All courses start at 10am and finish at 4pm.
A hot lunch, made from produce grown at Old Sleningford is provided and tea and coffee are available throughout the day.
A list of things to bring will be sent to you on enrolment.
Click here for booking information.
A hot lunch, made from produce grown at Old Sleningford is provided and tea and coffee are available throughout the day.
A list of things to bring will be sent to you on enrolment.
Click here for booking information.
Colour Mixing - Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd March
Fee: £125
Tutor: Kitty Stirling
Often when we think of something being monochromatic, we think of a narrow field of limits. Actually, the opposite is true. The varying shades of one colour can be deeply expressive. This oil painting workshop will concentrate on the mixing and uses of coloured greys in the artist’s palette. From quiet subtlety to frenetic explosions, a monochromatic colour palette can create many moods and stir emotions. Coloured greys have a vital role to play in neutralising brighter colours, persuading them to unify the overall palette. Whilst working toward the final painting we will be exploring the many effects of the mixing techniques we will be using to produce a unified and harmonious composition.
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Pen, Ink and Wash - Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th April
Fee: £110
Tutor: Susan Monk
Over the two days students will be introduced to the basic tools, materials and techniques employed in creating spontaneous, descriptive drawings using pen, ink and wash. Students will then be encouraged to draw a variety of small objects in the studio before progressing to a subject of choice. Weather permitting, the grounds of Sleningford will provide an abundance of inspirational material to sketch in preparation, architectural detail, flora and fauna. Students will receive individual help and support throughout and personal projects will be encouraged. The course is aimed at students who wish to develop their drawing skills using the traditional medium of pen, ink and wash
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Beginning a Painting - Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th May
Fee: £125
Tutors: Brent Millar
This course will focus on the issues to be considered when beginning a painting using water based media. We will be considering where to go for useful information and how we turn our passion for an idea into practice. Collecting ideas, preparing work surfaces, stretching paper, choosing materials and methods of paint application will all be discussed with a view to producing a final piece. We will work outside if the weather cooperates, or from a studio set-up. There will be a group tutorial to discuss the work at the conclusion of the second day.
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Pastel Workshop - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May
Fee: £110
Tutor: Sue Godden
The workshop will start in the studio with a demonstration of technique, colour and texture and aims to help students achieve a sense of light and shadow in their paintings. A brave use of colour and different techniques will bring a sense of perspective and depth with a particular emphasis on the May foliage in the beautiful surroundings at Sleningford. There will be plenty of individual tuition and a relaxed approach to pastel painting
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Sketchbooks. A Transofrmation in two days - Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June
Fee: £125
Tutor: Eleanor White
Imagine a small, very clean, scarily empty blank sketchbook and the potential it holds for a weekend of creativity! The course will take students on a personal journey exploring mixed media, text, image, play, drawing, painting and observation, all contained in a small A4 sketchbook. The aim will be to help students gain confidence to use sketchbooks regularly and understand the use of them as visual research tools. Inspiration will come from a collection of things that you may bring alongside the wealth of images to be found around the Stable Gallery. A twenty page A4 soft back sketchbook will be provided.
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Portrait Painting - Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July
Fee: £125
Tutor: Miranda Legard
Miranda writes: “Look at the proportions and perspective of the figure when starting a portrait. The composition is important for catching character so look not only at the features but at the same time take into account how the pose of the sitter is in itself expressive of the character.
Analyse the whole look of the sitter and translate this to tone or line trying to capture the character: looking at the shading and light, form and the effect of colour and dramatic light for different effects: using the quality of line and pattern to give areas different treatment.”
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Paper Collage - Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July
Fee: £125
Tutor: Ed Kluz
We shall explore this exciting and versatile medium to the full. Still life and, weather permitting, outdoor sessions will encourage participant to develop an expressive means of creating both representational and abstract images. This course will not only introduce new means of creating images but also explore individual mark making and techniques and elements of painting and drawing.
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Under Painting, A Secret Language - Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August
Fee: £125
Tutor: Mary Ann Wilmott
The aim of painting is to understand the relationship of under painting and the layering of top coats, like glazes on a piece of pottery which will bring depths of light and illumination giving the painter a new way of seeing things.
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Mixed Media Painting with a Twist - Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August
Fee: £125
Tutor: Anna Poulton & Stuart Whitehead
We shall explore this exciting and challenging media of painting and mixed media using the beautiful colours, textures and shapes found at Old Sleningford, starting with structured drawing exercises inside and outside the studio, then returning to the studio where you will be encouraged to develop your initial ideas into large scale mixed media paintings. This course would suit students that would like to ‘push the boundaries’ of painting in a structured, friendly environment.
Fee: £125
Tutor: Kitty Stirling
Often when we think of something being monochromatic, we think of a narrow field of limits. Actually, the opposite is true. The varying shades of one colour can be deeply expressive. This oil painting workshop will concentrate on the mixing and uses of coloured greys in the artist’s palette. From quiet subtlety to frenetic explosions, a monochromatic colour palette can create many moods and stir emotions. Coloured greys have a vital role to play in neutralising brighter colours, persuading them to unify the overall palette. Whilst working toward the final painting we will be exploring the many effects of the mixing techniques we will be using to produce a unified and harmonious composition.
_________________________________________________________________________
Pen, Ink and Wash - Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th April
Fee: £110
Tutor: Susan Monk
Over the two days students will be introduced to the basic tools, materials and techniques employed in creating spontaneous, descriptive drawings using pen, ink and wash. Students will then be encouraged to draw a variety of small objects in the studio before progressing to a subject of choice. Weather permitting, the grounds of Sleningford will provide an abundance of inspirational material to sketch in preparation, architectural detail, flora and fauna. Students will receive individual help and support throughout and personal projects will be encouraged. The course is aimed at students who wish to develop their drawing skills using the traditional medium of pen, ink and wash
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Beginning a Painting - Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th May
Fee: £125
Tutors: Brent Millar
This course will focus on the issues to be considered when beginning a painting using water based media. We will be considering where to go for useful information and how we turn our passion for an idea into practice. Collecting ideas, preparing work surfaces, stretching paper, choosing materials and methods of paint application will all be discussed with a view to producing a final piece. We will work outside if the weather cooperates, or from a studio set-up. There will be a group tutorial to discuss the work at the conclusion of the second day.
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Pastel Workshop - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May
Fee: £110
Tutor: Sue Godden
The workshop will start in the studio with a demonstration of technique, colour and texture and aims to help students achieve a sense of light and shadow in their paintings. A brave use of colour and different techniques will bring a sense of perspective and depth with a particular emphasis on the May foliage in the beautiful surroundings at Sleningford. There will be plenty of individual tuition and a relaxed approach to pastel painting
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Sketchbooks. A Transofrmation in two days - Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June
Fee: £125
Tutor: Eleanor White
Imagine a small, very clean, scarily empty blank sketchbook and the potential it holds for a weekend of creativity! The course will take students on a personal journey exploring mixed media, text, image, play, drawing, painting and observation, all contained in a small A4 sketchbook. The aim will be to help students gain confidence to use sketchbooks regularly and understand the use of them as visual research tools. Inspiration will come from a collection of things that you may bring alongside the wealth of images to be found around the Stable Gallery. A twenty page A4 soft back sketchbook will be provided.
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Portrait Painting - Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July
Fee: £125
Tutor: Miranda Legard
Miranda writes: “Look at the proportions and perspective of the figure when starting a portrait. The composition is important for catching character so look not only at the features but at the same time take into account how the pose of the sitter is in itself expressive of the character.
Analyse the whole look of the sitter and translate this to tone or line trying to capture the character: looking at the shading and light, form and the effect of colour and dramatic light for different effects: using the quality of line and pattern to give areas different treatment.”
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Paper Collage - Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July
Fee: £125
Tutor: Ed Kluz
We shall explore this exciting and versatile medium to the full. Still life and, weather permitting, outdoor sessions will encourage participant to develop an expressive means of creating both representational and abstract images. This course will not only introduce new means of creating images but also explore individual mark making and techniques and elements of painting and drawing.
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Under Painting, A Secret Language - Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August
Fee: £125
Tutor: Mary Ann Wilmott
The aim of painting is to understand the relationship of under painting and the layering of top coats, like glazes on a piece of pottery which will bring depths of light and illumination giving the painter a new way of seeing things.
_________________________________________________________________________
Mixed Media Painting with a Twist - Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August
Fee: £125
Tutor: Anna Poulton & Stuart Whitehead
We shall explore this exciting and challenging media of painting and mixed media using the beautiful colours, textures and shapes found at Old Sleningford, starting with structured drawing exercises inside and outside the studio, then returning to the studio where you will be encouraged to develop your initial ideas into large scale mixed media paintings. This course would suit students that would like to ‘push the boundaries’ of painting in a structured, friendly environment.