Watching the sun set changing the colours of a landscape into a soft warm scene is magical. It often looks like a painting, so its natural that artists are drawn to sunsets as a subject. However, capturing the soft defused light is not always straightforward and can cause watercolour painters frustration when they put brush to paper.

This course aims to help you become a proficient sunset painter by exploring the methods that Jason has found work both out doors working directly from nature and in the studio.

The aim of the course is to inspire you to make your own sunset paintings with watercolour

Medium

Watercolour

Level

This course would suit a relative beginner, and the more experienced painter who is looking to tune their painting skills.

Day, location and time

Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00 at St Gabriels Church Hall, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne

Duration

10 weeks – see calendar

Starts on January the 20th and finishes on March 24th

Cost – £140

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

This course will help you to illustrate sunsets using a variety of approaches and may help you to become more bold in your use of colour within landscapes.

What will you do on the course ?

• Look at wet in wet effects in watercolour that work well within sunsets
• Examine the effects Turner employed to illustrate sunsets within his watercolours
• Look at ways to structure the sky to add depth to a sunset
• Look at differing levels of sunlight and shadow found within sunset images and explore different painting approaches used to illustrate them.
• Look at urban sunset image making
• Look at the use of figures and props to help set the scene
• Create your own artwork using some of the ideas explored on the course

What do you need to bring ?

Please bring your usual watercolour painting kit to the first class, plus a misting water spray bottle and a kitchen J cloth. Please note that you will need to bring a drawing board and water pots as these are not provided at the centre.

You will also need to bring drawing paper, a pen and pencil, eraser and sharpener, some drawing paper, watercolour, paper to the first lesson as well as your painting kit.

If you are unable to purchase the course online then please send a cheque for £140 –

– made payable to; Painting with Skill to:

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