Oliver West

Einstein once said ‘If I can’t picture it, I can’t understand it”. Oliver believes that, like Einstein, a very large percentage of the population are natural visual multi-layered thinkers, and that huge numbers of people who don’t know this could be greatly missing out on their unique and inherent abilities. In some parts of the world, this is having a catastrophic effect on many facets of community life. The Footnotes Programme is a flexible series of visual thinking techniques that are straightforward to teach, easy to learn, and infinitely adaptable...

This provides the perfect opportunity for children to enjoy making their own prints in the open air. Whether its in the studio garden or down on the nearby beach, the children will be able to have fun experimenting with various printing techniques in their place of play. The monoprinting process allows for a fast-moving process that will keep many a child engaged for hours! With found natural objects, sourced from the garden or down on the beach, a range of relief printing processes can be offered, to children of all...

Einstein once said ‘If I can’t picture it, I can’t understand it”. Oliver believes that, like Einstein, a very large percentage of the population are natural visual multi-layered thinkers, and that huge numbers of people who don’t know this could be greatly missing out on their unique and inherent abilities. In some parts of the world, this is having a catastrophic effect on many facets of community life. The Footnotes Programme is a flexible series of visual thinking techniques that are straightforward to teach, easy to learn, and infinitely adaptable...

Plein Air Printmaking This Plein Air experience of printmaking will take you, with press and all into nature and its vista's. This printmaking experience is suitable for beginners and specialists alike. Oliver West has been running printmaking workshops directly in the Landscape since 1995. With the use of the mobile workshop facilities, we will be working directly in the countryside preparing, making and proofing images without leaving the chosen location. You will be able to experiment with a number of Printmaking processes, such as engraving and drypoint, etching, woodblock and...

This is an opportunity to make your own original print en Plein Air! Be inspired by the views across Mounts Bay and or get creative with your imagination in a fast and easy Printmaking workshop. With so many print processes to choose from, Plein air Printmaking is suitable for all ages and abilities! It's a lot of fun too. Join Oliver in his studio garden, overlooking St Michael's Mount in Marazion Cornwall. He'll also be sharing his experience of using various printmaking processes En Plein Air. Many of these unique...

1.5-hour taster session This is an opportunity to make your own original print en Plein Air! Be inspired by the views across Mounts Bay and or get creative with your imagination in a fast and easy Printmaking workshop. With so many print processes to choose from, Plein air Printmaking is suitable for all ages and abilities! Its a lot of fun too. Join Oliver in his studio garden, overlooking St Michael's Mount in Marazion Cornwall. He'll also be sharing his experience of using various printmaking processes en Plein Air. Many...

This is an opportunity to discuss tips on how to take your printmaking experience outdoors. Be inspired by simple ideas that will give you the ability to work with a simple studio setup on the move. You might be surprised what easy-to-use materials can make your plein air printmaking experience really easy to develop. These often unique Printmaking techniques include mono-printing, which help to capture moment-by-moment effects right there and then, thus making each artist's proof into a unique original fine art print. You might think that you need to...