Spring Painting March 25th - 31st 2012
PROGRAMME
Studio work 
* Still Life - with the emphasis on colour relationships. Also some drawing exercises relating to the set-up.
* Egg Tempura - Making your own egg tempura by mixing egg yolk, water and pure pigment and using it in a painting.
* Painting from Sketches made made on outings and from views of the surrounding Fells.
Trips Out
* Abbot Hall Gallery - A half day visit to this excellent gallery in Kendal. The gallery has a room dedicated to paintings of the Lake District by a variety of artists, which we will have the opportunity to view and sketch. They will also have a special exhibition of English water colour paintings from the 18th and 19th Centuries including the works of JWM Turner, John Sell Cotman, John Couzens and Thomas Girtin.
* Ullswater - A whole day out, travelling by minibus, sketching in this spectacular area. Stopping enroute at the unspoilt hamlet of Hartsop, and then further sketching stops on the shores of Ullswater and at Howtown on the east side of the Lake. Coffee and light lunch provided.
Evening sessions
* Slide presentation and discussion on the work of David Hockney in Yorkshire
* DVD "Into The Light" showing prominent members of the Royal Water Colour Society at work on location
* Appraisal and discussion of work achieved
* A light-hearted fun Quiz evening to end the holiday
The holiday will finish on the Friday morning with an informal exhibition of paintings and appraisal of work achieved. Within the course, there is plenty of scope for artists to develop their individual ideas.
The holiday runs from Sunday evening to mid-morning on Friday. Prices are per person for the 5 nights and include full Cumbrian breakfast, morning coffee, 3-course dinner and VAT @ 20 % .
Classic Double / Twin: £600 Superior Double / Twin: £660
Suite Double / Twin: £680 Single - Gun Room: £645
Classic Double as Single: £720 Superior Double as Single: £780
Non-resident: £430
Non-participating partners are welcome, and there is a reduction of £50 on the above prices for them.
A deposit of £150 per person is required for the holidays, which can be made by cheque or credit card. This is non-refundable unless the room is subsequently re let; cancellation insurance is available.
TUTOR
The course tutor, Audrey Jerram, is very experienced in teaching painters. She and her husband, Peter, ran a guest house for painters in Hartsop, near Ullswater, and so is well acquainted with the Lake District. Audrey paints in predominately in acrylics and watercolour, but uses other media from time to time.
Her London exhibitions include one person shows in Foyles Art Gallery, Queensland House Gallery, and the Loggia Gallery. In 1994 she had an exhibition at the Collins Street Gallery in Melbourne, and as a result was commissioned to paint in the Gold Fields of Western Australia in 1997, followed by another exhibition in Melbourne. Her paintings are in private collections in numerous countries.
To see some examples of Audrey's work, click here