Mixed Media Landscapes with Jessica Palmer

Create a landscape artwork on paper by combining paper cutting, watercolour paint, ink and collage.  You will learn about Jessica’s use of mixed media to create a beautiful image of your favourite landscape. You will explore how to “paint with paper and draw with a knife”. 

This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to compose a picture without the stress of planning every brush stroke in advance. 

Learn Jessica’s techniques of layering and working with particular kinds of paper to achieve key effects.

Check out Jessica’s website: https://jessicapalmerart.com

Bring your own lunch and some drinks or cup as no hot drinks provided at this session.

Materials

Bring one or more images of your favourite landscape or seascape or of a place which has a special meaning to you.

Watercolour paints, inks, brushes, water pots, water sprays if you have them.

Any of your own preferred pens, pencils, charcoal, drawing or
mark-making tools.

Any of your own decorative papers if you have collected them.  We may not use them but we can look at them and discuss whether they will work in this setting.

Apron.

This is an introduction to observational drawing and aims to give you visual literacy. Whether you are a complete novice or have some previous experience in drawing, this workshop will help you to brush up on your skills and give you the confidence ’to draw what you see’!

We will be looking at seasonal objects and still-lifes inspired by an artist and to work with the traditional elements of line, tone, form and negative space, but also have some fun along the way!  I believe everyone can draw and this workshop is designed to give you the confidence to do just that. I hope to see you there.

Click here ….to book your place and pay now.

Please bring drawing materials such as, shading pencils, black fine liner pen, charcoal, chalk, rubber, sharpener and sketchpad

Please bring your own drink. Room opens at 9am.

Members £22, Non Members £27

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“Thank you for signing up for the workshop on 16th March 2024. I am very much looking forward to working together to develop your own style and hopefully by the end of the day to leave you with lots of new ideas and directions for your art.” 

Before the workshop, please think about what makes you feel alive both in your art and in your life, and the colours you are drawn to and we will consider how these can make your art stronger and more authentic. If you would like to gather any images and bring them with you, please do.

We will start by playing with colour, line and pattern so if you have anything around the house to make marks with (forks, feathers, twigs etc.) or stencils please bring them. 

After this, we will use these ideas to paint a landscape or seascape. Can you please bring a photo of a place or subject which has a special meaning to you? I have included two images from the coastal path by Clevedon to choose from, but please feel free to bring your own.

The rest of the materials are listed below. These are suggestions and you probably have these already. 

Brushes - large and small. I use flats for loose marks but a variety is good, also a stiffer brush if using stencils (I will bring a few stencils to try).

Acrylics (black, titanium white, raw umber, and a red, yellow and blue such as alizarin crimson, ultramarine and lemon yellow)

Paper, panel or canvas.

Easel (or you can work flat on the table)

Masking tape

Water pot, apron etc.

Any tools and pencils, charcoal etc to make marks.

A few large sheets of sketching paper (not expensive but thick enough to paint on). 

Looking forward to a fun and interactive workshop. If you have any questions beforehand please feel free to email me at sarahbodenart@gmail.com

Join Nicky for an exciting opportunity to draw in the historic setting of the Curzon cinema in Clevedon!

We will be using the upstairs room to draw the unique film equipment and props the cinema has collected over the years. On the day, the cinema will be running a kids’ film, but that shouldn’t worry us! The kiosk downstairs will be open for refreshments, so relax with a morning coffee whilst you draw. The Curzon will be fab venue to sketch in.

Nicky will help us to understand perspective and give us tips on sketching on location. We hope you can join us; all abilities and complete novices are always welcome.

Park nearby but not in the B and M car park.

Cost: £22 for members, £27 for non-members

Resource list (important: no wet materials allowed due to the historic setting)

Drawing pencils, rubber, large sketchpad, black or brown paper, black sharpies (i.e. drawing pens), big felt pens, charcoal, chalk, scissors, drawing board (optional).

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Abstraction – chaos and structure; a one-day workshop

In this workshop we will explore “the richness and versatility, depth and subtlety that lie in this tension between structure and chaos. Using a variety of mark making techniques and materials, we will touch on themes such as formlessness and equilibrium, order and uncertainty, geometry and gesture…”

Nick will discuss his working process and inspirations with a brief slide show.

Nick Moore is an abstract painter, writer and improvising musician. All three strands of his work are connected in their embracing of the tension between structure and chaos. His work is rooted in spontaneity and improvisation, combining the elements of chance and deliberation, what in music John Cage talked about as ‘considered improvisation’.

https://nickmoore.artweb.com/about-me

A demo and some exercises in chaos!…and structure!

Materials

A pencil

Charcoal – chunky

Graphite stick – chunky

Acrylic paint; your favorites, incl black, white….

Cartridge paper A3 or sketchbooks

Canvas Board and or a stretched canvas (no larger than A3)

Brushes, variety of, including some wide ones

Palette knife

Palette

Water pot

Masking tape

Twine/string

Ruler and set square

Collage techniques combine with line; drawing into different backgrounds, getting rid of that intimidating 'blank' page and creating texture.

In this session creativity flows and opportunities to try out new methods can be realised.

Nicky’s enthusiasm fills the room.

Tea and Coffee provided. Room opens at 9am.

Members £22. Non Members £27

Book your place now… 3 spaces left

workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

MATERIALS TO BRING WITH YOU

Equipment:

Pencils/Fine-liner pen

Scissors

Glue stick

Mix of unusual papers eg: Old envelopes, wrapping paper, old cards, coloured paper, old maps, newspaper, recycled books...anything of interest! 

Sketchbooks/Paper

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Explore patterns in nature using print & mixed media. Collate your creative journey in a concertina sketchbook.

Suitable for all abilities.

This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to take time out and explore your creativity. Starting with a prompt from nature, you will be taken on a creative journey exploring patterns in nature using a variety of materials and techniques including Gelli plate printing; your work will be collated into a concertina sketchbook.

Perfect for artists looking to loosen up and overcome the fear of a pristine page in a new sketchbook!

Colour:

Inks 1 x black/Paynes grey/ sepia and 1 x colour (I use acrylic ink and Indian ink).

Ink blocks eg. Inktense by Derwent, Art Graf

Watercolour paint/gouache

Acrylic paint – your choice but limit it to 3 colours.

Collaging resources:

Magazines, old paintings, maps, text, old sewing patterns

Matte medium for gluing collage materials and / or glue stick

Scissors

Other:

Spray water bottle

Viewfinder with small aperture eg 2” x 2” or strips of card to ‘crop’ an image.

Karen George www.karengeorgeart.co.uk

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Painting & Drawing skills; finding new ways in, some colour theory, exploration of mixed media and knowing what to do with those sets you got for Christmas! 

Nicky explores line and colour. For all those wanting to practice drawing and get the basics of colour mixing.

Nicky is a first class teacher and mentor, and has worked in the fast paced fashion industry!

Room opens at 9am.

Bring your own drinks or a cup. No hot drinks provided at this session.

Members £22. Non Members £27

Book your place now…workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

MATERIALS TO BRING WITH YOU

Pencils/ Coloured pencils

Watercolour

Acrylics (optional)

Sketchbook/watercolour papers

Paintbrushes

Waterpots

Join this workshop - an opportunity to challenge our creative skills.

Book Art is about books, and our ideas and creativity with paper, to make the familiar strange, to see things in new ways. We will use skills in making, and in drawing, painting, printing, and collage. Artists’ Books, an increasingly popular art form, lend themselves to expressing themes and ideas in whatever way inspires…

In this starter workshop, during the morning we will learn basic bookmaking skills to make a concertina sketchbook that could be used at the Creative Sketchbooks course next year or used during the afternoon activity. After lunch we will explore different ways in which we may use paper and card creatively to take a new look at a subject of your choice or we suggest the following: ‘What Clevedon means to me’.

· Tea and coffee provided: Bring a packed lunch and apron!

Please bring these Materials with you

· One or more sheets of cartridge paper, at least A2 for the book. The weight of the paper depends on your preferred medium, heavier if you work with watercolour.

· Decorative paper (wrapping paper) for cover

· Bring whatever you use in the way of: pencils, inks, acrylic, watercolour, collage, printing materials to add content to your book.

· We will have some materials for your use, as well.

· PVA glue.

· We will provide cardboard for the cover (Recycled from packaging).

Equipment to bring with you also

· Craft knife or scalpel.

· Scissors

· Bone folder (if you have one)

· Metal ruler

· Set square or similar to make sure the cover is right-angled

· Glue brush or applier

· Cutting mat

Book your place now….workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

If you do not have this equipment we can lend some out but bring what you can.

Members £20 / Non- members £25

Exploring Colour the Landscape.

Sarah’s expressive work conveys light, atmosphere and texture by using a layered combination of different media culminating in soft pastel.

Sarah was elected to the pastel society in 2005 and won the 2019 Derwent Award, the 2019 Artists’s publishing company award, the 2019 unison colour award and numerous other awards

The club will supply a set of Inktense Blocks to share (made by Derwent… sticks of hard soluble acrylic ink)….but if you have some please bring them along.

The club will also supply some bright coloured smaller harder Cube Pastels made by Conte a Paris…..but if you have your own please bring them along.

Book your place now…workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

Materials

Sketchbook and preferred sketching materials

1 x sheets white smooth surfaced mountboard; Mountboard Daler Rowney Studland in Super White... Found on Jacksons Art

A selection of acrylic paints (to include Paynes Grey

Paint palette with several deep wells

Selection of paint brushes (important: include a couple of decorating paint brushes 1 inch & 1.5 ins… the more old and ‘tired’ the better!)

Clear gesso (Must be CLEAR…Winsor & Newton make one…available online at Jacksons)

Pastels (not oil)… incl a selection of soft pastels

Cotton Rags (not j cloths or towelling)

Spray fixative (not hairspray) to be used in a separate room.

Overalls or apron

Masking tape and newspaper for wrapping work to travel home

Large water vessel

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Using continuous fluid lines to describe what we see, in a new way. This process builds confidence and helps develop your drawing style.
We will look at more playful and experimental drawing techniques using continuous line, colour and mixed media. 

Nicky is a first class teacher and mentor, and has worked in the fast paced fashion industry!

Tea and Coffee provided. Room opens at 9am.

Members £22. Non Members £27

Book your place now….workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

MATERIALS TO BRING ON THE DAY

Pencils

Drawing Pens

Watercolours and rsome brushes

Scissors and Glue

Spiral bound A4 sketchbook

A4 Card

#Some flowers and a water pot

Eraser and craft knife (or pencil sharpener)

A workshop using Mixed Media.- SOLD OUT

Thank you for signing up for the workshop on the 21st October. I am very much looking forward to working together to develop your own style and hopefully by the end of the day to leave you with lots of new ideas and directions for your art. 

Before the workshop please think about what makes you feel alive both in your art and in your life, and the colours you are drawn to and we will consider how these can make your art stronger and more authentic. If you would like to gather any images and bring them with you please do.

We will start by playing with colour, line and pattern so if you have anything around the house to make marks with (forks, feathers, twigs...) or stencils please bring them. 

After this, we will use these ideas to paint a landscape or seascape. Can you please bring a photo of a place or subject which has special meaning to you? I have included two images from the coastal path by Clevedon to choose from but please feel free to bring your own.

The rest of the materials are listed below but these are suggestions (you probably have these already). 

Brushes - large and small. I use flats for loose marks but a variety is good, also a stiffer brush if using stencils (I will bring a few stencils to try).

Acrylics (black, titanium white, raw umber and a red, yellow and blue for example alizarin crimson, ultramarine and lemon yellow)

Paper, panel or canvas.

Easel (or you can work flat on the table)

Masking tape

Water pot, apron etc.

Any tools and pencils, charcoal etc to make marks.

A few large sheets of sketching paper (not expensive but thick enough to paint on). 

Looking forward to a fun and interactive workshop. If you have any questions before the 21st October please feel free to email me at sarahbodenart@gmail.com

In this fun class we will look hard at what’s infront of us, to understand the form and see it’s interlocking spaces.

There will be a range of intrigueing autumnal pumkins and fruit to draw from, in a relaxing session. Keeping with black and white, measuring and sketching what we see.

Nicky is a first class teacher and mentor, and has worked in the fast paced fashion industry!

Tea and Coffee provided. Room opens at 9am.

Members £22. Non Members £27

Book your place now…workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

MATERIALS TO BRING ON THE DAY

Pencils

Drawing Pens

Spiral bound A4 sketchbook

#Apples, squashes/ gourds or peppers to draw (pumpkins provided)

Eraser and craft knife (or pencil sharpener)

This instructive session opens up drawing to everyone. Come and learn the basics with Ruby, our tutor for this session.

This is for anyone wishing to get drawing. Simply bring your A4 sketchpad and some B, 2B, 4 B pencils and eraser , sharpener of craft knife.

Ruby will guide you along and show you how to see things differently!

Tea and Coffee provided. Room opens at 9am.

Members £22. Non Members £27

MATERIALS TO BRING ON THE DAY

Pencils

Drawing Pens

Spiral bound A4 sketchbook

Eraser and craft knife (or pencil sharpener)

Drew Hewitt returns. This time he’s delving into paint!

He will demonstrate his approach to capturing the character of the sitter: painting with sensitivity and verve. Bring your acrylic paint, and be inspired!

Drew’s infectious wit and personality will make this session a fun day, working from your photos of a chosen friend or family member.

Drew is a charismatic art lecturer, playwright and writer.

Saturday June 17th. 10am - 4pm.

* Book your place on the session....email workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

Paul returns to help our perspective knolwedge take shape. Starting off he’ll demonstrate the basics of perspective in the artroom. We will then go outsde and draw from the urban enviroment at the school. He is an enthusiastic mentor and will get everyone on track.

(Paul was our Artist in Residence at last years Clevedon Literary Festival. His painting of the day at the bandstand can be seen at the Library Hub in Clevedon)

Come and experiment with Maureen.

She will encourage everyone to see things differently, to produce your own abstracted work.

A day workshop in capturing silhouettes with patterned collage paper using hot vibrant colours! This technique will help find new energy and direction for your creativity.

Saturday May 20th. 10am - 4pm.

* Book your place on the session....email workshopbookings@clevedonartclub.co.uk

'Fluidity and mark making': A Drawing Class....with Andy Gray in Clevedon

This months Good Foundation drawing class; exploring mark making and expressing shadows ….just bring your 2B and 4B soft pencils, a sharpener, eraser and a spiral bound sketchbook!

Andy Gray will encourage us to really look for the drama in our sketches!