Teaching – Morning Class
All classes will take place at
The Cricket Club Pavilion Nettlebed
between 10.00 a.m - 12.30 p.m
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Date |
Subject Matter |
Materials to Bring |
Aims of Lesson |
| Jan 13th | Apples in a bag | Three apples of the same variety and a paper bag. Table lamp for light source, sketch book for working in. Range of pencils, charcoal, white chalk & fixative. I will bring grey paper. | TONE. First hour just pencil black and white, after coffee charcoal and chalk. |
| Jan 20th | Liquorice Allsorts composition | Box of Liquorice Allsorts, table lamp, piece of white paper, small pieces of black sugar paper, scissors, prittstick, coloured drawing media, watercolour pencils & watercolours. | COMPOSTION. After some initial compositional exercises using collage we will set about doing a small picture of the liquorice allsorts. Cubes and ellipses. |
| Jan 27th | Single colour still-life from 3 or 4 objects | Table lamp,sketch book paints of choice. Bring in 3or 4 objects of the same basic colour. Choose red yellow or blue. | COLOUR. After some basic colour mixing exercises we will attempt to do a one colour still life. Looking at how to make darks without using black and colours lighter without using white. |
| Feb 3rd | The versatile approach | Sketch Book Ruler. Paints of choice. Drawing materials | COMPOSITION. I will set up a very big still life. You will be asked to draw a small portion of it. Once you have got a reasonable composition you will be asked to treat it in very different ways. |
| Feb 10th | Techniques day. Stretching paper. Mixing greens Cutting a mount. | Sketch book, materials of choice, piece of watercolor paper, wooden board to fit the paper, brown gummed tape. Mount cutter and piece of card if you have one. | TECHNIQUES. Hope that this how to do it session might help smooth out some of the practical difficulties you have with your work. |
| Feb 17th | HALF TERM HALF TERM HALF TERM HALF TERM | ||
| Feb 24th | Still-life with flowers. | Sketch book for small composition sketches. Paints of choice. Could use a small canvas. | Think about all we have learnt this term and try to put it together in one small picture. |
| Mar 3rd | Trip to Tate Britain to view major pieces of still-life painting | Sketch book and dry sketching materials | We will also visit DRAWN FROM THE COLLECTION a B.P.exhibition also at the Tate Britain. |
| Mar 10th | The Still life and the Portrait | Sketch book for initial compositional sketches Camera Materials of choice. Bring appropriate support. Model present | I will set up a still-life that will include a model. After some initial sketches I am expecting you to make a picture that will include the model and the still life. This is quite challenging but I think you are all quite good now. |
| Mar 17th | Continuation of the previous session. | Materials as last week. Model not present | Hope to finish the picture this week. If time we could have a crit at 12.15 |
| Mar24th | Still-life with Collage and Print | Sketch book, cartridge paper, collage papers & Prittstik. I will provide ink glass and rollers.Oil crayons and paint for later additions | Using previous still life drawings for inspiration you will be encouraged to make a monoprint on collaged paper. This is to encourage your creativity and work spontaneously. |
| Mar 31st | Still-life in a shoe box with background | Shoe box ,with two small objects in it On the back wall of the shoe box there is a photo of a scene. You must choose the objects and the photo carefully. Table lamp Paints of choice, Support. Small size so you can finish it. | This exercise was inspired by the recent Eric Rimmington exhibition at the Bohan. He used this device quite often.Once you have chosen the objects the picture should come together easily. |
| The Term’s Fee is £99 for 11 lessons. | |||