Jane Beech (Art)

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Jane Beech BA (Hons) Certificate in Further, Higher and Adult Education. Jane has worked as an illustrator and designer for a number of years for local councils, Chester Zoo, the ceramic industry as well as producing archaeological illustrations, children’s books and exhibiting her work. Jane is currently working as an Adult Education tutor on a self-employed basis, having worked in this field for a number of years. She is currently teaching at Higham Hall and locally in Cheshire, Flintshire and the Wirral area offering weekly sessions, day courses and workshops for art groups and societies as well as exhibiting her artwork at Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham. Previously she has taught at West Cheshire college, the local LEA, Burton Manor College and Dillington House Residential College specialising in beginners classes leading on to all levels.
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FULLY BOOKED: DISCOVERING PEN AND INK

Create textures, tonal areas and decorative patterns in pen and ink, then combine them to create a finished drawing. With demos throughout and access to a variety of pens to experiment with, by the end you should be able to handle your materials with confidence. Jane Beech (Cheshire www.highamhall.com/jane-beech) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190

DRAWING AND PAINTING BUILDINGS IN WATERCOLOR

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

If you can master buildings in your artwork, you open up a rich source of subject to draw upon. Start off with a valuable and simple refresher on drawing and perspective, then put it into practice with some genuinely worthwhile watercolour exercises. You will have the time to work from an image (or images) of 

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DISCOVERING PEN AND INK

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

Create textures, tonal areas and decorative patterns in pen and ink, then combine them to create a finished drawing. With demos throughout and access to a variety of pens to experiment with, by the end you should be able to handle your materials with confidence. Jane Beech (Cheshire Create textures, tonal areas and decorative patterns 

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MAKE THE MOST OF WATERCOLOURS (MATERIALS PROVIDED)

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

Watercolour is a beguiling medium, fast-drying, responsive and versatile. Its transparency lends colour a luminosity that is unmatched by other media. Learn how to use watercolour with confidence over a weekend that will cover all the basics, from how to mix colours to painting flat, graded and variegated washes and what to do if something 

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WATERCOLOURS WITH CONFIDENCE

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

Making the most of Higham’s beautiful building and grounds, we will paint from life in a variety of settings. Enjoy demonstrations and discussion in the studio, and painting en plein-air as the weather permits. Build your skills and technical understanding of the medium, try different compositional strategies and gain confidence with Jane’s gentle guidance and 

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PAINTING AND DRAWING SUMMER SCHOOL

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

A week of workshops, lectures and demonstrations led by four of our tutors, offering a broad mix of inspiration, approaches, techniques and styles intended to refresh and expand your painting and drawing skills. Bring your favourite media and equipment, use our beautiful setting, and devote some quality time to developing your creative practice. Residential: £640 

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FULLY BOOKED: PEN AND WASH

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

A course looking at pen and ink techniques and combining them with watercolour to create line and wash artwork. We will be looking at how to create textures, tones and decorative patterns with ink and how to paint various washes and then combining the two to produce line and wash work. Demonstrations, help and advice 

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FULLY BOOKED: WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES FOR BEGINNERS

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

Learn how to paint a simple but effective landscape including skies, hills, trees, hedgerows and other landscape features. This is suitable for beginners and for intermediate levels who want to brush up their technique. It is a taught course using step-by-step demonstrations and individual help is given throughout. Jane Beech Residential: £325 Non-residential: £240 includes 

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DISCOVERING PEN AND INK

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

Create textures, tonal areas and decorative patterns in pen and ink, then combine them to create a finished drawing. With demos throughout and access to a variety of pens to experiment with, by the end you should be able to handle your materials with confidence. Jane Beech Residential: £305 Non-residential: £220

CAPTURING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR AND PENCIL

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

Drawing and painting flowers is a lovely thing to do, though if you have never done it before it can be a bit daunting. Learn how to draw a basic flower and leaf shapes to start building your confidence then build upon this to produce a finished piece with details and shading. We will be 

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