Drawing & Painting with the Masters
Tutor: Claire Harrison
The return of this fun, popular course where Claire will demonstrate how the Masters achieved their techniques. Covering artists from the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century, you will look at Masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Constable, Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Cezanne and Van Gogh. Each week Claire will pick a Master and one of his works and will help each student learn the technique and choose whether to ‘copy’ it directly or adapt it in their own work. Skills learned along the way will include how to use materials in different ways, styles and composition, and core techniques such as tone and colour theory. This course is for all abilities, as Claire concentrates on developing each individual’s skill. Note: This course looks at different paintings, artists and techniques to the previous course.
About the tutor
Claire (pictured) is a Sussex-based artist with more than 27 years’ experience. A graduate of The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, she has successfully exhibited across the UK for many years, and has taught both adults and children in schools, colleges, art societies and art institutions. Claire is passionate about art, enjoying sharing her skills with students of all levels of ability. Find out more at www.claire-harrison.co.uk
Materials List
Note: You do not need to purchase all the materials listed below if you are not interested in learning that specific medium. The first session I will be covering Constable, so I suggest you bring either oil/acrylic. However, if you don’t want to use these mediums I’m happy for you to bring a colour medium of your choice.
DRAWING
- Thick paper, this can be, printing paper, or specific paper for pastels. E.g.
- Somerset paper sold by the A1 sheet is good value
- Drawing materials choose one of the following –
- A set of pencils ranging from 2B – 9B
- OR a set of compressed charcoal (a grey set)
- OR a box of mixed Willow charcoal
- OR A Staedler Pigment Liner 0.2/0.3 nib (optional - if you wish to work in
- colour you can bring a coloured set of 0.3 as well)
- OR colouring/watercolour pencils
- Fixative, this can be hairspray for extra strength/hold. (This is only needed for
- the charcoal drawing
- Eraser
- Kitchen roll
OIL
- Pre-stretched and primed canvas (size of your choice)
- Optional: table easel
- Student quality brushes ranging from 0.25” to 1” flat and a similar range
- for rounded. (Approx 6 brushes altogether)
- Student quality paint (the largest tubes you can afford is recommended).
- Colours, blue, red, yellow, sepia (dark brown), black and white.
- 2 large empty Jam jars with lids
- Kitchen roll
- White spirit (very cheap in Robert Dyas)
ACRYLIC
- Pre-stretched and primed canvas (size of your choice)
- Student quality brushes ranging from 0.25” to 1” flat and a similar range
- for rounded. (Approx 6 brushes altogether)
- Student quality paint (the largest tubes you can afford is recommended).
- Colours, blue, red, yellow, black and white.
- Jam jar
Kitchen roll
DO NOT FORGET TO BRING AN IMAGE OR OBJECT THAT INSPIRES YOU OR JUST YOUR IMAGINATION!!
I look forward to meeting you.
If you have any queries on the above list please feel free to contact me on 07973 410 111