Venice Watercolour

Another great painting day this week

Yesterday we held a Venice Watercolour class, it's always been a popular subject over the years.  Click on the links below for past years' work.

2017

2011

2010

Claire demonstrates in a step by step style, explaining the layout, the paints required and helps everyone throughout the day.

She was delighted with everyone's drawings yesterday

Our days are always great fun, especially yesterday with the naming of our gondolier Giovanni!

Below is our gallery of Venice ....

At the end of the day, Claire mounts the artwork and we have an exhibition, it's always amazing to see everyone's different version of the painting.

We enjoyed a lunch of salmon, goats cheese & basil, served with sesame broccoli and this superfood salad of rice, red rice, black rice, wild rice (!) red and white quinoa, with mixed herbs and veg.

Followed by a delicious apple crumble

Venice Watercolour

On a beautiful day last week our artists (and Bambi) joined us for a Watercolour Class.

The subject was Venice, a place we have painted some years ago.

previous Venice classes

Claire used the lovely Saunders Waterford heavyweight paper, perfect to keep the transparency in this lovely painting's shadows, reflections and glazing.

The class started with 'vanishing point' exercises, which were needed for drawing in the buildings.

Below are the finished works of art ....

Autumn Term Dates Announcement

AUTUMN CLASS DATES!

Cafe Scene

Acrylics and Collage

Thursday 14 September

£80

Helping to simplify a complicated composition with an understanding of the tonal counterbalance to interpret shapes and details.  (Or painting, glueing, sticking!)  Good fun.

Venice Watercolour

Thursday 5 October

£75

This is such a popular subject and can sometimes be a difficult one to tackle.  But Claire will make it manageable and teach it via a step by step style.  The outcome will be a very effective and atmospheric painting.

Autumn Watercolour

Wednesday 1 November

£75

Beautiful colours in the palettes for this painting.  Bold, warm and vibrant.  Come and get confident at applying colour.  Claire will provide a new image for 2017, so if you have painted Autumn with us before, this will be different.

Winter Scene

Monday 27 November

£75

Using totally different colours to the previous class, this painting will be full of cool colours, with some warm tones softly applied.  This class sells out very quickly.  Many of our artists like to use the painting to print as their Christmas cards.

Winter Scene for Beginners & Refreshers

Friday 1 December

£75

If you haven't painted for a long time or are completely new to Watercolours, this is the best class for you this term.  Claire will spend time introducing you to Watercolour; the brushes, paints, papers, washes and will show you step by step how to plan and paint your work of art. 

Pen & Wash

Tuesday 5 December

£75

Pick up some useful drawing tips and experiment with different drawing techniques and pens.  Claire will have some great images for you to work on, and will help with applying washes to them to bring them to life.  It's a really helpful class for getting started or improving on your sketch book technique.

Winter Scene 2

Wednesday 6 December

£75

Our previous Winter Scene class on Monday 27 November sold out in 48 hours, so here is another opportunity!

To book please email Emily

Venice Watercolour 10 November 2011

We held another Venice Watercolour class today, it's always a popular subject.

We used a different image today, and worked in a new palette of colours and really worked on our tonal values.

We did a small amount of drawing at the beginning, working out the outlines of the buildings behind, so iconic and famous we had to get them right!

Below are the finished paintings:

Announcing Autumn Term Watercolour Classes

Claire and I have put together the Autumn Term programme:

Tuesday 20 September - BEGINNERS Watercolour

Wednesday 21 September - Animals in a Scene

Friday 21 October - Autumn Glow

Thursday 10 November - Venice

Thursday 17 November - A Winter Scene

Tuesday 22 November - A Winter Scene

All classes run from 9.30am - approximately 3-3.30pm.

All materials are provided along with a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine, home made biscuits and refreshments throughout the day.  Price £70.

In September, our Animal class will cover a variety of animals and how to draw their shape and then have them within a watercolour scene, there may be time to do two paintings during this class.  Claire has an inspiring sketchbook full of geese, pigs, lambs etc.  If you have any photos then please bring them along with you.

In October, our Autumn Glow painting will use all the stunning colours such as the reds, oranges and yellows found at this time of year.

Venice, in November, will be a new painting from last time's Venice.  Incredibly popular, this subject always inspires artists.  It's colours, moods and beautiful architecture help create a stunning painting.

We will end the term, with our Winter Scene, our annual class, where you can create something that perhaps you can give as a Christmas gift, or take the opportunity to turn it into your Christmas Card 2011!  This class fills quickly, hence the two dates.

We hope there is something to suit everyone.

To book please contact Emily.