Capturing the Light in Oils

Claire ran an Oils class yesterday; 'Capturing the Light' in the style of Sorolla

Sorolla (1863-1923) was a Spanish painter known as the Master of Light for his iridescent canvases

Claire demonstrated some ideas and techniques at her easel, there were many in our group today who hadn't tried Oils before

Oils are messy!

Here are the beautiful works of art created by our students today ....

Lunch was a delicious Scandi Salmon bake followed by pear and chocolate crumble

Claire returns next week on Tuesday and Wednesday for classes:

Stormy Seas & Stormy Skies

and

Venice

still a few places available if you would like to book

9:30am - 3pm

£75

all of your materials, a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine are included

Water Lily Oils Class

Yesterday was our Oil Class

Water Lilies

Following a short morning demonstration, the artists worked hard to create these beautiful and vibrant paintings ....

I meanwhile had far too much fun making waterlilies out of paper napkins for the lunch table!

Bookings are now open for our 2019 classes.

Oils in the style of Turner

This week's Art class with Claire, was with Oils.

Creating work inspired by Turner.

Claire spent the first part of the morning demonstrating and talking about Turner and his life and style.

Some of our artists managed several works of art during the day.

For some it was quite hard to begin with, learning how to work with the paints, especially if they had previously worked with watercolour.

Once you find the movement within the paint and your brush the magic happens.....

There is always time for a cuppa whilst paint dries!

We had to allow them to dry flat in the hall.

These paintings will take several weeks to dry, depending on the depth of paint.

As you can see there are some great seascapes, light in the skies and some Venetian images.

The colours in the painting below are fabulous.

 At the end of the class we always leave time to enjoy the 'gallery', it's an opportunity to see everyone's work from the day.

 We have a space available on our Venice Watercolour Class, please email me if you would like to come, it's on Thursday 5 October, 9.30am - 3pm, £70 to include all materials and a 2 course lunch with wine.

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For those of you who enjoy Turner's work, there is currently an exhibition in Winchester;

Turner and the Sun

at The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre

Until 15 October

after that it will be transferring to the Willis Museum (The Sainsbury Gallery) in Basingstoke

21 October - 16 December 2017

There will also be some interseting workshops and talks during the exhibition.

  

Some new dates for the diary

I have some new Autumn dates for you and the diary, for Art and also Aga.

We have an Acrylics and Collage day with Claire Warner

Thursday 14 September

A Cafe Scene

followed by an Oils class with Claire

Wednesday 27 September

Inspired by Turner

Both of these classes run from 9:30am - approx 3pm and cost £80.

This includes all of your materials, a 2 course lunch with a glass of wine and refreshments throughout the day.

We have two brand new Aga classes next term with Sarah Whitaker; 

Autumn Treats

Tuesday 26 September

A brand new set of recipes from Sarah.  I'm looking forward to this one already; warming stews, soups, pies, tarts and puddings.  All the great autumnal meals that the Aga is so fantastic at during the autumn and winter months. 

Christmas Parties

Thursday 30 November

Another NEW class, full of delicious ideas to start the festive season, from canapes to roulades, tarts to flapjacks with lots of festive flavours.  Sarah will show what can be prepared ahead and how to make the most of your freezer as well as the Aga at this time of year.

Both classes run from 10am - approx 1:30pm and cost £70.

This includes a tasting lunch of all the food cooked, a glass of wine, refreshments on arrival and a copy of all the recipes to take home with you. 

Inspired by Turner - Oils Class - Places Available

Following our recent successful Monet Oils Class, we are holding another one, this time titled Inspired by Turner.

Turner started his career painting in watercolour and then began painting landscapes in oils.

He started to spend less time on detail, and it became more about light and atmosphere.

We will look at the colours and techniques he used and apply them to our own paintings.

The class will be held on

Wednesday 27 September

9:30am - approx 3pm

£80

(This includes all of your materials and a 2 course lunch with a glass of wine).

Please email me to book a place.

Monet's Garden in Oils

Today we had an Oils class, these classes have become increasingly popular.

Our theme was Monet's Garden, full of beautiful colours and reflections.

After coffee, Claire spoke about painting in Oils and then demonstrated some techniques to help with the days painting.

Below are some of our students hard at work 

They used brushes and palette knives to apply the paint to the canvas.

For some this was their first time ever painting in oils.

Below is a display of the finished paintings:

Lunch today was Chicken Caprese, full of flavour with pesto, mozzarella, basil and tomato.  Served with fresh bread and a spinach and rocket salad.

Below was our vegetarian option, a spinach and tortellini cheese bake.

And pudding was a creamy (soaked overnight) Tiramisu!

And they all managed to return to the painting table after that and carry on!

A really successful day.