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Art Courses » Painting Thursdays 2011/12 at the Littleham Leisure Centre, Exmouth

These excellent one-day painting workshops are held at the Littleham Leisure Centre in Exmouth (click link for Google Map) starting at 10am and finishing at 4.30pm. They provide well-structured workshops that will help you to build your confidence and skills in painting and drawing. Do not worry if you are a beginner as tuition is individual! Each day begins with an illustrated talk / presentation that sets the objectives of the day. You can work in any media and expect to be given expert tuition. A Painting Thursday workshop costs £35 for the day. The price includes tuition, and hot drinks throughout the day - you will need to bring a packed lunch.
Contact us for more information, or click here to download the application form.

February 9th 2012 - The Pleasure of Watercolour
This workshop will offer exciting ideas for working watercolour or acrylic very directly, creating loose or 'free' looking work. The workshop will aim at playful use of watercolour to build your confidence in working more adventurously. There will be a variety of subjects including plants, still life, and images of landscape. You will need to bring at least one sheet of heavyweight watercolour paper (A2 or A1) and a lightweight board to support your paper. You will need to stretch your paper - if you do not know how to do this please contact us.

March 1st - Using Texture and Relief
Come for a fun day where you can explore different ways of creating texture and low relief in you works. We will look at how you can use painting knives and other ways of applying paint thickly. The visual resources of this course will use a choice of themes either still life, plants and flowers, or landscape. We will reflect on some of the paintings of such artists as Ben Nicholson, Victor Pasmore, George Dannatt, Sir Kyffin Williams and Joan Eardley. You will not need special skill or previous experience as we will guide you through the processes. You will need a couple of canvases or painting boards approx 12 x14 inches or 12 x 12inches. A sharp cutting Knife, scissors and a small tub of PVA glue will also be helpful.

March 29th - Painting Atmosphere and Mood
This workshop is designed to encourage you to free up your painting style to work more loosely and confidently. We have chosen themes of interiors, landscapes or seascapes for this day and would like you to bring a painting, drawing or photographs of a starting point that you find interesting and would like to develop (re-invent). We will also provide examples you could use if you are unsure what to bring. You will also need a larger painting board e.g. 20 x 30inches or a large sheet of water-colour paper for your painting. Media suggestions are: acrylics, water-colours, inks or mixed media. We will be looking at the work of artists such as Borlase Smart, Emile Nolde, John Lovett and Anne Redpath.

April 12th and 13th - Easter Two Day Course (please click here for more info)

May 17th - Composing your Paintings
This course will examine a wide variety of ways to develop your compositional ideas. You could spread between two canvases or papers or that take advantage of shaped canvases. We suggest the theme for this work can be semi abstract perhaps based on shapes patterns and colours found in natural objects such as, rocks, trees, water or landscapes. We suggest working with acrylics or oils will be appropriate for the day. Try to gather any images that interest you from photographs, books or magazines. We will look at paintings by such artists as Peter Lanyon, Barrie Cook, Piet Mondrian and Anthony Green.

June 14th 2012 - Impressionism -Better use a Square Ended Brush
This exciting day will explore how the Impressionists and Plein Air artists used brush marks, tone and colour to see the world in new and different ways. We will examine how such artists as Monet, Pissarro, Cezanne. Van Gogh, used brushstrokes and colour to such wonderful effect. The themes for this workshop will be landscapes seascapes or self portraits. We suggest you work in acrylics or possibly gouache. Make sure you have several different sized, flat, square ended, nylon or hoghair brushes. Bring a couple of either canvases or painting boards. If you have any drawings or photographs of landscape, seascape or portraits please bring them with you.

Tuesday 31st July to Friday 3rd August - Devon Summer Art School (please click here for more info)

COURSE PRICE Painting Thursday workshops cost £35 for the day.
The price includes tuition and hot drinks and biscuits throughout the day. You will need to bring your own packed lunch.

2012 COURSE DATES Feb 09: The Pleasure of Watercolour
Mar 01: Using Texture and Relief
Mar 29: Painting Atmosphere and Mood
May 17: Composing your Paintings
Jun 14: Impressionism

Courses start at 10am and finish around 4.30pm.

APPLICATION FORM Click here for the application form.

The application form is in Microsoft Word format. Download, print, and follow the instructions.