Pennine Painting 2012 Programme
Dates CourseTitle Price
April 11-13Spring into Action: Landscape
Painting and Drawing £179
Sketching along the Pennine Way following the river South Tyne from Garrigill will give you the inspiration to respond to spring colours in flowers, fields, moorland fells, river and waterfalls. Back at Rose House warm up with home made soup then in the studio develop your impressions into a finished painting in the medium of your choice. Suitable for all levels of ability.
May 18-21 Capturing the Spirit of the Land
in oils and acrylics £229
Have you ever thought that your landscapes paintings and sketches are missing a certain something? Perhaps you are looking for a stronger sense of character or a more powerful expression of feeling and idea. Using either oils or acrylics Lionel will suggest, demonstrate and illustrate ways in which you can break through conventional representations to something more personal.
June 15-17 Discovering Your Creativity
in Nature £179
Here’s an exciting opportunity to get close to nature and create some unusual and beautiful responses with found natural materials. For inspiration we will look at the works of celebrated environmental artists such as Andy Goldsworthy and Chris Drury and discover practical ideas for harnessing light and the weather and for photographing your work. Open to anyone looking for a new way to explore nature.
July 6-9 Abstract and Semi-Abstract Painting in
Landscape £229
Capture the feel of natural energies and forms on sketching walks on and off the Pennine Way, around the village of Garrigill and out in the valleys and hills. Lionel will help you develop these into expressive and poetic abstract and semi-abstract designs back in Rose House Studio.
Aug 24-27 The Poetic Landscape in Drawing
and Painting £229
Can drawings and paintings be more than just copying what you see? Take inspiration from poets and artists with a poetic vision of the world by sketching out doors on the fell side, river banks streams and meadows then develop your ideas into colour in the studio. Some previous experience of drawing and painting is recommended. Be prepared for 2 or 3 outdoor expeditions of around 3 hours at a time.
Sept 21-23 En Plein Air: Painting in the Village
and the Landscape £179
In anticipation of an Indian Summer here’s an opportunity to take your paints and easel out of the studio and work directly in front of nature in oils, acrylics, watercolour or pastels. Following artists like Constable, Monet and Piper study the effects of light and shade on colour as they change, sometimes quickly sometimes at a more leisurely pace.
Oct19-22 Studio Painting £229
Discover some of the secrets of the studio such as under painting, glazing, limited palettes, scumbling, scraffito, sfumato, using complimentary colour contrast and the element of chance. This is an opportunity for the enthusiastic amateur or the semi-professional artist to hone their skills and develop new techniques in any painting medium. Some opportunity for outdoor sketching weather permitting.
