Experimental Watercolour Landscapes

Contemporary landscapes embracing the
Versatility of watercolour paint and other graphic media.

Join us for this new one-day workshop and
Learn about the versatility of watercolour paint and ways to combine it with
Other graphic media to create expressive landscape paintings.

Tutor Peter Clayton will demonstrate using
The medium freely or with control to express various moods and atmospheres.
Aimed at adventurous newcomers to watercolour painting or those with some
Experience who wish to discover new approaches and techniques, this one-day
Workshop will be split into two parts:

During the first part of the day you will
be shown how to use the medium freely and paint in a relaxed way. We will
Explore how to work from light to dark tones, use wet-in-wet techniques to
create softness and wet-on-dry techniques to create sharper marks. We will also
Begin to explore the use of colour and see how strong colour and tonal contrast
Can create a feeling of energy, movement and change in a landscape painting.

Later in the day will focus on how to use the medium with more control and suggest a more structured approach to your compositions. By adding the use o fwhite gouache students will learn the
Expressive effect of creating muted colours and how these elements contribute
To creating a sense of calm in a landscape.

Throughout the day we’ll also be using additional
Graphic media (pencils, pens, coloured
Pencils etc) to enhance the expressive qualities of watercolour paint.

The tutor will provide visual reference
Material in the form of photographs of various landscape environments but you
Are encouraged to bring your own images and memories to make your work more
Personal.

A few artists who use watercolour in
various ways who you may wish to explore for inspiration include: Eric Ravilious, Paul Klee, John Singer
Sargent, Ann Blockley, Miranda Brookes, Sesshu Toyo, J.M.W Turner and John
Piper.

About the tutor:

Tutor Peter Clayton holds a Fine Art
degree and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Over 40+ year career he
Has shown in over 160 solo and group exhibitions in commercial and public
Galleries.

He has collaborated widely with artists
Of various disciplines, undertaken residences, painted murals and worked with
local authorities, museums, interior designers and publishers. His personal
work has encompassed a wide variety of painting and printmaking media. Subject
Matter has been inspired by the landscape (particularly woodland), architecture
and family history. Pete is a member of Leicester Society of Artists and
Leicester Print Workshop and has taught courses in Adult and Further Education
at numerous venues, including Attenborough Arts, for many years.

Further information:

All
Materials will be provided.

This
One-day workshop will start at 10:30am and end at 4:40pm, with a short break
for lunch. Our café will be open or you are welcome to bring your own
Refreshments.

Participants
Must be aged 18+.

If the
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simply contact our box office team on / and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact
You if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if
You've made other plans!

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& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

We aim to
make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome
just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd
Like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss
your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email
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We have four blue badge parking spaces outside
Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close
To the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are
Occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays
and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to
Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for
parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De
Montfort Hall).