Create a series of portraits working from a different model each day.​ This summer school aims to build your skills over the three days, with each day focusing on a different aspect of portraiture. Starting with working on a small scale, making quick intuitive gestural studies, which will then develop towards making more sustained portraits. Colour mixing including mixing skin tones, paint handling and how to keep the painting loose will all be covered.

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For those with more experience it’s an opportunity to work from different sitters with guidance from an experienced artist/tutor.

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£195 (all materials provided)​​​​

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An intermediate / advanced level oil painting course introducing you to some of the traditions and innovations of still life painting.

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The ‘hands on’ approach to the subject matter is intended to increase confidence and individual control in each student’s own work. Assistance and support is available from your tutor throughout the day.​​

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£830 (suggested materials list will be provided)

Some previous experience of oil painting is necessary. 

 

TUTORS: llaria Rosselli Del Turco and Kim Scouller

An introduction to drawing from observation through a carefully structured approach in a studio environment. Suitable for beginners.

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Explore the creative possibilities of drawing through a series of practical drawing tasks. You will explore techniques that develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition, and mark making. You will investigate spatial relationships through basic measuring and constructing a composition. Relevant examples of work from artists will be discussed in relation to the drawings you are making.

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£449 (all materials provided)

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Enjoy the outdoors while honing your plein-air drawing and painting skills in this historically rich park. Immersed in the landscape you will be given guidance on how to create interesting compositions and different approaches to colour palettes and painting handling.

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Demos and discussions will be given on landscape painting and artists working in this genre.

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The classes are suitable for beginners and those wanting to develop their drawing / painting skills further.

 

£20 - half day

£30 - all day (materials list will be provided)​​​

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This beginner friendly workshop will include a visit to the exhibition and introduce participants to Saville’s prolific oeuvre. You will get the chance to create your own painted portrait, experimenting with Saville’s smearing and distortion techniques.

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All materials provided. All abilities welcome.

 

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£250 (all materials provided)

£200 (members / concessions) ​​​​​

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image: Jenny Saville, Hyphen, 1999

This is a great chance to really explore painting flesh, exploring handling of paint in oils and acrylics to great strong, intensely physical compositions. Our model Anna has such a dynamic physicality, with such strength and stamina- she is a joy to paint with and the perfect model to explore the lush fleshy-ness which can be achieved with oil paint.

 

We will be looking to a range of artists as inspiration for our exploration of paint and flesh – from Rubens to Matisse / Lucian Freud to Jenny Saville. Our tutor Kim has so much to offer with regard to handling of paint and colour – this is going to be an absolute treat!

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image: Jenny Saville, 'Juncture'

This is a fun and informative workshop exploring the gestural possibilities of paint and a more contemporary approach to working from the model.

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During this two-day workshop you will develop ways of abstracting the body and making dynamic compositions through tonal drawings, cropping, expressive mark making and colour choices.

 

The workshop aims to push you out of your comfort zone, to be brave and try a bolder approach.

With lots of demonstrations and one-to-one tuition, this workshop is suitable for all levels of ability.

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£180 (all materials provided)

Gesture, colour, character: Lose your painting inhibitions in this exciting and practical portrait workshop.

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Starting with an introduction to the ideas behind my approach and artistic influences, the workshop will guide you through the process from composition ideas to the finished painting. You will be shown new ways to make marks and explore gestural paint handling to build the structure of the head. With plenty of demonstrations and one-to-one tuition.

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Suitable for all levels of experience

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£95 (all materials provided)​​

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Explore strong use of line and color to bring a real sense of personality to your portraits – with plenty of demonstrations and information on technique we will be taking a deep dive into Egon Schiele’s approach to the model. There will be lots of demos and information on Schiele and his influences to really allow us to get into his process.

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With fantastic models, looks and insightful teaching this really promises to be a super course with lots of portrait exploration Schiele style!​​​​​​​​​​