Landscape and Industry - Location sketching in Ironbridge using line and wash
This four day workshop will explore the world inside and outside your sketchbook. Using the magnificent surroundings of Ironbridge in Shropshire for our starting point, we will make trips outdoors to gather information and take inspiration for compositions. The week begins with a series of short exercises to help you get the feel of your pen and all the myriad of things it will do for you, before we set foot outdoors. The addition of watercolours will bring structure, colour and mood to your work, rather than dominating the landscape.
Your tutor Hazel will guide you through a comprehensive journey of artistic discovery, starting on a small scale with very simple materials, giving short demonstrations and providing examples of how you may wish to work. Tuition and guidance will be available throughout the week, along with a series of photographic reference materials in case of rain.
The tuition will be very much a suggestion of what you can achieve, you can of course decide to take your work in whatever direction it leads you. Using the comfortable location of Coalport Village Hall as our studio base, we will make forays outdoors throughout the week, with lots of ideas for subjects and methods of working. There is also a myriad of museums to explore which will afford many starting points. Our base is right across the road from the Coalport china museum, also the canal and river, and the inclined plane, all of which will provide subject matter on our doorstep. We will make short journeys into the village to draw other locations, such as the buildings and bridges of the gorge. Please note car journeys are taken at your own risk.
Please bring with you suitable clothing and footwear, as there may be rain during our trip. We will use our time and studio space accordingly during the week, hopefully being able to spend at least half our time out of doors.
A light buffet lunch will be provided each day at the hall, which can also be packed up into a lunchbox to take away, depending on how the weather pans out. Tea/coffee and refreshments are also provided during our week.
On Wednesday evening we will enjoy a meal together at a local venue, price included in your course fee.
The course begins at 10:00 on Monday morning, and finishes at 3:00 on the Thursday afternoon.
What the course includes:
Four days tuition, buffet lunch and refreshments. Evening meal on the wednesday evening (from a set menu).
What is not included:
Materials ,and accommodation - please see below for some suggestions.
What to bring:
A full materials list will be sent before the course starts, but materials will typically be pencils, pens, sketch pad, watercolour set. Suitable clothing for standing outdoors.
The programme details along with the suggested list of materials will be forwarded 4 weeks prior to the workshop start date.
