This 6 week course at The Hearth, Horsley will help both the beginner and artists with some experience of painting learn how to edit down a scene. Many artists state that they want to be more loose and free in their painting approach, less reliant on strictly copying photographs. This journey starts with learning to recognise what the viewer needs to see and what they do not need to see when making a picture. When you understand, even a little about this process, a whole new world opens up in painting where you are more free to play and interpret which can make painting a great deal more fun to do.

Nothing will be too taxing and everyone will make mistakes….this is intended to be a joyful and entertainting learning experience.

Jason Skill, your tutor, has taught watercolour painting to adults for more that thirty years. He has taught art for Newcastle University, The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle City Learning and Newcastle and Gatehead Colleges. He is also a demonstrator for SAA and has his own online educational video buisiness – Studio

www.studio.jasonskill.com

Medium

Watercolour

Materials

Students attending this course must bring their own materials – Please look at the ‘What do you need to bring’ section of this page for details of materials required for the first class.

Level

Beginner.

It would also suit anyone who has been painting with watercolour for a while who wants a fresh start with the medium.

Day, location and time

Mondays, The Hearth Horsley, 10:00 – 12:00 noon

Duration

6 weeks – see calendar

Starts the

Cost – £90

Why does Jason think this course would be of value to you as a painter ?

Your tutor Jason spent years gaining the experience needed to effectively edit down images. Having that experience at your fingertips, helping you see how to tune and distil you paintings might save you many hours of work in the long run taking you work more quickly to the next level.

What will you do on the course ?

• Look at some of the processes artists use to edit down their reference to a more distilled vision.
• Explore which elements are needed and which can be discarded when looking at a photograph.
• Create increadibly simple and effective images with the minimum of fuss.
• Learn the basicsof lost and found drawing and painting
• Create a basic edited landscape working from your own reference.
• Create a basic still life image working from your own reference
• Review and reflect on your learning and goals

What do you need to bring ?

Please bring the watercolour painting equipment you usually use, a drawing board, and a cloth to cover your table.

If you are unable to purchase the course online then please send a cheque for £90

– made payable to; Painting with Skill to:

Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To avoid disappointment – book early.