A Course to explore your own creativity but with all the guidance and tuition you need. A perfect balance of tuition and your own creative time
'SO loved the week-end. After a nights sleep I'm brimming
with enthusiasm and
good intentions. You were wonderful;
you provided us with an instinctive
balance of constructive support, encouragement and space to get on
uninterrupted.
Thank you. It's not difficult to see why people return to you
again and again' - Max - August 2007
Dates/Prices 2008 (£285) include 2 days painting with
buffet lunch
on both days. Accommodation for Saturday
night with breakfast. ALL your professional materials and refreshments all day. You take away all your art work of course. PLUS
EXCLUSIVE studio written tutorials to take away.
'Get Creative' is the new name for the very, very successful Course we have been running in the Mapledurham Studio for the last two years.
It covers everything to get you painting professionally, creatively and in your own style! Even if you have been painting for a while, most students say they have learnt more in one hour on this course than years of art classes.(One student said she'd learnt more on this course than 2 years at a renowned Art College).
We like to think that at the end of the weekend you will have all the skills to paint absolutely anything. You learn, composition, focal points, tonal values, colour balance and painting techniques. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED. PLUS TAKE AWAY TUITION MANUALS and of course you take away all your masterpieces!
Everyone has their own space, a professional easel, painting table, painting brushes, paints etc. You chose your size canvas - up to 100x100cm
The Course Programmes are created EXCLUSIVELY by JoeDaisy Studio - designed to give the student the very best course content and teaching. We now note other providers are trying to copy our course content (which is a bit of a cheek!) but they don't have our TEN secret weapons: click
Telephone Annabel any time - 8.30-6.30am every day for any help or to ask questions. Tel: 0118 9724502
BUT! DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED!! Caroline is the nicest, unassuming artist you could find. Everyone in the Studio makes your painting day or weekend, the best time you could have!
DATES GET CREATIVE WEEKENDS 2008
JANUARY 26/27th FULL
MARCH 8/9th FULL
MAY 10/11th FULL
JULY 19/20th FULL
SEPTEMBER 13/14th - make a booking online click
Or Telephone 0118 9724502
NOVEMBR 15/16th - make a booking online click
Or Telephone 0118 9724502
FEBRUARY 16/17th FULL
APRIL 5/6th FULL
JUNE 14/15th FULL
AUGUST 30/31st - make a booking online click
Or Telephone 0118 9724502
OCTOBER 11/12th - make a booking online click
Or Telephone 0118 9724502
DECEMBER 13/14th - make a booking online click
Or Telephone 0118 9724502
COURSE PROGRAMME - GET CREATIVE WEEKEND
SATURDAY
Arrive 10.0am Refreshments in the upstairs gallery. Meet your fellow artists.
Introduction to JoeDaisy Studio and your Professional Artist.
10.30am Paints, brushes and equipment. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT. We paint in acrylics. A complete
overview, explanation and
comparison of products. Every artist has their own space with professional easel, painting table and hi stool. Some special tips on how to prepare your canvas for painting. Use of pigments & mediums. Which sort of brush for each medium etc.There is a complete selection of brushes, palette knives, paints, pastels, canvases, pigments, mediums, etc in the studio.
11.0am Painting with passion and the power of one brush and a limited palette. Acrylics. An
essential warming up and ‘exploring’ exercise where you discover your own abilities/
instincts/leanings. You are taught how to create a focal point and how to balance your colour (with reference to the Colour Wheel) in this initial exercise.You also learn how nature can teach you composition and how 'nature' can be your starting point to create 'simplified' or 'abstract' paintings
We explore brushes and Caroline shows you how to handle and work your brush. Everyone has
the same colour palette and it is very interesting to see how each student creates a completely different painting.
We use the wet on wet method and paint with passion,
spontaneously, quickly and with confidence of colour. This is an initial exercise to explore your instinctive creative abilities.
It’s good to look back on this first painting at the end of the
weekend - to see how you’ve progressed.
12.0am Buffet Lunch in the Upstairs Gallery (Sometimes a barbecue in the summer) We cater for vegetarians and any special dietary requirements. During the day, there is a coffee machine, tea, herbal drinks, soft drinks, bottled water and wine available - along with nibbles and you are encouraged to make the Studio 'your home' for the weekend i.e take rests whenever you want to, walk around, look at the art books, look at the paintings and prints in the Gallery, sit and chat etc. We want you to feel as if you are at home but with the added bonus of every top quality Professional art material and facility you could desire!
1.00pm Composition. Now we get serious and teach you the essential Rules for composing a Harmonious painting. Examples of successful and non successful paintings are given so you can analyse how the paintings work or don't work - based on their composition and colour balance. Contributions from you are encouraged at all times.
2.0pm. Tonal Values. A drawing exercise on paper, using the view finder to compose
your painting. You use all the rules you have just learnt about composition. A lesson
to teach you to look for essential tonal (light and dark) values in your art works. (This
is carried out in the Studio in winter - or outside in the spring/summer - weather
allowing)
3.0pm Painting your composed drawing. Putting your working drawing onto canvas. Using our
special composition tips.
4.30-5.0pm Discussion about your desired subjects for painting the next day. Because we want to encourage the artist in you and not just 'take you through the motions' we want you to chose the subjects you want to paint. Painting is all about passion, what you want to say and how you want to say it.
So now you decide what you want to paint. You may even have a painter whose style you want to emulate. There is nothing wrong with that because you will eventually discover your own style.
Bring a photograph with you of the scene/image you want to paint. If you don't have any ide of what you want to paint, We can set up a still life in the Studio for you.
More advanced students will create their own composition with the skills learnt.
5.0pm Day ends.
COURSE PROGRAMME - SUNDAY
Arrive 9.0am Refreshments in the upstairs gallery. Some artists
skip this and rush straight to their
easels. Your choice! Refreshments are available all day.
10.00am Painting of your chosen subject. You can paint on any size canvas. You can paint in acrylic or oils (if you have experience of oils). If you want to work in watercolour - click the watercolour courses click The maximum size canvas is 100x100cm - which can usually fit in your car. But we can also provide very large canvases which can be delivered later to you. (There is a supplement for canvases larger than 100cm and a charge for delivery) Please advise before arriving if you wish to paint on a very large canvas
Personal guidance is given at all times in the preparation, composition and painting of your art work. Personal tuition on painting techniques are given to you at this stage. Including use of mixed media.
12.0pm Buffet Lunch in the Upstairs Gallery (Sometimes a barbecue in the summer) We cater for vegetarians and any special dietary requirements. During the day, there is a coffee, tea, soft drinks, bottled water and wine available - along with nibbles and you are encouraged to make the Studio 'your home' for the weekend i.e take rests whenever you want to, walk around, look at the art books, look at the paintings and prints in the Gallery, sit and chat etc. We want you to feel as if you are at home but with the added bonus of every top quality Professional art material and facility you could desire!
1.0pm HOW TO BE AN ARTIST and a talk on Abstract Art and the difference between fine
art and decorative art. This is usually carried out as you continue painting with
contributions and conversation from you!
Continue Painting your picture, with constructive and professional help.
Description of ‘Personal
Statements’ with some guidance on marketing and sales. Description of printing techniques, to turn your paintings into money earners!
3.00pm. Collection of your specially written and exclusive teaching manuals and a
poster size colour wheel to take away. Put your three paintings and drawing in the car - or arrange courier delivery with us - if you have opted for large to very large canvas. Day Ends
This weekend course is an Introduction to Professional Painting and we cover all the basics to
compose harmonious art works. Most students come back for more specific
teaching but this is a great course to start with AND an exclusive opportunity to use top quality professional materials with tuition from an exceptionally talented and capable professional artist. WHO DOES NOT IMPOSE HER WILL ON YOU!! BUT ENCOURAGES THE ARTIST IN YOU!
