Over the last 3 years artist and tutor Alex Jakob-Whitworth has been working on her Being Dorothy (Wordsworth) project and film. She spoke about this project in last years Summer School. To find out more about the project visit https://journeywomanproject.co.uk/

Test your tree knowledge with Paul Nichols. Tutor Paul Nichols has put together a series of slides of leaves with numbers on them for a quiz. Answers will be posted next week… Good luck!

WOOLFEST 2020

Due to the current pandemic, Woolfest the annual wool and crafts showcase held in Cockermouth will be online this year. The event will be held from Thursday 25th June – Sunday 28th June 2020. For more information visit https://www.woolfest.co.uk/ 

5 WAYS TO MIX GREENS WITH MARION BODDY-EVANS

One of the first things we learn about colour theory when starting to paint is that mixing a yellow and a blue produces a green. Followed quickly by the discovery the result depends not only on the proportions of the yellow:blue mix, but also which specific yellow and blue pigments are involved. Thus begins the quest for the perfect green, which I think ends only if you decide not to paint verdant landscapes.
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IAN FRANCE’S TOP 10 SYMPHONIES

Bruckner 8 – World Philharmonic Symphony c. Giulini

Number 3 in a series of 10 of Ian France’s Top 10 Symphonies (from the Romantic Era). Bruckner 8 – World Philharmonic Symphony c. Giulini. Epic journey from death to life with spiritual slow movement to savour Giulini – VPO – 1985 – DG

Weekly Painting Observation Project from Linda Birch:

Theme: SHADOWS

Medium, Charcoal. Size A3. You will need natural charcoal, a putty rubber and Cartridge paper.

A landscape (rural or urban) in charcoal using tones rather than olives. Find a subject that gives plenty of shadow, and you will create light this way. Use the subtle properties of charcoal, smudging and lifting out to create shadow and light. Remember, line does not exist! It is merely the convention we use to show a difference between one colour and another or one tone and another.