ART
PRE-RAPHAELITISM: DREAMS OF AN EARTHY PARADISE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFollowing on from last year’s course on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, we look at some of the later Pre-Raphaelite pictures which proved to be the perfect vehicle for the dreams and
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course is about exploring ideas and themes in visual form. We will take inspiration from personal and universal stories both big and small. We will work in a sketchbook
DRAWING AND PAINTING BUILDINGS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHave you ever wanted to draw or paint buildings but not sure how to start? Then this course is for you. Learn the tricks of the trade looking at perspective,
NORWEGIAN ART: THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom19th century Norway was culturally impoverished by 600 years of foreign control, but by the mid-1800s art was becoming a potent expression of national pride, culminating in the realism of
BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomSculptural seed heads and glowing hedgerow fruits will inspire you to capture the fresh palette and clean lines of autumn. Working direct from nature, learn to accurately depict them in
FULLY BOOKED: DRAMATIC SEASCAPES, SKIES AND LANDSCAPES IN SOFT PASTEL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExtend your artistic skills to create dramatic seascapes and skies using soft pastels. Demonstrations throughout, with constructive one-to-one critiques, support for beginners and encouragement for the more experienced to inspire
EXPLORE COLOUR IN PAINTING – HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT AND HOW TO USE IT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomLet Alex's knowledge of contemporary painting and colour theory guide you to develop your use and understanding of colour, how to use it to create harmony and balance or introduce
ANIMAL PORTRAITS IN PASTEL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFor both beginners and improvers. Complete a tutor-led portrait of an sheep on velour paper. Learn about various types of pastel and surfaces and practice layering, blinding and building up
BOTANICAL ART USING COLOURED PENCIL: DEPICTING THE FRUITS AND SEEDS OF HARVEST TIME
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMid-September is usually a great time to explore gardens and hedgerows to find interesting seeds and seed pods as well as colourful fruits before their colours and forms begin to
DRAWING AND PAINTING LAKELAND CHURCHES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe northern Lake District contains many characterful old churches set in beautiful rural locations, some surrounded by mountains or hilly meadows and one or two with views across to the