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PEWTERWORK ON GLASS
Cut your chosen designs from thin sheet pewter and apply them to coloured glass vases or mirror tiles. For Intermediate/advanced students with good knife skills, any Beginners will work on a mirror tile. Bonnie Mackintosh (W. Sussex www.highamhall.com/bonnie-mackintosh) Residential: £329 Non-residential: £231 Materials supplied by tutor at cost.
Find out more »PASTEL, WATERCOLOUR AND CHARCOAL: GARDEN IMPRESSIONS
Explore exciting watercolour, pastel, charcoal and mixed-media painting with colourful and dynamic painting subjects all over our wonderful grounds. Also, two excursions (weather permitting) to Mirehouse's mature gardens and the lakeshore to paint and draw amidst dramatic Lakeland scenery. Robert Dutton (Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/robert-dutton) Residential: £539 Non-residential: £384 inc. Field Trips & Admission fees.
Find out more »TEXTILE ART USING HOOKY AND PRODDY
Design and create an artistic hanging or rug from non-furnishing fabrics using this traditional technique on hessian backing. Bring scissors and your own scraps if you like. Equipment provided. Easy to get started, but can become a worthwhile obsession! Heather Ritchie (N. Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/heather-ritchie) Residential: £418 Non-residential: £291
Find out more »SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOUR (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)
Relaxed small course with patient tutor to start or develop watercolour & sketching techniques, all kit supplied. A proper start for newbies, also for experienced wishing to develop. Viv Philpot (Hampshire www.highamhall.com/viv-philpot) assisted by Geoff Philpot Residential: £490 Non-residential: £329 inc. all materials
Find out more »WATERCOLOUR DAY WORKSHOP WITH CERI ALLEN
Different approaches to this versatile medium with a number of interesting projects throughout the day. Bring paper, paints and brushes for expert tuition. Ceri Allen (Carlisle www.highamhall.com/ceri-allen) £64 includes lunch & refreshments First of 2 consecutive DAYS - attend both, save £10
Find out more »WATERCOLOUR DAY WORKSHOP WITH CERI ALLEN
Different approaches to this versatile medium with a number of interesting projects throughout the day. Bring paper, paints and brushes for expert tuition. Ceri Allen (Carlisle www.highamhall.com/ceri-allen) £64 includes lunch & refreshments Second of 2 consecutive DAYS - attend both, save £10
Find out more »PAINTING LAKE DISTRICT LANDSCAPES IN THE STYLE OF NORMAN WILKINSON’S TOURIST POSTERS
Norman Wilkinson, ('dazzle' WW1 ship camouflage), produced a series of 20's and 30's posters for railway companies - idealised mountains, lakes and coasts around Britain based on outdoor sketching with a degree of Studio simplification from experiments in European abstract. Learn how he developed ideas and create your own versions based on outdoor sketches. Beginners and Experienced welcome. Lionel Playford (N. Pennines www.highamhall.com/lionel-playford) Residential: £339 Non-residential: £241 inc. Field Trips
Find out more »CALLIGRAPHY: POINTED PEN WITH JAMES FARRELL
*NEW* Develop and produce elegant shading and flourishes through Spencerian techniques and Round Hand scripts. Study form and structure, spacing, page layout and construction with narrated demos with an international Calligrapher. *NEW TUTOR* James Farrell (Buckinghamshire www.highamhall.com/james-farrell) Residential: £418 Non-residential: £291 (Materials at cost)
Find out more »WATERCOLOURS WITH CONFIDENCE
Paint in a variety of settings: Studio, Higham grounds & Lakes National Park. Enjoy demos, paint-alongs and painting en plein-air. Photograph and print your own scenes ready for painting in the studio. Develop skills, improve confidence. Beginners upwards. Mike Dobson MBE (N. Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/mike-dobson) Residential: £418 Non-residential: £291
Find out more »COLOURED PENCILS: ROSES (BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE)
Illustrate roses using coloured pencils, from very first steps of drawing, through choosing the right colours, towards beautiful and amazing results. 1:1 tuition with group demos throughout from an RHS gold award-winning pencil artist. Janie Pirie (Suffolk www.highamhall.com/janie-pirie) Residential: £418 Non-residential: £291
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