Exploring the Landscape with Ash Frost

This course will be about discovering gesture and colour in the landscape through a mix of compositional drawings, monoprint works and mixed media colour studies. The drawings and prints will provide the foundation and direction for a more sustained watercolour, acrylic or oil painting on canvas or board. We will explore the compositions of the great masters and examine the colour expression of the Japanese printmakers through to the impressionists and abstract expressionists.

Note: Tutor Michael Simms will be guiding students in weeks 5 and 6 of term 4 2024.

What will students achieve

Students will gain skills in understanding composition, tonal design and colour harmony through research drawing practice. This practical approach to research drawing and colour studies will enable students to discover gestural elements and colour nuances in landscape painting.

Materials

• Sketchbook A5, A4 or A3 or anything around that size
• Paper Some large sheets of watercolour or mixed media paper
• Charcoal Willow or compresses
• Pencil 3B, 6B
• Ink Calligraphy ink or indian ink, sepia ink or any black ink
• Chinese brushes Small and medium size
• Paints Watercolours or gouache, acrylics or oils. Aim for two yellows, two reds, two blues and lots of white and a dark brown.
• Brushes and palette knives.

About studio classes

Our class sizes are small, ensuring you receive the individual tuition you need. We have a maximum of 12 students per class.

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