Date: Wednesday
Time: 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Beaconsfield
Tutor: Jonathan Newey
Cost: £202 – 7 weeks (Code: 4019JN)
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Landscapes and still life with watercolour.
On this course you will be shown how to sketch and paint landscapes and still life subjects with the versatile medium of watercolour. Using photographs supplied by the tutor you will be shown techniques such as wet in wet, wet on dry, lifting and blotting, colour mixing, different brush marks and using pen and wash to paint landscapes and a couple of still life subjects such as flowers. Each painting will be demonstrated, step by step, by the tutor. No previous experience necessary. Suitable for all abilities.
Wednesday 23 April
Coastal scene with lighthouse
30 April
NO CLASS
7 May
Old shop front with pen and wash
14 May
Woodland scene
21 May
Waterfall with watercolour and white paint
28 May
Beach at sunset
4 June
Mountain stream
11 June
NO CLASS
18 June
NO CLASS
25 June
NO CLASS
2 July
NO CLASS
9 July
Buildings with sepia tint pen and wash
Materials List:
Surface: 1 x A4 or equivalent pad of ‘Not’ surface watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm
‘Not’ refers to the surface texture of the paper and is also known as CP (cold pressed) or Bockingford
Brushes: 1 x size 10 or 12 and 1 x size 4 round watercolour brush.
Paint: Watercolour paint, either tubes or pans.
If bringing tubes then you will need 1 white mixing palette or china plate
Recommended colours: Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue (optional), Cadmium Yellow Pale, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, White paint such as Gouache, Chinese White or White Ink
A waterproof, black sketching pen size 02, 03, 04 or 05
1 x water receptacle (jam jar or plastic container)
Tissues, 2B & 4B pencil, eraser, ruler
About the Tutor: Jonathan Newey
