Still Life Painting Workshop
28.10.2018 - 04.11.2018
Loire Valley
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Janette Hayhoe
painting,
still life,
drawing,
sketching,
all mediums
1080 EUR
Join Janette as she takes you through the fundamentals of painting from life in oil during this one week workshop. Our focus will be on developing the foundation skills of drawing, understanding proportion, analysing light and form, arrangement of values to create depth and the principles of colour.
Janette will share her process beginning with basics including:
- Set-up and lighting
- Preparing your surface
- Laying out your palette
Then she’ll move you into a step-by-step approach that will allow you to:
- Improve drawing skills
- Render form through use of value
- Use colour effectively
Each day will begin with a talk and demonstration of one stage in the process. Short exercises will be introduced to help students focus on specific aspects of the process. For the remaining time, each student will work on their own set-up and benefit from one-to-one instruction.
Schedule: Morning and afternoon sessions each day. Excursions to area attractions such as markets, vineyards, oil presses, artisan food producers and chateaus built into programme. Free time available each day.
Accommodation: Surrounded by farms and farmland, we’re in the small village of Misse, with our closest neighbours being a church, abbey, cows and pheasants. We’re near the market town of Thouars but far enough away from the action that you can truly relax focus on your painting. You will stay at the Circle of Misse house, a 19th century maison de maître situated in verdant farmland, on the Southern edge of the Loire Valley in France. It has beautiful private ensuite rooms with double beds, wardrobes, and writing desks.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch & dinner each day, including wine & cocktails. Coffee, tea, juices, soft drinks and snacks available all the time.
