This week you have plenty of time to play AND get enough solid work time to complete works.

We will be working on large sheets of quality paper and canvas - the same kind and quality that Christine uses in her professional work.

You can roll your artworks and they'll be ready to frame at home.

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Here's how Christine describes the, deep-dive days of painting this week:

please note that on one of these days in the first half of the week we will have a half day trip and lunch for on location work.

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Painting Day One - The first morning I will do a master class demonstration outlining my techniques and what we will achieve over the next five days of working together. days.

We will make our own mark making tools from feathers, bamboo, old brushes, sticks and later in the week, when we make a visit to local markets we will gather other mark-making materials to incorporate into the next round of works.

On cartridge paper we will use some of these handmade brushes with Indian Ink to create a plein air abstract painting in our beautiful garden 

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Painting Day Two we will work on water colour paper.

I will demonstrate how I mix colours and each student will have hands on practice with me to do this and create their own palettes and a master 'colour wheel' which they can keep in their studio as ongoing reference. It will be detailed and a long-term reference tool.

In the afternoon we will work on an abstract landscape painting using ink, watercolour, gum Arabic, acrylic paint, collage and gold leaf.

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Painting Day Three I will demonstrate a still life composition on water colour paper.

Before we start the piece on water colour paper I will encorage students to draw their composition on cartridge paper as many times as necessary until they are happy with the balance of the composition. Today is about design elements

In the afternoon we will continue to work on the still life painting.

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Painting Day Four I will talk about and demonstrate some of the different mediums I use including modeling paste, crackle paste, coarse pumice, verdigris and black gesso.

Working on a black canvas I will demonstrate how to change transparent colours into opaque colours and how to give acrylic paintg volume by adding modeling paste and extra heavy modelling gel medium.

We will use these mediums on a canvas creating an abstract landscape or abstract still life.

I encourage students to work freely and fast and complete this piece without too much over-thinking and second guessing, so as not to lose their spontaneity.

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Painting Day Five is a full day for you to paint in the studio, or , if you've been quick, start a new work!

 

Painting Day Six- consolidate your previous work, and on this last day the studio closes at 1pm, with our closing ceremony, and the remainder of the afternoon is a fee time to explore, relax and rest before we meet you this evening for our exhibition night and party!

There is no limit to the amount of time that you can spend in the studio​ (Open from 9.30 am to 9 pm)​​

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