FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
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. The course tutor 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.
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.
Materials List:
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 organised with specific demonstrations. Simon makes plenty of time during class to assist each students’ individual needs and abilities.
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Due to a cancellation there is now one space available on this course. Please email Alice to book.
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
On this two day course 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.
Materials Required:
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
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Improvers
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Richard will guide you through the process, from the use of the cutting tools, transferring an image onto the lino and cutting the block, through to the final inking and printing. There will be a choice of smaller blocks, which can be printed through the press, or a larger block, which may need hand burnishing.
Materials List:
All materials will be provided for an additional fee of £5 per person payable directly to Richard on the day of the course. Please bring an apron or wear old clothes as the water based ink can stain.
Artist’s Profile:
Richard is an award winning, Leicestershire based Wildlife Artist/Printmaker. He works from field sketches and direct observation. His prints have been exhibited widely and used by the RSPB as Christmas cards and in several books by Mascot Media. Richard recently published book ‘ My A – Z of British Wildlife’ is an alphabetical ramble through the British countryside. He was elected as member of ‘The Society of Wildlife Artists’ (SWLA) in 2019.
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Beginners -Improvers
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Explore the techniques required to complete this portrait using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils on Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper over 2 days. A line drawing is supplied to copy or trace so no need to be worried about drawing “free hand”.
Materials List:
All materials will be supplied by the tutor free of charge.
Artist’s Profile:
Karen Coulson is a coloured pencil artist as well as a tutor specialising in wildlife and animal portraits. She enjoys incorporating unusual backgrounds behind her subject which indulges her love of colour.
Karen is a Gold Signature Member of the UKCPS (United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society). She has won many awards for her artwork including “Best Fantasy/Abstract” picture at the UKCPS Annual International Exhibition in 2014.
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Explore the techniques required to draw these 2 delightful birds using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils on mount board. A line drawing is supplied to copy or trace so no need to be worried about drawing “free hand”.
Materials List:
All materials will be provided by the tutor free of charge.
Artist’s Profile:
Karen Coulson is a coloured pencil artist as well as a tutor specialising in wildlife and animal portraits. She enjoys incorporating unusual backgrounds behind her subject which indulges her love of colour.
Karen is a Gold Signature Member of the UKCPS (United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society). She has won many awards for her artwork including “Best Fantasy/Abstract” picture at the UKCPS Annual International Exhibition in 2014.
Course Costs:
Members: £48
Non-members: £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Course Suitability: Absolute beginners – Improvers
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
This is a two day course that will show you how to paint seasides and coastlines with acrylic paint. During the course you will be shown how to mix colours, paint skies, trees and sea water and how to paint in an impressionistic style. Other techniques will include using thick and thin paint, glazing and using a palette knife. By the end of the two days you will have created to paintings. Suitable for beginners and students with some knowledge of the medium.
Materials List:
The tutor will provide the required materials for course participants. The cost per person will be £32 which will be paid to me by the participants on the day of the course.
Should the students wish to use their own tools and materials instead then they are welcome to bring them along. A full list of what is needed can be obtained from the tutor jnewey210@gmail.com
Artist’s Profile:
Jonathan Newey is an award winning artist with over 20 years of experience in teaching in adult education. He has experience in a wide variety of mediums and subjects including landscapes, wildlife and architecture in acrylic, watercolour and coloured pencil.
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Rosalind will guide you through painting garden borders and how to emulate the energy, colour, beauty and vivacity found in them. You can use any medium to work with, oil paint, acrylic paint, coloured pencils, oil pastels, though watercolour paint may not be suitable for this particular style.
Materials List:
You will be required to bring your own canvas, board or paper to work on (any size) and your chosen medium to work with.
You must also bring your own photos to work from. I can supply some inspiration myself but it is more personal and meaningful if it comes from you. This can be photos of your own garden or magazine pictures that have inspired you.
Artist’s Profile:
Rosalind is a painter of Gardens and Wild Spaces. She has been teaching, exhibiting and an Artist in Residence at Nature in Art for many years. Most people know her work from the large Flower Cycle painting that hangs on the staircase at Nature in Art.
Rosaline also held an Exhibition – Flowers of the Fields Britain and Romania – at Nature in Art last June 2022.
She has been painting Wild Flower Meadows for many years and since the exhibition has been back painting Garden Borders.
Course Costs:
Members: £144
Non-members: £177
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Booking a place:
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
FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
The iPad and Procreate are powerful and extremely useful tools to visualise an idea. Starting with either a real pencil sketch or digital pencil sketch you can explore the composition, tonal values, colour values and iterations from that original idea. We will also create a painting of an animal so we get familiar with the process, the tools, and looking at how to create your style to then edit and output your art on paper or canvas.
Ian will guide you through various ways of editing your ideas using the tools in Procreate, an industry and consumer favourite app for approximately £10 from the Apple app store. (iPad 3 and upwards)
Materials List:
iPad 3 or above with Procreate installed. Apple pencil stylus optional but highly recommended for the course. (Please check your device is compatible with either Apple Pencil V1 or V2.)
Artist’s Profile:
Ian has been using digital painting techniques with his traditional media skills in illustration and fine art over the last 20 years, mostly depicting animal art with a passion for marine-life painting. He has been creating large oil paintings for hotels, palaces and government buildings often using the digital composition tools as part of the process. As an illustrator Ian uses the iPad and PC to create complete digital images for print and screen. Here on this day course Ian will share his methods and tips he’s discovered in his professional career.
Course Costs:
Members: £48
Non-members: £59
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Booking a place:
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
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Beginners
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
Are you terrified of drawing but have a secret longing to learn how to do it? Then enrol on this course where Richard will guide you through certain processes slowly, gently and step by step. If you follow his ‘recipes’, you will be amazed at what you will be able to draw.
Because you are ‘terrified’ you will stay with a simple still life for the whole course.
The main focus will be upon learning how to SEE what is often merely glanced at.
Once this is understood and put into practice you will be able to try many and various drawing techniques in both monochrome and colour.
Materials List:
A drawing board or a 16×20” plywood off-cut *
Board clips or bull-dog clips, plus two more bull-dog clips *
A pad of A4-sized cartridge paper
A 2B and a 2H pencil – more if you have them
A pencil sharpener and an eraser such as a putty rubber
6 coloured pencils: crimson and scarlet reds, lemon and cadmium yellows, ultramarine and turquoise blues. Please try to bring those of good quality. Caran D’Ache are excellent and their respective number codes are as follows: 080, 060, 240, 010, 140 and 171. Richard will try to remember to bring some of these for those who would prefer to borrow a set at this stage.*
Two oranges, two apples, two onions and a small bunch of grapes
Two right-angled ‘corners’ cut from stiff card in the form of a capital letter ‘L’, about 8” in both directions.*
The items marked with an * means Richard will try to remember to bring loads of spares for those of you who find difficulty finding them.
Artist’s Profile:
Richard is a practising artist and has been teaching and lecturing for over fifty years. He is very keen to convince everyone that learning to draw is not only for the ‘gifted’ few but is possible for all those who are willing to follow simple instructions. www.richardbox.com
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))
Booking a place:
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
(Photo is another example of Jamie’s work rather than a bird of prey)
FULLY BOOKED
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced
Maximum Capacity: 12
Course Description:
On this two day course 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.
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.
Course Costs:
Members: £96
Non-members: £118
(cost does not include lunch (available to order and purchase on the day from the Coffee Shop))