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Week of Courses
PAINTING THE SEA
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, rocky headlands and salt marshes for inspiration. Sharpen up your skills drawing en plein air and learn some useful techniques to capture the dynamism of
PALETTE KNIFE EXPERIMENTS
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 paint playing with textures and layers and mixing colours directly on the surface of the canvas. This humble artist’s tool can unlock many new possibilities