Course Suitability: Suitable for all

Maximum Participants: 12

Course Description:

In this workshop we are going to consider lots of compositional ideas and guidelines, arranging and lighting our fruit on a transparent plate with different coloured backgrounds. We will be looking to create interesting and unusual compositions, shadow shapes and colour relationships. We will then sketch out our composition on canvas, before applying the paint in a dynamic and interesting way: focusing on colour mixing, brushwork and how to paint shadows effectively.

What will be supplied:A selection of fruits (or vegetables)Coloured backgroundsWhat to bring:A canvas or board min A4, max A3, rectangular or squareA selection brushes eg. Rosemary Ivory Short Flats nos. 2,3,5, Ivory Filbert size 0A selection of artist quality paints oils or acrylics eg. Daler Rowney starter setA black sharpie and a ‘fine liner’ pen (or similar)A spotlight or anglepoise desk lamp Palette knife – eg. Winsor and Newton size 22Paper Palette and a box to take your work home in A phone or IPAD for taking photosOils only: A jar and some low odour thinners/ white spirit substitute for cleaning your brushes, some rags or plenty of tissues to wipe brushes clean. Optional extra items ‘Liquin’ painting medium if working in oilsA ‘Stay-wet’ palette if working in acrylics

About the artist:

Lucy is an oil painter and teacher, living in Leamington Spa. Whatever the subject matter, Lucy encourages students to apply the paint in a dynamic and interesting way: focusing on colour mixing, brushwork and composition.

She paints commissions, sells her work and exhibits locally with ‘Leamington Studio Artists’…and has also:

• Worked as the ‘Artist in Residence’ at ‘The Artroom’ Gallery in Leamington,

• Painted live at ‘Blenheim Palace Flower Show’

• Been a wildcard artist on ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’

• Exhibited with ‘Warwickshire Open Studios’

Places are on a first come first basis.

To secure your place on this course a £25 non-refundable deposit is required.