ART
EXPLORE DRAWING – A BEGINNERS COURSE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA gentle introduction to drawing, working at your own pace with artist and tutor Ceri Allen. Learn the basics of drawing materials, methods and techniques. Ceri Allen £95 including lunch BOOK ONLINE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DRNK
FULLY BOOKED: PAINTING FUNGI
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA chance to try botanical painting alongside our annual MUSHROOMS, TOADSTOOLS AND OTHER FUNGI identification course which should mean a wide range of real examples and mycological expertise will be immediately to hand if you wish to deepen your knowledge of your subject. Work in watercolour, coloured pencil or try a mixture of both, with
FULLY BOOKED: PEN AND WASH
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA course looking at pen and ink techniques and combining them with watercolour to create line and wash artwork. We will be looking at how to create textures, tones and decorative patterns with ink and how to paint various washes and then combining the two to produce line and wash work. Demonstrations, help and advice
BOTANICAL ART IN COLOURED PENCIL: OBSERVING NUTS, BERRIES, SEEDS AND FRUITS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTake a close look at seasonal nuts, fruits and berries to accurately capture their colours, textures and forms in coloured pencil. Working on either a single study or a small mixed composition, there will be explanations of techniques, demonstrations and individual attention while you work at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere. Suitable for
FULLY BOOKED: LANDSCAPE EXPRESSIVE SEMI ABSTRACT ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore 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 up a body of source material to work with, but this course focuses on developing your personal painterly style through exercises in the studio. We
CARTOONS FOR CHRISTMAS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis 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. Everyone can produce their own cartoon card with the aid of a few simple tricks, a modicum of practice and the supportive company of fellow
FULLY BOOKED: INSECTS IN CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomYou 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 and practical course. Time will be spent on composition with a little theory from studying some masters. Lots of support, guidance and all materials necessary
SILVERPOINT, PEN AND BRUSH WITH INK
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWe 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. It is a drawing made on a prepared ground using silver (or gold or copper) which then tarnishes, creating fine lines. There will also be
FULLY BOOKED: CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomLook 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 and subject matter. Steve Humble Residential: £605 Non-residential: £420 (incl. field trips)
THE ART OF PAINTING NOCTURNES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTake 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 we will develop these into painting studies that evoke a sense of nocturnal place and mood. We will look at great nocturnal painters like Whistler,