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September 2021
BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING (3 NIGHT)
Draw and paint flowers and plants accurately in Watercolour from living material, with expert help through the stages. Detailed techniques will be demonstrated and individual tuition according to ability will be available throughout. Marion Wilson SBA (W. Cumbria www.highamhall.com/marion-wilson) Residential: £340 Non-residential: £239
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FREE TALK: LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED
Sunday 26 September 2021 3pm **EXTRA EVENT – NOT IN BROCHURE** A perspective on the Arts and the environmental crisis presented by an artist and self-confessed ‘Eco-Worrier’. Elements from Fliss’ original exhibition LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED will be on show in the Foyer. Fliss Watts (Cumbrian Artist) FREE – Please let us know in advance if you are coming so we can ut enough chairs out! ‘Living is easy with eyes closed’ – Sculptures, drawings and paintings Fliss’s talk is…
Find out more »INSPIRED BY DEGAS: LIFE PAINTING AND DRAWING
Degas spent his life working from the figure. Inspired by him, respond to a model in poses of varied duration in your choice of media. Mike will direct, advise, encourage and support you throughout. For those with prior life drawing experience. Mike Stewart (W. Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/mike-stewart) Residential: £539 Non-residential: £369 An intro course will take place in March.
Find out more »LOOSENING UP WITH WATERCOLOUR
Sometimes, artists want to move away from tight, realistic painting towards more relaxed, expressive ways of handling Watercolour. Escape rigid realism to become more playful with your painting. Dare to splatter, dribble, let pigment do the talking, embrace the happy accident and make your brushwork more expressive and less fiddly. Embrace the joyful, fun side of painting, create fast, fresh watercolours to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Jason Skill (Northumberland www.highamhall.com/jason-skill) Residential: £436…
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EXQUISITE EMBROIDERY: STUMPWORK
Be introduced, step by step, to this charming art with an original design created by Helen, inspired by C17th pieces depicting the allegorical sense of smell. Learn to create 3D hands, faces and body forms, applied fabric and needlelace slips, supporting surface stitch embellishments. Stumpwork newbies welcome. Helen McCook (Royal School of Needlework www.highamhall.com/helen-mccook) Residential: £340 Non-residential: £239 (Materials kit purchasable from Tutor) Helen's GOLDWORK precedes
Find out more »BOTANICAL STILL LIFE USING MIXED MEDIA
*NEW* Create amazing art with something botanical as a main subject plus anything else you fancy (pot, plate, folded cloth, vase) for a picture to be proud of: bowl of fruit on a tablecloth, grapes with glass of wine, fresh vegetables on chopping board with kitchen knife. Backgrounds may be added. Choose your medium: coloured pencil, water-based coloured pencil (a new Janie favourite) or watercolours with pencil. Exciting and experimental, try new things. Pure botanical illustration also included in a…
Find out more »EXPRESSIVE ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA
Explore contemporary acrylic techniques using lots of different acrylic media. We may venture outdoors (weather permitting) to gain inspiration from Higham's immediate surroundings, so you will be amongst the Lakeland landscape, but this course focuses on a Studio response to all sorts of source material (sketches, photographs, drawings and so on) with a semi abstract and exploratory direction. Robert Dutton (Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/robert-dutton) Residential: £544 Non-residential: £380 (incl. field trips)
Find out more »ANIMAL PORTRAITS IN PASTEL (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
A course suitable for beginners and improvers. Complete a tutor-led portrait of a hare. Learn about the various types of pastel and surfaces; we will practice layering, blending and adding texture. Bring a larger than A3 folder, together with an apron or old shirt. Paul Holmes (Staffordshire www.highamhall.com/paul-holmes) Residential: £262 Non-residential: £192 (incl. box of pastels to keep)
Find out more »AUTUMN COLOURS LANDSCAPE IN INK AND COLOURED PENCIL
Helen takes the rich autumn colours of the Lake District as a start for exploring a unique combination of ink and coloured pencil. Render fells, trees, water and sky with pen and artist-quality pencil, using rich, blended colour, mark-making and easy techniques like embossing and lifting out. Slow, small-scale art with scope for creativity and results to delight and surprise! Helen Hanson (Kent www.highamhall.com/Helen-Hanson) Residential: £407 Non-residential: £261
Find out more »ESSENTIAL ART SKILLS: VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVE
A starter, or refresher, to get to grips with the basics in drawing. Be set projects to work on. Experiment with a variety of drawing media and developing skills under the diligent tutelage of a practising fine artist. Ceri Allen (Carlisle www.highamhall.com/ceri-allen) Residential: £242 Non-residential: £172 ESSENTIAL ART SKILLS is an on-going series to dip into as you wish.
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