Watercolour painting Courses 2012-2014
These courses are now available for booking
All non-residential courses include morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea and cakes.
| Title: Watercolour Walk |
Date: Saturday 2nd June 2012 |
| Tutor: Phillip McFadyen |
Fee: £95 |
| Location: Blickling Hall, Norfolk |
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Notes: This one day course will introduce you to the basics
of landscapes sketching using pen and wash techniques. Set in the
grounds one of England’s
most striking Jacobean stately homes and includes a lunch and all
refreshments.
Our day includes a walk through part of the parkland setting beside
the lake and sketching some of the charming estate cottages and barns nearby.
There are numerous views to be enjoyed and we shall concentrate on how
to achieve a working sketch book from which one can build up landscape
painting subjects at home. This is a popular course, not least as refreshments
are included and luncheon vouchers are provided for the National Trust
Tea Rooms! |
| Title: Masterclass |
Date: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd July 2012 |
| Tutor: John Tookey |
Fee: £195 |
| Location: The Cathedral Close, Norwich, Norfolk |
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| Notes: A two day improver's course painting in the
Cathedral Close at the heart of the 'fine city' of Norwich
with one of England's best watercolour Impressionists. The ancient
Close is the largest Cathedral precinct in the country and contains many
fine houses, some dating back 800 years. The Cathedral is one of the finest
Norman buildings in Europe. There are a number of locations where painters
can enjoy spectacular views especially in the covered Cloisters. All our
meals will be served in the award winning Refectory. The course includes
lunch and refreshments each day. |
| Title: Nile Adventure |
Date: Wednesday 26th September - Wednesday 3rd October 2012 |
| Tutor: Phillip McFadyen |
Fee: £850 painters, £800 non painters. |
| Location: on board a five star Nile Cruise boat which will take us from
the ancient City of Luxor to Aswan visiting the astonishing Luxor and Karnack
temples and the Valley of the Kings. The boat itinerary includes visits
to some of the world’s most spectacular archaeological sites at Edfu,
Kom Ombo, Esna, Philae and Aswan. There will be watercolour workshops on
board and a chance to sketch the passing desert scenery in comfort. |
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| Notes: Seven nights painting and sightseeing cruise including
transfers to and from the boat. Full board accommodation on the vessel. |
| Title: Lakeland Adventure |
Date: Monday 6th – Friday 10th May 2013 |
| Tutor: Phillip McFadyen |
Fee: Fee: Painters £465, non painters £405 |
| Location: The Lake District |
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| Notes: Four nights residential ensuite accommodation in a
large country house in the heart of the Lake District on a dinner,
bed and breakfast basis. We shall be painting, sketching, looking at poetry
and visiting the Wordsworth homes at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount
and other sites associated with the Romantic Movement. By combining art and
literature, the course is designed to attract painters and their non -
painting partners who would enjoy these literary and historical dimensions.
The course will be staffed by three qualified and very experienced art
teachers with an interest in history and poetry. |
| Title: Sinbad Adventure |
Date: Thursday 30th January 2014 - Wednesday 12th February 2014 |
| Tutor: Phillip McFadyen |
Fee: *£2,800 painters, *£2,500 non painters accompanied by painter
*approximate prices based on planned activities. However,
prices subject to change, pending airline group booking confirmation depending
on size of group. |
| Location: Sri Lanka and Kerala, Southern India |
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| Notes: An adventure for painters and others who want to
experience some pearls of the orient while encountering an imaginative educational
project. The aim is to produce a reflective travelogue sketchbook or photographic
scrapbook of this trip of a lifetime. We shall stay half board in beautiful
colonial hotels, delight in spice gardens and palm beaches as well as visit
Buddhist and Hindu shrines. This is a real adventure in watercolour. |
