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The Spring Gardens and surrounding tree borders are the perfect place to find strong contrasts. You will venture down their pathways to reveal a bold approach to drawing and painting. Working both in the studio and around the Spring Gardens, you will be hunting out some visual woodland shapes with striking contrasts, taking in not only the forms before you but the light around these forms. You will look to one or two particular artists for inspiration as you explore some dramatic tree and plant shapes. Your tutor will offer up some painting techniques to help you explore the subject fully. These various approaches will enable you to develop a personal and intuitive response to your subject matter. Finally, your drawings and painted sketches will be brought together in the form of one or two watercolour compositions.
There will be plenty of demonstrations and one-to-one support from your tutor. You will be encouraged to progress, change and explore.
By the end of the course, you will have generated new ideas for further development. You will have shaken up your thinking/intuitive mental balance and become better acquainted with a painting arena outside your normal comfort zone.
No preparation is required for this course, but please bring any photos/sketches that you find inspirational and any techniques/materials that you want to discuss or explore.
All working methods will be demonstrated by the tutor and repeated as required. The tutor may change the course structure as appropriate.
The College will supply some paint and paper to get you started.
It may be necessary to buy additional materials from the college shop during your course.
Please bring any of the above, if you have them, and, in addition: Bring other/similar materials you wish to use/try out A sports cap drinking bottle to keep you hydrated
Your tutor will advise on all materials at the beginning of the course and she will bring some to try out.
Available from shop: A good variety of watercolour paints (tubes and pans), drawing materials, sketchbooks, a good range of papers, brushes, palettes, fixative spray, etc.
Your tutor will advise you on all materials at the beginning of the course and will bring some for you to try out.
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes).
Arrival Day - this is the first date listed above
Courses start early evening. Residential students to arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm.
6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included).
8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential.
Daily timetable
Classes 9.15 - 5pm, lunch is included.
From 6.30pm: Dinner (included for residential students).
Evening working - students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with their tutor's permission and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Last day
Classes 9.15am - 3pm, lunch is included.
Residential students are to vacate their rooms by 10am please.
(This timetable is for courses of more than one day in length. The tutor may make slight variations)
Christine Forbes is a Sussex artist and graduate of Northbrook College, Worthing. Her background is in design, acting, fashion and catering. She has been teaching for over 20 years (both adults and children) and includes: The National association of Gifted Children and HMP Ford. She continues to work for private, club and corporate clients. Christine exhibits regularly and is a member of the Sussex Watercolour Society. She runs her own gift card business.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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