokes.
The course will appeal to those looking to achieve an understanding of working in acrylics or who have already tried acrylics and want to learn more. Kim is a considerate and encouraging tutor and will bring a relaxed approach to the two days.
Materials Required:
Kim will supply all the paint and painting surfaces at a cost of £15 per person payable directly to Kim during the course.
Please bring:
– Large palette
– Water pot
– Any brushes you like to use although I will be supplying some brushes.
– Please feel free to bring any acrylic paintings you might like to show to the group or discuss with Kim.
Artist’s Profile:
Kim Thompson enjoys painting the intricate textures and patterns found in nature and her vibrant artwork is characterised by these details.
Working as an illustrator, much of Kim’s work has been for magazines and books but she also exhibits at the Mall galleries and various UK art events. She has led painting safaris and wildlife conservation projects with children in Botswana where she finds much inspiration for paintings.
Kim’s work has been sold to collectors from around the world, including HRH Princess Michael of Kent and she has been commissioned by clients such as Royal Doulton and Blenheim Palace.
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))
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Course Suitability: Absolute beginners – Advanced
Maximum Participants: 12
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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.
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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))
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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))
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Course Suitability: All Abilities
Maximum Participants: 10
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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))
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Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Participants: 12
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Course Description:
This course will focus on botanical drawing and painting techniques with the option of working in watercolour or gouache. Observational skills are a very important part of botanical art so students will be encouraged to work from life by making detailed studies from either plants, leaves, fruit or vegetable specimens. Course tutor Simon Williams will advise on a practical one-to-one basis, giving guidance in observations, colour suggestions and how to paint from the initial base coats to more controlled techniques. this will include rendering textures, contour definitions and colour transitions.
Gouache is an opaque form of watercolour and is not an inferior medium to watercolour. For much of the time it is used for illustration, book design and publishing for its fantastic reproduction and vibrant colour.
This course is open to all levels, but it is preferential to have some drawing/painting experience, as botanical work requires a precise rather than loose style of painting. Please visit Simon’s website to see samples of the style of painting.
https://www.swillustrations.com
Materials Required:
An equipment and materials list will be sent out on booking a place on the course
Artist’s Profile:
Simon Williams SBA, is an RHS Gold Medalist and regarded as one of the UK’s leading botanical artists.
Simon has been a member of the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) since 2002 and received Certificates of Botanical Merit in both 2001 and 2003.
In 2013 Simon became the Course Director of the Society of Botanical Artists Distance Learning Diploma Course.
Simon is the author of the book Botanical Painting with Gouache published in 2016 by Batsford. In July 2018 Simon was awarded a Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal for a series of paintings titled ‘A Broad Selection of Tropical Pitcher Plants – Nepenthes’, painted in watercolour.
Simon originally trained as a natural history illustrator and tutors botanical and natural history painting workshops throughout the UK and abroad. Each workshop is structured and organized with specific demonstrations. Simon makes plenty of time during class to assist each students’ individual needs and abilities.
Art Course Cost: £90 NiA Members, £110 Non-members
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Course Suitability: Improvers – 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:
Materials Required:
A materials list will be provided to participants nearer the time of the course.
Artist’s Profile:
Ann is one of this country’s leading botanical artists working primarily in coloured pencil and graphite with four RHS Gold Medals to her name. Her drawings take many hours of intense observation and are imbued with a strong sense of design. Taking her inspiration from our rich and diverse plant life, her work is constantly evolving as she tests out new materials and ideas and experiments with different techniques.
Ann is an experienced, enthusiastic and nurturing teacher. She runs workshops abroad and around the UK and has been coming to Nature in Art for many years.
Art Course Cost: £90 NiA Members, £110 Non-members
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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:
This course is the perfect blend of, learning the anatomy of the horse, and loose expressive sketching.
Horses can be tricky subjects. Emily will be giving students a gentle introduction to the anatomy of the horse, as well as sharing a few of her favourite proportional tricks that have helped her enormously over the years.
Throughout the day you will also be loosening up with timed sketches. Emily has found timed sketching hugely beneficial for improving her drawing skills. It will be fun to see your sketches improve and evolve throughout the day. This will be a day of both learning, one of letting go and having fun.
This course will change the way you see your subjects, and give you a new set of tools to carry forward into all you animal drawings
Materials Required:
All material will be supplied at a cost of £5 per person payable directly to Emily during the course.
Artist’s Profile:
Emily has always had a passion for all things animals ever since she was a young girl. When she couldn’t be with them, she was drawing them.
As a teenager her passion for horses began. This lead her from East Sussex to Gloucestershire, where she studied for 3 years acquiring a degree in Equine Science at Hartpury College.
This love of Science has meant she has always been fascinated by the inner workings of her subjects. She has found the more she learns the better her drawing skills become.
Now, lucky enough to paint horses for a living, Emily uses the knowledge she has learnt over the years in every piece she paints.
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))
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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))
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