Filbert’s Newsletter: March 2008 - Issue 28

Painting with Knives Course: 27 February 2008

Many of the people on this course had very little experience working with palette knives, yet achieved some really good results. After a quick demonstration from me, the first exercise was to paint a small still life. Most did well, but a few found it a little difficult to get to grips with using a knife, so for the next exercise we worked together on a painting a face. To help everyone, and this is a good idea to use when first starting with knives, we drew a few lines on the face showing the direction in which we would apply the paint with the knife. This worked well. In the afternoon everyone started work on a landscape and with only a few tips from me produced some wonderful paintings, as you can see from the few produced here. Congratulations to the following artists: Joe Bubb, Marjorie Stockley, Geoff Gooding, Pat Matthews, Pat Masek and Christine Tutt.

Forthcoming Art Courses

• March Courses
• How to Draw Anything (1) at Hampton Bishop village hall on 7 March – simple techniques for drawing anything – suitable for complete beginners.
• Life Drawing and Painting at Aston on Clun village hall on 8/9 March – a structured exploration of how to draw and paint from life.
• How to Draw Anything (2) at Hampton Bishop village hall on 21 March – simple techniques for drawing anything – suitable for complete beginners.
• April Courses
• Exploring Muted Colours at Hampton Bishop village hall on 8 April – Not a fan of garish colours. Learn how to mix a beautiful range of subtle colours and how to apply these to your acrylic paintings.
• Painting for the Terrified at Aston on Clun village hall on 12/13 April - This really is for those with no experience of painting, but with a desperate urge to have a go.
• Watercolour and Pen/Ink at Storridge village hall on 15 April – What a contrast, the subtle flow of watercolour and the sharp, dramatic line of pen. Time to be creative.
• Painting Music at Aston on Clun village hall on 17 April – Explore how you would represent inspirational music. A great course for those who want to access their inner selves.
• Drawing Difficult Stuff Ink at Storridge village hall on 22 April – Everything from animals to perspective.
• Life Drawing for Beginners at Aston on Clun village hall on 24 April – If you want to try life drawing and you’ve never done it before, this is your chance to work from a model. Complete beginners welcome

Courses up to September 2008 are now online; new courses include Pop Art Painting, Multimedia Experience and Life Drawing for Beginners. Also 2/3 day courses take place at the new venue of Berrington Hall, a beautiful National Trust Property near Leominster

• You can book courses online, for details click here

Special Offer

This summer I shall be using a new venue, Burton Court near Leominster. This is a large Georgian house set in lovely grounds with a lake and stunning views. A two course lunch is provided and the normal price of a day course for this venue is £55

There are two courses at Burton Court: Landscapes in Watercolour: 1 July and Landscapes in Acrylic: 25 July. For more details of the courses click here

Both courses are available for £90, a saving of £20 to Newsletter subscribers only.

REQUEST

Do you have any old objects of no value to you, that would make great objects to draw? Would you be willing to donate them to me? I need to refresh my collection of drawing objects ( I have enough kettles, mugs flowers etc). If you have anything of interest, either bring it with you on a course, or if not attending a course, please give me a ring and I'll arrange to collect it. Many thanks.

Regards

Paul Priestley