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Art: Summer Creations – Mixed Media (Weds)
The Public House – Summer Course Wednesday 10thApril 2024
(Miss 22nd, 29th May & 5th June due tutor commitments)
Summer Creations – mixed mediums.
This 10-week course is based on using familiar mediums but in slightly different ways. Sometimes we will spend two weeks working with one medium, allowing us time to complete work in a more relaxed way and develop techniques whilst improving our understanding of what is achievable with each. Other times we will have one week exploring a medium and experimenting with new techniques.
This course would follow on as an extension to previous attendees to Cora’s courses but also suits new students wishing to ‘have a go’ with some art materials in a fun and relaxed environment.
Fees include use of all basic art materials. Please bring along an A3 sketchpad, we won’t use this all the time, but it is a useful place to store all your work in.
A £3.00 contribution towards refreshments is requested. There will also be an additional fee for a stretched canvass for week 5, 6 & 7 dependent on size of canvass or students can source their own.
Week
Medium and subject
Materials included in fee (unless otherwise stated)
1
10/4
Pencil and Graphite
More drawing – perspective and creating distance in our work – buildings and landscape – graphite
Assorted pencils
(Use own A3 Pads)
2
17/4
Mixed media wk1 – landscape, watercolour, inks, pastel, and collage
We will look at some new watercolour techniques before we explore the possibilities of using a variety of resources to create a painting.
Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials.
PVA glue
Mixed papers
3
24/4
Mixed media wk2 – Continuing mixed media painting.
Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials.
PVA glue
Mixed papers
4
1/5
Portraiture and figure drawing – with live model in costume – Charcoal/Pastel
We will look at the rules of drawing people.
Charcoal
Pastels
Mixed papers
Fixative
5
8/5
More Acrylics wk1 – botanical painting on a stretched canvas (NB either provide own, or small additional charge for canvas)
Acrylic paint
Brushes
Canvasses (extra fee)
6
15/5
More Acrylics wk2 – Continuing acrylic painting.
Acrylic paint
Brushes
Canvasses (extra fee)
3-week gap 23rd & 30th May & 5th June
7
12/6
Miniature painting – acrylics landscape or botanical (Mini canvass and easel available at £1.00 per set)
Mini canvasses (extra fee)
Acrylic paint
Fine brushes
8
19/6
More printing – monoprint, ‘poor man’s lino cut’ and tetra pak
We will explore some simple print techniques using basic materials
Polystyrene sheets
Block print inks
Tetra Paks
Mixed papers
9
26/6
Abstract approaches wk1 – We will explore various methods of creating an abstract painting through process and decision making. mixed media.
Oil pastels
Charcoal
Acrylic paint
Papers
10
37
Abstract approaches wk2 – using materials and ideas from week one we create a finished piece using mixed media
Oil pastels
Charcoal
Acrylic paint
Papers
Art: Summer Creations – Mixed Media
The Public House – Summer Course Thurs 11th April2024
(Miss 23rd & 30th May & 6th June due tutor commitments)
Summer Creations – mixed mediums.
This 10-week course is based on using familiar mediums but in slightly different ways. Sometimes we will spend two weeks working with one medium, allowing us time to complete work in a more relaxed way and develop techniques whilst improving our understanding of what is achievable with each. Other times we will have one week exploring a medium and experimenting with new techniques.
This course would follow on as an extension to previous attendees to Cora’s courses but also suits new students wishing to ‘have a go’ with some art materials in a fun and relaxed environment.
Fees include use of all basic art materials. Please bring along an A3 sketchpad, we won’t use this all the time, but it is a useful place to store all your work in.
A £3.00 contribution towards refreshments is requested. There will also be an additional fee for a stretched canvass for week 5, 6 & 7 dependent on size of canvass or students can source their own.
Week
Medium and subject
Materials included in fee (unless otherwise stated)
1
11/4
Pencil and Graphite
More drawing – perspective and creating distance in our work – buildings and landscape – graphite
Assorted pencils
(Use own A3 Pads)
2
18/4
Mixed media wk1 – landscape, watercolour, inks, pastel, and collage
We will look at some new watercolour techniques before we explore the possibilities of using a variety of resources to create a painting.
Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials.
PVA glue
Mixed papers
3
25/4
Mixed media wk2 – Continuing mixed media painting.
Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials.
PVA glue
Mixed papers
4
2/5
Portraiture and figure drawing – with live model in costume – Charcoal/Pastel
We will look at the rules of drawing people.
Charcoal
Pastels
Mixed papers
Fixative
5
9/5
More Acrylics wk1 – botanical painting on a stretched canvas (NB either provide own, or small additional charge for canvas)
Acrylic paint
Brushes
Canvasses (extra fee)
6
16/5
More Acrylics wk2 – Continuing acrylic painting.
Acrylic paint
Brushes
Canvasses (extra fee)
3-week gap 23rd & 30th May & 5th June
7
13/6
Miniature painting – acrylics landscape or botanical (Mini canvass and easel available at £1.00 per set)
Mini canvasses (extra fee)
Acrylic paint
Fine brushes
8
20/6
More printing – monoprint, ‘poor man’s lino cut’ and tetra pak
We will explore some simple print techniques using basic materials
Polystyrene sheets
Block print inks
Tetra Paks
Mixed papers
9
27/6
Abstract approaches wk1 – We will explore various methods of creating an abstract painting through process and decision making. mixed media.
Oil pastels
Charcoal
Acrylic paint
Papers
10
4/7
Abstract approaches wk2 – using materials and ideas from week one we create a finished piece using mixed media
Oil pastels
Charcoal
Acrylic paint
Papers
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