You will spend the day developing a figurative study from life. There will be a blend of live demonstration and focused painting time with personalised feedback at your easel. We will work through my process, step by step, touching on; Initial composition: how to accurately observe, measure and capture the anatomy and gesture of a [...]
This workshop will allow participants to create their own mixed media painting inspired by the work of Sara Huxley, whose work is also featured on the cover of the festival programme! Sara will lead the workshop, showing how she creates her paintings by building up layers of texture and collage, using mainly acrylic paint, with [...]
This oil sketching workshop will be taking place in the grounds of Broadway Tower with far reaching views, and focuses on painting the landscape with oils and palette knife, led by renowned Cotswold artist Rupert Aker. We will work outside if the weather is fine and explore how to sketch quickly with a palette knife [...]
This oil sketching workshop will be taking place in the grounds of Broadway Tower with far reaching views, and focuses on painting the landscape with oils and palette knife, led by renowned Cotswold artist Rupert Aker. We will work outside if the weather is fine and explore how to sketch quickly with a palette knife [...]
Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, explores the taste and patronage of successive British monarchs over the last century, from King Edward VII to Queen Elizabeth II. With its political, social and economic turbulence, two World Wars and the loss of an Empire, the twentieth century has not provided ideal conditions for the growth [...]
During this studio-based workshop we’ll be looking at harbours and boats and how to capture them in a contemporary way. Claire will be working from a photograph to guide you through some of the layering techniques she uses in her work, which include painting, collage creation, cutting, gluing, tearing, scratching and spattering. Suitable for intermediate [...]
An informal talk about surviving as a professional artist. Freelance for 38 years, Claire Henley has illustrated such diverse things as margarine tubs and children’s books before becoming a fine artist 16 years ago. She is the current Artist in Residence at Broadway Arts Festival. During the talk, topics will include finding your tribe, being [...]
Learn about painting the light and capturing the essence while painting plein air in the stunning exclusive gardens of The Orchard Farm on the upper high street in Broadway. Haidee-Jo Summers is an internationally renowned plein air painter, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and elected member of the Royal Society of [...]
Spend the day painting in the grounds and art room at Stanton Guildhouse with David Pilgrim ROI. Learn how to paint in a more direct and painterly way using gouache paints to achieve fresh and lively results. We will delve into some of the unique properties that this versatile medium has to offer and work [...]
Spend the day learning to paint portraits in Watercolour with award-winning watercolour artist Mark Entwisle. After a brief introduction Mark will do a short watercolour portrait demo, talking about the importance of really looking and painting what you see, being aware of the underlying structure of the skull, highlights and shadows, painting people who really [...]
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