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Spring Posy: Pick and Paint

Description

Take your pick from the seasonal flower beds at Micklems Farm to create your own arrangement of flowers. We will then look at arranging them with different coloured backgrounds looking to create interesting and unusual compositions and colour relationships. We will then do a few loose sketches together to warm up before deciding on our favourite composition to paint. We will look at ways of applying the paint in a dynamic and interesting way: focusing on colour, brushwork and composition. What to bring: A packed lunch Apron A canvas min A4, max A3, rectangular or square A selection brushes eg. ‘System 3 Brush wallet 402’ A selection of artist quality paints oils or acrylics eg. Daler Rowney starter set A spotlight or anglepoise desk lamp Palette knife – eg. Winsor and Newton size 22 Paper Palette and a box to take your work home in For oils: A jar and some low odour thinners/ white spirit substitute for cleaning your brushes, some rags or plenty of tissues to wipe brushes clean Optional extra items: ‘Liquin’ painting medium if working in oils A ‘Stay-wet’ palette if working in acrylics

What's included in the price?

Included on the day: A bunch of flowers Coloured backgrounds Expert tuition 1 to 1 guidance Detailed demonstrations A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes. If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please feel free to bring along your own provisions/milk alternatives etc If you’re trying painting for the first time- starter boxes of paint can be bought from Micklems Farm for use on the day at additional cost of £6 per box. Selection of brushes £5. And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer you to another workshop. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: All levels welcome Number of students: 10