Summer Course and Workshops

SUMMER CLASSES

During the summer and beyond I shall be running a number of special classes for different organisations. These are open to anybody but should be booked with the relevant organisers direct. I hope to meet any new or old students at some of the venues. Please check out their websites for more details about the content of the workshops and required materials.

BUCKINGHAM SUMMER SCHOOL

Venue: Buckingham School, London Road Buckingham

Contact details: Lorna Spencer 01296 340333

Website: www.buckinghamsummerschool.co.uk

Direct booking via website available

August 3-5: INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

3 days, 10-4, £150

August 6: WORKING WITH WATERCOLOUR PENCILS

1 day, 10-4, £50

August 7: INTRODUCTION TO LIFE DRAWING

1 day, 10-4, £50

GERRARDS CROSS SUMMER SCHOOL

Venue: The Memorial Centre, East Common, Gerrards Cross, Bucks

Website: www.gerrardscrosssummerscool.co.uk

Website gives details of booking procedure, no online booking available

July 27: ANYONE CAN DRAW

1 day, 10-4, £48

July 31: DRAWING WILDLIFE IN COLOURED PENCILS

1 day, 10-4, £48

ROTHSAY EDUCATION CENTRE (formerly the Retirement Education Centre, REC)

Venue: 6 Rothsay Gardens, Bedford MK40 3QB

Contact Details: 01234 302203/04 or email admin@recbedford.co.uk

Website: www.recbedford.co.uk

Direct booking via website or phone available from June 1

August 20: ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WATERCOLOUR

4 week course starting on August 20, Thursday mornings, 10-12, £28 total

August 10-13 DRAWING PLANTS WITH COLOURED PENCILS

4 days, 10-1, £36

2016

February 27: COLOURED PENCILS FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER I

March 12: COLOURED PENCILS FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER II

Saturday Workshops, 10-3.30, £22 members (£26 non-members)

Art History Courses 

October 10: ART IN THE RENAISSANCE: Early Beginnings and the Quest for Realism

November 7: ART IN THE RENAISSANCE: The Artist as a Superstar

January 23: ART IN THE RENAISSANCE: The Effect of the Reformation on Northern Art

Saturday Workshops, 10-3.30, £22 members (£26 non-members)

Members Courses

To participate in these course it is necessary to become a member of the centre at an annual cost of £39.

From September 15: ARTIST’S TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS (ART HISTORY)

Tuesday afternoons, 2-4, 10 week course, £58

From January 5, 2016: ARTIST’S TECHNIQUES II: The Finished result (ART HISTORY)

Tuesday afternoons, 2-4, 10 week course, £58

From April 12, 2016: THE ART OF SPAIN (ART HISTORY)

Tuesday afternoons, 2-4, 10 week course, £58

From September 17: WATERCOLOUR AND DRAWING CHALLENGE (PRACTICAL)

Thursday afternoons, 2-4, 30 week course, £138

From September 18: THREE MEDIA: DRAWING AND WATERCOLOUR (PRACTICAL)

Friday afternoons, 2-4, 30 week course, £138

Please note: Previous experience indicates that all the REC courses sell out very quickly, especially the practical classes. It is necessary to get online or contact the Centre as soon as the bookings open on June 1. Brochures for all the courses throughout 2015 and 2016 will be available from the Centre from Monday 23rd March.