LIGHT ON THE LAKE: LANDSCAPE IN INK AND COLOURED PENCIL

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This course combines the impact of ink with the softness and subtlety of coloured pencil, perfect for the lakeside in summer. Practise mark-making in ink and blending, embossing and lifting 

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WATERCOLOURS WITH CONFIDENCE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Making the most of Higham’s beautiful building and grounds, we will paint from life in a variety of settings. Enjoy demonstrations and discussion in the studio, and painting en plein-air 

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PAINTING ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

If you are shown a variety of ways to draw and paint pebbles it becomes easier to paint boulders. If you learn how to make up jagged rocks from construction 

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PAINTING THE SEA

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Cumbria's west coast boasts a wide variety of shoreline subjects for the painter, from dramatic cliffs to tranquil seascapes. Join professional landscape painter Lionel Playford visiting old harbours, sandy beaches, 

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PALETTE KNIFE EXPERIMENTS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Learn to use the palette knife as part of your mark-making repertoire. Have fun applying paint without a brush! Using drag, scrape and spread techniques. Explore the sculptural qualities of 

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SKETCHBOOK: FAST AND LOOSE!

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Relax and enjoy getting back to the basics with artful games to get creative inspiration flowing, all in the privacy of your own sketchbook! Explore new ways of seeing objects, 

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PASTELS PURE AND SIMPLE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Chalk pastel has been used to great effect by artists through the ages, from Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th century and Whistler and Degas in the 19th to Paula Rego and Roger Hilton 

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EXPRESSIVE LANDSCAPES: MIXED MEDIA

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Explore mixed media techniques using watercolour, gouache, acrylics, inks and soft pastel. We may venture outdoors (weather permitting), painting and drawing in the dramatic Lakeland landscape in order to build 

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PAINTING AND DRAWING SUMMER SCHOOL

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A week of workshops, lectures and demonstrations led by four of our tutors, offering a broad mix of inspiration, approaches, techniques and styles intended to refresh and expand your painting 

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