COURSE PROGRAMME - GET CREATIVE WEEKEND
SATURDAY
Arrive 10.0am Refreshments in the upstairs gallery. Meet your fellow artists.
Introduction to JoeDaisy Studio and your Professional Artist.
10.30am Paints, brushes and equipment. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT. A complete
overview, explanation and
comparison of products. Every artist has their own space with professional easel, painting table and hi stool. Some special tips on how to prepare your canvas for painting. Use of pigments & mediums. Which sort of brush for each medium etc.There is a complete selection of brushes, palette knives, paints, pastels, canvases, pigments, mediums, etc in the studio.
11.0am Painting with passion and the power of one brush and a limited palette. We paint in acrylics. An
essential warming up and ‘exploring’ exercise where you discover your own abilities/
instincts/leanings. You are taught how to create a focal point and how to balance your colour (with reference to the Colour Wheel) in this initial exercise. You also learn how nature can teach you composition and how 'nature' can be your starting point to create 'simplified' or 'abstract' paintings.
We explore brushes and Cat shows you how to handle and work your brush. Everyone has
the same colour palette and it is very interesting to see how each student creates a completely different painting. We use the wet on wet method and paint with passion,
spontaneously, quickly and with confidence of colour. This is an initial exercise to explore your instinctive creative abilities.
12.45 Critique of your paintings.
It’s good to look back on this first painting at the end of the
weekend - to see how you’ve progressed.
1.00am Buffet Lunch in the Upstairs Gallery (Sometimes a barbecue in the summer) We cater for vegetarians and any special dietary requirements. During the day, there is a coffee machine, tea, herbal drinks, soft drinks, bottled water and wine available - along with nibbles and you are encouraged to make the Studio 'your home' for the weekend i.e take rests whenever you want to, walk around, look at the art books, look at the paintings and prints in the Gallery, sit and chat etc. We want you to feel as if you are at home but with the added bonus of every top quality Professional art material and facility you could desire!
2.00pm We instruct you on composition, tonal values and focal points. With examples from famous artists.
2.30pm. On Location. We take you on location to create a working drawing on paper. Instruction is given on how you can make an abstract/contemporary drawing from a landscape.
3.30pm Discussion about your desired subjects for painting the next day. Because we want to encourage the artist in you and not just 'take you through the motions' we want you to chose the subjects you want to paint. Painting is all about passion, what you want to say and how you want to say it.
So now you decide what you want to paint. You may even have a painter whose style you want to emulate. There is nothing wrong with that because you will eventually discover your own style. Bring a photograph with you of the scene/image you want to paint. If you don't have any idea of what you want to paint, we can set up a still life in the Studio for you.
More advanced students will create their own composition with the skills learnt.
4.00pm Day ends.
COURSE PROGRAMME - SUNDAY
Arrive 9.30am Refreshments in the upstairs gallery. Some artists
skip this and rush straight to their
easels. Your choice! Refreshments are available all day.
10.00am Painting of your chosen subject. You can paint on any size canvas. You can paint in acrylic or oils (if you have experience of oils). If you want to work in watercolour - click the watercolour courses click The maximum size canvas is 100x100cm - which can usually fit in your car. But we can also provide very large canvases which can be delivered later to you. (There is a supplement for canvases larger than 100cm and a charge for delivery) Please advise before arriving if you wish to paint on a very large canvas
Personal guidance is given at all times in the preparation, composition and painting of your art work. Personal tuition on painting techniques are given to you at this stage. Including use of mixed media.
12.0pm Buffet Lunch in the Upstairs Gallery (Sometimes a barbecue in the summer) We cater for vegetarians and any special dietary requirements. During the day, there is a coffee, tea, soft drinks, bottled water and wine available - along with nibbles and you are encouraged to make the Studio 'your home' for the weekend i.e take rests whenever you want to, walk around, look at the art books, look at the paintings and prints in the Gallery, sit and chat etc. We want you to feel as if you are at home but with the added bonus of every top quality Professional art material and facility you could desire!
1.0pm Continue Painting your picture, with constructive and professional help.
3.00 ASSESSMENT AND CHAT - We look back on your first painting and discuss how this could be improved - if at all!!
3.30pm. Collection of your paintings and drawings, plus your specially written and exclusive teaching manuals and a
poster size colour wheel to take away. Day Ends
This weekend course is a 'Creative' course with the emphasis on your Interpretation from Inspiration. Cat also covers all the basics to
compose harmonious art works. Most students come back for more specific
teaching but this is a great course to start with AND an exclusive opportunity to use top quality professional materials with tuition from an exceptionally talented and capable professional artist. WHO DOES NOT IMPOSE HER WILL ON YOU!! BUT ENCOURAGES THE ARTIST IN YOU!
JoeDaisy Studio. Dons Yard, Mapledurham, Oxon RG4 7TP Tel: 0118 9724502 email studio@joedaisy.co.uk |
