PAINTING THE SEA

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

Cumbria's west coast has a wide variety of shoreline subjects for the painter, from dramatic cliffs to sandy/pebbly beaches and tidal estuaries. Join landscape painter Lionel Playford visiting two different 

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DRAWING FROM THE EARTH

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

“Nature, from the Latin nasci means to become, to come from, that is to say, all that by its own force develops, forms, moves.” (Kurt Schwitters 1924) Iron, sandstone and 

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FULLY BOOKED: CHAMBER MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL

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

For pre-formed trios, quartets and quintets. Groups work together in the mornings at self-selected repertoire.  Afternoons free to explore the beautiful surroundings. Remaining sessions for mixed ensembles. Large library of 

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PRE-RAPHAELITISM: DREAMS OF AN EARTHY PARADISE

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

Following 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 

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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

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

This 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 

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DRAWING AND PAINTING BUILDINGS

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

Have 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, 

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FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE

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

Ruskin Lace is a distinctive form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District in the 1880s. You will be working on linen fabric using a 

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NORWEGIAN ART: THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN

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

19th 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 

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CREATIVE RELIEF WOODCARVING

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

Relief carving is the process of cutting a pattern or design into a flat surface. For those new to the craft, Sharon will gently guide you through the process of 

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CHORAL MASTERPIECES

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

Following the inspiring example of Mozart’s Requiem we will immerse ourselves in three requiems from the Romantic era. Brahms’ German Requiem used a Lutheran text and includes the chorus “How 

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