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FULLY BOOKED: SKETCHBOOK SKILLS
The students will be shown a series key sketching skills and explore ideas working first from photographs and then from life working around the grounds of Higham Hall. The aim is to become more confident and skilful at sketching, creating visual mementos within your sketch book of your time at Higham Hall, weather permitting. Jason
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SPRING AND SUMMER FLOWERS IN COLOURED PENCIL AND WATERCOLOUR
Create beautiful works of art using coloured pencils and watercolour, illustrating spring and summer flowers in glorious detail. Fresh flowers will be used for reference as well as photos, paintings and demonstrations. Margaret will give individual attention to help each student create their own unique paintings to take home and frame. Margaret Eggleton Residential: £505
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FULLY BOOKED: WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE
Explore the qualities of water. Surface and reflections, still water, rushing water, tidal pools and waves crashing on to rocks: all have their own character and a variety of ways to express them.Join Frances as she shares her exploratory techniques and methods. This is accessible for students of all abilities in watercolour, gouache, and acrylics.
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EXPLORING HEDGEROWS AND VERGES THROUGH ART AND SCIENCE
Enter the world of hedgerows, roadside verges and flower meadows to explore the flora and fauna of the valley landscape of the northern Lake District through science and art. On this brand new course co-taught by a scientist and an artist, venture out to investigate close-up how particular plants and animals relate in these habitats
FULLY BOOKED: VARIATIONS IN ACRYLICS
Use a wide range of acrylic painting methods, from soft watercolour-type washes, combining with collage and other materials to rag and card methods where thick paint is used to build up the surface. You will be surprised by the flexibility of this rich medium. Explore its limits and possibilities in Frances’ own work and learn
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SKETCHING AND PAINTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Explore the varied and wonderful landscapes of the northern Lake District from stream and riverbank to lakeside fell by way of woodland through plein-air sketching and studio painting. Lionel will help you develop more powerful ways to express your feelings about the outdoor world, seen from afar or close-up, using traditional drawing and painting media
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LIFE DRAWING
This course offers an opportunity for learners of all abilities to develop drawing direct from a life model. Life drawing is a traditional skill that increases accuracy within observational drawing and feeds into all areas of art practice. You will explore drawing techniques that develop both mark-making and measuring skills. You will be encouraged to
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FULLY BOOKED: EXPRESSIVE SEMI-ABSTRACT SEASCAPES IN MIXED MEDIA
This short mixed media seascape course offers an opportunity to explore lots of creative and expressive art techniques in a really exciting way with seascapes! Robert will teach you how to engage with your subject in greater depth, incorporating meaning and feeling with a semi-abstract approach. You will work both in the studio and (weather