Arts and Crafts
Adult Courses
New for 2010
CS:
8
Making your Colour Sing 2
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to stretch their knowledge of watercolour beyond the standard approach. The goal is to develop not just a way to paint with technical skill but to express an idea with genuine creativity. It is as important to understand the components of good painting as it is to know how the paint works. Making your Colour Sing 2 is supported by a series of guidelines taken from the history of Art. You will look at the palette of a Renaissance painter, the exaggeration of perspective found in a Spanish painter, the imaginative qualities of the landscape, the power of mark making and the texture, and the beauty of abstraction.
During the week, the emphasis is on letting your painting grow with knowledge and individuality. All true artists admit to relying on the inspiration of The Masters to reassure themselves as they develop creatively. This week, your work will reflect a refreshing sense of progress and confidence as you move on in your own personal way. All students are requested to bring along other mediums (pastel, acrylic, ink, coloured pencils) to support the explorative nature and potential of their watercolours.
Monday
Introduction of the course and a short lecture on a 14th Century Italian artist. Exploring symbols and geometry in painting.
Personal interpretation in watercolour.
Tuesday
Introducing exaggeration to optimise details in an idea. A Spanish painter will be discussed and the curious circumstances in which he worked.
Personal interpretation in watercolour plus other mediums.
Wednesday
Imagination in the landscape.
Study of English Romantics.
Personal Interpretation.
Thursday
The ‘Turning'. Texture and mark making.
Personal Interpretation.
Friday
The beauty abstraction.
Colour workshop.
Finish off work.
(NB One to one dialogue is absolutely welcomed at all times of the day)
