Pen & Wash Class

Friday started with a brief covering of snow, but it had all gone before our Pen & Wash class started.

The theme was A Spanish Port, and Claire had chosen a lovely colourful image from Port Sa Playa in Valencia.

The artists used permanent pen to create their sketch, using their imagination and creativity to capture the essence of the original.

A light wash of watercolour paint was added at the end, the idea is not to 'colour it in', but to add splashes and hints of colour.

We enjoyed beautiful sunshine for most of the day.

Delicious pudding today, a jaffa cake ice cream loaf cake!

One of our artists captured this lovely photo of Spring blossom from the garden before she left.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Pen and Wash In the Garden Day

When Claire and I planned this class many months ago, calling it 'In the Garden', we didn't expect to actually be able to be outside in the garden sketching!

I sent everyone an email saying hats and suncream, we are heading outside!

We found plenty of shady little spots for our artists to settle and make little pen sketches of flowers, plants, trees and even the house!

It was an incredibly chilled day, although Claire was kept busy having a larger area to get round and see everyone.

Once the sketches had been done, some watercolour washes were applied over the top.

Great practice for summer holiday sketchbooks!

Well done everyone and thank you sunshine!

Join Claire Warner's Painting Holiday in Valencia June 2018

Claire is running another painting holiday to Valencia this June, staying at Las Orquideas House, a colonial style white villa with wonderful views overlooking the Moorish town of Beniganim.

 

It will be a small group to ensure plenty of individual attention, with painting and sketching both on and off site.  

Beautiful gardens, sunbeds, swimming pool and tennis court and large studio are situated at the house.

Comfortable en-suite twin bedded or double bedrooms available for single or shared occupancy.

Most of your food and drink is included, with the food freshly cooked from the well stocked kitchen gardens.  Alicante airport transfers are included at allocated times, there is a supplement for flights outside of these times and those from Valencia airport.

Sunday 10 June - Saturday 16 June

£1295

(flights and insurance extra)

You will be sent a list of materials that you will need to bring with you.

Please let me know if you are interested and I can put you in touch with Claire.