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This course is designed for absolute beginners, spread over five days the aim is to have some fun, get inspired and gain the skills and knowledge to get you started. If you have always wanted to draw and paint but you are familiar with the fear of the blank page, have the feeling that you can’t draw, or just don’t know where to start, this course is for you!Francine Lawrence and Susi Hoyle have taught over 2000 people to draw and given them the confidence to keep drawing.
Working in the well equipped art studio at Coombe you will work alongside other complete beginners who are working towards gaining some skills, experimenting with different drawing materials from pencil to charcoal as well as venturing into colour with watercolour paints and watersoluble pencils. Each day there will be time devoted to show you how to keep a lively sketchbook or ‘journal’. During the week we will work in the studio as well as venture out as a group to take advantage of the glorious Devon countryside to expand the skills learned in the studio sketching outside, in the lanes or by the River Dart, building your confidence as we go. Along the way we’ll collect items and show how to include leaves, feathers and ephemera into your sketching journal. By the end of the week everyone will have several black and white drawings, some colour sketches, a sketchbook journal- and increased confidence to continue drawing and painting.
Francine Lawrence trained as a graphic designer and photographer and was the launch art director and later editor of Country Living magazine. She loves the countryside and never goes anywhere without her sketchbook – making watercolour sketches of food is one of her passions (sometimes to the annoyance of her husband who often has to wait for her to draw his lunch before he can eat it).
Susi Hoyle also studied graphic design and became a stylist for Roger Philips the well-known photographer and botanist. She then took her skills to Australia where she worked as production designer on feature films and travelled extensively in South East Asia. She spent several years in SriLanka where she developed her unique colourful style of artwork.
Francine and Susi both live in London and regularly draw and teach together see – Art Splash London for more information.
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Coombe Farm Studios, Dittisham, Dartmouth, United Kingdom
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