Week of Courses
PAINTING THE SEA
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 locations for inspiration. Sharpen up your skills sketching and painting en plein air and learn some useful techniques to capture the look and feeling of
DRAWING FROM THE EARTH
“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 slate have been mined in Cumbria for centuries and are still used to make artist colours such as Egremont red, St Bees yellow and Kirkby
FULLY BOOKED: CHAMBER MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL
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 music to explore. Louise Latham (coordinator) with Tamsin Symons and Stephen Threlfall and Mary Dainton as course assistant Residential: £640 Non-residential: £470
DRAWING AND PAINTING BUILDINGS
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, how to accurately measure and transfer what you see and bring character to your drawings using watercolours. Step by step demonstrations throughout. This is your
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
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 format through short exercises and group activities. Rather than a focus on completed pieces, we will make explorative pieces - the course is aimed to
PRE-RAPHAELITISM: DREAMS OF AN EARTHY PARADISE
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 aspirations of Victorian society. This course will investigate attitudes to women, men and relationships through the key preoccupations which emerged in painting and literature of
FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE
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 combination of drawn thread and cut linen work, with the geometric designs being created using needlelace techniques specific to this type of lace. The course
NORWEGIAN ART: THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN
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 Christian Krohg and the exuberant celebrations of Norwegian landscape of Harald Sohlberg and Nikolai Astrop. Tim Stimson Residential: £350 Non-residential: £245