WINTER LANDSCAPE: SKETCHING AND PAINTING

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

For the artist, mid-winter offers unique qualities of light, colour and pattern despite the short daylight hours and challenging weather. On this course we will go to accessible northern Lake District landscape locations to explore these qualities in sketching. I will then help you to develop expressive studio responses in both drawing and painting. Through 

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SPRING BULBS, BUDS AND BLOSSOM IN THE LANDSCAPE

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

Express your feelings in drawing and painting about nature bursting out from hedgerows, verges, meadows and woods in spring. This special time of year is all about the energy and optimism of growth and colour. The course will help you observe directly from nature through outdoor sketching then develop powerful expressive responses in the studio 

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SPRING BULBS, BUDS AND BLOSSOM IN THE LANDSCAPE

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

Express your feelings by drawing and painting nature bursting out from hedgerows, verges, meadows and woods in spring. This special time of year is all about the energy and optimism of growth and colour. The course will help you observe directly from nature through outdoor sketching to then develop powerful expressive responses in the studio 

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EXPLORING HEDGEROWS AND VERGES THROUGH ART AND SCIENCE

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

Enter the world of hedgerows, roadside verges and flower meadows to explore the flora and fauna of the valley landscape of the northern Lake District through science and art. On this brand new course co-taught by a scientist and an artist, venture out to investigate close-up how particular plants and animals relate in these habitats 

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SKETCHING AND PAINTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS

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

Explore the varied and wonderful landscapes of the northern Lake District from stream and riverbank to lakeside fell by way of woodland through plein-air sketching and studio painting. Lionel will help you develop more powerful ways to express your feelings about the outdoor world, seen from afar or close-up, using traditional drawing and painting media 

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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 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 

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DRAWING AND PAINTING LAKELAND CHURCHES

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

The northern Lake District contains many characterful old churches set in beautiful rural locations, some surrounded by mountains or hilly meadows and one or two with views across to the wide Solway estuary. Join Lionel on sketching and painting expeditions to seven different churches and churchyards to hone your skills in drawing both architectural and 

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