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PAINTING RETREAT: ART AND SPIRITUALITY
Painting Retreat: Artist (Linda) and Theologian (Trevor) will offer artistic guidance and illustrated talks, respectively, as an enriching foundation to stimulate your creative juices and to maybe encourage a deeper focus for your art. Look at ways in which various artistic traditions have engaged imaginatively with a sense of the human future, through different interpretations:
COLOURED PENCILS: A STUDY PAGE OF WINTER LEAVES & BERRIES
Draw and colour a botanical study of five to seven subjects on the same piece of paper. Winter berries are a good choice but you could use dried or dead plant heads, fungi, evergreen or autumnal leaves, peppers etc. Learn to draw subjects accurately, transfer them to good quality art paper, then colour them with
FULLY BOOKED: MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION: MORE CHALLENGING TECHNIQUES (EVERYTHING INCLUDED)
This course is only suitable for those with experience in laying manuscript gesso and using loose leaf gold. You will work on three small projects, one combining flat and raised gilding, one combining different colours or textures of gold (with the option to add tooling) and one using shell gold and watercolour paint. There will
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FULLY BOOKED: BRIGHT COLOURS IN A DARK MONTH: EXPRESSIVE INKTENSE PAINTING (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, this short break art holiday gives artists the ideal opportunity to explore Derwent's Inktense blocks on Canson cotton rich watercolour paper (all provided), using a bold approach and an expressive use of colour with this versatile and unique contemporary painting media. (Not for pure beginners to art as the creative techniques
COLOURED PENCILS: CREATING A CUTE ANIMAL GREETINGS CARD IMAGE
Choose a photo of a cute animal (or bring one of your own pet) and draw and colour it with the idea of turning it into a greetings card ready to print. Your drawing will be no larger than 6in (15cm) square so bear in mind when choosing your subject. You will trace your photo
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FULLY BOOKED: BREAKING THE RULES OF WATERCOLOUR: SEASCAPES
Suitable for everyone who wishes to stretch their Watercolour ability to achieve some spectacular results. Be shown how to represent water in nature to convey energy, life and dynamism. Enjoy the time to try fully the techniques yourself, going on to develop your own work in several different contexts including beach scenes with rocks. Your
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FULLY BOOKED: ABSTRACTING FROM THE LANDSCAPE (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
Challenge your perception of landscape; be abstract, yet meaningful, by focusing on individual sections of a larger image. Develop confidence in pattern, colour, composition and mood. All levels. Alex Jakob-Whitworth (Eden Valley www.highamhall.com/alex-jakob-whitworth) Residential: £366 Non-residential: £264 (incl. materials)
FULLY BOOKED: WINTER CONTRASTS – LANDSCAPE IN INK AND COLOURED PENCIL
Combine the impact of ink with the softness and subtlety of coloured pencil to describe the winter landscape. Practise techniques for mark-making in ink and blending, embossing and lifting out in coloured pencil. Integrate the two media to build up a harmonious image which will be admired. Enjoy the varied shades of winter with patient
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BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING
Choose your favourite spring flowers to draw and paint accurately. Produce a lovely composition from nature. Both beginners and the more experienced will receive help and individual tuition to suit everyone. Marion Wilson SBA (W Cumbria www.highamhall.com/marion-wilson) Residential: £346 Non-residential: £244
FULLY BOOKED: WINTER LANDSCAPE: SKETCHING AND PAINTING
Suitable for intermediate to advanced level. Explore the Lake District in winter when colour and shadow are at their most varied and dramatic. With demos, exercises and expert advice throughout, experience outdoor sketching trips (dress for the weather). Use mixed-media and develop a studio project in the painting medium of your choice. Lionel Playford (N
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ESSENTIAL DRAWING SKILLS: VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVE
Develop or improve you drawing skills in depicting three dimensional space with an introduction to perspective in an easy-to-grasp way. For beginners or those requiring a refresher. Work primarily inside with some work outdoors around Higham, weather permitting. Ceri Allen (Carlisle www.highamhall.com/ceri-allen) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180 Our hop-on, hop-off series aims to gently embed, refresh
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FULLY BOOKED: DRAMATIC SKIES, LAND AND SEA-SCAPE IN SOFT PASTELS
Extend your artistic skills with pastel for seascapes, dramatic skies and landscapes. Demos throughout, support for beginners, encouragement for more experienced with demanding, yet supportive critiques to enable all to reach full potential. Eileen Gardner (Fife www.highamhall.com/eileen-gardner) Residential: £346 Non-residential: £244
ANIMAL PORTRAITS IN COLOURED PENCIL (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
For beginners and improvers. We will practise the different ways of applying pencil, layering and blending to create fur, texture and highlights. Bring your own photographs and source material, together with your own coloured pencils, everything else will be provided. Bring a larger than A3 folder, for your completed work. Paul Holmes (Staffordshire www.highamhall.com/paul-holmes) Residential:
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FULLY BOOKED: EXPRESSIVE PASTELS: SOFT AND HARD
*NEW* For experienced artists to explore combinations of soft and hard pastels (with fixative) on different surfaces. Weather permitting, Higham's grounds will provide direct inspiration from nature alongside studio-based direction. Some of the taught techniques on this workshop are not for complete art beginners but pastel newbies are welcome. Specialist paper available from Tutor. Robert
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DISCOVERING PEN AND INK
Create textures, tonal areas and decorative patterns in pen and ink, then combine them to create a finished drawing. With demos throughout and access to a variety of pens to experiment with, by the end you should be able to handle your materials with confidence. Jane Beech (Cheshire www.highamhall.com/jane-beech) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180