March Watercolour Painting Holiday in the Lake District

* Studio Work - Memory painting and painting with the opposite hand; Still Life Painting in the style of Picasso!!; Charcoal sketching on coloured paper; Painting the two bridges over the River Rothay (photos if weather unsuitable).

* Ruskin Museum, Coniston - Award winning museum has many of Ruskin’s paintings and original sketch books. Lovely views of the Fells. Sketching both inside and out of Museum

* Arnside - Whole day out to sketch and paint in this pleasant small town on Morecambe Bay. Light lunch will be provided.

* Sheila Fell RA - Local painter of many atmospheric scenes of Lake District Fells and farmhouses. Working from reproductions of her works to explore her style of working.

* Slides & Discussion - ‘Lake District in Paintings form 1760 to present day’, with discussion.

* Evening sessions - ‘Velasquez’, the great Spanish painter whose work inspired Picasso; ‘Raoul Dufy’ - a light hearted French painter whose theme was leisure and play; appraisal of work in progress; Quiz evening.

The course 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.

Audrey Jerram 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. They now run a similar establishment in Wiltshire. 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.

Room Type	Price
Standard Double or Twin	£560
Superior Double or Twin	£620
Suite Double or Twin	£640
Single - Gunroom	£605
Standard Double as Single	£655
Superior Double as Single	£710
Non-Residents	£400

The 5-night holiday runs from Sunday evening through to mid-morning Friday, and the price is per person and includes full English breakfast, morning coffee, 3-course dinner and VAT @ 17.5% for the 5 night stay.

Non-participating partners are welcome, and the cost for them is £50 less than above.

We ask for a deposit of £150 per person for the 5-night holiday, which can be by cheque or credit card. This is non-refundable unless the room is subsequently relet, and cancellation insurance is available.