The Tutors & Their Courses

Watershed StudioA few courses are booked directly through the tutor and these are marked with an asterisk on the centre pages. Their contact details are listed on page? We have included, where possible, website addresses of the tutors so that you can see more examples of their work on line.

Each course is individually priced but there is a discount if two single days, that run concurrently, are booked together. Details of each course is sent out after the booking along with a receipt for the deposit.

Hashim AkibHashim Akib

Saturday 22nd May 2010
Acrylics with Hashim
Saturday 18th September 2010
More Acylics with Hashim

Unlock you creative potential in this day long workshop with professional artist and SAA (Society of All Artists) Artist of the Year 2009. Various acrylic painting techniques will be demonstrated but with the emphasis on the individual working at their own pace. I am really delighted that Hash will be joining us here at Watershed – his paintings are inspirational and he comes highly recommended!

www.hashimakib.com

Brian Coppard

Brian Coppard

Saturday 13th March 2010
Oil Landscapes in a Day - £70
Saturday 14th August 2010
Stunning Flower Images in Pastels - £70
Saturday 10th October 2009
Painting Animals in Pastel - £70

This very popular tutor will lead you gently through his one day courses, imparting lots of information and technique secrets to help you all achieve an individual painting. The titles speak for themselves and you won’t be disappointed with the results or how much you have learned – these are variations on 2009 courses that were oversubscribed.

Roger DellarRoger Dellar

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th March 2010
Oil Painting Workshop – A Loose Impressionistic Approach - £130

A very popular tutor, this course is already full but names are being taken for a waiting list.

www.rogerdellar.com

From an Original by Joe DowdenJoe Dowden

Thursday 24th & Friday 25th June 2010
Watercolour with Confidence - £130
Friday 12th & Saturday 13th November 2010
More Watercolours with Confidence - £130

Joe’s second year here – he is a magical watercolour artist and a brilliant teacher and communicator. He is able to both demonstrate his skill and watercolour technique in a methodical, clear, step-by-step process with an instructive commentary – as vouched by all the people who filled is classes in 2009!

www.joedowden.com

Brin Edwards

Society of Wild Life Artists

Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st April 2010
Introduction to Painting Wildlife - £130
Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th September 2010
Further Introduction to Painting Wildlife - £130

Brin EdwardsNew this year is an introduction to drawing and painting wildlife under the guidance of a professional wildlife artist and illustrator. Over the two days various drawing and painting techniques will be demonstrated and discussed with particular emphasis given to those most suitable for field observation. Students will be encouraged to approach the subject with open eyes and to ‘draw what they see not what they think they see’.

Each day will include a mixture of field sketching around the studio and farm as well as studio work. All levels of ability will be catered for and beginners are most welcome. You will need basic sketching and painting materials and plenty of enthusiasm!

www.brin-edwards.com


Kay ElliottKay Elliott

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th April 2010
Depth and Delicacy
Large and beautiful flower in Watercolour - £130

You need take nothing except enthusiasm and an ability to draw for this exciting and dynamic course with Kay. The object is to complete a painting of a flower/s of your choice each day on very large sheets of paper! This is not a course for fussy and tight work but one where you will be encouraged to let go, relax and paint large!

www.kelliott.co.uk

Charles Evans

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th April 2010
Watercolour Landscapes Made Easy - £130
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September 2010
Watercolours for the Nervous - £130

Charles EvansCharles really needs no introduction – a regular contributor to painting magazines and TV, his very popular courses are suitable for all abilities, but particularly those of you who are still hesitant about water colours. Stage-by-stage painting will follow a demonstration with tips and techniques advice.

www.charlesevansart.com

Tim FisherTim Fisher

Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th May 2010
Drawn To Watercolour - £130

Tim is a wonderful exponent of the art of drawing – you will certainly have to work hard on this course so be warned, but you should come away feeling that you have broken through the barrier that holds you back with your drawing and painting development. This course takes you from the drawing stage to the introduction of washes and paint, hence the title of this course!

www.timfisherartist.co.uk

Soraya FrenchSoraya French

Thursday 4th & Friday 5th March 2010
Spring Flowers
Acrylics and Mixed Media Workshop - £130
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th October 2010
Autumn Colours
Acrylics and Mixed Media Workshop - £130

These are very popular two day workshops with this inspiring tutor. You will have to work hard but it will be a very rewarding time and you will have the chance to experiment with acrylics, acrylic inks and oil pastels etc – great fun!

www.sorayafrench.com

Margaret Glass

Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th June 2010
A Soft Pastel Painting Workshop - £130
Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th October 2010
An Oil Painting Workshop - £130

Margaret is one of the leading pastelists of today and we are delighted to welcome her to Watershed again in 2010 after some extremely exciting and popular courses in 2009. She is particularly known for her clever use of colour and its subtleties whether in pastel or oil.

www.margaretglass.com

Lavinia Hamer

Lavinia HamerSaturday 5th June 2010
Painting on the Spot with Pens and Wash - £70

Learn vital techniques for watercolour and pen. Watercolour and sketching are Lavinia’s first loves and particularly the effects you can achieve with wet into wet painting. This course combines these techniques with the versatility of the pen – useful for small paintings or sketchbook work. This course will include working outside, weather permitting.

Karen Jones

Tuesday 21st September 2010
A Children’s Book Illustration – in gouache - £70
Tuesday 9th November 2010
A Christmas Illustration – in gouache - £70

Karen JonesKaren Jones is a freelance children's book illustrator and Artist in Residence at Hylands Stables Studios, Chelmsford, Essex.

An established illustrator, Karen Jones’s influences remain in 15th century woodcuts, Russian icons, artists such as Aubrey Beardsley, William Morris, Rossetti and Patrick Caulfield all who have affected her work. You will be working in the medium of gouache on watercolour paper and using a rich colour palette inspired by nature and the dark and beautiful images in fairytales. These are ideal paintings as gifts for children and Christmas – or why not reproduce your Christmas illustration as a card?

www.karenjonesillustrator.com

Ian KingIan King

Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June 2010
Pens, Washes and Watercolours - £130

TV artist Ian King’s workshops are always very popular and good fun too! Loads of tips and vital information to help you develop your painting skills covering just what is says in the course title.

www.ianlking.com

From an Original by Carole MasseyCarole Massey

Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Getting to Grips with Pastel Landscapes - £70
Wednesday 24th March 2010
Getting to Grips with Pastel Portraits - £70
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Clothed Figure Drawing with model - £70
Wednesday 24th November 2010
Putting Figures into your Paintings – media of your choice - £70

We are delighted to welcome this versatile and popular tutor back to Watershed again. She is an accomplished all rounder working in watercolour, water soluble pencils, acrylics, pastel, water based oils and mixed media. We have put these complimentary single days back to back to enable you to enjoy the choice of a one or two day break.

www.carolemassey.com

Christine MayChristine May

Sunday 15th August 2010
Painting Boats and Barges in Watercolour - £70

On this one day workshop you will explore how to paint boats and barges in detail. Working from photos this is an intensive workshop that involves drawing, masking and watercolour painting. This is an extremely popular course with people who like to put more information into their paintings and you will learn lots of tips and get advice especially on how to paint water!

Keith MortonKeith Morton

Tuesday 18th May 2010
How to Paint Portraits from Photos – Oils or Acrylics - £70
Wednesday 19th May 2010
How to Paint Portraits from life – Oils or Acrylics - £80
Tuesday 26th October 2010
How to Paint Silver and Glass - Oils or Acrylics - £70
Wednesday 27th October 2010
How to Paint Portraits from Photos – Oils or Acrylics - £70

Keith is a very popular tutor here, with his quiet but infectious enthusiasm for his subject. These days are challenging but very rewarding days believe me! Still life isn’t always popular but when you see the simple but stunning results when done in Keith’s style I am sure you will be hooked!

www.saa.co.uk/art/KeithMorton

Sylvia PaulSylvia Paul

Sunday 23rd May 2010
Let Rip with Acrylic and Paper Collage - £70
Tuesday 5th October 2010
Create Woodlands with Acrylics and Mixed Media - £70

Sylvia’s workshops are great for those people who yearn to loosen up and be more expressive. Sylvia teaches by demonstration followed by lots of individual advice. She has recently exhibited and sold two abstract collages at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition!

www.sylviapaul.com

Andrew PittAndrew Pitt

Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st March 2010
Watercolours – new ideas for skies and landscapes - £130
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st November 2010
Oil Painting – new ideas for skies and landscapes - £130

Andrew is a highly respected and popular tutor - his lovely fresh and uncomplicated style of watercolour and oil painting is a must for artists who have been disappointed with their results or who want to further understand these much used media. Andrew is an absolute mine of information that will inspire and educate all keen painters.

www.andrewpitt.co.uk

John Shave

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th July 2010
Expressionist Land and Seascapes

A very popular impressionist Oil Painter and a member of the Wapping Group, we are delighted that John will be back with us in 2010 for this two day course. Weather permitting this course might include some outdoor painting around the studio and boatyard.

Bryan ThatcherBryan Thatcher

Saturday 15th May 2010
Wet into Wet Watercolour Landscapes - £70
Saturday 11th September 2010
Wet into Wet Watercolour Landscapes - £70

Bryan will be returning to take two studio based courses exploring the wet into wet technique of watercolour landscapes. Brian has a lovely relaxed manner, which inspires great confidence in his students.

www.bryanthatcher.mcmail.com

From an Original by Graham TimminsGraham Timmins

Tuesday 13th April 2010
Adventurous Techniques with Drawing - £70
Saturday 2nd October 2010
Drawing in Colour - £70

We keep being asked for more drawing classes and in response we have put these two intensive days to help you improve your drawing and sketching skills including, in October, introducing colour to your work. Graham has been a very welcome addition to our tutors here with his quiet but very instructive tuition.

www.grahamtimmins.co.uk

From an Original by David WebbDavid Webb

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th June 2010
Sketching Birds in Pencil and Watercolour - £130

Something for all you keen 'birders'! Bring your bin's, scopes and tripods for a weekend of sketching birds from life! You will be out in the field sketching the bird life and natural environment of St Osyth, weather permitting. Back in the studio, you will explore the possibilities of working your sketches up into finished paintings.

www.davidwebbart.co.uk

Sue WilliamsSue Williams

Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th July 2010
Exploring Watercolours and Acrylic Inks - £130

Sue is one of the most hard-working tutors I know – her work is lovely and inspiring and Sue gives an enormous amount of one to one tuition as well as demonstrating many techniques throughout her courses. So it is good to have her back with us again in 2010.

Nat YoungNat Young

Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th Nov 2010
Taking the Rough with the Smooth
Mixed Media Abstracts - £130

This course is suitable for all students with experience who want to push the boundaries of abstraction further. We are thrilled to be able to offer this exciting course with a well known local painter. Weather permitting we hope to start with sketching outside before going indoors to produce large, dramatic paintings.

www.natyoungartist.co.uk

Roy Lang

Tuesday 11th & Wednesday 12th May 2010
Seascapes - step by step oil workshop - £130

Roy loves living near the sea in Devon has a natural understanding and love of the sea as a painting subject. He teaches seascapes in a way that he believes naturally links all the various aspects involved to create a representational and passionate Seascape. Roy was voted SAA artist of the year 2000 and 2002, short listed for the Daily Mails “Not the Turner prize” in 2003.

www.roylangartist.com

Book Directly with these Tutors

For more information or to book please ring or contact these tutors directly as they organise their own courses - don't worry, you will still get lunch!

Melanie CambridgeMelanie Cambridge

0208 660 4982
info@melaniecambridge.com

Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th August 2010
Country Gardens in Oils or Acrylics - £195

This three day summer school for oil and acrylic painters will include some outdoor sketching and painting, weather permitting. Cost is £195 per person.

There are only ten places on this course with tuition aimed very much towards helping each individual artist improve. There will be plenty of personal attention as well as impromptu demonstrations both in the studio and out on location to help you to develop your own style as well as learning a few new techniques along the way.

www.melaniecambridge.com

Laura Reiter

Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th August 2010
More Adventures in Abstract Mixed Media - £130

0208 8668715
www.laurareiter.com

Ray Balkwill

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th July 2010
Mixed Media Landscapes – Watercolour and Pastel -£130

01395 270278
www.raybalkwill.co.uk

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