IBA Art Workshop
What Watercolour Paint Can Do For You

Workshops tutored by Iceni Botanical Artist Group members will run alongside the group’s exhibition ‘Fullers Mill Garden: A Jewel in the Forest’ at the Guildhall. For more information  about the exhibition, please click HERE  

***Suitable for all levels***

Tutor Rosemary Dodgson is a professional artist who lives in Cambridge and has tutored many workshops. 

Focusing on the use of paint, the day will provide a selection of plant materials for you to use to start to create your own plant portraits – be that just one perfect leaf or something more extensive.

Throughout the day the tutor will be aiming to respond to the painting needs and hopes of each of the participants.

The day will include demonstrations of various techniques (e.g. wet in wet, dry brush and layering techniques) and one to one tuition according to the needs of the participants.

The overall structure is designed to enable you to do at least one of the following:

• identify the type of picture you would like to be painting and take a step or two further towards creating that picture

• to try out different watercolour techniques
• to refine your current techniques
• understand more about watercolour pigments and how they react with each other and the paper you are using.
• pick up painting again – even if you haven’t done any for years or even since school!
• explore the challenges that you think you have using watercolour and identify possible solutions to these, including how to address errors.
• Above all to have fun during the day and to experience the joy of painting together.

Materials: All materials will be provided, but if you prefer to bring your own, please feel free to do so. You will have the following to use during the day:

X1 plastic palette

Winsor & Newton artist watercolour paints:

Cadmium red (opaque)

Permanent Rose (transparent)

Cadmium yellow (opaque)

Aureolin (transparent)

Cerulean Blue (semi opaque)

French Ultra marine (transparent)

Mixed sable and synthetic brushes in at least two sizes

Kitchen roll

X1 general paper for sketching

X2 Tracing paper

X2 sheets of Arches 140lb hot pressed paper

Derwent pencils:3H,HB,8B

Maped soft rubber

Flat drawing board

Also available will be a light box, Masking tape, Blade & sharpener

A range of plant materials will be provided

 

Tickets are £40 per person. For Tickets, click HERE

Or call the Apex ticket office to book: 01284 758000