ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

'Pen & Wash Landscapes' with Max Hale

SATURDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

Studio One. All Abilities Welcome

This one day workshop is a taster session for a totally new course coming up in 2019 where ink pen and watercolour wash is applied to make interesting and beautiful pieces of art.

During this day session you will learn the structure and methods of using ink and watercolour in harmony, how to balance the two complementary mediums to obtain the best results. Ink and wash is not new but you will benefit from Max's early experiences as an artist/illustrator to explore the vast possibilities that using the marriage these two different mediums affords.

The day will use landscapes as a genre to build your skills and to give you a really good grounding on the methods of using pure line with beautiful colour washes. Students will work from either their own images, or those provided by the tutor.

Suitable for all levels of artist whether new to this style or practiced.

About Max: Max has been teaching at Pegasus Art for four years and has built up a popular following of students. He attended Harrow School of Art where he studied Fine Art and was tutored by Ken Howard OBE RA. He became an apprentice illustrator in a London studio but found his way back to fine art, his true passion. He has been teaching for over twenty five years, whilst exhibiting and painting throughout. He writes for The Artist magazine, among others, and is an Ambassador for Royal Talens. He has had paintings exhibited in most areas of the country and many in London his passion to tutor and motivate others is obvious and works in all mediums.

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day. Please bring a packed lunch as there is no cafe at Pegasus.

Recommended Equipment List:

• At least two or three landscape references to use for painting, photographs or sketches. Please do not bring paintings to copy whether your own or from a third party.
• At least one 0.3 or 0.5 metal/fibre or plastic tipped ink pen using permanent black ink ie. not water soluble. Such as Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Pen Set 4 in Black.
• A set of watercolour paints in either tubes or pans. Minimum colours recommended are cadmium yellow medium, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, sap green, cerulean blue, ultramarine, raw umber. Such as Cotman Watercolour Painting Plus Set 12 x 8ml tubes + Brush.
• At least two watercolour brushes, one pointed round at least a size 4 or 6 and one flat size ¾ inch. Try the Da Vinci Series 1526Y Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolour Brush.
• At least five sheets of A4 HP Hot Press smooth paper (NOT may do too, but rough is too textured). Such as Bockingford Paper Fat Pad A4 Hot Pressed 300gsm.
• A water pot and some tissue or kitchen roll
• A sketch book any size and soft pencil 2B or 4B
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

'Abstracts: Colour, Mark Making & Composition' with Sarah Wimperis

SATURDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

Attic Studios. All Abilities Welcome

Mixed media – watercolour, water mixable oils or acrylic

A bright and colourful workshop for February!

Join Sarah as she explores abstracts, colour mixing, pigments and colour, taking a closer look at International Klein Blue, Vantablack and Stroud Scarlet! Mix your own colour chart and paint an abstract. If you are completely new to this genre, don’t worry, Sarah will guide you in the basic principals and you can just have a go and enjoy it.

Other topics covered will be mark making with various tools, abstract techniques and thoughts on composition. Even if your style is naturally figurative this workshop will be very helpful for your painting process. Choose whichever medium you prefer.

About Sarah: A professional artist and illustrator, the only English artist-animator to work on the film ‘Loving Vincent’ and through sheer practice, an expert in the style of Van Gogh. Sarah has exhibited with the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Discerning Eye, the RI and RWS aswell as numerous solo shows. Sarah has written two painting books and illustrated hundreds of other titles as well as working on BBC Jackanory. She was head of Art at the International School of Stavanger in Norway for six years and has taught art to adults for years. She is Artist Ambassador for Artlook Software and Royal Talens. www.sarahwimperis.co.uk.

We have plenty of options in the shop, with an extra 5% off for workshop attendees. We can advise you, so don’t worry if you’re not sure!

All students will need to bring in the following materials:

• Paints: The basic palette of colours (different makes have slightly different names). Permanent yellow deep, lemon yellow, pyrrole red, primary magenta, ultramarine, primary cyan, permanent green deep, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, titanium white.
• Brushes: You will need at least three brushes for the medium you are painting in – oil, acrylic or watercolour. Aim for a small brush, medium and as large as you dare! We have a large selection at Pegasus Art.
• Ground: Stretched canvas or gessoed board for oils or acrylics – recommended size 30cm x 40cm 300gsm watercolour paper – recommended size 30cm x 40cm or thereabouts.
• A palette knife (for oils and acrylic only)
• Palette – tear off paper palettes, wooden or plastic palette for oils and acrylics
• Old rags
• Kitchen paper roll
• Jam jar with a lid
• Apron or painting shirt
• Sketchbook
• 4b or 6b pencil
• Don’t forget to bring a packed lunch and water with you as there is no café at Griffin Mill.

'Expressive Florals' a Day Workshop with Alison Vickery

SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£65

Studio One.

Suitable for beginners through to those with some experience wanting to develop their work.

Spend an inspirational day learning to capture the character and essence of a beautiful array of flowers and foliage using watercolour and inks.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some experience wishing to develop a looser more expressive style of mark making.

Professional artist Alison Vickery will give you ideas on mark making, tone, colour and composition through demonstration led exercises and one to one guidance. You will take home a series of studies and possibly some more finished pieces but certainly lots of inspiration for future painting.

A general selection of basic materials will be provided and guidance will be given as to additional materials you would like to bring.

For more information about Alison and to see more examples of her own work, head to www.alisonvickery.co.uk .

TO BOOK: Contact Alison Vickery by email info@alisonvickery.co.uk or on her mobile: 07904 548321

'Watercolour Portraits' with Max Hale. Live sitter.

SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

Studio One. All Welcome

Learning how to paint a portrait in watercolour.

Experienced tutor, Max Hale, will tutor you through some simple methods of using a tricky medium with a challenging subject and you’ll be surprised at how quickly your skills will grow. Knowing the areas on which to concentrate and the areas to have less focus is key. Using a live-sitter you will soon develop confidence and build your skills. Even if you haven’t used watercolour to any great degree, you are very welcome to join this workshop.

Things you will learn on this workshop:

• Where to start
• Mixing good flesh tones
• Mixing hair colours
• Gaining a good likeness of the model
• When do I stop?

About Max: Max has been teaching at Pegasus Art for four years and has built up a popular following of students. He attended Harrow School of Art where he studied Fine Art and was tutored by Ken Howard OBE RA. He became an apprentice illustrator in a London studio but found his way back to fine art, his true passion. He has been teaching for over twenty five years, whilst exhibiting and painting throughout. He writes for The Artist magazine, among others, and is an Ambassador for Royal Talens. He has had paintings exhibited in most areas of the country and many in London his passion to tutor and motivate others is obvious and works in all mediums. www.maxhaleart.co.uk

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art. The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

Recommended Equipment List:

• At least two sheets of watercolour paper either ‘NOT’ or ‘Rough’ approximately 16” x 12” (40cm x 30cm) minimum 300gsm. Such as Bockingford Watercolour Paper 300gsm Rough or Bockingford Watercolour Paper 535gsm NOT. There are plenty of options to choose from in the shop.
• Masking tape.
• A set of watercolour pans or tubes – it’s worth investing in a good quality set. Take a look at Cotman Watercolours Pocket Box of 12 Pans or the Cotman Watercolour Set of 12 x 8ml tubes or Van Gogh Watercolour Tube Set of 10 for some ideas.
• A selection of brushes - A half inch flat, one inch flat and round size 12 – 16.
• Tissue / toilet roll / kitchen roll for dabbing out colour.
• Water pot.
• Mixing palette or plate.
• 2B pencil to draw out.
• Putty rubber.
• Sketchbook – plenty to choose from in the shop.
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.

'Paint the Aurora' with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2019

10.00am - 4.00pm

£65

All abilities welcome, including beginners.

Artist David ‘DJ’ Johnson is well known for his extreme en plein air paintings – he is an adventurer who likes to climb mountains and paint extraordinary landscapes.

He will teach you how to create this aurora effect through a series of guidelines and techniques that he has learnt over the years. Everyone will come home with a finished (or almost finished!) painting of the aurora and mountain scene!

You will employ delicate blending and dragging techniques to enable you to play with the light, working closely from photographs. DJ says, “It’s very easy and very effective if you follow the steps!”

DJ will bring along pre-prepared gesso boards for you to work on (this is included in the price). Ampersand Gessobord for oils and acrylics size 16" x 12".

Recommended Equipment List:

• Whatever oil paints you already have. DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints. You can buy starter sets like these: Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour and Michael Harding Oil Paints. Useful, but not essential colours are: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber.
• A range of brushes – hog hair brushes, preferably flats sizes 2, 5, 3 or 6. Such as Roberson Fine Hog Bristle Brushes.
• A fan brush for delicate blending techniques. Such as Pro Arte Series 33 Fan Brushes.
• Zest It
• Container for cleaning brushes
• Palette: Such as a Cappelletto Walnut Oval palette.
• A Packed Lunch - There is no café at Griffin Mill.

Don’t worry if you’re not sure about the above materials list – DJ can help you choose from the art shop on the day.

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios – designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis – he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2016. His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips.

www.artbydj.co.uk

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.

'Van Gogh in Provence' with Sarah Wimperis

SATURDAY 7TH MARCH 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

All abilities. Mixed media – watercolour, water mixable oils or acrylic

Attic Studios, Pegasus Art

Spend a day in Provence, with Van Gogh, cicadas, pine trees....and Sarah Wimperis!

Indulge in a lovely day of Provencal painting with Van Gogh expert, Sarah Wimperis. It’ll be a chance to discuss and look at some of Van Gogh’s iconic Provencal paintings and a demonstration of his techniques and colour choices, before having a go yourself! Sarah will give you plenty of personal tuition and provide images for you to work from with step by step guidance. By the end of the day you’ll have a finished painting. Feel free to paint in whatever medium you prefer – oils, water based oils, acrylics or watercolour. You can always buy extra products in the shop on the day.

About Sarah: A professional artist and illustrator, the only English artist-animator to work on the film ‘Loving Vincent’ and through sheer practice, an expert in the style of Van Gogh. Sarah has exhibited with the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Discerning Eye, the RI and RWS aswell as numerous solo shows. Sarah has written two painting books and illustrated hundreds of other titles as well as working on BBC Jackanory. She was head of Art at the International School of Stavanger in Norway for six years and has taught art to adults for years. She is Artist Ambassador for Artlook Software and Royal Talens. www.sarahwimperis.co.uk

All students will need to bring in the following materials. We have plenty of options in the shop, with an extra 5% off for workshop attendees. We can advise you, so don’t worry if you’re not sure!

• Paints: The basic palette of colours (different makes have slightly different names): Permanent yellow deep, lemon yellow, pyrrole red, primary magenta, ultramarine, primary cyan, permanent green deep, yellow ochre, burnet sienna, titanium white. Please choose the medium that you prefer – oils, water based oils (Sarah recommends Cobra oils), watercolour or acrylics.
• Brushes: You will need at least three brushes for the medium you are painting in – oil, acrylic or watercolour. Aim for a small brush, medium and as large as you dare! We have a large selection at Pegasus Art.
• Ground: Stretched canvas or gessoed board for oils or acrylics – recommended size 30cm x 40cm 300gsm watercolour paper – recommended size 30cm x 40cm or thereabouts.
• A palette knife (for oils and acrylic only)
• Palette – tear off paper palettes, wooden or plastic palette for oils and acrylics
• Old rags
• Kitchen paper roll
• Jam jar with a lid
• Apron or painting shirt
• Sketchbook
• 4b or 6b pencil

Don’t forget to bring a packed lunch and water with you as there is no café. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided throughout the day. There is plenty of free parking at Griffin Mill.

'Experimental Evocative Landscape in Mixed Media' with Mel Cormack-Hicks

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

All abilities

Debunking composition! Melanie will show you how to create dynamic compositions with her easy to follow hands on teaching methods. You will experiment with composition and leave with the skills that will allow you to make use of composition with impact.

Colour Theory. Using colour really helps to evoke emotion in our artwork. All too often however it becomes an element of our artwork that we guess at. Melanie will show you how to use colour theory as a tool to create impact leaving you feeling confident about your colour palette.

What will I achieve? You will create one or more landscape compositions during the course of the day. These landscapes will have a visual impact, using your new found knowledge of composition and colour.

About Mel: A Fine Art painting degree from Cheltenham in the mid 90’s allowed Mel to find her artistic voice. Following this, she spent twenty years teaching secondary school pupils and just three years ago decided to become a full time professional artist. Her first solo show at Chapel Arts in Cheltenham launched her new career. She is exhibiting at ‘The Other Art Fair’ a Saatchi affiliated show in Bristol this July. She is full of energy and enthusiasm for her new audience of students and is loving sharing her creative process. www.artistmelcormackhicks.com

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art. All of the materials below are available. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.

Please bring any materials you already have and would like to bring. Mel favours the following materials which you can use as a guideline for this course.

Recommended Equipment List:

• Bring a selectin of both dry and wet materials, then we can try out mixed media techniques!
• Bring oils, and also quick drying materials; ink, watercolour, watercolour pencils, gouache, acrylics, pencils, chalks, pastels.
• Bring five print outs of landscapes that have meaning to you. They could be several images of the same location from different angles OR different images. The printouts should be A5 size minimum. You can bring photographs, but please note, you will be painting on top of them and possibly tearing them up.
• Acrylic Inks from Daler Rowney – Prussian blue, Payne’s Grey, Cadmium Red, White and Sap Green – these are her staple colours: Daler Rowney FW Inks Acrylic Inks 38 Colours
• Watersoluble coloured pencils – blues, turquoises, reds and yellows. You can buy single pencils such as Derwent Inktense Pencils
• Masking fluid such as Daler Rowney Watercolour Art Masking Fluid
• Glue Stick
• Candle
• Pipette such as these 15ml pipettes
• Palette Knife - any shape. Such as RGM Progrip Palette Knives
• White gesso – any kind. Our Jo Sonja 250ml bottle is the cheapest.
• Golden gloss medium – this is a nice extra, but certainly not essential. Mel can show you how to use it.
• Amsterdam acrylics - Mel recommends Naples Yellow and White.
• Five print outs of landscapes that have meaning to you. They could be several images / photographs of the same location from different angles OR different images. The print outs should be A5 minimum.
• Sketchbook – no larger than A4.
• Boards, card, paper or canvas to work on depending on the materials you want to work with. I suggest not larger than roughly 8 x 8 inches in size or similar sized rectangle format.
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

'Botanical Painting - Spring Flowers in Watercolour' with Karen Green

SATURDAY 21ST MARCH 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

Studio One. All Abilities Welcome

Working from a selection of Spring flowers, you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using watercolour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of these seasonal plants.

With Karen’s experience as a botanical artist you will be guided, with one to one support and demonstrations, to mix colours carefully to match what you see, explore light and shadows and learn a little flower botany! During the session you will familiarise yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen:Karen has been working as a professional artist for nearly ten years and has taught botanical art workshops locally since 2016. Receiving a First Class honours degree at The Arts Institute of Bournemouth, she went on to work as a primary school teacher for several years before embarking on a full time career as a fine artist. She now exhibits her work regularly in shared and solo shows. She refers to herself as a botanical artist rather than an illustrator as, although she paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant, her paintings place more emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry.

www.karengreenart.com

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All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

Recommended Equipment List:

• Paper:
• Hot pressed watercolour paper – roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm – one sheet for your painting and a bookmark size piece for testing colours.
• Sketchbook options:
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney Rough, mould made, acid free £10.00
• RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad £18.50
• Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad £7.08
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth £11.40
• Watercolour Paints:
• 5ml tubes or pans
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range. Try Winsor & Newton Watercolour Individual 5ml Tubes, Cotman Watercolour 8ml Tubes, Cotman Watercolour Pocket ox 12 Half Pans or Winsor & Newton Watercolour Metal Box Set 12 x 5ml with suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker’s green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Grey.
• Brushes:
• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Try Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolour Brush or Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Synthetic Brush Round.
• Small paint palette - such as Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber
• Ruler
• Kitchen roll
• Water pot
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.

'Rembrandt Portraits' a Portraiture Workshop in Oils with Max Hale

SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

Studio One, All Welcome

Kindly Sponsored by Royal Talens

To celebrate 350 years since the death of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the famous Dutch paint manufacturer, Royal Talens, is hosting ‘The Year of Rembrandt.’ Max Hale is a UK ambassador for the brand and is using the great painter as the inspiration for this portrait workshop. Royal Talens have been making Rembrandt oil and watercolours since 1899.

Rembrandt is generally considered one of the greatest artists in history and certainly the most important in Holland. Best known for ‘The Night Watch’, his portraits are recognised for their realism and lack of vanity which was unusual at that time. He painted vigorously and his one hundred or so self portraits provide a rich visual diary of his life and times over a span of forty years. In his etchings, he explores the strangest facial expressions and twisted features - in his oils, we can trace his progression from a dapper, portrait painter in the 1630’s to ageing artist in his troubled but powerful portraits. He is considered to be the forerunner in expressing himself autobiographically through portraiture, painting his every line and wrinkle. It is an interesting fact that his portraits got bigger over time, following the advent of larger panes of mirrored glass used for his self portraits!

Working from a life model, Max will teach you how to paint using the (almost original) limited palette of the great painter. Royal Talens have kindly sponsored the workshop with free samples, allowing you to try Rembrandt oil colours for yourself. By the end of the workshop, you will have a near completed portrait, which you can continue to work from at home. You will find it fascinating to explore the techniques favoured by Rembrandt.

Read our fascinating blog about Rembrandt’s self portraiture and 17th century colour palette here.

About Max: Max has been teaching at Pegasus Art for four years and has built up a popular following of students. He attended Harrow School of Art where he studied Fine Art and was tutored by Ken Howard OBE RA. He became an apprentice illustrator in a London studio but found his way back to fine art, his true passion. He has been teaching for over twenty five years, whilst exhibiting and painting throughout. He writes for The Artist magazine, among others, and is an Ambassador for Royal Talens. He has had paintings exhibited regionally and in London and has a work on show at the Rijks Museum as part of The Year of Rembrandt. His passion to tutor and motivate others is obvious and he teaches in all mediums. www.maxhaleart.co.uk

Recommended Equipment List:

• Canvas: Max recommends buying 2 x Loxley clear linen stretched canvases 12" x 16" or, if you prefer boards, then the Loxley linen canvas boards are available in 6 sizes.
• Oil Paints: Royal Talens have kindly sent us 40ml paint samples for you to try in the following colours:
• 105: Titanium White
• 227: Yellow Ochre
• 411: Burnt Sienna
• 408: Raw Umber
• 318: Carmine
• 506: Ultramarine Deep
• 222: Naples Yellow Light
• 311: Vermillion
• 430: Brown Ochre
• 701: Ivory Black
• If you’d like to buy more of these colours on the day, they are available in the shop or online here.
• Brushes: Selection of brushes, both synthetic and hog. Each make different marks therefore it is good practice to have some of each.
• Flats in size 4
• Synthetic in size 7
• Filbert size 5
• Hog in size 10
• NB: it is very important to use decent quality brushes. *We have large selection in the shop*
• Rags: A rag for wiping brushes, not tissue paper or kitchen roll
• Water Pot: if using water-mixables or dilutants for traditional
• Zest It: non-flammable and non-toxic oil paint dilutant and brush cleaner - Buy it here
• Palette: A wooden palette if possible, as large as you dare! How about the Cappelletto Okoume Palette 45 x 60 cm
• Sketchbook: A3 if possible
• Pencils: Whatever you have

'Loosen up With Oils' with Mark Fennell RBSA

SATURDAY 4TH APRIL 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

All skill levels welcome

Loosen up and paint more freely in oils with Mark Fennell.

This course is aimed at artists that feel their painting is too tight and want their work to appear looser and more painterly. Mark will demonstrate and guide you through his simple, structured approach to painting wet-on-wet or ‘Alla prima’. The workshop will begin with a brief introduction and demonstration, followed by basic colour theory, colour mixing with oils and exploring different brush techniques. High quality photographic reference will be provided to work from or you can bring your own pictures to work from if you prefer.

The aim will be to complete a painting in a day, whether it be a landscape, portrait or pet portrait. Mark is very hands on so there will be plenty of one to one help if you need it. All skill levels are welcome from total beginners to more experienced painters who want to improve their technique.

About Mark: Mark Fennell is a professional portrait painter who works to commission from his home studio in the hill top village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. He works predominantly in oils, notable sitters include Antony Worrall Thompson, John Hood, Lord Mayor of Birmingham and singer - songwriter John Otway. His work has been selected for exhibition with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall galleries London on a number of occasions. Mark was elected member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 2007. He is also a member of Buckinghamshire Art Society and was elected member Oxford art society in 2018. As well as portraiture, Mark also enjoys the challenge of painting outdoors, working at speed to capture the fleeting effects of light over landscape. Selected for The Artist and Leisure painter competition, Patchings festival open art exhibition, 2014 and 2018. Awarded The Artists and Illustrators Artist of the year West Design prize 2012 and shortlisted for Artist of the year in 2019. Self portrait shortlisted out of nearly 10,000 entries for the Daily Mail ‘Not the Turner Prize’ and exhibited at The Mall Galleries, London in 2005. Featured on ITV’s ‘A Brush With Fame’ in 2005, portrait of Antony Worrall Thompson was chosen as his favourite. www.markfennell.co.uk

What to Bring: (this is a recommended list. If you are not sure, you can purchase products in the shop on the day.)

• A pre primed and grounded canvas or gesso primed panel. Pegasus can prepare a 16” x 12” canvas for this course – please order yours upon booking. A stretched traditional canvas costs £9.34 and the preparation cost is an additional £2.50. Here is a link to the standard canvases that we sell:
• Loxley Gold Stretched Canvas TRaditional Standard.
• Ampersand Artist Panel Primed Smooth.
• A selection of good quality short flat hog brushes in a range of sizes from 2 - 12, also small round hog brushes size 1 and 2. Brushes must be suitable for oil painting and not watercolour or sable brushes. Such as Da Vinci Series 5123 Hog Bristle Brushes.
• Palette knifes sizes 20 and 22 or similar. Such as RGM Progrip Palette Knives.
• Zest It to for cleaning brushes and as an odourless solvent.
• Dipper pot. Such as Metal Twin Dipper with Lids.
• Good size flat mixing palette (no plates or paper palettes please). Such as Cappelletto Walnut Palette 30 x 40 cm rectangle.
• Oil colours. We sell a range of oils at Pegasus Art, including starter sets such as Cobra Water Mixable Oil Colour set of 6 x 20ml and Michael Harding Oil Paints Introductory Set. Recommended colours:
• Titanium white
• Naples yellow
• Cadmium yellow
• Yellow ochre
• Cadmium red
• Alizarine crimson
• Burnt sienna
• French ultramarine
• A jar and cloths and tissues to clean brushes.

Other Notes:

• Please ensure you bring a carrier with you for taking home your wet oil paintings.
• Please bring a packed lunch with you – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

All workshop attendees receive an extra 5% off art materials from our extensive shop next to Studio One.

'Chocolate Painting' Easter Holiday Workshop for 7 - 12 Year Olds with Art Sparks

MONDAY 6TH APRIL 2020

10.00am - 1.00pm

£25

For 7 - 12 Year Olds

Painting with chocolate in three delicious shades! Back by popular demand, the lovely ladies at Art Sparks will be running an Easter Holiday kids art workshop for children aged between 7 and 12 years.

Liz Lancashire and Tam Inglis are both qualified artists, experienced in teaching children and are DBS checked. They put together fantastic childrens' art workshops that have a fun and friendly atmosphere and which encourage students to enjoy the creative process without worrying about the final results.

To book the workshop please visit www.artsparks.co.uk

'Van Gogh Sunflowers & Irises' with Sarah Wimperis

SATURDAY 25TH APRIL 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

All abilities. Mixed media – watercolour, water mixable oils or acrylic.

Attic Studios, Pegasus Art

How much do you know about Van Gogh’s Iris paintings?

We are all familiar with Van Gogh’s sunflowers, but much less is known about his series of iris paintings. They were painted in the hospital garden at Saint Paul-de-Mausole asylum near Provence in 1890, the year before he died. Experts believe these paintings were simply studies rather than finished works and they are admired for their vivid colour and lightness.

If you love flowers and the work of Vincent Van Gogh then you will love this workshop! Indulge in a day of art appreciation and painting as you discuss the sunflower and iris paintings, the palette and techniques he used. Work began on his sunflower paintings in 1888, the happiest year of his life in the baking sunshine of Arles in the South of France. In a letter he wrote to his brother Theo, he describes his process, ‘I can only work in the early morning as the flowers wilt quickly and it’s a matter of doing the whole thing in one go.’

You will be working from a sunflower and iris still life and from Van Gogh images. Sarah will help you step by step and by the end of the day you’ll have a finished painting. Feel free to paint in whatever medium you prefer – oils, water based oils, acrylics or watercolour. You can always buy extra products in the shop on the day.

About Sarah: A professional artist and illustrator, the only English artist-animator to work on the film ‘Loving Vincent’ and through sheer practice, an expert in the style of Van Gogh. Sarah has exhibited with the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Discerning Eye, the RI and RWS aswell as numerous solo shows. Sarah has written two painting books and illustrated hundreds of other titles as well as working on BBC Jackanory. She was head of Art at the International School of Stavanger in Norway for six years and has taught art to adults for years. She is Artist Ambassador for Artlook Software and Royal Talens. www.sarahwimperis.co.uk

All students will need to bring in the following materials. We have plenty of options in the shop, with an extra 5% off for workshop attendees. We can advise you, so don’t worry if you’re not sure!

• Paints: The basic palette of colours (different makes have slightly different names): Permanent yellow deep, lemon yellow, pyrrole red, primary magenta, ultramarine, primary cyan, permanent green deep, yellow ochre, burnet sienna, titanium white. Please choose the medium that you prefer – oils, water based oils (Sarah recommends Cobra oils), watercolour or acrylics. Van Gogh famously used Chrome yellow for his sunflowers!
• Brushes: You will need at least three brushes for the medium you are painting in – oil, acrylic or watercolour. Aim for a small brush, medium and as large as you dare! We have a large selection at Pegasus Art.
• Ground: Stretched canvas or gessoed board for oils or acrylics – recommended size 30cm x 40cm 300gsm watercolour paper – recommended size 30cm x 40cm or thereabouts.
• A palette knife (for oils and acrylic only)
• Palette – tear off paper palettes, wooden or plastic palette for oils and acrylics
• Old rags
• Kitchen paper roll
• Jam jar with a lid
• Apron or painting shirt
• Sketchbook
• 4b or 6b pencil

Don’t forget to bring a packed lunch and water with you as there is no café. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided throughout the day. There is plenty of free parking at Griffin Mill.

'Oil Painting Using Cold Wax Medium' with Nicki Heenan

SATURDAY 2ND MAY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£85

Attic Studios - All abilities welcome from beginners to intermediate

This one day workshop is for painters who would like to explore the variety of techniques possible using Cold Wax Medium. The day is structured into several tasks to learn how to mix cold wax into your paint and create different surfaces using the medium. Colour theory will be discussed as well as using tonality to boost the visual impact of your work. Don’t be afraid if you are new to oil painting as working with cold wax is fun and very rewarding once you have learnt the basics.

About Nicki: Born in London, Nicki Heenan moved to New-Zealand as a child. She studied Microbiology (MSc hons) at Auckland University, Art and Music. These areas of learning have formed an integral part of her work as an artist where the experimental methods of science are combined with an abstract visualisation of the landscape.

Nicki’s paintings are very much influenced by surface and substance. Colour is rendered in multi dimensional soft layers with glazing and wax infused with dry pigment. Nicki works in oil, cold wax, acrylic and watercolour. www.nickiheenan.com

All students will need to bring in the following materials:

We have plenty of options in the shop, with an extra 5% off for workshop attendees. We can advise you, so don’t worry if you’re not sure!

• Zest It Cold Wax Medium – Nicki Heenan Selection.
• Arches oil paper pad – A3.
• Oil paint – include white, yellow, Pthalo Blue, Raw Umber, Black, Magenta, Turquoise.
• Sepia and orange ink - try Sennelier Coloured Inks - Shellac Drawing Inks 30ml.
• 4” roller - such as Abig Lino Roller with Metal Handle.
• Squeegee – catalyst tool blade or flexible silicon bowl scraper.
• Mark making tool – such as an etching needle or bamboo skewer.
• Masking tape.
• Gloves.
• Fan brush - such as the Da Vinci Hog Fan Blender Brush.
• Tear off palette paper - such as Loxley Tear Off Palette Pad 16 x 12 Inches.
• Palette knives – rectangular and pointed - try this handy Painting Knives Starter Set.
• Paper towels and baby wipes.
• Grease proof paper.
• A bag for your rubbish.
• A packed lunch and plenty of water – there is no café at Griffin Mill!

The shop is open from 9am, so please do come before the workshop to purchase what you need.

'Botanical Painting - Orchids' in Watercolour with Karen Green

SATURDAY 30TH MAY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

All abilities welcome - Attic Studio

Working from a live orchid plant, you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using water-colour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the flower.

With Karen’s experience as a Botanical Artist you will be guided, with one to one support and class demonstrations, to mix colours carefully to match what you see, explore light and shadows and learn a little botany on orchids, exploring their structure to aid with the drawing.

During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen has been working as a professional artist for nearly 10 years and has taught botanical art workshops locally since 2016. Receiving a First-class honours degree at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, she went on to work as a primary school teacher for several years before resigning to focus more on her art career. She now exhibits her work regularly in shared and solo shows.

She refers to herself as a botanical artist rather than illustrator as, although she paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant, her paintings place more emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry.

www.karengreenart.com facebook/karengreenart insta/karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper – roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm – one sheet for your painting and a bookmark size piece for testing colours.
• Sketchbook:
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free £10.00 - Available here
  • RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad £18.50
  • Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad £7.08
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth £11.40 Availble here
  • There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.
• Watercolour Paints:
• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range such as Winsor & Newton Individual colours in 5ml tubes, Cotman 8ml tubes, Cotman Sketchers Pocket Box 12 pans, Winsor & Newton metal box 12 x 5ml.
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker’s green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray.
• For the orchid workshop: Permanent rose, Purple lake, Rose madder. These can be bought on the day depending on the flower you choose to paint.
• Brushes:
• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Such as Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Brushes or the Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Multiuse Synthetic Round Brush.
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate such as the Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette 15cm
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.
• All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

'Self Portraiture' in Oils or Acrylics with Mark Fennell RBSA

SATURDAY 30TH MAY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

All abilities

Mark’s workshop aims to help artists develop their paint and brush handling towards achieving a characterful, expressive and realistic self portrait in oils. Mark is very hands on, so you’ll get lots of one to one tuition throughout the day. All levels welcome from beginners with some painting experience to more advanced students. Less experienced painters will work from a good quality A4 head and shoulders photograph of yourself and more advanced painters can bring a small mirror and work from life.

About Mark: Mark Fennell is a professional portrait painter who works to commission from his home studio in the hill top village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. He works predominantly in oils, notable sitters include Antony Worrall Thompson, John Hood, Lord Mayor of Birmingham and singer - songwriter John Otway. His work has been selected for exhibition with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall galleries London on a number of occasions. Mark was elected member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 2007. He is also a member of Buckinghamshire Art Society and was elected member Oxford art society in 2018. As well as portraiture, Mark also enjoys the challenge of painting outdoors, working at speed to capture the fleeting effects of light over landscape. Selected for The Artist and Leisure painter competition, Patchings festival open art exhibition, 2014 and 2018. Awarded The Artists and Illustrators Artist of the year West Design prize 2012 and shortlisted for Artist of the year in 2019. Self portrait shortlisted out of nearly 10,000 entries for the Daily Mail ‘Not the Turner Prize’ and exhibited at The Mall Galleries, London in 2005. Featured on ITV’s ‘A Brush With Fame’ in 2005, portrait of Antony Worrall Thompson was chosen as his favourite.

What to Bring:

• A good quality A4 head and shoulders photograph reference of yourself or more advanced painters can bring a small mirror and work from life.
• A pre primed and grounded canvas or board. Pegasus can prepare a 16” x 12” canvas for this course – please order yours upon booking. A stretched traditional canvas costs £9.34 and the preparation cost is an additional £2.50. Here is one of the Loxley standard canvases that we sell.
• A selection of good quality, long handled, short flat synthetic acrylic painting brushes in a range of sizes from 2 - 12, also a small round size 1 synthetic brush (no water colour / sable brushes.) Similar to Da Vinci Series 5123 Maestro Hog Bristle Brushes.
  • Oil - Da Vinci Series 5123 Maestro 2 Bright Short Flat Brushes Hog Bristle
  • Acrylic - Da Vinci Series 1670 Nova Oil Acrylic Painting Brush Round Long Life Synthetic
  • We have plenty of ranges to choose from at Pegasus Art. You can buy any additional brushes on the day.
• Palette knifes - sizes 20 and 22 or similar. Quality knives please, no plastic knives. Such as Palette Kinives Set 5 Assorted Stainless Steel Birchwood Handles.
• For oil painters - Zest It which is odourless and bring a dipper pot to hold the medium.
• Oil painting mediums such as Zest it Medium or Winsor & Newton Liquin original.
• For oil painters – a dipper to hold the thinners such as C Roberson Dipper Tinplate Double with Lids.
• Good size flat mixing palette (no plates or paper palettes please). Such as the Cappelletto Walnut Palette 30 x 40 cm Rectangle.
• For acrylic painters, you might like to consider a stay wet palette and fine mist water sprayer. Try the Daler Rowney Stay Wet Palette Small.
• Oil or acrylic colours as follows:
  • Titanium white
  • Naples yellow
  • Cadmium yellow
  • Yellow ochre
  • Cadmium red
  • Alizarine crimson
  • Burnt sienna or burnt umber
  • French ultramarine
  • Ivory black (optional)
  We sell a range of oils and acrylics at Pegasus Art, including starter sets which you can add to such as Rembrandt Oil Starter Set 6 x 15ml and the Cranfield Spectrum Acrylic Paint Selection Set 6 x 60ml
• A good size jar for low odour thinners for oil painters or water to clean brushes, cloths or plenty of kitchen roll.

Other Notes:

• Please ensure you bring a carrier with you for taking home your wet painting if painting in oils.
• Please bring a packed lunch with you – there is no café at Griffin Mill
• Please do bring an i-pad if you want to take photographs and to continue painting when you get home.

All workshop attendees receive an extra 5% off art materials from our extensive shop next to Studio One. The shop is open from 9am, so please do come before the workshop to purchase what you need.

'Linocut & Collage Landscapes' with John Scott Martin NDD PPRBSA ARSMA FRSA

FRIDAY 5TH & SATURDAY 6TH JUNE 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm both days

£140

All Abilities Welcome

Learn how to create effective linocuts with eminent printmaker and new tutor, John Scott Martin.

We are delighted that John will be teaching our students how to produce effective linocuts using traditional methods and also incorporating collage. You will be learning from a hugely experienced painter-printmaker, past President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Don’t let this list intimidate you – his main aim is to imbue his love of printing and to share the many skills and techniques that he has learnt over the years. Beginners are most welcome.

What you will learn on this workshop:

• How to select materials
• Learn about the basic techniques required for this medium
• Select an image, consider composition and learn how to trace the image and transfer in reverse onto lino
• Cutting and proofing the block
• How to use the proof to create a number of collages
• Printing your block
• Benefit from a final appraisal, questions and feedback

Above: The Artist magazine, Issue Sep 2019 - Article 'Make a Linocut'. Click on the images to see a larger version of the article page. With kind thanks to www.painters-online.co.uk

About John Scott Martin: John is a practising painter and printmaker. He ended a long career in graphics, printing, photography and design management to return to his first love. He is well known for his images of Cornwall, the mining landscape and nautical scenes. He has worked with the National Trust and taken every opportunity to head below ground to document the mining imagery of West Cornwall. He is inspired by classic yachts, sailing barges and ships – he works in oils, acrylics, watercolour, pastels and inks. He exhibits and sells mixed media linocuts and paintings with no less than ten galleries. He occasionally writes for The Artist magazine. www.johnscottmartin.co.uk

Please bring the following with you:

• Scissors
• Scalpel or craft knife
• Small ruler
• Apron
• Bring any images that you would like to develop. John will also provide some images you can work from.
• Pencils and / or sketching pens
• A small supply of A4 cartridge paper sheets
• Lunch! There is no café at Griffin Mill, so please bring a packed lunch with you.

John will provide the following, so please do not bring:

• Tracing paper
• Graphite/trace
• Ink rollers
• Lino blocks
• Lino cutting tools
• Small book press
• Printing inks
• White spirit
• Pva glue
• Papers for collages

All students receive an extra 5% off in our extensive mill shop which opens at 9am.

'Sunlight Seascapes' in Acrylics with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

A beginners or refreshers course

‘DJ’ is a talented artist (shortlisted for Artist & Illustrator Artist of the Year 2016) and adventurer with a passion for the sea and mountains. This workshop will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one to one tuition, showing you a variety of techniques and methods for applying paint, including alternatives to brushes. You will study and play with colour, light and textures, allowing for individual creative expression.

The workshop involves exploring the reflections and highlights of sunlight in the sea, as well as the textures you find in the water and foam. David teaches a variety of techniques using a palette knife and a rigger brush to achieve a wide range of textures and patterns which emulate the sunlight reflections you find in seascapes. We also use the palette knife and fingers to create cloud effects, and normal brushes to lay down the foundations of the painting. These are techniques that DJ has been exploring and developing in acrylics for a few years now. If students prefer to use oils, this is also possible – please let us know!

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios – designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis – he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year in 2013, 2016 and 2017. His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips. www.artbydj.co.uk

DJ recommends bringing the following materials with you. This is just a guideline and you are welcome to bring your own materials and ask us any questions.

• Acrylic paint – whatever you have already. Useful but not essential colours are - Titanium white, Yellow ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber. We recommend starter sets such as Cranfield Spectrum Acrylic Paint Set 6 x 60ml. If you prefer to use oils, that is fine too! DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints. A starter set like the Michael Harding Oil Paint Indtroductory Set would be a great investment.
• Zest It if you are using oils.
• Brush cleaner and tissue / rags and a jam jar (with lid) for cleaning your brushes in.
• Canvas or canvas board 10” x 12” is a good size. Check out the Loxley Gold Traditional Standard Canvas or the Loxley Square Canvas Boards.
• Brushes: Bring a selection of whatever you have including a filbert, a flat and a rigger. We have some great options including Pro Arte Acrylix Set W8 Series 202 - 204 Acrylic Oil Painting Brushes and Pro Arte Series 201 Long Flat Brushes.
• A palette such as the Cappelletto Walnut Palette 30 x 40cm Rectangle.
• Palette knife if you’d like to have a go at using one. TRy the RGM Pro-grip Palette Knives.
• A packed lunch including water– there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea, coffee & biscuits provided throughout the day.

DJ will supply photographs of the seascapes and will also bring along some of his own paintings to show you!

*Our shop opens at 9am and we can offer you an extra 5% off art materials for your course. Please do arrive early to purchase any products you may need*

'Travelling Sketchbook' En Plein Air Watercolour Workshop & Book Signing with Barry Herniman

SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

In Studio One and the Stroudwater Canal

All Abilities Welcome

Kindly Sponsored by Schmincke Finest Artists' Colours

We are thrilled to welcome Barry Herniman, a very accomplished painter and teacher, to lead this plein air watercolour workshop. A popular demonstrator at Patchings Art Festival, he is also an ambassador for Schmincke watercolour products, which we sell here at Pegasus Art.

Barry will share all his top tips and techniques for creating really dynamic paintings full of light and shadow. The day will start with a brief introduction in Studio One with some quick 'warm up' exercises before heading out to the nearby Stroudwater Canal (5 – 7 minute easy walk). Barry is very experienced and has taught painting holidays abroad and spends a great deal of time painting outdoors. He will help you find a suitable spot, guide you in composition, colour mixing and how to tackle 'all that green'. His beautiful book, 'Travelling Sketchbook' is full of delightful paintings of canal scenes and more exotic locations, available to buy for £20 (retails at £35) on the day. If you're a novice, amateur or more professional artist, wanting to work closely with an expert in this medium, this will be a fabulous day. The aim of the day is to 'have a go'!

About Barry: 'I am a full time artist and have been painting landscapes and seascapes for many years both in the studio and en plein air with my trusty sketchbooks. My favourite medium is watercolour, its immediacy and transparency is hard to beat and I never tire of watching the colours mix and mingle on the paper. Landscapes are my first love but I am at home painting anything from portraits to steam locos. I travel extensively both home and abroad doing demonstrations and workshops to Art Clubs and Societies. I am also an author of Travelling Sketchbook and Successful and Creative Washes.' www.barryherniman.com

All students will need to bring in the following:

• Some small pieces of watercolour paper for the initial exercises.
• A piece of watercolour paper, preferably not less than 140lb and either NOT or Rough depending on your personal preference and not less than 1/4 sheet (15 x 11"). Please tape your sheet to a board. I use Saunders Waterford and Hahnemuhle 'Andalucia'
• If you would like to invest in a block of watercolour paper, I recommend Hahnemuhle 'Andalucia'.
• Bring a watercolour sketchbook for the day. I recommend Hahnemuhle A5 landscape. You could also try Seawhite Art Hardback .Sketchbook Jumbo Square
• 2B Pencil
• A palette with deep wells to carry sufficient colour mixes. There is a selection at Pegasus including the Buddy Cup Palette with 12 x 10ml containers.
• Schmincke Horadam watercolours. There will be samples for you to try on the day.
Recommended colours:
• Pure yellow
• Aureolin
• Indian Yellow
• Rose Madder
• Madder Red Dark
• Madder Brown
• Cobalt Blue
• Ultramarine finest
• Helio Turquoise
• Manganese Violet
• Barry recommends that pigments are transparent or semi-transparent. If you're not sure bring all your colours along and he will go through them with you.
• Brushes – Barry uses Da Vinci Cosmotops Round – they are a synthetic/sable mix and hold bags of water and come to a great point. Recommended sizes - 12,8, 6 and 4 and a few riggers no's 4 and 2. These are just a guide.
• Whilst in the studio, we will work on tables. When outdoors, you are welcome to bring a lightweight camping chair or painting stool. Please also bring wet weather gear and comfortable shoes / boots. We can supply boards to paint on.
• Spray diffuser bottle to keep the paints moist.
• If you would like to bring or buy some Derwent Inktense watersoluble ink pencils, they are highly recommended for sketching.
• A packed lunch – there is no café at Griffin Mill

All workshop attendees receive an extra 5% off art materials from our extensive shop next to Studio One. The shop is open from 9am, so please do come before the workshop to purchase what you need.

'From the Beginning' Learn How to Paint with Sarah Wimperis

FRIDAY 26TH, SATURDAY 27TH, SUNDAY 28TH JUNE 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£170

All abilities. Mixed Media - watercolour, watermixable oils or acrylic

Attic Studios and on the Stroudwater Canal

Learn how to paint - everything you need to know.

Perhaps you enjoyed painting when you were younger, but you gave up. Maybe you were always told you weren’t very good at it? You studied fine art at college and were really very good, but life got too busy! If you’ve never, ever picked up a paintbrush before, but you’re longing to give it a try..... this workshop is for you!

This is an amazing opportunity to start again.... from scratch. Sarah Wimperis was Head of Art at the International School of Stavanger in Norway for six years so she is a very experienced teacher and prolific, practising artist herself. Her absolute passion for art will most definitely rub off as she takes you on a step by step journey in painting. You will cover these elements over the course of three days;

• An explanation of the materials you’ll need to get you started. Don’t be daunted, Sarah will take you for a spin around Pegasus Art shop.
• Look at techniques, colour, colour mixing, composition and painting.
• She will also take you outdoors for a brief introduction to painting en plein air. It will give you the confidence to try it for yourself.
• Questions – ask as many as you can. In a small group you will receive a lot of individual attention and advice on specific projects you’re considering.
• Ideas and practice for moving forward – the importance of sketch-booking and drawing every day.

About Sarah: A professional artist and illustrator, the only English artist-animator to work on the film ‘Loving Vincent’ and through sheer practice, an expert in the style of Van Gogh. Sarah has exhibited with the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Discerning Eye, the RI and RWS aswell as numerous solo shows. Sarah has written two painting books and illustrated hundreds of other titles as well as working on BBC Jackanory. She was head of Art at the International School of Stavanger in Norway for six years and has taught art to adults for years. She is Artist Ambassador for Artlook Software and Royal Talens. www.sarahwimperis.co.uk

Recommended materials list:

We have plenty of options in the shop, with an extra 5% off for workshop attendees. Any questions, please ask!

• Paints: Choose whichever medium you like, or a combination of a few. The basic palette of colours (different makes have slightly different names):
  • Permanent yellow deep
  • Lemon yellow
  • Pyrrole red
  • Primary magenta
  • Ultramarine
  • Primary cyan
  • Permanent green deep
  • Yellow ochre
  • Burnt sienna
  • Titanium white
  Please choose the medium that you prefer – oils, water based oils (Sarah recommends Cobra oils), watercolour or acrylics.
• Brushes: You will need at least three brushes for the medium you are painting in – oil, acrylic or watercolour. Aim for a small brush, medium and as large as you dare! We have a large selection at Pegasus Art.
• Ground: Stretched canvas or gessoed board for oils or acrylics – recommended size 30cm x 40cm. 300gsm watercolour paper – recommended size 30cm x 40cm or thereabouts.
• A palette knife (for oils and acrylic only).
• Palette – tear off paper palettes, wooden or plastic palette for oils and acrylics.
• Old rags and / or kitchen paper roll.
• Jam jar with a lid.
• Zest It thinner and brush cleaner if using oils.
• Apron or painting shirt
• Sketchbook.
• 4b or 6b pencil.

Don’t forget to bring a packed lunch and water with you as there is no café. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided throughout the day. There is plenty of free parking at Griffin Mill.

'Pen & Wash - Coping With Busy Scenes' with Max Hale

SATURDAY 27TH JUNE 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

Studio One - All Abilities Welcome

This one day workshop is a taster session for ink pen and watercolour washes that make really interesting and beautiful pieces of art. This quick technique is becoming increasingly popular for capturing busy street scenes. I will show you how, picking out key features without feeling overwhelmed. There is a nak to it!

During this day session you will learn the structure and methods of using ink and watercolour in harmony, how to balance the two complementary mediums to obtain the best results. Ink and wash is not new but you will benefit from Max's early experiences as an artist/illustrator to explore the vast possibilities that using the marriage these two different mediums affords.

The day will use street scenes as a genre to build your skills and to give you a really good grounding on the methods of using pure line with beautiful colour washes. Students will work from either their own images, or those provided by the tutor.

Suitable for all levels of artist whether new to this style or practiced.

About Max: Max has been teaching at Pegasus Art for four years and has built up a popular following of students. He attended Harrow School of Art where he studied Fine Art and was tutored by Ken Howard OBE RA. He became an apprentice illustrator in a London studio but found his way back to fine art, his true passion. He has been teaching for over twenty five years, whilst exhibiting and painting throughout. He writes for The Artist magazine, among others, and is an Ambassador for Royal Talens. He has had paintings exhibited in most areas of the country and many in London his passion to tutor and motivate others is obvious and works in all mediums.

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day. Please bring a packed lunch as there is no cafe at Pegasus.

Recommended Equipment List:

• At least two or three landscape references to use for painting, photographs or sketches. Please do not bring paintings to copy whether your own or from a third party.
• At least one 0.3 or 0.5 metal/fibre or plastic tipped ink pen using permanent black ink ie. not water soluble. Such as Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Pen Set.
• A set of watercolour paints in either tubes or pans. Minimum colours recommended are cadmium yellow medium, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, sap green, cerulean blue, ultramarine, raw umber. Try the Cotman Watercolour Painting Plus Set.
• At least two watercolour brushes, one pointed round at least a size 4 or 6 and one flat size 3/4 inch such as Da Vinci Series 1526Y Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolour Brush.
• At least five sheets of A4 HP Hot Press smooth paper (NOT may do too, but rough is too textured). Try Bockingford Paper Fat Pad A4 Hot Pressed 300gsm.
• A water pot and some tissue or kitchen roll.
• A sketch book any size and soft pencil 2B or 4B.
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

'Marine Scenes in Watercolour & Gouache' with John Scott Martin NDD PPRBSA ARSMA FRSA

SATURDAY 4TH JULY 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

All Abilities Welcome

Learn how to paint marine scenes with eminent painter and new tutor, John Scott Martin.

We are delighted that John will be teaching our students how to paint nautical landscapes and marine scenes at Pegasus Art. He is passionate about this subject and has spent a lifetime recording the ocean and all that sail on it! You will be learning from a hugely experienced painter, past President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Don’t let this list intimidate you – his main aim is to imbue his love of painting and to share the many skills and techniques that he has learnt over the years. Beginners are most welcome.

What you will learn on this workshop:

• How to select a suitable image and explore composition
• How to prepare and stretch your watercolour paper
• Roughly sketch the scene in pencil and then convert it simply into colour
• Drawing lightly in full size onto the stretched watercolour paper
• Learn how to paint the sky and water freely using watercolour and horizontal brush strokes – John will show you this particular technique!
• Working from the horizon, learn how to forward paint the subjects simply, considering colour and more importantly, tone
• How to add detail using gouache
• Benefit from a final appraisal, questions and feedback

Above: The Artist magazine, Issue Oct 2013 - Article 'Drawn to Sea'. Click on the images to see a larger version of the article page. With kind thanks to www.painters-online.co.uk

About John Scott Martin: John is a practising painter and printmaker. He ended a long career in graphics, printing, photography and design management to return to his first love. He is well known for his images of Cornwall, the mining landscape and nautical scenes. He has worked with the National Trust and taken every opportunity to head below ground to document the mining imagery of West Cornwall. He is inspired by classic yachts, sailing barges and ships – he works in oils, acrylics, watercolour, pastels and inks. He exhibits and sells mixed media linocuts and paintings with no less than ten galleries. He occasionally writes for The Artist magazine. www.johnscottmartin.co.uk

Recommended materials list:

• Watercolours - John favours Winsor & Newton watercolours and gouache, but bring whatever you have and purchase any extra colours in our shop. His suggested palette for marine painting is: Payne’s Grey, Alizarine Crimson, Intense Blue (or nearest).
• Gouache - We sell single tubes or sets of gouache at Pegasus Art. Suggested colours: Permanent White, Lemon Yellow, Flame Red, Raw Sienna, Sky Blue.
• Paper - You will only need one or two sheets of paper to paint on – 210gsm or similar, smooth and as white as possible. John suggests A3 size, but you could go for A4 if you wanted. Here are some suggestions from our shop:
  • Fabriano 5 Liscia, size A1 (we can cut it in half for you) £1.85 per sheet. 210gsm, smooth surface.
  • We also have packs of paper that are slightly bigger than A4 (quarter imperial sheets). Fabriano Artistico Hot pressed 200gsm 38 x 28cm 10 sheets for £8.60. Great for taking home with you for future paintings.
• Brushes - Bring the brushes you already have and John suggests the following -
  • 1 x Size 3, synthetic brush, round - for example: Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop NOVA Multi-Use Synthetic Brush - Round Short Handles
  • 1 x Size 8, synthetic brush, flat - for example: Da Vinci 5830 Cosmotop Mix-B (Sable & Synthetic Mix) Brush Flat
• Palette or suitable plate (such as Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette 15cm)
• Pencil and sketchbook - any size
• Lunch! Please bring a packed lunch with you as there is no cafe at Griffin Mill
• All students receive and extra 5% off in our extensive shop

'Simple Woodblock Printing' a Two Day Workshop with Rod Nelson

FRIDAY 4TH & SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£150 for both days

Sponsored by Cranfield Colours

Join this two day workshop with experienced tutor Rod Nelson and learn how to create prints from woodblock.

Making prints from woodblock produces images that cannot be made in any other way. It is a fascinating and versatile art and craft of ancient origin and modern artistic relevance. This basic course will familiarize you with techniques, processes, tools and materials sufficient to make a small print using more than one single colour. You will learn methods to ensure accurate placement of colour onto a previously printed block. It will be an eye opener for beginners and experienced artists alike. No previous experience is necessary.

About Rod: Rod, who lives near Nailsworth, has made prints most of his life. Having professionally worked with wood, he has very good technical understanding of the possibilities of the medium. He takes inspiration from many different sources – from nature, from landscape, and of course, from other artists and printmakers.

The artist who has had the greatest influence on his work was the maverick Japanese woodblock artist, Shiko Munakata whose work has a great sense of freedom, and respect for beauty and decoration. However, he has also drawn inspiration from other woodcut artists Europe (notably Germany), China and Japan.

As well as having work in exhibitions around the country, Rod’s work has been shown in various UK galleries, Shanghai, and in Germany. He was a founder member of the print-making cooperative Pine Feroda, and currently teaches woodcut at the renowned college of the arts and crafts at West Dean in Sussex, as well as at the Royal West of England Academy Drawing School, in Germany, in Holland, and in Nailsworth.

He is co-author (with Merlyn Chesterman RE) of the book Making Woodblock Prints, published by Crowood Press which is available to buy at Pegasus Art Shop for £9.99 and can be signed by the author during the workshop!

Tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day, but please bring your own packed lunch.

Read a recent blog post about famous printmaker Katsushika Hokusai written by Rod on our blog here.

Recommended Equipment List:

• Rod will bring all the basic equipment required for printmaking. The cost of the two day workshop includes the cost of the materials you will use.
• The only thing you will need to buy is good quality paper for final printing – we recommend Somerset Velvet Printmaking paper in Soft White, which can be purchased in the shop by the sheet.
• Bring a sketchbook, pencils and rubber. (Available from the shop on the day).
• Bring a packed lunch with you – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

All workshop attendees receive a 5% discount in our extensive fine art materials shop next door to Studio One. If you would like to pre-order anything before this workshop, please call ahead.

Papers recommended for this workshop:

• Somerset Printmaking Paper in Satin Soft White 300gsm
• Somerset Printmaking Paper Satin White 300gsm
• Somerset Velvet Printmaking Paper Soft White 300 gsm
• Arches BFK Rives Blanc Printmaking Paper 250 gsm
• Kozuke White Paper Pack x 10

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'Botanical Painting - Peas & Pears' in Watercolour with Karen Green

SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

All abilities welcome - Attic Studio

Choosing from a variety of seasonal fruits from quinces, figs, peas and pears, you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using water-colour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the fruit.

With Karen’s experience as a Botanical Artist you will be guided, with one to one support and class demonstrations, to mix colours carefully to match what you see, explore light and shadows and learn a little botany by exploring cross-sections, looking at the seeds and internal structure of the fruit.

During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen has been working as a professional artist for nearly 10 years and has taught botanical art workshops locally since 2016. Receiving a First-class honours degree at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, she went on to work as a primary school teacher for several years before resigning to focus more on her art career. She now exhibits her work regularly in shared and solo shows.

She refers to herself as a botanical artist rather than illustrator as, although she paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant, her paintings place more emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry.

www.karengreenart.com facebook/karengreenart insta/karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper – roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm – one sheet for your painting and a bookmark size piece for testing colours.
• Sketchbook:
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free £10.00 - Available here
  • RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad £18.50
  • Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad £7.08
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth £11.40 Availble here
  • There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.
• Watercolour Paints:
• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range such as Winsor & Newton Individual colours in 5ml tubes, Cotman 8ml tubes, Cotman Sketchers Pocket Box 12 pans, Winsor & Newton metal box 12 x 5ml.
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker’s green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray.
• Brushes:
• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Such as Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Brushes or the Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Multiuse Synthetic Round Brush.
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate such as the Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette 15cm
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.
• All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

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'Pen & Wash - Quick and Easy' with Max Hale

SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

Studio One. All abilities welcome.

This one day workshop is a taster session using ink pen and watercolour washes that make really interesting and beautiful pieces of art. This technique is becoming increasingly popular for recording scenes quickly in your sketchbook to work up into more finished pieces later. In fact, they are equally beautiful in their own right.

During this day session you will learn the structure and methods of using ink and watercolour in harmony, how to balance the two complementary mediums to obtain the best results. Ink and wash is not new but you will benefit from Max's early experiences as an artist/illustrator to explore the vast possibilities that using the marriage these two different mediums affords.

The day will use landscapes and generic scenes as a genre to build your skills and to give you a really good grounding on the methods of using pure line with beautiful colour washes. Students will work from either their own images, or those provided by the tutor.

Suitable for all levels of artist whether new to this style or practiced.

About Max: Max has been teaching at Pegasus Art for four years and has built up a popular following of students. He attended Harrow School of Art where he studied Fine Art and was tutored by Ken Howard OBE RA. He became an apprentice illustrator in a London studio but found his way back to fine art, his true passion. He has been teaching for over twenty five years, whilst exhibiting and painting throughout. He writes for The Artist magazine, among others, and is an Ambassador for Royal Talens. He has had paintings exhibited in most areas of the country and many in London his passion to tutor and motivate others is obvious and works in all mediums.

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day. Please bring a packed lunch as there is no cafe at Pegasus.

Recommended Equipment List:

• At least two or three landscape references to use for painting, photographs or sketches. Please do not bring paintings to copy whether your own or from a third party.
• At least one 0.3 or 0.5 metal/fibre or plastic tipped ink pen using permanent black ink ie. not water soluble. Such as Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Pen Set.
• A set of watercolour paints in either tubes or pans. Minimum colours recommended are cadmium yellow medium, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, sap green, cerulean blue, ultramarine, raw umber. Try the Cotman Watercolour Painting Plus Set.
• At least two watercolour brushes, one pointed round at least a size 4 or 6 and one flat size 3/4 inch such as Da Vinci Series 1526Y Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolour Brush.
• At least five sheets of A4 HP Hot Press smooth paper (NOT may do too, but rough is too textured). Try Bockingford Paper Fat Pad A4 Hot Pressed 300gsm.
• A water pot and some tissue or kitchen roll.
• A sketch book any size and soft pencil 2B or 4B.
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

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'Palette Knife Portraits in Oil' with Mark Fennell RBSA. Working from photographs.

SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£60

Intermediates

Learn how to paint bold expressive portraits with painting knives. Explore knife painting techniques, laying the paint on thick to create a rich painting full of texture and energy. The day will start with a short demonstration followed by lots of one to one tuition to help you paint a powerful and convincing impasto portrait.

About Mark: Mark Fennell is a professional portrait painter who works to commission from his home studio in the hill top village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. He works predominantly in oils, notable sitters include Antony Worrall Thompson, John Hood, Lord Mayor of Birmingham and singer - songwriter John Otway. His work has been selected for exhibition with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall galleries London on a number of occasions. Mark was elected member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 2007. He is also a member of Buckinghamshire Art Society and was elected member Oxford art society in 2018. As well as portraiture, Mark also enjoys the challenge of painting outdoors, working at speed to capture the fleeting effects of light over landscape. Selected for The Artist and Leisure painter competition, Patchings festival open art exhibition, 2014 and 2018. Awarded The Artists and Illustrators Artist of the year West Design prize 2012 and shortlisted for Artist of the year in 2019. Self portrait shortlisted out of nearly 10,000 entries for the Daily Mail ‘Not the Turner Prize’ and exhibited at The Mall Galleries, London in 2005. Featured on ITV’s ‘A Brush With Fame’ in 2005, portrait of Antony Worrall Thompson was chosen as his favourite.

What to Bring:

• A pre primed and grounded canvas or board, minimum size approx. 16” x 14” - Such as the Loxley Gold Stretched Traditional Standard Canvas.
• A good photographic reference of a subject of your choice or suitable portrait images will be provided.
• Palette knifes - sizes 20, 30 and 21 or similar. Quality knives please, no plastic knives. Such as Palette Knives Set of 5 Assorted Stainless Steel.
• Zest It or similar odourless paint thinners. Also bring a dipper pot to hold the thinners.
• Good size flat mixing palette (no plates or paper palettes please). Try the Cappelletto Walnut Palette 30x40cam Rectangular.
• Oil paints: recommended colours: titanium white, naples yellow, cadmium yellow pale, yellow ochre, cadmium red, alizarine crimson, burnt sienna, ivory black, french ultramarine. We sell a range of oils and acrylics at Pegasus Art, including starter sets.

Other Notes:

• Please ensure you bring a suitable carrier for taking home your wet painting. Mark recommends buying some carrier clips that attach at each corner of the canvas to keep wet paintings apart.
• Sticks of charcoal (optional).
• Please bring a packed lunch with you – there is no café at Griffin Mill.

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'Botanical Painting - Winter Flowers' in Watercolour with Karen Green

SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2020

10.00am - 4.00pm

£70

All abilities welcome - Attic Studio

Working from a chosen Winter flower - Hellebores, Cyclamen and Christmas Cacti - you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using water-colour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the plant.

With Karen’s experience as a Botanical Artist you will be guided, with one to one support and class demonstrations, to mix colours carefully to match what you see, exploring light and shadows.

During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen has been working as a professional artist for nearly 10 years and has taught botanical art workshops locally since 2016. Receiving a First-class honours degree at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, she went on to work as a primary school teacher for several years before resigning to focus more on her art career. She now exhibits her work regularly in shared and solo shows.

She refers to herself as a botanical artist rather than illustrator as, although she paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant, her paintings place more emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry.

www.karengreenart.com facebook/karengreenart insta/karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper – roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm – one sheet for your painting and a bookmark size piece for testing colours.
• Sketchbook:
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free £10.00 - Available here
  • RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad £18.50
  • Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad £7.08
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth £11.40 Availble here
  • There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.
• Watercolour Paints:
• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range such as Winsor & Newton Individual colours in 5ml tubes, Cotman 8ml tubes, Cotman Sketchers Pocket Box 12 pans, Winsor & Newton metal box 12 x 5ml.
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker’s green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray.
• Brushes:
• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Such as Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Brushes or the Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Multiuse Synthetic Round Brush.
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate such as the Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette 15cm
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.
• All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

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'Mixing Colours From the Primaries' with Vicki Norman.

SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2020

10.00am - 3.00pm

£60

Intermediates

Talented painter and Michael Harding Ambassador tutors an invaluable colour mixing workshop.

In this workshop we’ll take a look at colour theory and learn to create many variations in colour from a limited number of pigments. In this way we can create more harmonious and sophisticated palettes for our paintings from a smaller number of colours. Simple exercises will build our skills and help to put theory into practice as we create useful scales and small colour studies.

Please wear old clothes and bring any oil painting brushes you have. A flat, non-absorbent palette will be helpful and you will need two sheets of A3 size oil painting paper or suitably primed canvas boards/canvases. Oil paper will be available to purchase at the workshop by the sheet. All art materials are available in our shop with a 5% discount.

Small sample tubes of Michael Harding oil paints will be provided.

About Vicki: I’m a painter and a tutor, for me, these roles are inseparable, because teaching allows me to share my love of paint and colour. The practice of teaching has taught me that making art is really good for us! My big dream is to run painting trips to developing countries. In 2006 I managed a voluntary project in Lusaka, Zambia, teaching tie-dye and batik to tailoring students who had been widowed through HIV/AIDS. I also worked with homeless youths using recycled paper-making to generate income. It was great to use creative skills to help people change their lives for the better and I really want to do more of this work. At present I deliver painting workshops and classes around the UK and give weekly lessons to an inspiring ‘mouth painter’ with cerebral palsy who works from her wheelchair.

Over 14 years, I have delivered courses in Specialist Arts Centres, Colleges, Adult Special Needs Care, Mental Health Facilities and established a productive Art Department within a Women's Prison. Frequently, I work with adults who struggle with mental illness. The sense of fulfilment and cultural contribution I feel through this work is different from anything I can experience through the act of painting alone.

Recommended Equipment List:

• Oil paper (2/3 sheets) or purchase some at the workshop (such as Clairefontaine Linen Paper Sheets For Oil Painting).
• A selection of brushes (there are plenty to choose from in the shop or view our brushes range here).
• Cloth for cleaning brushes / rags or kitchen roll.
• Jam jar with lid.
• Zest it / odourless turps.
• Small palette knife (such as this starter kits of 5 palette knives).

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ART TALKS

'The Secret Lives of Colour - Five Colourful Histories' Illustrated Talk and book signing with Kassia St Clair

THURSDAY 26TH MARCH 2020

6.00pm - 8.00pm

Tickets £20

Illustrated Talk & Book Signing - Attic Studios

We are delighted that Kassia St Clair, author of top-ten bestseller The Secret Lives of Colour is coming to Pegasus Art to give an illustrated talk. You may have heard snippets on Radio 4 when it was Book of the Week, you may have seen it’s colourful book cover in Waterstones – and now is your chance to delight in the hidden history of seventy five pigments, revealing fascinating historical and cultural facts that will bowl you over.

What started as a column for Elle Decoration has become a bestselling book, alongside The Golden Thread telling the fascinating history of fabric. Every page is packed with irresistible facts and anecdotes from Turner’s deadly green, Van Gogh and ‘falling hard’ for chrome yellow, ultramarine that was more valuable than gold to our very own Stroud Scarlet, ‘Oliver Cromwell specified that officer’s coats should be dyed scarlet in Gloucestershire using a newly discovered recipe.’

Kassia will focus on the cultural history of five colours. From the controversy surrounding the world’s blackest black to the origins of a blue that inspired Yves Klein. Explore the deadly power of white, the political underpinnings of a special shade of orange and, last but not least, decided whether it’s time we all began to think pink.

About Kassia: Kassia is a freelance journalist and author. She graduated with a first-class honours degree in history and went on to complete a master’s degree at Oxford. She has written for The Economist, House & Garden, Quartz and the New Statesman. She has had column in Elle Decoration since 2013 and was assistant books and arts editor for The Economist.

She has given talks at Dallas Museum of Art, Tate Liverpool, the V&A and the National Portrait Gallery, as well as events at Hay and Bath Festivals, Soho House and Christie’s.

“Even Farrow & Ball don’t know as much about colour as Kassia St Clair,” TLS

“Extraordinarily full and interesting. The real joy of the book lies in the main chapters, where almost every page throws up an unexpected detail and insight. An ideal crib and valuable resource for the design-conscioius and students alike.” Times Literary Supplement

“Charming” The Financial Times

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REGULAR ART CLASSES - FULL DETAILS

MONDAY

'Watercolour Painting' with Richard Callingham

Learn how to paint with watercolours: simple techniques to gain confidence, colour mixing & palette, all about papers - inspiration and fun.

Richard Callingham is an experienced watercolourist, having taught at home and abroad for the past twenty years. "Watercolours are my passion. No other medium can give such a fresh and spontaneous effect."

The classes are designed to appeal to the beginner and uses a very simplified approach. More experienced watercolourists may also benefit from picking up a few tips! For your first lesson Richard will supply all the necessary equipment - he can advise you on what to purchase for future practice, and it needn't be expensive!

Mondays ongoing 10.00 am - 12.15 pm.

6 week course cost £108.

Starting 6th January and ongoing all year in six week blocks. To sign up or for more enquiries, contact Richard: richard@rtcwatercolours.co.uk

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'Ways of Seeing' Drawing & Mixed Media with Sue Rae

Sue returns to teach her drawing and mixed media class at Pegasus Art. She has been teaching Fine Art at Stroud College for many years and more recently to degree students. A course designed for students who already have some experience but wish to develop skills and explore individual ways of working. There will be an emphasis on drawing during the first few weeks, followed by an exploration of a variety of materials and subject matter. Projects will be set each week but students can also initiate their own project and choice of materials - with guidance from the tutor. You will be encouraged to keep sketchbooks.

About Sue: Sue is a practising artist who paints, uses mixed media and draws regularly. She has exhibited in solo shows in London and the South West. Her paintings are about a sense of place and she uses a variety of mediums to explore subtlety, contrast of mark, translucency and density of colour. Work also includes textural materials such as plaster, sand and collage to express the geology of a location.

Her teaching style is guiding and nourishing – with a focus on encouraging her students to explore their individual style and potential.

Book by contacting suejrae@icloud.com or 01285 821617

Mondays 1.15pm - 4.00pm

6 week blocks Starts on 6th January and cost £90. Contact Sue if you'd like to join later. £95 for newcomers and £180 for 12 weeks.

*Suitable for students with some experience* Feel free to contact Sue to discuss the course.

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TUESDAY

Morning Art Classes with Max Hale

Join Max Hale for morning classes where he will be teaching a different technique each half of the term. You will learn a huge amount with this very experienced teacher.

"A huge thank you to Max - he helps bring out what you love to do, rather than tell you how to do it - he encourages and gently suggests what you might try."

Starting 7th January for six weeks: £180
10.00am – 12.30pm

Portraits for beginners - all levels welcome including beginners

To book and for more information please call 07792 015059 or visit www.maxhaleart.co.uk

Afternoon Classes "Painters Mastery Course" 25 week course, covering three terms.

On Tuesday afternoons from 5th March, Max will start a nine month course called 'Painters Mastery Course 2019' aimed as a year of learning in three terms, taking you on a complete learning journey. This a totally new three-term course of 25 sessions. It will offer the artist a much improved learning experience as it incorporates valuable practice time and opportunities to study a favourite genre as the course progresses. During the classes the artist will be introduced to pertinent skills helpful in certain genres and technique relevant to a particular subject. Being able to use these skills throughout will give the artist greater understanding and confidence as they progress, consolidating as they paint, continuing throughout.

Painters Mastery Course 2019 is sold as three terms and artist who fulfill it will be certified by the tutor on completion. It is however bookable as a one, two or three terms. Autumn term is only available within full course or including Summer term. Booking the whole course brings you a useful discount of £50. Spring Term only: £220 Summer Term only: £125 Spring + Summer Term: £345 Summer + Autumn Term: £375 To book the whole course, three terms: £545

The course is aimed at artists who are not total beginners but have had some experience in painting in oils or acrylics. So if you want to move forward with your painting, develop understanding in all the skills, technique, vision and expertise trying many genres this will tick all the boxes.

To book and for more information and a course synopsis, please call 07792 015059 or visit www.maxhaleart.co.uk

Personal Mentoring with Max Hale

One day mentoring classes cost £195

To book and for more information please call 07792 015059 or visit www.maxhaleart.co.uk

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NEW Regular Art Classes with Fiona McIntyre

Foundational drawing & painting skills leading to experimental expressive techniques.

This ongoing course builds on foundational skills of drawing and painting and leads towards more experimental and expressive techniques and approaches. Students will work from installation type setups, sketches and photographic reference material on the subject of organic objects - tree forms, plants, flowers and man-made objects. References: Cezanne, Elizabeth Blackadder and The Arborealists.

Students will be required to bring a range of graphite pencils 2B - 9B, putty rubbers and hard erasers, cartridge paper A3 and/or sketchbook. Anything you need, you can purchase in the art shop with an extra 5% off.

www.fionamcintyre.com

Starting on Tuesday 7th January 2020 for six weeks.

1pm – 4.30pm in Studio One

£197

Contact fiona.me.mcintyre@gmail.com to book.

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NEW Tuesday evening Drawing Classes with Paul Fowler

Develop your drawing skills with experienced tutor, Paul Fowler. Working from installations, objects and still life, over the course of the six weeks, you will layer up and develop your work, skills, techniques and confidence.

Contact fowlerlayfigures@gmail.com to book.

More information on his websitewww.paulfowlerartcourses.co.uk

WEDNESDAY

'Still Life Observation' with Paul Fowler in our newly refurbished Attic Studios

A cacophony of objects fills each still life installation; from week to week the objects will be changed, replaced with other items or moved. This will challenge your composition and your choices giving you the option to rework your drawings by overlapping or drawing through an existing image. This changes the narrative as you move forward encouraging imagination, experimentation and the importance of discovery. Each session gives continuous tuition.

Wednesday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

6 weeks cost £120.

To sign up or for more information, contact: fowlerlayfigures@gmail.com

Find more information on his website: www.paulfowlerartcourses.co.uk

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'Drawing and Painting' with Alison Vickery

Suitable for all levels of experience.

Be inspired in this enjoyable, relaxed class to try different materials, media and techniques.

Alison demonstrates techniques and creates a wonderful warm atmosphere in her classes.

Wednesday ongoing 1.00 pm - 3.30 pm

8 weeks cost £120.

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'After School Class' - Drawing Skills for 8 - 12 year olds with Alison Vickery

Have fun and develop skills of observation and interpretation - let the imagination flow! The emphasis is on art rather than craft. Alison aims to develop children's creativity and technical ability while having some fun and hopefully inspiring a love of the subject. The children work in all sorts of different media from a range of subjects. The number in the class is a maximum of six to allow lots of individual attention. Alison supplies all the materials - children just need to bring along an apron and wear clothes that they don't mind getting mucky! Please inform Alison about any allergies or medical issues and she must have an emergency contact mobile number.

The class is £80 paid in advance per term (eight weeks), although Alison is happy for children to come and pay individually for the first class and decide if it's for them.

Contact Alison on info@alisonvickery.co.uk or 07904 548321 for more information.

Wednesday ongoing 3.50 pm - 4.50 pm

8 weeks cost £80.

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THURSDAY

'Extreme Poses' – Life Drawing with Paul Fowler

Life models in this class use climbing ropes to pose off the ground creating interesting and challenging drawing opportunities. An exciting class for drawing dynamic poses from life with a very experienced and inspirational tutuor. Suitable for the less experienced right through to professional artists.

Practising artist and tutor, Paul Fowler, has been teaching Life Drawing at Pegasus Art for nine years. This short film gives you a taster of the inspiring, challenging and exciting classes he runs. Many of his students have studied with him year upon year, continuing to learn and 'really see' the human form in new ways. After all, Life Drawing is the cornerstone of any artists development.

Choice of two Thursday groups:

9.30 am - 12.30 pm 6 weeks cost £160

7.00 pm - 9.00 pm 6 weeks cost £115

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'Drawn to Look' in the Evening with Susan Kester

Come to enjoy and learn the skills of drawing with artist Susan Kester. Each week students will make drawings of a new subject to encourage observational skills, develop techniques and experiment with materials (including graphite, charcoal, pastels, watercolours, pen and ink).

Susan Kester is a graduate of Goldsmith’s University and has recently received an MA in Drawing for Fine Art Practice from Oxford Brookes. She has taught people of all ages and experience since 2002, and currently is running several regular popular drawing courses locally. Her classes are relaxed and enjoyable with an emphasis on building confidence, increasing knowledge and learning new skills.

Susan also has a studio practise and shows regularly. www.susankester.co.uk

Thursdays 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Ongoing classes, 8 week terms cost £120

Suits all levels

To sign up (mid term is fine) or for more information email me at skester@outlook.com or phone on 07794942680

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FRIDAY

'Developing Skills And Creativity In Painting' with Rob Collins MA RCA

With Rob's encouragement and skill, find ways of painting that suit you individually in any medium. Rob has designed this course to appeal to anyone wishing to develop their painting skills whether your are a complete beginner or someone with experience working in isolation who needs guidance and motivation. As a serious professional artist and experienced tutor Rob is perfectly placed to encourage his students. He will set up a still life each week but expects many students to work from their own source material or on self motivated projects.

Friday 9.00 am - 12.00 pm - 7 weeks

Friday 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm - 7 weeks

All sessions cost £16.50 paid half a term in advance.

To sign up or for more information, contact: robcollins52@ymail.com

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