Spend the day painting interiors of the beautiful Arts & Crafts Stanton Guildhouse with award-winning watercolour artist Mark Entwisle.  After initial introductions Mark will do a short watercolour demo of an interior and will be talking about drawing and painting what you see, not what you know.  Paying attention to light and tone, colour mixing, primary and complimentary colours, applying colours, art materials, etc. Then as people start their own paintings Mark offer one to one advice and support. The emphasis is on expression rather than perfection. 

All levels welcome.

Mark Entwisle studied printmaking at Cambridge College of Art and Technology, and then completed a degree in illustration at Brighton. He went on to work as an illustrator for 15 years, with clients including Penguin, Random House and the National Theatre. During this time he began to exhibit and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and prizes, such as the BP Portrait Award, the RA Summer Show, The Discerning Eye and the Lynn Painters-Stainers Prize. Mark also teaches part-time at the National Portrait Gallery.

Mark will also be leading a Portraits in Watercolour workshop the day before in Broadway village (12th June), in case you want to attend both.

NOTE: There is beautiful onsite self catering accommodation available to book at Stanton Guildhouse – email info@broadwayartsfestival.com to enquire/book.

The famous Cotswold village of Stanton is a 10 minute drive from Broadway, and the Guildhouse sits on the hill looking down across the village and across to the Malvern Hills.

Tickets £95 (10 Places)

Tickets go on sale through the website at 10am on 15th March and 1 week earlier for benefactors of the festival who qualify for priority booking.

Materials List:

• Watercolour pad (A4 or A3)
• Hot Press (very smooth) or not (slightly textured)
• Watercolour Set: Recommended colours include Cadmium yellow pale or Lemon yellow, Yellow ochre, Naples Yellow (if possible), Burnt Sienna, Vandyke Brown or Burnt Umber, Colbalt Blue, Ultramarine blue, Cobalt Turquiose, Cadmium red, Alizarin Crimson, Magenta, Paynes Grey.
• Palette, large plate or watercolour tin.
• Watercolour brushes. Size 4 and 8 roundhead would suffice. You could also have a larger mop head or flat brushes for broader washes.
• Water pot
• Pencil and rubber
• Reference photos of interiors you’d like to paint or you may prefer to paint the Guildhouse interior from life

Stanton Guildhouse

Mark Entwisle

Winner of the Sunday Times Watercolour Prize