CARTOONS FOR CHRISTMAS

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

This entertaining short break will give you the basic skills necessary to draw cartoon figures and animals and offer several ingenious methods to cheat at drawing your own Christmas cards. 

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FULLY BOOKED: INSECTS IN CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING

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

You will either wish to improve your Chinese brush painting or be a painter wanting to try new techniques in this ancient artform that is still evolving. A relaxed, informative 

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SILVERPOINT, PEN AND BRUSH WITH INK

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

We will be exploring traditional drawing techniques including the old art of silverpoint - an early method of drawing used by artists such as Albrect Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci. 

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CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE PAINTING

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

Look at fresh approaches to working from the landscape, via the lens of contemporary painting. With exercises, briefs and tutorials, be pushed to extend your responses to your chosen media 

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THE ART OF PAINTING NOCTURNES

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

Take advantage of the early sunsets of mid-winter to sketch the nocturnal scene from dusk to starry night at Higham Hall including natural and artificial light. Back in the studio 

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FULLY BOOKED: TRY FOR A DAY: BOTANICAL ART

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

This informal and relaxed workshop is a gentle introduction to the delights of drawing from nature. You will spend the morning building confidence while closely observing individual flower petals, leaves 

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WITHOUT FROM WITHIN

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

Using the wonderful setting of Higham Hall itself, this course explores the depiction of interior and exterior space; ‘looking through windows and entrances’ with inspiration from French artists Bonnard and 

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FULLY BOOKED: FRANCES IN RESIDENCE – FOCUS ON GESSO

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

Bring your own sketches and projects. Be shown different ways to use gesso to either build a whole picture or wash it with colour, exploring the rich possibilities of texture 

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FULLY BOOKED: PORTRAITURE (CLOTHED LIVE MODELS)

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

One of the essential skill sets for artists, during this course we will focus on the clothed model and will include working from live sitters. You will be guided to 

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