Learn all about colour whilst creating an enchanted woodland from your imagination. Explore colour choices - temperature, saturation and tone. Understand complimentary colours and limited colour schemes. Try mixing on the page in water to keep colours bright. Includes teas and coffees. Bring materials (sent out in joining information) and a packed lunch. 10 - 3:30 Museum of Bath Stone…
Build a beautiful moonlit scene together as an introduction to watercolour washes full of soft forms and atmosphere. The emphasis is on fun as we play with salt and clingfilm to add texture in subtle blue hues. For beginners. Includes all materials, one-to-one tutoring and teas/coffees. 10 - 3:30 Museum of Bath Stone BA2 5HZ
Do you want to loosen up your wet-in-wet techniques and inject atmosphere into your compositions? Spend the luxury of two days in a small group with Catherine's tuition looking in depth at all aspects of 'Capturing light' in watercolours. Explore 'charging' washes full of rich colour, 'lifting off' pigment to develop glow and developing complex lighting patterns. With the help…
Working from a photograph develop a sensitive portrait on watercolour artboard. Practice 'charging' washes for flashes of colour. Use masking fluid to preserve bright highlights and develop lifting-off techniques for subtle mark making and 'corrections'. For those with some experience of watercolour. Bring your own source photo or borrow from Catherine. Includes watercolour artboard, teas and coffees. 10 - 3:30…
Want to paint with watercolours but worried about their scary reputation? Or have you started painting in this great medium but want to loosen up your techniques and be more expressive? This retreat takes a maximum of eight painters and has been designed with you in mind. With Catherine's help spend the luxury of two days developing a series of…
Capture pretty hump-backed bridges, colourful canal barges, moorings and locks in line and wash with Catherine as your tutor and guide. We will spend a full day outdoors sketching beside the Kennet and Avon, beginning at 10am in Widcombe and ending at 4pm in Sydney Gardens. The canal tow path is slightly uneven in places and there are steps. Includes…