Art Courses
All classes have a maximum of twelve participants. Materials are not provided unless stated. A materials list will be provided by the tutor in good time before the course. Refreshments are provided during the day. Lunch is not included. Models are provided for all portrait and figure classes. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
Andrew James RP NEAC Portrait Painting In Oils
22nd-23rd February 2020 Oil Painting
During this intensive portrait painting workshop Andrew will provide personal guidance to develop individual’s skills in accordance to their ability. The course is built around aspects of expressive portraiture. Disciplined observational work will be pursued whilst looking to simultaneously develop the formal qualities of oil paint in order for it to become a more explicitly descriptive medium. The course will begin with a demonstration.
£185 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
Intermediate/Advanced
Fully Booked
Sam Dalby RP Portrait Drawing 28th,29th March 2020
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Over the course of the weekend, we will explore a range of media, for example: pencil, charcoal and sanguine. Working for the model participants will Investigate methods of picture construction and the process of measurement.
We will examine :
The importance of composition and lighting in order to create a dramatic impression.
How to develop a deeper understanding of the sitter.
How to preserve a vibrant and spontaneous first impression through to the finished work.
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£150 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
All Levels
Fully Booked
Daniel Shadbolt NEAC Portrait Painting In Oils
3rd April 2020 Oil Painting
This one day taster will explore proportion and perspective in the portrait.
The first half of the day will be spent attempting to understand the proportions of the model's head. These principles will also be of help in your future painting.
The afternoon will capitalise on your own particular perspective, making your painting even more specific.
£85 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
Taster Day
Daniel Shadbolt NEAC Portrait Painting In Oils
4th,5th April 2020
Two views Oil Painting
This workshop will be structured around the basis that each student will paint a profile and a frontal or near frontal three quarter view portrait study. Alternate views offer differing challenges and discoveries of the model. Separate morning and afternoon sessions over the two days should enable the chance to take a picture further.
Tuition will be given individually.
Palette discussion and demonstration will be concerning the benefits of using either an earth or chromatic palette and for the alternate challenges of colour and tone.
Seeing the head primarily as form or structure, will be encouraged for the purposes of building the painting up.
£170 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
Intermediate/Advanced
James Bland NEAC Structure and Abstraction in Flowers In Oils
9th,10th May 2020 Oil Painting
As well as being a fascinating subject in its own right, flower painting from life is an ideal complement to portrait and landscape practice. Like these other genres, it focuses on unique organic subjects that present changes over time and has a similar need for painterly summarisation realised in the moment.
On this new course you will use oil paint and charcoal to understand and form responses to the structural and abstract properties of flowers, using full-bodied oil paint to create work that has impact and power. By pursuing shape and colour as far as possible towards abstraction, the focus will move from the detail of the subject to the essential elements.
There will be particular attention in the teaching on the representation of falling light, as well as how to summarise complexity in broad strokes. The tutor will demonstrate each stage of the process and there will be one-to-one tuition at other times during the course.
This course is recommended for intermediate and advanced students. Fresh flowers will be provided for each day’s painting, and it’s envisioned that at least four paintings and one drawing will be made by each painter.
£170 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
Intermediate/Advanced
One Place Remaining
Two Places Remaining
Anastasia Pollard RP Painting A Clothed Figure
16th,17th May 2020 Oil Painting
During this workshop we will explore the clothed figure, focusing on achieving a likeness through the careful observation of essential shapes and accurate tonal and colour relationships. We will also be pushing the painting beyond a “head study” by understanding how the background relates to the figure, harmonising the colour values of the clothing with the portrait while expressing the contrast of textures.
£160 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
Intermediate/Advanced
Roger Dellar PS RP ROI Plein Air Painting In Oils
10th,11th,12th July 2020 Oil Painting
The North Norfolk Coast is a wonderful subject. Roger Dellar is able to capture the essence of a scene and allow the viewer to experience the light and mood of the day.
During this three day course Roger will demonstrate how to select and interpret a scene in a period of up to 2 hours, recording the essentials in one phase of light and tide. This workshop will also allow you to develop and improve the crucial techniques when working en plein air. Locations will include Wells Next The sea, Morston and Blakeney.
The course is suitable for beginners and those who would like to develop techniques or improve their individual style. The subject will be addressed and explored as a group and through one to one guidance in a relaxed and friendly manner.
£245
All Levels
Fully Booked
Andrew James RP NEAC Portrait Painting In Oils
25th,26th July 2020 Oil Painting
This intensive portrait painting workshop is for a small group of students, allowing time for personal guidance to develop individual’s skills in accordance to their ability. The course is built around aspects of expressive portraiture. Disciplined observational work will be pursued whilst looking to simultaneously develop the formal qualities of oil paint in order for it to become a more explicitly descriptive medium.
£185 Chedworth St, Cambridge CB3 9JF
Intermediate/Advanced
Daniel Shadbolt NEAC Portrait Painting In Oils
8th,9th August 2020 Oil Painting
Two views
This workshop will be structured around the basis that each student will paint a profile and a frontal or near frontal three quarter view portrait study. Alternate views offer differing challenges and discoveries of the model. Separate morning and afternoon sessions over the two days should enable the chance to take a picture further.
Tuition will be given individually.
Palette discussion and demonstration will be concerning the benefits of using either an earth or chromatic palette and for the alternate challenges of colour and tone.
Seeing the head primarily as form or structure, will be encouraged for the purposes of building the painting up.
£180 Chedworth St, Cambridge CB3 9JF
Intermediate/Advanced
Alex Fowler NEAC Painting the Landscape In Oils
21st,22nd,23rd August 2020 Oil Painting
Over the three days we will address how to view the landscape as a painter. Students will be encouraged to work on quick “Alla Prima” paintings as a means of investigating how to make meaningful and highly charged paintings of the landscape in a short time and will develop a working method that allows them to be open to the numerous possible directions that a painting might take. We will work on number of canvases at once to encourage experimentation, and the surprise of the happy accident. Venues Blakeney, Cley, Sheringham.
“The artist does not draw what he sees, but what he must make others see.” ~ Edgar Degas, Notebooks
£240
All Levels
Clare Haward NEAC Still Life Painting In Oils
12th,13th September 2020 Oil Painting
An intermediate/advanced two-day still life oil painting workshop in which we will look beyond the objects and focus on the pictorial possibilities of our subject. Clare will introduce a series of exercises encouraging students to see differently and discover the abstract qualities of our compositions. Considering core elements such as tone, line, light and shadow, colour relationships and edge quality, we will explore ways to represent what we see with paint and work towards a finished painting.
£130 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA
Intermediate/Advanced
Simon Dadd ARBSA Lino Cut Printmaking
19th,20th September 2020
This workshop is an introduction to creating a linocut with additional colour.
During this course Simon will guide you through the key principles of relief printmaking, including
how to make a key block with colour separations and use registration methods.
Course includes:
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Composing your design, considering compositional devices and colour application.
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Registering multiple blocks
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Cutting techniques and exploring mark making
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Application of ink
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Printing without a press.
This is a beginner’s workshop for people looking to gain a new skill or to refresh existing knowledge everything is explained clearly with demonstrations. Lots of support and advice is given throughout.
£110 Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7HA