This course is an opportunity for students to develop new skills and build on existing skills and is open to beginners and experienced artists. During the course you will study proportions of drawing and practice techniques relating to colour mixing and painting. You will use these techniques to study animals, birds and still life. There will also be time to experiment with line, tone and colour. We will be working with drawing and shading techniques in black and white work and also in colour. There will be demonstrations by the tutor and individual tuition with opportunities for students to discuss the progress of their work with the tutor and others. Come and try something new in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Monday
9.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Introductions to students and to the course
10.30 Drawing buildings in pencil or black line - looking at proportions and perspective
11.20-12.30 Drawing and demonstration on shading in different grades of pencil
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1.30-4.00 Shading work and basic colour mixing exercises

Tuesday
10.00 Proportions and angles when drawing birds
10.30 Drawing birds
11.20 Drawing birds and colour mixing exercises
12.00 Laying washes
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1.30-4.00 Colour and wash techniques addressing texture and tonal values within colour with individual tuition

Wednesday
10.00 Introduction to painting landscape in watercolour
10.30 Painting landscapes outdoors on campus (weather permitting)
11.30 Demonstration on laying washes
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1.30-4.00 Painting landscapes with individual tuition

Thursday
10.00 Choice of landscape painting or an introduction to portrait drawing in pencil crayon (looking at basic proportion in line)
10.30 Individual tuition from tutor in portrait
11.30 Drawing portrait – looking at specific shading techniques
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1.30-4.00 Continue with portrait drawing in pencil crayon

Friday
10.00 Choice of portrait drawing or drawing an animal or bird
11.30 Drawing and painting the bird or animal with individual tuition applying skills learnt earlier
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1.30 Painting and preparing for end of course critique, looking at students work in a group and discuss progress and specific successes
2.45-4.00 Gather for group critique of work