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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GEOLOGY WITH ANNETTE MCGRATH: ROCKS, MINERALS, FOSSILS

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

A thorough introduction to rocks, minerals and fossils through illustrated talks and hands-on practical sessions. You will have the opportunity to examine a museum-quality geological collection from around the world 

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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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FULLY BOOKED: CHRISTMAS CREATIONS (MATERIALS PROVIDED)

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

Get into the Christmas Spirit! Arrangements will include several of the following: a scarlet Christmas basket, a lit bauble bowl, an icy winter scene, a lantern, a Scandi felt pot 

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AUTUMN YOGA RETREAT: TOWARDS A PERSONAL PRACTICE

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

An opportunity to explore and deepen your understanding of the accessible approach to yoga within the spirit of Vini yoga as developed by the pioneering yoga teacher T.K.V. Desikachar; adapted 

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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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FESTIVE FOLK SINGING WITH ROSIE AND WILL

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

Come and join Rosie and Will for some seasonal folk singing with this gentle introduction to singing folk music in three- and four-part harmony! Can’t read music? No problem - 

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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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