In conjunction with my exhibition, I am holding a workshop in the same gallery

11am to 3:30pm on Monday 13 March 2023

• Price £80

'Letting go and being bold with landscape in Watercolour'

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Watercolour is sometimes an unpredictable medium, but it doesn’t have to be scary. In my watercolour workshops I aim to help students be bolder, and get the painting on the go quicker. I will demonstrate such as using large blocks of colour washes to get the painting on the move quickly and create depth.

During the days course we will experiment with working ‘wet on wet ‘ techniques, by keeping our paper damp; spraying the paper with a fine mist of water, and even squeezing paint directly onto the paper !

I will bring a selection of print of landscape photos for you to work from, we can develop working methods and I will help you develop your paintings using these as a starting point.

I do not stretch my paper before hand, it is not necessary as the dampness keeps the paper flat.

In the morning we will work on smaller paintings, moving onto a large composition after lunch. Please bring three A1 sized pieces of paper [see attached materials list].

This course would suit people with a small amount of experience in watercolour work. I aim to develop confidence and a sense of freedom in the medium.

MATERIALS LIST

All these materials can be bought online from Ken Bromely Art Supplies. For the best results on the day I recommend student quality tubes of watercolour , these are best for squeezing some pigment straight onto the paper.

These colours are a guideline but please don’t worry if you don’t have all of them, bring what you have.

PAINT

Windsor and Newton Cotman 8ml tubes

• Lemon yellow
• Cadmium yellow
• Cadmuim red
• Alizarin Crimson
• Burnt Sienna
• Sepia
• Indigo Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Colbalt Blue
• Cerulean Blue
• Chinese White

PAPER

I recommend working on a light weight paper, about 90 lb , its best not to get Hot pressed, this has a shiny surface. I would suggest you bring 2 pieces of individual paper, A1 size, we can cut these smaller on the day, and hopefully start at least one large painting. If people prefer, bring a large pad.

Individually pressed A1 size [ Imperial size]

SAUNDERS WATERFORD 90LB    NOT OR ROUGH TEXTURE or ARCHERS 90LB     NOT OR ROUGH TEXTURE

Or bring any light-weight paper

BRUSHES

please bring a selection of different sizes in both round and flat brushes.

If you can manage it a big flat brush at least 1 and a half inches would be ideal for applying the washes quickly.

[please see economy watercolour brushes at Ken Bromely Art Supplies online]

OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF

• You will need water pots, so jam jars or yogurt pots
• A palette, so a plastic plate or a Tupperware container with lid can be good.
• Loo roll
• An HP pencil
• A knife for cutting paper [ I will bring one too, so if you don’t want to bring this we can manage]
• A plant spray / this is to spray a fine mist on your paper , keeping the paper evenly damp.

**SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY ** Please bring a packed lunch , Pret A Manger cafe is close by. A kettle with teas and instant coffee provided.

11 am. Sophie will demonstrate some of her own working methods , she will hand out photos of landscape from which you can use as inspiration for your paintings.

12 am working on a smaller piece of paper you will have a chance to put into practice the techniques you have seen on a small landscape painting.

1 pm. Lunch break from 30 mins.

1,30 pm Now you can begin a larger composition using some of the techniques and continue develope your confidence, Sophie will guide learners on an individual level.

3,15 pm We will have a group look at the work produced and a recap on the progress of the days outcome’s and learning achievements.

3,30 pm End of the day.