PAINTING (& OTHER MEDIUMS) WORKSHOP
LINO PRINTING WORKSHOP
Local landscape
Artists will consider the local landscape as their inspiration for developing their drawing and painting.
In this 13 week autumn term we will consider a range of medium with a major focus on painting.
We will develop skills around composition and test out a range of approaches thinking about how we might depict the landscape and use the shapes and patterns we find in nature to inform our approach in a more abstract way as we work towards developing our own visual language.
We will also look at a range of artists and their approaches to help inform our own work. We have a dedicated website (VLE) for artists on the course where there are reminders of weekly projects and useful links to artists we have referenced during the classes.
En plein air
Weather permitting we will try and get outside one week for some outdoor sketching. We have such an amazing landscape to work from and it is always good value to sketch directly from nature and develop projects back in the studio.
Human figure
During the term there will also be opportunities to consider a project set around the human figure. There will be a gallery visit to the Royal Academy to support this project.
See Class Calendar for available classes as well information on the cost
Artworks: Mike Stones
Artwork: Priscilla Mills
Local landscape
Artists will consider the local landscape and creatures, as inspiration for developing their projects.
In this 13 week autumn term we will develop linocut and printing skills as well as thinking about composition and different approaches to mark making, We will experimenting with both figurative or representational work as well as a more expressionistic style heading towards abstraction.
We will also look at a range of artists and their approaches to help inform our own work. We have a dedicated website (VLE) for artists on the course where there are reminders of weekly projects and useful links to artists we have referenced during the classes.
Human figure
On our painting course we will be considering the human figure, a subject matter that can also become part of the lino printing class for those who are interested in developing their figure work.
Multi-block registration
We will start by building knowledge and skills around printing and will work towards developing the skills for registering several colours using multi-blocks. We will use a registration block and our specialist printing press which can print up to A3.
Chine-collé
Chine-collé is another way of introducing colour into a print using thin layers of tissue paper as a specialist technique.
Digital chine-collé
You will also have the opportunity to learn a few skills in Photoshop that will allow you to produce digital chine-collé prints from your original linocut block. The skills you learn in Photoshop will also support your experimentation with composition as well as colour.
Materials
All materials are supplied and most are included in the cost of the course. If a student wants to produce larger work with multiple lino blocks there will be some extra cost. I buy all materials at wholesale prices and simply pass these low cost on to the artist. So any additional costs will be kept to a minimum.
See Class Calendar for available classes as well information on the cost
Artwork: Diana Hing
Artwork: Ann Renton
