ABSTRACT

Tutor: David Cuthbert

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Date: 5 - 7 Feb 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R £248 C £121
CL £136 C2L £151

Beyond Painting – Abstract Constructions

Turning junk into art needs a spirit of playfulness. With reference to mixed-media artists Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg, Louise Bourgeois and Eva Hesse you will use commonplace junk with collage and acrylic, transforming the ordinary into visually exciting, freestanding models or reliefs.

Tutor: Jonathan Newey

Ref: X17AR01A9

Date: 26 - 28 Feb 10

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Level: Some experience needed
Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Abstract Landscapes in Watercolour

This course will introduce artists to painting abstract landscapes in watercolour paint., showing them how to experiment with different ways of painting with watercolour including wet in wet, lifting and blotting, colour mixing, using salt, white ink and masking fluid.

ACRYLICS

Tutor: Karen Carter

Ref: X11AR01A9

Date: 16 Jan 10

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Level: Beginners

Fees: C : £48 CL : £63

An Introduction to Acrylics

Acrylics are a highly versatile medium offering numerous possibilities from delicate transparent washes to painterly impasto work. Learn the basics of handling theses paints and explore the use of mediums, methods and surfaces under the enthusiastic guidance of your tutor.

Tutor: Karen Carter

Ref: X25AR02A9

Date: 29 May 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: C : £48 CL : £63

Colour and Style in Acrylics

Acrylics are a highly versatile medium allowing a variety of approaches from delicate watercolour to exciting mixed media applications. On this workshop you will work on a number of different surfaces exploring colour relationships and experimenting with mediums, gels and texture pastes to create a reference book of acrylic techniques.

BOTANICAL

Tutor: Yvonne Hammond

Ref: X09AR01A9

Date: 27 - 29 Nov 09

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Date: 19 - 21 Feb 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Botanical Painting in Watercolour

Discover how those beautiful plants portraits are created. Learn how to draw the outline of a flower or fruit in pencil and to paint it in watercolour to produce an accurate, glowing painting. Each artist - beginner or experienced - will work individually with one-to-one guidance from the tutor .

CALLIGRAPHY

Tutor: Judi Whymark

Ref: X09AR03A9

Date: 27 - 29 Nov 09

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Calligraphy for Christmas with Illuminating and Decorative Goldwork

An opportunity to explore how illuminated letters are drawn and decorated. You will use gold leaf in traditional and modern ways and beginners will learn a basic calligraphic hand. Left handers are very welcome! Learn how medieval skills can be relevant and relaxing to use today.

Tutor: Judi Whymark

Ref: X18AR03A9

Date: 5 - 7 Mar 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Copperplate Calligraphy

This course offers an opportunity to practise a beautiful Victorian style hand, which is satisfying and relaxing to learn. It is useful for place cards, invitations and designing monograms, and a very good style for the left handed to learn. An enjoyable experience for everyone is guaranteed.

CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING

Tutor: Kaili Fu

Ref: X01AR04A9

Date: 2 - 4 Oct 09

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Landscape in Free Hand Style

Through tutor demonstrations and one-to-one guidance, beginners will learn the basic skills of landscape painting in free hand style, painting trees in different seasons, rocks in 3D, mountains and waterfalls, mist and clouds. More experienced artists will develop and expand skills in all aspects of landscape painting. You will also learn how to mount a picture in the traditional Chinese way.

Tutor: Kaili Fu

Ref: X17AR04A9

Date: 26 - 28 Feb 10

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Level: Beginners

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Flower and Bird for Beginners

This Chinese brush painting course is designed to introduce beginners to the basic skills of painting birds and flowers in free hand style. The course will include demonstrations and individual guidance to achieve the strokes and methods characteristic of Chinese painting.

Tutor: Kaili Fu

Ref: X24AR03A9

Date: 14 - 16 May 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Flowers, Birds and Insects

An opportunity to gain the skills to paint beautiful popular flowers, birds and insects, such as peony, rose, lotus, butterfly and dragonfly. Whatever your level of ability, you will learn about composition and how to paint the flowers and insects to represent not only their appearance but also their spirit, in various directions and positions.

Tutor: Maggie Cross

Ref: X05AR07A9

Date: 30 Oct - 1 Nov 09

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Level: Some experience needed

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Paint Autumn with a Chinese Brush

This course will be a celebration of the glorious colours of autumn. You will paint autumn leaves, fruits and berries in the free style so typical of Chineses painting. There will also be an opportunity to add a bird or small animal to your composition.

Tutor: Maggie Cross

Ref: XEAAR08A9

Date: 6 - 9 Apr 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £392 C : £196

Paint Chickens and Ducks with a Chinese Brush

During this course you will draw and paint a variety of chickens and wildfowl placing them in their natural surroundings. Painting will be mainly in freestyle but will include some fine line work to help with observational skills.

Tutor: Qu Lei Lei

Ref: X07AR12A9

Date: 13 - 15 Nov 09

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Structured Calligraphy and Figure Painting

This course is designed for Chinese Brush painters who wish to improve their brush techniques. The best way to learn ‘mastering the brush’ is by practising calligraphy as well as learning the famous 18 drawings through the figure paintings.

Tutor: Qu Lei Lei

Ref: X08AR04A9

Date: 20 - 22 Nov 09

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Landscape Painting

Through Chinese brush work, which includes painting and calligraphy, and the practice of Tai Chi Sword, this course will enable you to understand why ancient Chinese culture was keen to combine these art forms to improve mental, physical and spiritual well-being. In essence, it is the bringing together of the intellectual and the warrior.

Tutor: Qu Lei Lei

Ref: X10AR05A9

Date: 4 - 6 Dec 09

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Flower and Bird - Chinese Painting

During this course we will study flowers and birds in the freehand, the brush strokes and the ink arrangement, through which to build the structures of the sebjects as well as the expression of the spirit.

Tutor: Qu Lei Lei

Ref: X28AR04A9

Date: 18 - 20 Jun 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £274 C : £147
CL : £162 C2L : £177

Life Drawing the Chinese Way

Use Chinese brush and ink (also colour) to draw a life model. This course aims to promote the use of Chinese philosophy to observe and express the natural world of beautiful shape through brush stroke and ink techniques.

DRAWING

Tutor: Richard Box

Ref: X04AR03A9

Date: 23 - 25 Oct 09

Ref: X16AR03A9

Date: 19 - 21 Feb 10

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Level: Beginners

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Drawing for the Terrified - Part 1

For anyone who wants to be able to draw but is afraid to begin. The course is taught in a structured manner. Starting with simple relaxation exercises, the programme develops from experiments with drawing materials to uncomplicated methods of learning how to record observations in monochrome and colour.

Tutor: Richard Box

Ref: X25AR04A9

Date: 28 - 30 May 10

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Level: Some experience needed
Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Drawing for the Terrified - Part 2

This course is for everyone who has attended one of Richard’s “Drawing for the Terrified - Part 1” courses.

Tutor: John Meaker

Ref: X06AR06A9

Date: 6 - 8 Nov 09

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Level: Some experience needed
Fees: R : £261 C : £134
CL : £149 C2L : £164

Glimpses of the Human Figure in Action Drawing

In response to an agile life model we will sketch with gesture and line, in various drawing mediums, sequences of postures and attitudes. Then, without model, we will develop and amalgamate our sketches into dynamic compositions engaging transition, flux, and chance. Referring to the figure sequences of Degas and de Kooning. The course fee includes a supplement for model costs.

Tutor: John Meaker

Ref: X20AR07A9

Date: 16 - 18 Apr 10

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Level: Some experience needed
Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Gestural Drawing

A fundamentally different approach to drawing, requiring gestural responses and speculations; modernist, yet classically sound in form and structure. Still-life compositions exploiting charcoal dust, sandpapered chunks and sticks. Constructing our forms with a scaffolding of gestures, we will pursue a mode of perception dependent on spatial relationships and on positive and negative shapes, not outline.

MINIATURES

Tutor: Zowie Keating

Ref: X08AR06A9

Date: 20 - 22 Nov 09

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Date: 6 - 9 Apr 10

Day:

Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Painting Miniatures

These courses aim to develop skills in this historic art of miniature and silhouette painting, bringing into practice the traditional techniques used in English Miniature Painting throughout the Centuries. The method taught is quickly grasped by learners experienced in painting and drawing in the conventional size.

MIXED MEDIA

Tutor: Kim Richardson- Meyrick

Ref: X02AR01A9

Date: 9 - 11 Oct 09

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Fun with Pen, Ink and Wash

Explore the immense possibilities of using pen, ink and wash to create a painting of buildings, landscape or flowers. Beginners and more experienced artists will practise a variety of techniques to enable them to improve drawing skills and to get the most out of this exciting medium.

Tutor: Roger Bryant

Ref: X15AR07A9

Date: 12 - 14 Feb 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Journeying through Creativity

A workshop for adults to explore creatively those inner images we all have but don’t always know how to express. We will use paint, clay, collage, mixed media, poetry, story making, dreams, guided imagery and discussion, to explore and discover meaning within that personal and creative expression.

Tutor: Ruth Watkins

Ref: X16AR02A9

Date: 19 - 21 Feb 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Cards for All Occasions

Expanding on the many projects in Ruth’s book “Hand Painted Rustic Cards”, this course offers you the chance to create professional folk art style cards using pen and wash. Subjects covered include everything from Weddings to Birthday Cards. No drawing experience needed as templates are available. Lots of tips and techniques. Great fun!

Tutor: Ruth Watkins

Ref: XEAAR13A9

Date: 6 - 9 Apr 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £392 C : £196

Wonderful Painted Pages - Your own Pen and Wash Journal

Have fun creating a truly inspirational and personal hand painted journal. This new and exciting course combines pen and gentle washes of colour with traditional scrapbooking techniques. You will be guided through lots of tips and techniques. No drawing experience is needed as templates are available.

Tutor: Alan Brain

Ref: X16AR05A9

Date: 19 - 21 Feb 10

Day:

Level: Some experience needed

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Explore Your Creativity - Make Your Paintings Personal

This structured course will help you make your paintings personal and satisfying. They will hold the feeling you intend and stand out as a genuine personal expression. You will get nearer to understanding what really inspires you so that you can fill your painting with feeling and make it yours!

Tutor: Marie Hillcoat

Ref: X26AR09A9

Date: 4 - 6 Jun 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL: £136 C2L : £151

Silverpoint - The Forgotten Art

Silverpoint is a beautiful yet little known drawing medium that enables the artist to record detail and build fine drawings. Some of the world’s greatest drawings were made with it! Artists like Da Vinci used silverpoint to draw studies of plants, the human body and landscapes.

MOSAICS

Tutor: Rosalind Wates

Ref: X06CR07A9

Date: 6 - 8 Nov 09

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Date: 30 Apr - 2 May 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Mosaics

This is a mosaic-making course for beginners and experienced mosaicists. Beginners can learn basic techniques and construct a mosaic that they have designed themselves. More advanced learners can work on their own projects with the advice and guidance of the tutor, or experiment with new techniques.

PASTELS

Tutor: Marie Hillcoat

Ref: X06AR08A9

Date: 6 - 8 Nov 09

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Oil Pastels - Understand and Discover them

Pastels are great for creating drawings with, and for making pictures that look like paintings. Oil pastels, an unusual medium, can help you learn about colour and tone whilst improving your drawing. Explore this bright, fun yet intense medium through structured projects.

Tutor: Kim Richardson- Meyrick

Ref: X26AR05A9

Date: 4 - 6 Jun 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Flowers in Soft Pastels

This course is for those who wish to develop skills and an individual style in pastels, in a friendly and supportive environment. Learn to explore different approaches, techniques and ideas, in order to capture the vibrancy and movement of flowers. Develop a personal theme with individual instruction and guidance.

PENCILS

Tutor: Jonathan Newey

Ref: X24AR12A9

Date: 14 - 16 May 10

Day:

Level: Beginners

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Pet Portraits in Graphite Pencil

This is a course aimed at introducing you to drawing pet portraits with graphite pencil. The course includes basic drawing techniques, shading, texturing and using the eraser to draw. It covers topics such as fur, eyes and ears using photographs supplied by the tutor or your own pictures.

PORTRAITURE

Tutor: Keith Morton

Ref: X16AR07A9

Date: 19 - 21 Feb 10

Day:

Level: Some experience needed

Fees: R : £274 C : £147
CL : £162 C2L : £177

How to Paint Portraits (oils and acrylics)

Through short demonstrations and individual coaching, this course will cover head construction and the ground rules for successful colour usage. You’ll also gain confidence and learn some useful techniques to help you create a good likeness, whilst improving your ability to paint and draw portraits in oils, acrylics and the main drawing media. The course fee includes a supplement for model costs.

Tutor: Varvara Neiman

Ref: X23AR09A9

Date: 7 - 9 May 10

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Level: Beginners

Fees: R : £274 C : £147
CL : £162 C2L : £177

Portraiture

An excellent starting point for those interested in learning the fundamentals of portraiture, covering proportions, anatomical structures, colour mixing and arranging for portraiture. You will gain skills and increased confidence in achieving the likeness of the subject. Ideal for beginners in portraiture, but some experience of drawing or painting is required. The course fee includes a supplement for model costs.

PRINTMAKING

Tutor: Karen Carter

Ref: X05AR08A9

Date: 31 Oct 09

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Level: All levels

Fees: C : £48 CL : £63

Printmaking without a Press

An Introduction to a variety of hand-printing techniques - without a press - using a number of different methods and materials such as transferring images from sketches to printing plate, basic monoprinting, linocut plate and print, inking processes... all techniques that can be used at home with a minimum of specialist equipment.

Tutor: Heather Power

Ref: X25AR05A9

Date: 28 - 30 May 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Etching for All

A fun weekend of printmaking - using zinc plate to etch and print your own images onto paper. Using both line drawing and aquatint to give rich tonal areas from deep black through to the clean white of the paper printed on.

SCULPTURE

Tutor: Alexis Van El

Ref: X08AR09A9

Date: 20 - 22 Nov 09

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Stepping Stones to Sculpture

This course develops ways of creating abstract sculpture. You will begin by drawing: doodling and making marks and shapes on the page that suggest 3D forms. Then you will work with lumps of clay or wax to develop shapes and forms that lead to the creation of beautiful and satisfying sculptural forms.

Tutor: Alexis Van El

Ref: X13AR03A9

Date: 29 - 31 Jan 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £261 C : £134
CL : £149 C2L : £164

Dynamic Life Modelling from Quick Poses

This course develops ways of creating abstract sculpture. You will begin by drawing: doodling and making marks and shapes on the page that suggest 3D forms. Then you will work with lumps of clay or wax to develop shapes and forms that lead to the creation of beautiful and satisfying sculptural forms. This course fee includes a supplement for model costs.

WATERCOLOUR

Tutor: Kim Richardson- Meyrick

Ref: X15AR08A9

Date: 12 - 14 Feb 10

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Level: Beginners

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Stunning Flowers - Wet-in-Wet Watercolour

Explore some of the exciting possibilities of using watercolour to create big and beautiful flowers. Go beyond the obvious: paint your interpretation of this subject, allowing the paintings to develop a life of their own. Practise traditional techniques and experiment with new ones to discover your own personal style.

Tutor: Varvara Neiman

Ref: X02AR07A9

Date: 9 - 11Oct 09

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Level: Some experience needed

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Painting - Watercolour, Wet-on-Wet

This course has been designed to introduce exciting watercolour techniques, including wet-on-wet. Whether you are a beginner or have had previous experience in painting with watercolours, come and experiment with new techniques under the tutor’s guidance and apply them to your own works in your own style.

Tutor: Jackie Devereux

Ref: X04AR04A9

Date: 23 - 25 Oct 09

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Date: 30 Apr - 2 May 10

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Level: All levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Drizzle, Blot, Scrape & Drool over Watercolours

‘Go With the Flow’ Watercolours

Are you stuck in a rut, want to move on, try something new or haven’t even started with watercolour? ... then this course is for you. An opportunity to see how far watercolours can be stretched, pushed and pulled, through a series of warmup exercises leading to a finished painting. A contemporary approach!

Tutor: Ros Cuthbert

Ref: X14AR13A9

Date: 5 - 7 Feb 10

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Level: Beginners

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Wake Up to Watercolour

This course will provide you with a thorough introduction to watercolour, covering aspects such as colour mixing, wet in wet, line and wash, and much more. Ros will demonstrate and set short projects including simple still life, flower and landscape studies, to help you explore this lovely medium, giving one-to-one guidance throughout the weekend.

Tutor: Terry Simpson

Ref: X15AR02A9

Date: 12 - 14 Feb 10

Day:

Level: Some experience needed

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

Drawing and Painting in Watercolour

This course will allow artists to gain experience painting outside and is suitable for anyone with a basic knowledge of watercolours. You will work mainly within the Abbey grounds and Great Missenden. The course covers drawing and watercolour techniques associated with buildings and landscape painting. Some work will take place in the studio.

WAX

Tutor: Phil Madley

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Date: 23 Jan 10

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Date: 16 - 18 Apr 10

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Level: All Levels

Fees: R : £248 C : £121
CL : £136 C2L : £151

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Encaustic Wax Painting - the next step

An exciting and fulfilling art experience awaits: practise the techniques of encaustic wax painting and your creativity will flow. You will produce some amazing original paintings, guided by Phil’s expertise and enthusiasm. Quick results and fun are guaranteed!

KEY TO FEES : R Residential C Course only CL Course and 1 lunch C2L Course and 2 lunches