Explore Turner’s Watercolour Techniques (4-day)

Open to all adults – some prior experience of watercolour would be beneficial.

The course will look at JMW Turner’s watercolour techniques. His methods and materials will be discussed and demonstrated and you will be given time to practice using wet in wet, scratching out and stopping out, together with trying out his use of gum Arabic and Ox gall to enhance your paintings. Reference images will be available and weather permitting some outdoor sketching will also be scheduled.

The theme of the workshop will be on exploring Turner’s innovative methods and to link this with your own personal style. Art historical references of Turner’s exciting work will be shown in the form of a slide projection. Expert tuition will be provided by tutor Bob Meecham, through demonstration and practice.

This course will conclude with a visit to the Clore Gallery Tate Britain (independently travelling) to see the work of Turner to gain a deeper understanding of this unique and innovative painter on Friday 28th of July (11am-1pm, exact times tbc with tutor).

Core Skills
– Focus on sketching methods using line and tone , colour and texture
– Practice free wet in wet washes scratching and stopping out, wax resist and dry brush
– Explore Turner’s techniques in more detail: use of impressionist colour, brush brushwork and composition skills.
– Practice of quick outdoor tonal studies to work up into a more finished work
– Short slide show and Tate visit to show Turner’s work and practice.

Materials
Set of watercolour brushes including a large wash brush, simple palette (white plastic or ceramic plates are ideal), glass or plastic jars, kitchen paper roll or tissues, sharp craft knife and a piece of sandpaper.
Several sheets of 300gsm weight watercolour papers, Bockingford or other, (or a watercolour pad of similar weight paper), sketch pad.
Watercolours should be of reasonable artist or student quality including ultramarine blue, cerulean or cyan blue, light red, scarlet lake, permanent rose, cadmium yellow pale, burnt umber, viridian and indigo.
For drawing use black or brown pen, soft pencils and rubber for sketching.

It would be useful to bring along some examples of Turner landscapes and some black and white photocopied landscapes to work with particularly if the weather is bad. You may wish to purchase gum arabic and ox gall mediums, but there will be some available for you to try.
For out door sketching it would be useful to bring your own stool or chair, a hat and if the weather is damp a mac.

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The programme is designed for people of all ability and experience. Age limits are at the discretion of the Landmark Arts Centre. Landmark Arts Centre
reserves the right to make alterations to our published event programme where reasonably necessary. NO REFUNDS GIVEN FOR TUTOR or ACT SUBSTITUTION.

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