November Watercolour Painting

November 7th - 12th 2010 

PROGRAMME 
   

* Studio Work - Still Life on a Lake District theme; Drawing exercises to get you started using charcoal tinted pencils (a selection will be provided); A painting in Mixed Media, using water colour, pigment, sand glue, candle, charcoal etc.; A painting using one of Van Gogh's works as inspiration.
   

* Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal - Half day visit to one of the best art galleries in Cumbria. Among other exhibits it has a room dedicated to paintings of the Lake District. Sketching from some of the works.
   

* Stephenson's Ground, Broughton - Whole day sketching trip by minibus to this traditional farmhouse high on the fells near Broughton. Beautiful views, old farm buildings and the house itself as subjects to sketch or paint. Coffee in the house and a light lunch will be provided. (to be confirmed)
    

* Slide Presentation - 'The paintings of Van Gogh, his friend Gauguin and their contempories' with discussion
   

* Evening Sessions – DVD; Appraisal and discussion of work achieved; Fun Quiz.

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.

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 water colour, 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.

The 5-night holiday runs from Sunday evening through to mid-morning Friday, and the price is per person and includes early morning tea, 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.