FULLY BOOKED: DRAMATIC SKIES, LAND AND SEASCAPE IN SOFT PASTELS

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

Extend your artistic skills using pastels to create expressive seascapes, landscapes and dramatic skies. With demonstrations throughout, gentle guidance for beginners, encouragement for the more experienced and constructive one-to-one critique 

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FULLY BOOKED: BIRD SONGS AND CALLS

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

The vocalisations of birds are invaluable aids to help us in their identification but the process of learning them all may seem daunting and never-ending. Fortunately, most species have a 

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OVERTURES

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

Traditionally, concerts always began with an overture featuring colourful orchestration and memorable melodies. Starting with Mozart and Beethoven we will examine overtures by Rossini, Mendelssohn and Weber, Verdi and Wagner, 

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SUNDAY LECTURE: RUSKIN AND THE PRE-RAPHAELITE WOMEN

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

John Ruskin’s attitude to Pre-Raphaelite women writers and artists reflected an unsympathetic age. The challenges faced by Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Jane Morris, Evelyn de Morgan and Maria 

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FULLY BOOKED: FURTHER MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION

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

This course involves more advanced illumination techniques and is therefore NOT suitable for beginners. Those who have already attended the beginner's course (INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION, 19-21 April) and 

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PEN, INK AND COLOURED PENCIL

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

Bring your own photographs (animal portraits, birds or landscapes make good subjects) or inanimate objects to work from. Learn about the different ways you can use pen and ink with 

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