“When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.”
~ Constable
There is a tradition of drawing and painting agricultural scenes, often with livestock which goes back centuries. In fact if we recall the cave paintings of the Dordogne, we could say it began at the conception of art itself(?). As humans our connection to nature through the fields that we carved out of our ancient landscapes runs deep. When we stand amongst crops, ploughed fields, or farm animals we are reminded of our dependance on the living landscape for our very existence.
We can be inspired by artists like Constable, Van Gogh and Thomas Sidney Cooper who all focused on fields in much of their work. In our workshop we will try to convey the quiet majesty of the cultivated countryside.
Materials:
Big brushes, 1 inch or bigger as well as your normal ones. Palette knife. Old credit card(s) and/or board offcuts. Roller, if you have one. They can be bought in most art shops or online, e.g. https://www.jacksonsart.com/lino-rollers
Large water pots.
Palettes for mixing.
Kitchen roll.
Spray bottle (I use a large garden centre one, but a smaller art shop one is just as good if not better.
Table covering/sheets/newspaper.
Colours:
Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna
Indigo
Deep Violet or Dioxazine Purple
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow
Lemon Yellow
Titanium White
Large sheet of watercolour paper if possible. Otherwise acrylic paper will do. Drawing board or similar and masking tape.
We’ll look at how to use colour and marks to create mood and atmosphere.
Cost
The cost for this two and a half hour workshop is £30, payable in advance.
Places on this workshop are limited to 12. Please secure your booking here.
Registration
Please call or WhatsApp me on o7740 471665 for more details.